Jonathan Silverman Does the World...Part 1

[lizdotcom99]

This trip was a trip of firsts for us, first time at the Pop Century, first time with an ECV, first time seeing Wishes, first DIS Meet, (see I can schedule them and actually go to them) and the list goes on and on!! Pop Century was fabulous! It was a lot of fun. Perfect for two maybe three people. But perfect for us. It is a ways out so it did take a while to get to anywhere. We never really had to wait for a bus, but with the ecv we were always the first loaded...but to be honest, we usually were toward the front of the line even if I didn't have the ecv. If you ever have to use an ecv or travel with an ecv, I highly recommend getting one from Walker. I would do that again in a heartbeat. And I was really not looking forward to this trip in an ecv. Well now, I would not do it any other way!!!

Magic Kingdom was the first stop! Boy was that park packed. It was a bit hard to get around with the ECV, but doable. I think it would have been fine had it not been peak season!! We did a few rides and I knew I had to meet KathyTX at the Dole Whip stand. We had a little trick up our sleeve to play on Greg. Greg has become very accustomed to being called a movie star while in Disney as he slightly resembles Jonathan Silverman. He was even primping a bit to the excess just in case someone thought he might be a movie star. I laughed and told him, "No one has called you a movie star"....his reply was YET!! If he had any clue that my new DIS friend Kathy was going to embarrass the crud out of him, he might not have made that comment!!

So at the Dole Whip stand as scheduled at a moment or 2 before three, Greg gets in line to get me a Dole Whip, I see Kathy quietly eating hers and wave and make sure she knows who Greg is. Of course there is a cast member close by and Kathy makes sure to clue her in on what is about to happen....just in case she wants to play along.....and she does!!! So out of nowhere Kathy is jumping and screaming that there is a movie star in the Dole Whip line...is it really Jonathan Silverman? Greg's face is priceless, I am about ready to pee my pants and Kathy and the CM are really getting into this whole Jonathan Silverman thing. Kathy puts her arms around Greg and asks the CM to take her picture and now the whole line is in awe!!! Greg is red with embarrassment and now I really think I should have worn a Depends because this is just too funny!! Now I am on vacation!!! Let the fun begin!!!

That is the first three hours of my real vacation and it is wonderful. The rest of the evening isn't too bad either!! We eat in the castle for dinner. The server brings me a birthday cupcake, we watch Wishes for the very first time ever!! Yes, it makes me cry!!! We see Spectro, a favorite of mine and then head off to Pop Century, which seems like a million miles away this time of the night, fill our refillable mugs and call it a night!!! That my friends is day one!!!

Day two later...... Hope you enjoy my first installment of the trip!!!!

 

[shatzjsl]

Very funny trick!! Thanks for first day's report! Looking forward to Day 2.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

That was too funny! I could see my ds teen doing something like that. What a wonderful way to spend your birthday - dinner in the castle. My dh picked it too for his birthday, except I told him to pick lunch when I saw the prices. I did have a strange question. I saw in your picture there is a tree to your left. Did it smell? We are leaving in 10 days and I am trying to figure out if I need extra asthma meds for my one ds. We are on the east coast and nothing has bloomed yet, so I dont know what may set him off.

 

[lizdotcom99]

bloom. The smells are indeed wonderful. Especially the orange blossoms. If you are afraid of them causing a reaction, I would definately bring extra meds. I was shocked that my allergies were better there than here, but Disney is a magical place!!!

 

[flclarkkent]

Hello...I enjoyed your trip report, but I have a question...what's an ECV?

 

[lizdotcom99]

And I would have never made it without one!! Disney is more than accomadating when it comes ot people with mobility problems in my book!!!!!

 

[SueM in MN]

Very funny story. It sounds like the kind of thing my DH wold pull on me (except that I don't resemble anyone).

 

[JudithM]

Funny story! I enjoyed reading about the first three ours of your trip!