Chapter 4: Monster Encounter Numero Uno
I was getting worried that we wouldnt get to ride anything and we came out for nothing. We were kind of wondering around aimlessly. We ended up back in Frontierland even though we had just left.
I was sad because no one would get in the picture with me!
Then DSis changed that!
Then I stopped for a minute and thought. Were going to do the rides that hold a lot of people at first and hope the lines get smaller as the night progresses. There werent that many rides we were really concerned with anyway and two of them were big shows.
We happened to be in Adventureland at this point and saw the Jungle Cruise still had FPs. We grabbed three and headed over towards Mickeys Philharmagic.
On the way...
On the way, we headed towards Haunted Mansion and saw it had only a 15 minute wait. All right, things are looking better already. DSis didnt get to ride this last summer because it was closed.
We got in line, took some pictures, and rode.
I didn't notice last time that her eyes opened and looked around.
I was looking for Mr. Toad but I couldn't find him. It was starting to get dark and there wasn't enough light.
DSis had to ride with me because we were both too scared to ride alone. Then, we headed towards Philharmagic. 10 minute wait. Yes! This was working out. My DIS knowledge wasnt letting me down. We got a red card from a CM. DSis and DBF kept asking what it was and didnt believe me when I told them until they read it for themselves. (We actually ended up getting a fair number of these during the week. I would say at least 2 each day we were at a park.)
And in Spanish, because we like to randomly start speaking in the bit of Spanish we know...
Its our tradition to take pictures of ourselves in 3D glasses.
I also pointed out the Hidden Mickey to DBF.
That led to an explanation of Hidden Mickeys. (I swear I told him about them on our last trip
) He was impressed with the idea, but we kind of forgot to look for them. I did point out some of the obvious ones to him and he was always like, Thats cool!
By the time that let out, it was a little after 8:30. It seemed a little less busy than before, but I was still worried about long lines. We headed over to DBFs favorite ride (which luckily is a big show.) Monsters Inc, Laugh Floor.
Got this picture on the way.
I love Pleakley. Lilo and Stitch is one of the only Disney movies where I like the TV show better than the movie.
Anyway, back to Monsters, Inc. DBF loves this show. He laughs at everything they say. He was also excited to text a joke because when we were there in February we never got to. And when we went last summer my step-brother texted one and it got in the show. Ever since then, DBF has wanted to get a joke said. He secretly really wants to be That Guy, too.
DBF texted in my pirate joke while we were waiting in the pre-show room. How much does it cost a pirate to get his ears pierced? A Buccaneer!
We got in and the show was really funny. Then they started the second segment of the show. This time it was the psychic segment. Buddy Boil came out and said, I see my volunteer
on this side of the audience
and wearing a seatbelt! I knew at that second it was me. I had on my bag with the strap across my chest and I never take it off, even when I sit down. Of course, the next thing I know, there I am on the screen!
Ugh. I really dont like being the center of attention like that. But, hey! Im in Disney World I might as well get into it.
I was asked to tell the audience my number I picked while the monster covered his eyes so he couldnt hear me. He asked me if I told them, and I said yes. Then he asked me the same thing again about eight more times. Each time I had to shout yes a little louder. (Wow, that was annoying. I felt like I was back in school repeating the same thing to students who didnt listen the first time!) DBF and DSis are cracking up at me in the meantime. Then he told me I had to help him out with his reception. He told me to put my fingers on the side of my head, then to put them up like antennae. DSis snapped a picture of this on her cell phone.
Then he told me I had to make noise to help him out. It was some weird gargling noise. He made me do it for what seemed like forever. Then he said he had the psychic vision and he guessed my number! Ta-Da!
The show continued and they got to Mike Wazowskis nephew (Help with his name, please!?) with the jokes. Then, I hear that the first joke was sent in by my name and from my city and it was my pirate joke! DBF texted it as from me! Heres what we got texted back to us after we sent in the text:
Buena Vista Internet Group; Your joke was so good I couldn't believe my eye. Yours Truly Mike Wazowski I saved it in my phone so I could remember getting picked!
The show was over and when we left, DBF and DSis were still teasing me about wearing a seat belt and being a bug (just one of the bugs we encountered, as per the title of my report!) and making that weird noise. It was fun, though. DBF was jealous. He wanted to get picked for something! DSis made me reenact my antennae for a picture.
We went into one of the nearby shops and took a few pictures.
We were going to ride Buzz, but the line was still 30 minutes. We dont like that ride that much to wait so long. It was time for our Jungle Cruise FPs so we headed back over in that direction. We stopped in Liberty Square for this photo op that we missed the last two times we were at MK.
It was almost time for Wishes. My hope was that we would ride during Wishes and after that the park would clear out a little bit. We went over to get on Jungle Cruise. We didnt even need the FPs at that point because there was no line. There were only 7 people on our boat. I didnt take any pictures because it was dark. Our guide was pretty good. But, heres a tip
dont ride Jungle Cruise during Wishes. It was really hard to hear him sometimes. I felt bad because sometimes no one would laugh at his jokes because we couldnt hear. DBF, DSis and I were the only ones really getting into it anyway.
Our skipper was amused when he screamed, Oh no! Look out! and DSis jumped and leaned in towards the center of the boat. And then he said we were going to get wet and she looked so scared. The skipper teased her about that, too.
We headed over to Pirates next and the wait time was much smaller. We got in line and rode Pirates.
(Notice I remembered one of my many packs of glowsticks!)
This was the first day it was open after the rehab. The Jack Sparrow head in the bucket seemed to be broken. It was facing downward and not out like it was last time we were there. I hope it's fixed now!
After we got off, I was determined to find the medallion and the key that are in the store that were used in the Pirates movies. (Thanks RachelNinja for telling us about them!) I knew the medallion was on a red vase. We looked around and found it!
DBF was impressed I knew what I was talking about. At first, he and DSis didnt believe me it was there. The key proved harder to find. I couldnt remember what it was on and I was going to ask, but the store was actually really busy. I never did end up finding the key.
Jack also got to pose with Pirate Mickey!
Up Next: Dole Whips, parades, and the end of the night!
Thanks for reading! I love the picture in your signature by the way. It's so adorable. 
I just read about them not that long ago. I wish I could have found the key!
