I need a pick me up.. my poor little puppy is super sick and fighting for her life tonight. Apparently (unknown to us) she ate some rat poison a few days ago when she ran out in our garage. We didn't even know she was out there or that we had it.. it was years and years old... She got so sick today and we didn't know why- took her in and that's what they suspected. We searched out our garage and found an old box.. she's in critical care- getting plasma and blood transfusions and fighting for her life. 50/50 chance at this time. So sad....... need to get my mind off it........ Vet said if she makes it through tonight then she has a good, fighting chance. Please keep your fingers crossed for my little pup.
So with that cheery intro... (boo) I'll try to bring some magic into my night- by transferring myself into the circus.
Ironically, the circus itself with clowns gives me the heebie jeebies- so perhaps not the BEST subject.. but alas..this is where we land in our hour by hour blow of my vacation that never seems to end (in this Trip Report!).
I digress. As I usually do... so we finished up our first hour at Little Mermaid and decided to head Eastward into the land of the circus. Destination: Dumbo- the flying elephant....
I think these gals are ready for their careers in the circus. Or to quote one of my favorite movies "The girl is in the clinic getting cured off the wild Turkey and the boy, bless his heart, is preparing for his career".. " College". "Nope, carnival. He's barking for the yak woman but hopes to move up to pixie dust spreader on the tilt a whirl". (that is classic National Lampoons Christmas Vacation- monologue by Eddie- who our pug is named after!).
I have to admit- despite my reservations regarding this theme- I feel this area is VERY well done. They tracks in the cement, the elephant footprints, the tents, the colors. I found myself liking it far more than I thought I would.
Where to first? Well, Dumbo. Of course!
Sarah with her buddy- Peter's DD...
Into the tent we went..
"Have you Ever Seen an Elephant Fly?"
Ok, Ok.. I admit it again. I like the little indoor play area at Dumbo. And my kids loved it too.
There's two of them above the Human Cannonball (in the net area).
Char was happy putting out fires in the main ring....
I think she was mad at me because I told her to stop telling the little boy next to her to get out of her car.
With no lines, no waits.. it was not long before we riding that flying elephant.
This is how we started.
And this..is how we ended...
They wouldn't let Char sit with Becca. Apparently many older siblings have attempted to throw their younger, more annoying siblings out of the flying elephant. So they instituted rules. I tried to tell them the two siblings that would attempt that were not sitting together currently (Sarah & Becca) but Disney stuck to their rules. In mommy had to ride with Char Char.
No kids got thrown out of elephants on this ride. Phew, because it was a close call.
From here we moved to what will like always be my kids favorite ride despite the fact it's approx. 2.3 nanoseconds long.
Goofy's Barnstormer. Now known as The Great Goofini. My kids seriously have a love affair with this ride. Theming is cute- so whatevs...
This was to be Charlie's FIRST coaster. (She survived ToT- so she would survive this.. but would she like it?)
Becca was getting lippy so I sent her here....
ANd before I knew it, I was cramed in the worlds most uncomfortable seat ever. Literally, this ride is made for 3 year olds and only 3 year olds. Not 5'10 adults. Just sayin'. Ouch Disney- OUCH.
2.5 nanoseconds later..what's the verdict?
Yhea, this girl LOVED it.
That, my friends, is a genuine Char smile! The heart-melter kind!
Coming off - with my Hidden Mickey book in hand- I went searching. Found a few, including this one... see it?
It's in the clouds- behind the giraffe.
At this point- I'm pretty sure some whining happened about food. And I'm pretty sure the girls got some goodies...
I was holding out for a Dole Whip later on. I passed!
These next pics were not necessarily in the order of events. I think we went back later to get them. But they fit the theme & so I'm throwing in here. I can do that- because - well, it's my trip report.
I'm a big fan of Donald. He's crabby. I'm crabby. We are a good pair. So the kids had to go meet him...
And I made the hubs get a picture with me. Because he needs another crabby person in his life.. and a photo to document it.....
From there we moved to the Goof-meister himself....
Char, Char, Char.. with the fake smile.
Again - I'll admit, I like the backdrops here & the theme.
We skipped getting back in line to meet Minnie & Daisy (lines were longer) and instead explored the big top store. Specifically the sugar section (ahem- remember my addiction problem)
No sugar was purchased at this time despite the salivating Dis-Freak on the other side of the glass panel (ahem- moi).
And how adorably cute is this pin trading station? Popcorn? Oh yes. Disney got the theming down very well indeed....
I was impressed by an area I was not expected to be impressed by. Kudos Disney. Kudos.
And that leaves me to the end of my circus adventures. The children had not been sold yet into the circus (nor had the mother- we were negotiating with the pirates still)... we moved forward with our day...
And another hour has passed (you realize we are not even at lunch yet, right?). Granted, we had a late lunch!
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(end of serious response...)
for your puppy! 
Might be the easist.. ..
