MiakodaWDW
so happy to finally be a CM!
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Well, we went to WDW for our tour today, arriving around 3. We were supposed to be on the 4:30 tour with complimentary park tix due to the issues we had last trip (if anyone read and remembers...it was the WORST trip ever!)
Well, today (yesterday technically...it's after 5 a.m.!) beat that day with a stick. To death!
Everything went PERFECTLY. Down to every little detail (except for my undercooked churros...but I'll let that one slide). We got there in time and found that only one other couple was on our tour! They were a little older than us, VMK freaks, and very cool people. The woman and I had a lot in common, and had a great time chatting. Our tour guide, Jeff (Jeffrey on name tag) was AMAZING. There is only one more tour day, which is next Friday the 23rd, so if anyone is going on it, I sincerely hope you get Jeff. If so, tell him the geeky girl with the red pigtails, pooh ears, and "I heart nerds" T shirt from last Saturday says 'hi'. He may not remember my name, but I doubt he would forget my peronality (I'm a loud weirdo)! LOL. Anyway....he was funny in a sarcastic way, told us lots of cool info, and got us very pumped up about the tour. He had us yelling and clapping in VMK central before the tour, while we got strange looks from people in there that probably had no idea what VMK is. We rode three rides (went right to the front): Pirates (for the quest), Jungle Cruise (we had our own boat, and he took over as skipper, giving us fun facts and asking questions for prizes instead of the usual spiel), and Big Thunder Mt. RR.
I think there were supposed to be 8 people on the tour and not 4, so he had extra cards for everyone. He got all the cards he could and gave them out like mad. After the tour, he even went to go get the last of the HM tour cards (the HM tour is of course over) to give to us! Two each! Even when people got questions wrong or didn't answer, he gave us cards anyway. We learned lots of great stuff (did you know that the Magic Kingdom's MONTHLY electric bill is usually around 13 MILLION dollars???) and got to go backstage to get into Pirates. Not much to see there, and I can't tell you what we saw anyway (park secrets!) There were several cast members back there and I made a joke about taking pictures and they reacted like I had said the word "bomb" in an airport! I had to quickly tell them I was KIDDING!!!
He even gave us the Holiday quest cards, even though we had already turned in the quest and gotten them earlier, he just gave us whatever cards he could find.
The rest of the day was great, we had the best spot for the fireworks (The Noodle eatery in Tomorrowland, right at the rail) and Tinkerbell flew right over our heads! I got a pic, I hope it comes out. Everywhere I went that had VMK cards, I gave them puppy dog eyes and said we couldn't afford to buy anything but could we please have the card? They all said yes. And on Buzz, we bought the pic and I asked for a few extra cards for my friends. The girl working there said that no one ever asks for them, and they have them all over the place behind the counter. She gave us....well, I'm going to say that it was more than 2 and less than 200 Wanted Poster cards. But the amount made my jaw drop and I could not stop smiling in joy and amazement all the way to the monorail!
We got the vmk names and emails of our friends we made on the tour, so we can hang out in the game. They are from my home state! We got to wear the cool pins that I have in my sig now (I changed the name with MS paint to Miakoda from my real one....my real identity is a secret! I'm somewhat of a celebrity so I can't say
)
Well, it was just the best day ever. We came home and started sorting and trading all our cards. I think I have enough good stuff that is no longer available (or VERY soon will not be...at least 2 of each), that I may be able to trade it for inferno, so I can have it back! I miss my little "Inferny" (that was his name) :'(
I also want to make sure everyone checks out my awesome offer for inferno on the trade board http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=981262, and my thread offering black mickey ears (and MAYBE a seagull hat...http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=981263.
And one more thing...we have an extra Insider Tour card that can be used for two people, so if anyone can go to WDW next Friday (the VERY LAST day of tour, may I remind you?) I can offer to send it to you if you don't have the coupon.
