WonkaKid
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Crowds were low (i.e. in line with they've been in recent weeks) when the park opened. However, by 11:00, the heat came and so did the people, which is, of course, typical. I believe that all AP levels were unblocked, which is always a reliable predictor of crowds.
As many of you know (where my pin collectors at? ;-)), the five limited edition Oogie Boogie Bash pins were released at last Tuesday's party. On the following day I was able to buy two of them. However, at the park yesterday they were no longer available outside of the OBB. I'd been allowed to buy mine on Wednesday but apparently that was a fluke, so I got very lucky. CMs told me that they weren't supposed to be sold. I've always been pretty lucky and that was merely another instance of it. CMs also told me that there were definitely some left however nearly each one I spoke with gave me a slightly different story about their availability so I won't share anything I was told since it's as likely to be wrong as it is to be right.
All of the AP/special buckets were still available as of yesterday morning. Several of us had expected them to be sold out already.
I went on a scouting quest for the poison apple glow cubes. I've seen pics online of all four of them being sold together in one box. However, everywhere I looked I found nothing. Often CMs didn't seem to know what I was talking about and the ones that did all told me different things about its availability. I've been told that they're available at Carthay Circle. In fact, I just called them and was told that guests can buy a box of three with the original trio of colors and then must buy a drink to get the fourth/black one. The box is large enough to accommodate the fourth apple. I was told that there's no AP discount (since it's an alcohol sale) and will cost approx $37 with the cubes and drink. I'll verify this in person next Sunday.
We were first on PP. There were two people (from a family of four) that tried to run around us but they listened (stop laughing -- I'm serious) when CMs asked them not to run. When I got to the queue, I was happy to let them have my first place but they were a little too far behind us to make that happen easily. Also, a friend was slightly put out with them because the mother of the group elbowed him (or nearly did) as she tried to pass him. Had I known that (he told me after the ride), I would never have suggested letting them go first.
A few pics:
Saw this on the 5 on the way to the park. Run for it, Marty!
Plaza Inn character breakfast (that I did not attend).
So frustrating! I thought that I'd broken 2M on the first gun so I stopped shooting and picked up the second one. As many of you know, when you exceed ≈ 2,096,000, your score will reset and everything will be lost (which is why I stopped shooting. It's not always easy to keep track of your score in your head). It's happened to me countless times.
As many of you know (where my pin collectors at? ;-)), the five limited edition Oogie Boogie Bash pins were released at last Tuesday's party. On the following day I was able to buy two of them. However, at the park yesterday they were no longer available outside of the OBB. I'd been allowed to buy mine on Wednesday but apparently that was a fluke, so I got very lucky. CMs told me that they weren't supposed to be sold. I've always been pretty lucky and that was merely another instance of it. CMs also told me that there were definitely some left however nearly each one I spoke with gave me a slightly different story about their availability so I won't share anything I was told since it's as likely to be wrong as it is to be right.
All of the AP/special buckets were still available as of yesterday morning. Several of us had expected them to be sold out already.
I went on a scouting quest for the poison apple glow cubes. I've seen pics online of all four of them being sold together in one box. However, everywhere I looked I found nothing. Often CMs didn't seem to know what I was talking about and the ones that did all told me different things about its availability. I've been told that they're available at Carthay Circle. In fact, I just called them and was told that guests can buy a box of three with the original trio of colors and then must buy a drink to get the fourth/black one. The box is large enough to accommodate the fourth apple. I was told that there's no AP discount (since it's an alcohol sale) and will cost approx $37 with the cubes and drink. I'll verify this in person next Sunday.
We were first on PP. There were two people (from a family of four) that tried to run around us but they listened (stop laughing -- I'm serious) when CMs asked them not to run. When I got to the queue, I was happy to let them have my first place but they were a little too far behind us to make that happen easily. Also, a friend was slightly put out with them because the mother of the group elbowed him (or nearly did) as she tried to pass him. Had I known that (he told me after the ride), I would never have suggested letting them go first.
A few pics:
Saw this on the 5 on the way to the park. Run for it, Marty!
Plaza Inn character breakfast (that I did not attend).
So frustrating! I thought that I'd broken 2M on the first gun so I stopped shooting and picked up the second one. As many of you know, when you exceed ≈ 2,096,000, your score will reset and everything will be lost (which is why I stopped shooting. It's not always easy to keep track of your score in your head). It's happened to me countless times.
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