Stitchluver07
Earning My Ears
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- Jul 11, 2005
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Hey all! I just returned from my vacation yesterday evening... and I already miss it! I really wanted to write a trip report for the longest time now, and I planned on doing it once I got back. However, due to all the excitement and magic of Disney... I did not take notes. I feel terrible about that too... 
However, I do remember the tour that my dad and I took.
In advance, I would like to apologize for all spelling and grammar mistakes I will make in this report. (No one is perfect... just remember that.
)
I took this tour on a Friday and it was a fairly large tour group. (There were about 23 of us.) My dad and I decided to take the late tour slot (9:30-3:30 something I believe...) Anyhow, we arrived at the Magic Kingdom around 9:05 and immediately went to the tour garden to check in. The lovely cm at the desk took up our ids and handed us our earpieces, name tags, and lanyards. She then told us that we could help ourselves to "complimentary water and coffee." (Right
)
As we were helping ourselves to the "complimentary water and coffee," a nice looking family came to check in. The lovely cm took up their ids and examined them. She soon discovered that the family's daughter was too young by less than a month!! So, unfortunately the family was turned away and not allowed to take the tour. (Thats unfortunate
)
Well, as soon as the guide was ready... she lead us out to the front of the building and introduced herself. She told us that her name was Hope and for us to turn on our earpieces. She then asked if anyone had trouble hearing her or couldn't seem to get their earpiece working. I turned my earpiece on and realized... all I got was static...
So, I immediately let Hope know and she came over and tried to replace it. However, about 5 minutes it still didn't work... so I just gave up on it and turned it off...
oh well. While we were standing on Main Street, Hope asked us to give Disney Introductions of ourselves. So, we each took a turn saying our name, where we were from, and our favorite Disney character
. And let me tell you, there were lots of Goofys. (I of course said Stitch)
She then took us over to several Main Street shops and told us about the names on the buildings. We then went over the Adventureland and talked a while about it. After we learned about Adventureland, we continued to the Jungle Cruise.
I learned loads about this attraction... like (they dye the water... go figure, and the elephants in the water have no legs!!!) poor things
When we got off of the Jungle Cruise we finally went to our first backstage area . And boy was it interesting. The buildings are all GREEN!!!
Hopes reasoning behind this fact is that Green is the only color that shows no emotion, and it blends in well with the sky.
So, anyhow when we were about to head off to Columbia Harbour House Hope felt ill. She all of the sudden asked if she could sit down, of course we allowed her. So, one of the girls in the group gave Hope her Complimentary Water, and she felt better.
Shortly after this set back, we went to eat lunch. We arrived at the restaurant and learned that we would be eating with another family. My dad and I wound up eating with a lovely couple . (The lady was a teacher in California, and the man worked for Pixar). We enjoyed talking to these wonderful people and learning about the mans job.
After lunch we rode the Haunted Mansion, and learned lots of info on this ride also
Shortly after this, we were taught a brief history lesson . We were told that the path that runs along Liberty Square actually depicts the sewage that used to be dumped in the streets GO FIGURE!
After learning some historical facts, we headed to the corridors (This is the only reason I took this tour.) To be honest, I wasnt at all surprised by the appearance of the corridors. They looked exactly as I expected them to look, which is odd. Nevertheless, when we finished our tour she took us back to Main Street where we said our goodbyes.
Overall this tour was amazing I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone. Once again I apologize for grammatical errors So sorry. I am only 16 give me a break!
Have a wonderful day and feel free to ask any questions about the tour! Thanks for bearing with me.
However, I do remember the tour that my dad and I took.
In advance, I would like to apologize for all spelling and grammar mistakes I will make in this report. (No one is perfect... just remember that.
)I took this tour on a Friday and it was a fairly large tour group. (There were about 23 of us.) My dad and I decided to take the late tour slot (9:30-3:30 something I believe...) Anyhow, we arrived at the Magic Kingdom around 9:05 and immediately went to the tour garden to check in. The lovely cm at the desk took up our ids and handed us our earpieces, name tags, and lanyards. She then told us that we could help ourselves to "complimentary water and coffee." (Right
)As we were helping ourselves to the "complimentary water and coffee," a nice looking family came to check in. The lovely cm took up their ids and examined them. She soon discovered that the family's daughter was too young by less than a month!! So, unfortunately the family was turned away and not allowed to take the tour. (Thats unfortunate
)Well, as soon as the guide was ready... she lead us out to the front of the building and introduced herself. She told us that her name was Hope and for us to turn on our earpieces. She then asked if anyone had trouble hearing her or couldn't seem to get their earpiece working. I turned my earpiece on and realized... all I got was static...
So, I immediately let Hope know and she came over and tried to replace it. However, about 5 minutes it still didn't work... so I just gave up on it and turned it off...
oh well. While we were standing on Main Street, Hope asked us to give Disney Introductions of ourselves. So, we each took a turn saying our name, where we were from, and our favorite Disney character
. And let me tell you, there were lots of Goofys. (I of course said Stitch)She then took us over to several Main Street shops and told us about the names on the buildings. We then went over the Adventureland and talked a while about it. After we learned about Adventureland, we continued to the Jungle Cruise.
I learned loads about this attraction... like (they dye the water... go figure, and the elephants in the water have no legs!!!) poor things
When we got off of the Jungle Cruise we finally went to our first backstage area . And boy was it interesting. The buildings are all GREEN!!!
Hopes reasoning behind this fact is that Green is the only color that shows no emotion, and it blends in well with the sky.
So, anyhow when we were about to head off to Columbia Harbour House Hope felt ill. She all of the sudden asked if she could sit down, of course we allowed her. So, one of the girls in the group gave Hope her Complimentary Water, and she felt better.
Shortly after this set back, we went to eat lunch. We arrived at the restaurant and learned that we would be eating with another family. My dad and I wound up eating with a lovely couple . (The lady was a teacher in California, and the man worked for Pixar). We enjoyed talking to these wonderful people and learning about the mans job.
After lunch we rode the Haunted Mansion, and learned lots of info on this ride also
Shortly after this, we were taught a brief history lesson . We were told that the path that runs along Liberty Square actually depicts the sewage that used to be dumped in the streets GO FIGURE!
After learning some historical facts, we headed to the corridors (This is the only reason I took this tour.) To be honest, I wasnt at all surprised by the appearance of the corridors. They looked exactly as I expected them to look, which is odd. Nevertheless, when we finished our tour she took us back to Main Street where we said our goodbyes.
Overall this tour was amazing I really enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone. Once again I apologize for grammatical errors So sorry. I am only 16 give me a break!
Have a wonderful day and feel free to ask any questions about the tour! Thanks for bearing with me.
WHERE DO I SIGN UP???!!!!!
I highly recommend this tour to Disney addicts like myself who have been there many times but want to learn more about the history and secrets of WDW. It is well worth the $ and you get a discount if your a DVC member (yeah) or have an AP (yeah). BTW not only do you get "free" coffee and water prior to the tour, but "free lunch" is included in the tour price. So, there is such a thing! 
