Ok, I know I've been oweing ,,,,owing? anyway,, I owe you a chapter. I want you all to know that no Vikes at all were swallowed in the making of this chapter, much to my chagrin.
And believe me, I don't like to chagrin in public often.
ok, back at the studios, we , sorry, I , just rode Rip, Ride, Rock It!
One thing I forgot to mention;
After handing my glasses to Smidgy handing my cap to her as well,, well, you can guess how well I'm seeing.
It was also kind of dark up there on the loading platform.
Yes, I'm really getting tired of using the phrase, "Perfect Storm", but throw in a kid employee and I didn't stand much of a chance.
In writing this, I really wasnt sure if this happened here or ove at Dueling Dragons, the next day.
Then I came to the thought of,,,"who cares?"
Diane handed me over to this guy with a "You have to lead him to the seat, he can't see".
He responded with , "No problemo, ma'am", and briskly grabbed my arm and walked me over to the car.
Where I slammed my head on the over head harness way up in the air right now.
Behind me I heard Diane's audible gasp, and a few other people going, "ohh, uh oh, " and one, "That's gonna leave a mark", but kid employee was oblivious to all of this, and turned back to me to tell me to "skootch over" to the far seat on the right side.
And with the little birdies back circling over my head,
( have I mentioned that I'm really not into birds?)
I did my best to "skootch" over, and ,,,
Wham, my head found the overhead harness on the next seat.
The birdies were turning into vultures now!
And I still wasn't there.
Off to the side, I could hear somebody yell out:
"FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, SOMEBODY STOP HIM BEFORE HE KILLS HIMSELF!"
Next thing I knew, a woman was holding down my head and leading me into the far seat. I think it was Diane.
She looked familiar.
There's a reason she doesn't like Roller Coasters;
Way too stressfull whether she rides them or not.
But I lived through it.
First new coaster I've tried in years, and yeah, I TOO can get apprehensive about roller coasters.
And I'm happy now; the ticker is still ticking, the tocker is still tocking, and my shorts are still dry. The day
was passing us by though, the park is only open to six, and
the sunlight is wanning.
Or is it waxxing?
Anyway, it's going down.
We have three more items on our list before park closing, and i am now in half trot behind Smidgy to ET. as in, Eternal Torture. I don't get it, her legs are shorter than mine, how can she be able to walk faster?
But she can.
And does!
We got there, I chugged up, and we got near the front with our special card. As I'm standing there, I'm looking at my watch and thinking, something isn't quite right here.
"Isn't the next "Gory Grusome Show,,, the last show, in 15 minutes? "
I mentioned that to her, and her eyes got big as saucers.
She then looked down at the brochure, and then she did the funny part.
She looked at her watch!
Which I think is now set for Seskatchiwan time, plus 8 minutes....no, she's not good at changing the time when the time zone she's in happens to change.
The Noive of it!
We bolted from there, and now I was in the running; I vaulted the railing, cleared the rope without even touching it and did a double forward somersault over the "IN" turnstyle gate, I hit the ground in balance and we were off to the Gory Grusome Show.
What?
Now we get back to hoofin' it over to the Gory Grusome SHow,,,,,,,,,,,,,my mantra the whole time was , "Bad foot, bad back, bad foot, bad back, bad foot,,,,,We made it though, and with our pass got to be the first ones' let in the emergency ward,,, I mean the theater.
And we sat, front row center like we always do.
In the ten years we've been coming here to this show, it
hasnt' changed much at all, and that's just fine.
We know the Star will walk in, staggering with a knife in
his chest, and fall down in front of a girl in the first row.
YES, of course it was Smidgy one time, and then he asked
her for CpR as he was dying.
She obliged.
Then he asked her to do it the way the French people do it.
She declined.
The show is great fun, lotsa laughs and for us the highlight
of Universal Studios.
I don't really want to go into it too much, give stuff away, except to say, yes, for us it's the Highlight of the Studios.
After this is over, we WALK back to ET.
Which brings us to another head to head,,, ET vs. Peter Pan. And these two rides are a great match up.
