Eeyore's Tiara
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UtahMama said:Have you ever kind of bonded with another family on a bus? Not because you have standing room only. Not the normal chitchat you make to pass the time although thats how it started. I wish these pictures came with hug-o-vision because they were the nicest family ever! (THIS pic was taken later that night, but you need to see them now): Cutie Patooties-
They are not stalkers but our schedules co-incided often our bus-stop times and our park days! The little boy sucked his thumb when he was tired at the end of the day, which he tried to hide from me. The rest of the time hed excitedly tell me about this or that experience with eyes as big as saucers! His older sister was my buddy! After a short time shed approach us in the parks or at the bus stops with her family right beside her and offer tid bits about something she found wonderful! OH! These kids were so delightful! The mom and dad, as it turns out were just as exuberant . We even talked about the DISboards and invited them to come play with us! I gave them my treats daily because of my lack of DIS sightings!
The first bus trip is when we very first met up with them. I told them about my getting almost told off by a rotten-toothed Bell Services CM. They laughed! So, in a way, I tried out a lot of my Trip Report material out on them!
Both of our families were so excited to spend the afternoon at the Magic Kingdom. The dad had a hurt leg and had stood on a previous bus to allow a lady with a baby to sit. Well, that bus driver had halted abruptly causing him intense pain! So, this day he was still suffering. I told him to rent a scooter and have fun! His wife said, SEE? I told you thats what you need to do! So because I seconded the motion, he rented scooters during their park time. I should use my powers for good more often!
We parted ways temporarily when we pulled up to the Magic Kingdom bus stop. We reassembled the stroller (which I HATE to do!) and walked rapido to the security tables.
Mr. Checkerman barely checked our bags, purse, cooler etc. BUT, I noticed he checked VERY thoroughly the possessions of an ethnic family, which I thought, was profiling! Bad Form!!!
Now, you need to know that DH and I have been up since 4:00 AM on Monday, Sept. 4th, with maybe 1 hour of sleep in 5 minute intervals on the plane. So after 32 hours of packing and repacking, airplane, monorail, and the dreaded check in, then the lovely bus ride to the MK. We are tired, exhausted even, but the adrenaline is pumping like Christmas morning.
Do you hear THAT? The piped in music! The Choo-Choo! "DING-DING-DING" and HOOOOT-HOOOT!
I will not cry, I will not cry, I will not cry! But at long last, we are THERE!
(*Paused for dramatic effect*)
We buy our misty fans that are displayed in a metal tub filled with ice...to the tune of $25.00 (well spent, remember my Walmart ones didnt even make it home from Walmart they were so flimsy!) THESE one's ended up being replaced numerous times on this vacation!
The Sing a-long song from my kids DVD titled Were Walkin Right Down The Middle Of Main Street U.S.A. is playing in my head giving me more bounce in my giddy-up as I take it all in. Do you SMELL that???? What is that? Its like a combination cotton-candy and bubble gum (I know they dont sell gum BUT you take a nice long wiff and tell me it isnt bubble gum you smell!).
Im trying to figure out the concept of forced perspective, but it truly is an optical illusion! I wonder about all the names on the windows. Planners? Imagineers? I DO have to put the Inside Tour of the Magic Kingdom on my to-do list before I die! That, and ride a bull named Foo-Man-Choo! (Hee-Hee!)
These CROCS are made for walkin and they are walkin to ADVENTURELAND! Breaking our Space Mountain First ritual! Pirates VS. Droids! The internal battle that lasted 3 seconds! Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow -My Dream Man, and Freebie (What is a freebie you were about to ask? Its the free sin I get to commit with him if the occasion ever arrises!DHs is the younger Meg Ryan, LIKE THATLL EVER HAPPEN!!!
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With blinders on we arrive right in front of Pirates disappointed the actor who looks just like JD is not out front to entertain and delight me and make me giggle like a school girl! Whatever, lets GO! As ye might be guessin, there be no wait! Heres me in my gotta pee pose (thinking DH would ZOOM or something creative) and my baby girl!
An interesting conversation commences between me and my DS17( Jordan, to save you the referencing time!) He quoted P.O.C., Dead men tell no LIES (I KNOW!)and I said, Dont you mean,"Dead men tell no tales? NO!!! so on and on this went until the quote was actually on the WALL! (DOH!) I am not often right in these exchanges so I took this moment to gloat like any good mother of a smarty-pants seventeen year old would do!
Dont you LOVE the musty smell of this ride? Its better in Disneyland but its enough to bring you back to your childhood! Its Chicken Soup for The Sleep Deprived Nostalgic Mamas Soul!
Why do I find it necessary on a NO WAIT line to go back and forth and back and forth through the line when I could easily and nimbly go under? So I did, go under that is. At last the wait is over and the UtahMama fam-dam-a-lama commandeer a whole boat all to ourselves like were some VIPs or DISboards-Royalty or stinky or something!
DH wants to film it all so hes in the middle with the boys, and the good smelling ones sit smack dab in the front! Heres a spoiler picture of Davey Jones. Its blurry so it doesnt count as a real spoiler: Its projected on a smoke screen that looks like water. Very Cool!
Who says you cant (or shouldnt) bring a toddler on this ride? It turns out, my DD2, Norah, likes what she sees! Pretty and Ohhhh are coming out of her normally snarky mouth! The boys are a itty bitty bit scared but are trying to look brave. Jordan, just wants to take a picture of Jack Sparrow on his cell phone for Sarah, his girlfriend back home.
Have you heard this ride is haunted by a former employee who had a terrible accident when this attraction was being built? His name was George and the CMs have to say Good Night to him each night or the ride will break down the next day, the story goes!
And if you mutter the words, I dont believe in George out loud while on the ride, itll break down, EVERY time! And it DID because someone in the front of the boat muttered those fateful words! My kids all freaked, Stop It Mom!!! George will stop the ride!
It did. Break down I mean. We heard, We wants the Redhead a dozen times in the auction scene before it jerked back into motion. I later made anther comment about George and our boat again stopped in the best scene of the ride! The last scene when Johnny is talking to his parrot in the riches room. I apologized to George for not believing in him and the boat again jerked forward into the next boat HARD! Ok, I can take the HINT!
Extreme Spoiler of Riches Room!(Dont view if you have dial up, 8.5MP) The one good thing about it breaking down HERE is the good video and BAD singing! Can you hear me say something Naughty at the end?:
Now that was a blast from the past mixed with some I see dead people creepiness!
Try this urban legend next time YOU ride P.O.C. (I double dog DARE you!)
Next time.... UtahMama takes over the Jungle Cruise!
The magic feeling you get when entering a park. I miss that!
That's great that you made friends with a family on the bus, it would have been great to have you on our bus. We did meet one nice non dis couple and one nice disfamily on a bus.
And good for you telling him to rent a scooter. That was really nice to help convince him! Well you're finally in a park. Woohoo!!
I'm feeling a big emotional letdown now that you finally made it.... NOT! 
Can't wait for the rest if I'm not too old to read it and my eyes don't fail me from old age! Hey have you ever thought that maybe your daughter's not the problem? She was meant to be a pirate
and your forcing her to live a white bread life! 
I love the video and am loving the trip report.
More! P.S. Love the peepee photo!
WELL! Didja?
I am Meg Ryans First cousin!!! THIS CAN BE ARRANGED! 
NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE...just about the ghost in Morroco!!!!!
