lagunaseca
Mouseketeer
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- Jan 12, 2005
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We were at WDW 2 weeks ago and I've posted some things but haven't done a trip report since I am wordy and you all will go crosseyed if I start typing about everything. I figure I'll just post here and there about things when they enter my mind randomly now that I am starting to get over the shock of our vacation REALLY being over (all though I haven't put empty suitcases in the attic since I like opening my closet and seeing them - yes, I'm WDW addicted).
Soarin' - It is fabulous. Definitely get there right at opening OR grab a fastpass. I've never seen waits this long for standby line at any attraction before. Over 2 hours at one point and dh timed the ride and it was between 4 and 5 minutes long. Wish it was longer. I have a fear of heights and my dh and kids ribbed me while we were waiting to board (dd says she pictured me screaming for them to stop and put me down) but I LOVED it, it didn't bother me at all so I gave my family a big "nananana".
Fantasmic - We love this show and have seen it several times. Our friends hadn't seen it and loved it too. I know you will think I'm making this up but we have NEVER done the dining package and we have never had the horrible waits I have heard about. Since there was a 9 and 10:30 show I decided that we would do the latter since the early one would be more busy and we only waited in line about 12 minutes and there were PLENTY of seats. We opted to sit near the top in the middle so we could exit fairly quickly. This was my only "outburst" shall we say. A group of teens (late teens/maybe some early 20's) came in and sat in the row behind us. The one we didn't sit at since it was designated as handicapped. Now some of them behaved but there were a couple guys and one girl in particular who were so obnoxious. Now, I was a kid once too and liked to have fun so when they started their hijinks I remembered that. I would have NEVER acted like this though. They were using foul language, and then a song came on Someone will know the name, it escapes me- it's from a couple year's back and it says, "I need a little Monica in the sun, I need .....Erica having fun" Well they get up and start to dance and the obnoxious girl with short blonde hair starts dancing RIGHT behind our heads doing the Charleston and waving her arms and kicking, barely missing our heads. A little girl in front of us was turned around looking (they were making spectacles out of themselves) and said, "Mommy, are they on drugs?" Her mom whispered something and I whispered in my dh's ear, "if this girl hits me in the head she is GOING to need some." The girl was so excited since (as she exclaimed for everyone to hear) "HER name was ERICA and it's in the song! And she hadn't been drinking in a while and she was really getting the hang of it! Woohoo!" Yup that's what she said. The show begins and one of the males starts talking and laughing so loud we can't hear what the narrator is saying. He kept on and I tried to ignore but then I saw the look on dh's face and saw he was furious too. Then Mickey came out, and the young man started saying, "Whoa there's Mickey, quicky Mickey has a ....... My dh turned around a quarter of a second behind me so I got the "honors". I said in my best (or worst however you look at it) mom and teacher voice, "Would you PLEASE let others enjoy the show and SHUT UP!?" My dh later laughed because although we both expected some back talk and mouthing (which they probably did under their breath - I did feel daggers in back the rest of the show) not ONE of them said anything back. DH says I talked to him like his mom probably would and embarrassed him to the point of being speechless. I said to dh, "Remind me to tell the DIS board this so if any parents had teens in a group (with one named Erica) that went to the 10:30 Fantasmic show on Thursday, June 9th - and they read DIS they need to know how their kids acted. End of rant now. I'm a big girl - I've heard all the language before but there were TONS of children around.
Soarin' - It is fabulous. Definitely get there right at opening OR grab a fastpass. I've never seen waits this long for standby line at any attraction before. Over 2 hours at one point and dh timed the ride and it was between 4 and 5 minutes long. Wish it was longer. I have a fear of heights and my dh and kids ribbed me while we were waiting to board (dd says she pictured me screaming for them to stop and put me down) but I LOVED it, it didn't bother me at all so I gave my family a big "nananana".
Fantasmic - We love this show and have seen it several times. Our friends hadn't seen it and loved it too. I know you will think I'm making this up but we have NEVER done the dining package and we have never had the horrible waits I have heard about. Since there was a 9 and 10:30 show I decided that we would do the latter since the early one would be more busy and we only waited in line about 12 minutes and there were PLENTY of seats. We opted to sit near the top in the middle so we could exit fairly quickly. This was my only "outburst" shall we say. A group of teens (late teens/maybe some early 20's) came in and sat in the row behind us. The one we didn't sit at since it was designated as handicapped. Now some of them behaved but there were a couple guys and one girl in particular who were so obnoxious. Now, I was a kid once too and liked to have fun so when they started their hijinks I remembered that. I would have NEVER acted like this though. They were using foul language, and then a song came on Someone will know the name, it escapes me- it's from a couple year's back and it says, "I need a little Monica in the sun, I need .....Erica having fun" Well they get up and start to dance and the obnoxious girl with short blonde hair starts dancing RIGHT behind our heads doing the Charleston and waving her arms and kicking, barely missing our heads. A little girl in front of us was turned around looking (they were making spectacles out of themselves) and said, "Mommy, are they on drugs?" Her mom whispered something and I whispered in my dh's ear, "if this girl hits me in the head she is GOING to need some." The girl was so excited since (as she exclaimed for everyone to hear) "HER name was ERICA and it's in the song! And she hadn't been drinking in a while and she was really getting the hang of it! Woohoo!" Yup that's what she said. The show begins and one of the males starts talking and laughing so loud we can't hear what the narrator is saying. He kept on and I tried to ignore but then I saw the look on dh's face and saw he was furious too. Then Mickey came out, and the young man started saying, "Whoa there's Mickey, quicky Mickey has a ....... My dh turned around a quarter of a second behind me so I got the "honors". I said in my best (or worst however you look at it) mom and teacher voice, "Would you PLEASE let others enjoy the show and SHUT UP!?" My dh later laughed because although we both expected some back talk and mouthing (which they probably did under their breath - I did feel daggers in back the rest of the show) not ONE of them said anything back. DH says I talked to him like his mom probably would and embarrassed him to the point of being speechless. I said to dh, "Remind me to tell the DIS board this so if any parents had teens in a group (with one named Erica) that went to the 10:30 Fantasmic show on Thursday, June 9th - and they read DIS they need to know how their kids acted. End of rant now. I'm a big girl - I've heard all the language before but there were TONS of children around.
Thanks for your all your nice remarks. I honestly cannot think of another time I have actually told anyone to shut up. It just came out. I just figured that if they were old enough to brag about their drinking that they were more than old enough to be quiet during a show like that with lots of little kids around. Making comments, sure but not drowning out the show with profanities. The show was as awesome as ever though.
and when we got off the bus we knew all about each other and I knew all her favorite rides and shows. My dh called me Mary Poppins all night. I was not very Mary Poppins like to those teens but Mary would not have approved of their behavior. 
