Tuesday January 9th 2007: Part II
Space Mountain was first on our list and turned out to be our longest wait all day. The standby time SAID 5 minutes, but once we got closer we realized that they were only running on track, and it took about 15 minutes to get on the ride.
Next was Buzz Light-year and it was Joe and I versus Jen and Dan. Joe was in charge of driving our spaceship and he was TERRIBLE at it!! Instead of moving his gun to point at targets, he would jerk the joystick so that the whole spaceship would move- RUINING ALL MY SHOTS!! He did manage to beat all three of us!!
Next we headed to Fantasyland. Winnie the Pooh was having technical difficulties at the time, so we skipped it for now, and actually never ended up making it back to ride for the rest of the week. We hit Snow White, Peter Pan, Its a Small World and the Haunted Mansion very quickly, as they all had 5 minute wait times. The CM at the gate of the Haunted Mansion had a different sort of comment for our Just Married buttons.
CM, in usual depressed Haunted Mansion tone: Just married?
Us: Yes, on Sunday.
CM: Oh, thats just terrible. My condolences.
Big Thunder Mountain was on our minds, and it only had about a 10 minutes wait. We headed over to Pirates of the Caribbean next, and were shocked by the 25 minute wait time posted. The line was actually coming out the doors!! We decided we would skip it for now and come back later to see if the wait time had changed at all.
Finally, the stomachs of my three companions finally caught up with mine, and we decided that we were all starving! (I was about ready to faint!) So we picked up some Fastpasses for Jungle cruise (Not that we thought we would need them, but hey, we were in the neighborhood) and headed to Pecos Bills for lunch. Lunch was quite good and leisurely; we all enjoyed our burgers and fries.
Next up was the Jungle Cruise since our Fastpass time had already arrived. Thank goodness we decided to pick up those Fastpasses, because upon returning to the ride, the wait time was an astonishing 40 minutes!! We hopped in the Fastpass line and were onboard in less than 10 minutes!
As Joe and I were stepping onboard, the CM informed us that we were lucky: People who rode the Jungle Cruise right after getting married always have nine children!!! Oh good! Lucky us!!
I don't know if I can handle that!
Rhonda from Detroit was our guide, and she was just great! The CMs really make or break this particular ride in my opinion. Upon getting onboard, she comments on how lucky I was that my new husband took me on a cruise for our honeymoon.
I love this ride, and have most of the jokes memorized by heart- mainly because I always think of my Dad and his cheesy puns when on it. I accidentally stole Rhondas thunder at one point. It was the joke where the chief is having a sale- on of your head for two of his, and no matter what you will come out . . . . A head. Well, I kind of couldnt help my self, and muttered the a head part to Joe. Rhonda heard me and said Did you seriously just steal my punch line. Come on now. Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell these jokes 500 times a day?
Rhonda even let one of the kids on board drive the boat. She kept us entertained while we waited to dock and get out (we were behind the handicap accessible boat, and they were loading it, so it took a few minutes). She even consulted her notes to think of something to ask us- Where are we from? She was probably the best Jungle Cruise Skipper we have ever had!
I just found out, you can also see Rhonda at CareerBuilder.com in the Disney Dream Job section! She is the one in the video for the Jungle Cruise! Go Rhonda!! I told you she was awesome!!
http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J8B63B6TWQ6QH18XM5Q
Next time on His and Hers Trip Report for the Ages: The TTA, Parade and Carousel!
You are exactly right! We did a girls weekend over this past Labor Day with free dining! It was another friend, Jennifer and myself! Good memory!!
Alot of men seem to have that problem.