Except for one thing;
ET kicks Pete's butt!
It's longer, much more sophisticated, and the colors just blow you away, it's like Peter Pan on Windowpane.
Disney 1, Uni 4
Just as it was getting dark, we finished up our ride doing with Men in Black, which is another great head to head with Buzz Lightyear, a shooting, keep score ride.
Both rides were sprung on the public within a year of each other, and hate to say it, MIB beats the snot out of Buzz, "To Obscurity, and Beyond".
Funny thing was, I never saw a single target during the entire ride this time, my eyes have gone from suck to worse, but even without the huge bonus you get by pressing the button at the end at just the right time, I still beat her! I just kept aiming and pullng the trigger where it seemed to make sense. But this matchup isn't even close;
Uni 5, Dis 1
There is a new show now at Universal Studios, called the Cinemascope, an end of the day, closing ceremonies type of show like Wishes or Illuminations. Let me say right now
that either of the others are better so Dis get's the point here.
It's basically a highlight reel run on huge water screens in the lagoon with some fireworks going off behind you,, well, or in front of you, depending on where you are standing.
The film part is interesting, but the fireworks are not only lame and irrelevant, but almost obtrusive.
You have to keep turning around to see them.
On the way back we decided to take the ferry, cross the Mersey, rather than walk, and that's when we came upon the grade A, genuine, numero uno hemmorhoids!
Yep, the Clampetts put these folks to shame when it comes to class!
This was the "I'm paying good money to stay here " family, and "I can do whatever I/we, want!"
Unfortunately,. when I say, "here" I also mean Royal Pacific, they were in the "line" to the ferry to go back there.
Well, ok, they WERE the line to go back there.
Diane caught more of this fiasco than I did, and tried to tell me what happened on the boat ride back, so I'm hoping she will do the same thing here and relay the story to all of you.
Take it away, Smidgy!
Take it away, Smidgy!
Yoo hoo, Smidgy!!
Um, Smidgy isn't taking anything away right now except maybe dirty plates, she has to work on New Years Eve, poor baby, but maybe, soon, she'll be able to tell us all that transpired that night.
No, I didn't get involved, kept my peace since I mostly didn't know exactly what was transpiring at the time.
What it basically boiled down to was:
Teenage kid didn't follow posted rules;
Cast member over stepped his bounds, (think Barney Fife)
Drunken dad now going to protect his delinquent son from cast member.
Drunken dad now threatening cast member.
And a good time was had by all.
And that will pretty much end our first day at the Uni Studs. We got a lot more accomplished today than I expected, and now I'm looking forward to meeting Mr. Zigzag tomorrow morning.
I have no idea what dinner was that night, I remember us walking around City walk for a bit but I think it was just snacks we brought with in our suitcases, cheese and crackers, and this huge, obscene summer sausage tube I got on sale.
Don't ask!
"Ask me no secrets, I'll tell you no lies".
I should remember this, but I don't. I think the birdies
are taking over!
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That line makes it look like I'm going to continue on, doesn't it?
Fools!
Well, ok, just for a bit, got nuttin better to do right now.
With the house to myself.
On New Years Eve.
sniff
November, 26, Monday
Yeah, My Birthday
sniff
(Stop it now, knock it off!, you are depressing even me)
Islands of Adventure open an hour early for resort guests to see Hairy land.
Harry Land.
I expected a crowd down at the boat dock, nope, they took the day off I guess. We got to the park 15 minutes early for early entry, and it was a little nippy out.
(notice I left the "L" out, Clark?)
Yes Eddie, you always were the classy one.
So what do you say we say goodnight, and pick
this back up tomorrow? Tommorow. To morrow.
Menyana!
Happy New Years, hugs to all of you.
Oh, man. That's too bad. If it helps at all, I'd be willing to come over and help you kick yourself.
It's not a vacation until you see the kin of the Clampett's!
I mean truly tragic. 
sorry guys, hope they forgot about it by now)
" me (thinking) alright you only have to say it once...
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