Thanks for reading my story. I can't wait to get all my new rooms set up with all my cool stuff! I am so excited!
~Mia~
Well, today (yesterday technically...it's after 5 a.m.!) beat that day with a stick. To death!
Everything went PERFECTLY. Down to every little detail (except for my undercooked churros...but I'll let that one slide). We got there in time and found that only one other couple was on our tour! They were a little older than us, VMK freaks, and very cool people. The woman and I had a lot in common, and had a great time chatting. Our tour guide, Jeff (Jeffrey on name tag) was AMAZING. There is only one more tour day, which is next Friday the 23rd, so if anyone is going on it, I sincerely hope you get Jeff. If so, tell him the geeky girl with the red pigtails, pooh ears, and "I heart nerds" T shirt from last Saturday says 'hi'. He may not remember my name, but I doubt he would forget my peronality (I'm a loud weirdo)! LOL. Anyway....he was funny in a sarcastic way, told us lots of cool info, and got us very pumped up about the tour. He had us yelling and clapping in VMK central before the tour, while we got strange looks from people in there that probably had no idea what VMK is. We rode three rides (went right to the front): Pirates (for the quest), Jungle Cruise (we had our own boat, and he took over as skipper, giving us fun facts and asking questions for prizes instead of the usual spiel), and Big Thunder Mt. RR.
I think there were supposed to be 8 people on the tour and not 4, so he had extra cards for everyone. He got all the cards he could and gave them out like mad. After the tour, he even went to go get the last of the HM tour cards (the HM tour is of course over) to give to us! Two each! Even when people got questions wrong or didn't answer, he gave us cards anyway. We learned lots of great stuff (did you know that the Magic Kingdom's MONTHLY electric bill is usually around 13 MILLION dollars???) and got to go backstage to get into Pirates. Not much to see there, and I can't tell you what we saw anyway (park secrets!) There were several cast members back there and I made a joke about taking pictures and they reacted like I had said the word "bomb" in an airport! I had to quickly tell them I was KIDDING!!!
He even gave us the Holiday quest cards, even though we had already turned in the quest and gotten them earlier, he just gave us whatever cards he could find.
The rest of the day was great, we had the best spot for the fireworks (The Noodle eatery in Tomorrowland, right at the rail) and Tinkerbell flew right over our heads! I got a pic, I hope it comes out. Everywhere I went that had VMK cards, I gave them puppy dog eyes and said we couldn't afford to buy anything but could we please have the card? They all said yes. And on Buzz, we bought the pic and I asked for a few extra cards for my friends. The girl working there said that no one ever asks for them, and they have them all over the place behind the counter. She gave us....well, I'm going to say that it was more than 2 and less than 200 Wanted Poster cards. But the amount made my jaw drop and I could not stop smiling in joy and amazement all the way to the monorail!
We got the vmk names and emails of our friends we made on the tour, so we can hang out in the game. They are from my home state! We got to wear the cool pins that I have in my sig now (I changed the name with MS paint to Miakoda from my real one....my real identity is a secret! I'm somewhat of a celebrity so I can't say
)Well, it was just the best day ever. We came home and started sorting and trading all our cards. I think I have enough good stuff that is no longer available (or VERY soon will not be...at least 2 of each), that I may be able to trade it for inferno, so I can have it back! I miss my little "Inferny" (that was his name) :'(
I also want to make sure everyone checks out my awesome offer for inferno on the trade board http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=981262, and my thread offering black mickey ears (and MAYBE a seagull hat...http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=981263.
And one more thing...we have an extra Insider Tour card that can be used for two people, so if anyone can go to WDW next Friday (the VERY LAST day of tour, may I remind you?) I can offer to send it to you if you don't have the coupon.
Thanks for reading my story. I can't wait to get all my new rooms set up with all my cool stuff! I am so excited!
~Mia~
Glad you were VMK spoiled on the tour, it was really nice of your guide to be so generous.
