I Got My Disney Fix and I Feel Fine! An illustrated story.

[quiltymom]

Never mind - the post I mentioned below just decided to show up!

 

[quiltymom]

Okay - this is really wierd. I just posted a reply on here and it didn't show up. Watch, it showed up on another thread! I guess I gotta type it again!


Thank you, thank you for all of your sympathy, because I got none that day. That's just not Handsome's way. At least I can count on my DIS friends when it really matters, huh?

But I would not look down on anyone who chose not to ride it because it looks too scary - that's just not my way. You're brave if you do and smart if you don't! At least I can say that I rode EE. Big old wimpo here bit the bullet and went on with her family instead of standing below and waiting. At least I can be proud of that. But I could've done some shopping, though. Hummm....

Just like I can be proud of the fact that I once climbed up to the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Yup - I actually did it. Now there was an experience. I was scared out of my skin, but I did it anyway, mostly due to peer pressure and the fact that I'd never forgive myself if I missed the chance. This was way before she was renovated, so you could see New York City through her "skin" as you went up. eek. The climb up was much easier than the walk down. I held up the line big time that day. Needless to say I didn't make any friends with tourists or New Yorker's that day. But at least I did it! I'd never do it again, but I did it once.

I can give myself a hug for that!

 

[scottny]

Needless to say I didn't make any friends with tourists or New Yorker's that day. But at least I did it! I'd never do it again, but I did it once.

I can give myself a hug for that!

well you made a friend with this New Yorker. I will beat the others up for you. I have never done the Statue and I live here.

i did notice that it did not show up I was looking.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Yikes! Sounds like a scary time for you on EE. Did they make any sort of announcement while you were stuck? Glad you didn't have to walk down!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

well you made a friend with this New Yorker. I will beat the others up for you. I have never done the Statue and I live here.

Scott - can't believe you've never done the Statue and you live in NYC!! That is terrible - you better get over there!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Thank you, thank you for all of your sympathy, because I got none that day. That's just not Handsome's way. At least I can count on my DIS friends when it really matters, huh?

Here's a hug

At least I can say that I rode EE.

That's right you did

Just like I can be proud of the fact that I once climbed up to the crown of the Statue of Liberty.

Yeah for you.

I can give myself a hug for that!

Here's another one from me

 

[quiltymom]

Sweetie Girl is our family paleontologist.

I have always been amazed at the ability of all children under the age of 8 to properly pronounce all those multi-syllabic dinosaur names. Like Corythosaurus or Compsongnathus. It almost sounds like something Dr. Seuss would come up with.

Years ago when the Natural History Museum in D.C. was exhibiting an animatronic dino display, I was struggling to pronounce some dino name that I had never heard of before. Here I am, an educated adult, painstakingly trying to say this name bit by bit, when along comes a four- year-old boy who says, “Hey daddy, - Look! Here’s a “la-di-da-da-da-da-da-da-osaurous”.

Very funny.

Well, Sweetie Girl is like that. I’m better at pronouncing the dino names these days, but I’ll leave the hard ones to her.

Needless to say, she could not wait to get back to Dinoland USA to dig for bones, and to ride Dinosaur and Triceratops Spin. She even heightened the anticipation by hoping that she would loose a tooth while digging at the Boneyard (it didn’t happen). Every week she asked if we were going to Animal Kingdom to see Pocahontas and to dig for bones and to fly on the dinos, and the answer was always yes. Those were her top priorities so she had to make sure they would happen.

Being thrilled to be back on solid ground again, we moved on to Dinoland USA.

Sweetie Girl Agenda Item #1: Fly with the Dinos.

Time for the Triceratops Spin. Ya know what? I didn’t even bat an eye when she wanted to keep the dino at the top the entire ride. And why not? I had stared fear in the eye (with my eyes closed, of course) and survived!

Sweetie Girl Agenda Item #2 – Visit the Dinos

It was now time to ride Dinosaur. This ride worried me a bit, that it would be too scary for the kids and that my back wouldn’t hold up to the bumpy ride. But, I was a ride pro now! What, me worry? Nah!

The pre-show area is great, but since there was only a 10 minute wait for the ride, we saw hardly anything of it. I snapped as many photos as I could as we walked down the queue. Here are a couple of them:

We were soon to realize that when most rides said there was a 10 or 20 minute wait, it meant that it took that long to get through the pre-ride show stuff. That was the case here, but it was okay.

We got on the ride. I was expecting to have a dislocated something in my back by the time we got off (oh, me of wimpy back fame), but the ride was rather smooth for being bumpy so there were no problems for me. It was actually pretty fun.

When we asked Sweetie Girl how enjoyed seeing the dinos, she said she had her eyes closed the whole time because it was too dark in there, and there was a meteor shower happening and she didn’t want to see it. Go figure – the one ride she really wanted to see and she didn’t “see” at all. Oh well.

After the ride we got some pressed pennies and Sweetie Girl bought a dino Rexley, who accompanied us for the day (and then next).


Sweetie Girl Agenda Item #3. Dig for Old Bones

When Handsome and Buddy Boy headed over to ride the Primeval Hurly-Whirl, Sweetie Girl & I went to the Boneyard to dig for Mastodon bones. This was particularly exciting for her since we had seen actual mastodon bones and a working dig site at the La Brea Tar Pits this summer. (You can read about it in my pre trip report.) She also had two assistants to help her: Mick and Rexley.

Here are her very helpful assistants:

The only bad thing about the Boneyard is that you are not allowed to take off our shoes. Do you know what it’s like to try and walk in a pit filled with coarse sand while wearing sandals/shoes? Ouch. That’s what.

After a very successful dig, it was time to move on, back to Asia.

 

[scottny]

good for you getting on those rides. funny she kept her eyes closed on that ride. it is scary but fun.
great update.

 

[Flossbolna]

Great update! I love Everest but am scared to death by Dinosaur Interesting to read about someones very different perspective!!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Your DD is too cute. My cousin's son is the same way with dinosaurs. It's amazing how little kids pronounce those names. Too funny that she kept her eyes closed.

 

[DisneyJo]

Well done on winning the dream and about being stuck on EE. I love the bone yard photo of your DD

 

[LMO429]

great trip report!!!

 

[pl'smama]

Wow, I am just catching up with you Quiltymom. What a day you had on EE! You were very brave and handled yourself well. I would have freaked if that ever happened to me! Wait, who am I kidding? I wouldn't have gotten on it the first place so you are ahead there!!

Great TR so far!

Suz

 

[Sorsha]

Hi Quiltymom!
Just catching up on all your reports...love your pictures! They make me wanna go back!! WAAAHH!!
Anyhow, very much enjoying both of your reports!

 

[Hedy]

Glad to see Mick's getting in on the digging!

 

[quiltymom]

Hey -- I was just noticing on many of your signatures that there are a bunch of you about to embark on Therapy trips. I'm soooo jealous, but I know that you will have a great time. I'm especially jealous that you will be seeing the Castle all lit up the way it is. Wow!

I'm going to start reading pre-trip and trip reports bit by bit so I can vicariously catch other's fun.

Have a great time!

 

[fizz13]

Yep 9 days till disney world! Would love to get a trippie update before I go

 

[quiltymom]

Yep 9 days till disney world!

You are sooooooo lucky!!! I want to hear all about it. Are you going to write a trip report?

Would love to get a trippie update before I go

Okay - I can take a hint. Here's the next tidbit of an installment.


By the time we finished up at the Boneyard it was 11:00, so we headed on over to Asia to ride Kali River Rapids. I’ve never been on this ride before because I haven’t wanted to get wet. The only times I don't mind getting wet is when I'm taking a shower or swimming in a pool. Strange, but true. You’re going to be finding out a lot of my quirks in this trip report, I’m afraid.

So this year I decided to take the plunge, be a Disney dork wear a rain poncho. Sweetie Girl joined me in Disney dorkdom. We had to wait about 10 minutes for the ride, so I was able to snap a few pics before hiding my camera in the backpack.

(The funny thing was that the man in front of us in line kept on trying to buy a poncho from someone exiting the ride, but no one would take him up on it. He eventually got drenched.)

I loved this chandelier. And I’m really bummed that it’s out of focus!

Bottom line - we loved that ride! So much so, that we went on twice in a row. Buddy Boy, who was absolutely drenched after the first ride, chose to wear the poncho the second time. Why? Because he didn’t want to get wet again. … I only wished I got a photo of the rafts. Another thing to place on my “Next time” list. This is the closest I got to photographing the ride:

If you look real close you can see the water!

I don’t know if anyone has realized this, but as you board the raft, the person who sits at “9:00” as you enter is the one who gets most wet. It happened both times we rode. How did I come to this conclusion? By scientific fact, naturally! I happened to sit in the same spot for both rides (at “6:00”), and received mild splashing, yet the people who were sitting at 11:00-12:00 hardly get wet at all. It was funny because the wives of the men who got drenched happened to sit in those spots both times.

But don’t blame me if it doesn’t work for you! I can’t promise you won’t get wet!

After two successful trips down the rapids (and for which I wished I had a waterproof camera for), it was 11:45 and time to get to the Flame Tree BBQ for lunch. I was looking forward to eating at Tusker House, but since it is being renovated into the Yak and Yeti it was now not an option. Bummer. So, Flame Tree, it was. Here’s my report if you wish to read it.


After lunch, we finally saw the Tree of Life.

 

[scottny]

great update. I am not a fan of Kali, it is too short for me for the amount of time u wait to get on.

 

[DisneyObsession]

Unfortunately, Kali Rapids was one of those things I missed at AK. It is definitely on my "Next Time" list.

Can't wait for the next installment!!!