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Mystical Magical Mickeyless Morning at the Magic Kingdom
Once we (I) was packed and ready to go, we headed out to the POPs Bus stop for our morning at Magic Kingdom. After all some tour guide told us that this was the BEST day to go to MK.
SIDENOTE: Once many years ago, My childhood friend Patricia mentioned how our parents ALWAYS had hundreds, if not thousands, of stories about the hardships of growing up during the Great Depression.
These stories consisted of going to bed hungry; having no toys to play with; and 15 family members living in a one room apartment; etc. Our parents oddly always referred to this time period as The Good Old Days!
So one day while sitting in front of her TV set, we decided to tell our future generations the hardships of what we went through too. Sort of passing the proverbial torch!
The story goes as this ..In our day, we actually had to get off the couch and change the channel on the TV. AND WE ONLY HAD 5 channels to choose from. When I was a kid, since I was the youngest it was my job to be the families clicker! If it was decided through the democratic process (Mom) that the channel was to be changed on our 19 inch BLACK & WHITE GE TV, I had to get up find the needle nose pliers and change the channel .Now if it was just THAT easy! Once the channel has been changed to the orders given, the picture was ALWAYS static filled and rolling up & down the screen. So now I had to fiddle with the horizontal hold knob, which I always confused with the vertical hold knob. So now there was a very staticy picture that was not only rolling up and down the screen, but also side to side..(hey how come we didnt get ADHD from watching this kind of stuff on TV?). So after some tense moments of knob fiddlling the static picture has stopped rolling in every which way direction. Now to get rid of the static. I had to now press in and turn what was called the fine tuning knob (Yes my kiddies! TVs in the 60s had MORE knobs to get a picture, than Channels to watch). Once Ive had a somewhat a clearer picture on the TV by manipulating the Fine tuner knob .it was onto the final phase of the operation .The rabbit ear antenna!
The rabbit ear antenna sat on top of the TV, and had its VERY OWN set of knobs and dials and a set of aluminum rods which jutted out forming what resembled rabbit ears! I personally hated the rabbit ear antenna and whenever I asked my Mother why we can't have a roof antenna like the Smiths. I was reminded that we weren't millionaires like the Smiths.(the Smiths were millionaires, since they had 8 kids and 1 ½ bathrooms) Besides if I ever let your father climb on the roof, he will fall off! Mom added, and I dont NEED another mess around here too clean up! So after fiddling around with the rabbit ears, leaned 'em towards the right, leaned 'em towards the left, backwards, forwards and finally a Good picture with SOUND! Yeah!! Now I let go and static uggggggggggggggggh! So know had to stand there holding the rabbit ears, waiting for someone ANYONE to go get some tin foil to wrap around the tops of the antennas! While waiting for this my mother always yelled at me to move away from the front of the TV, I cant see through you step to the side .AND DONT LET GO OF THE RABBIT EARS. Once the tinfoil arrived and was properly placed on the antenna with just the proper amount of pressure All was good. Even though it was 15 minutes into the show, I knew I had another 15 minutes to rest before the channel needed changing again!!!!"
While waiting for the bus James mentioned that he hopes he see's Mickey walking around. As usual I replied to this with a HUH?
We never see Mickey just walking around the park, the only mouse we ever see is the one from Cinderella (Perla)
True, I replied However in the olden days
, in ALL the times I have been to Disney World, I NEVER EVER saw Mickey anywhere, other than the Parades! It wasnt until 1999 when we went to ToonTown that I actually had a picture taken with the Most Famous Mouse of all!
I dont wanna hear the How when you were a kid stories
Fine! I sarcastically replied.
We arrived at the Magic Kingdom, only this time we went to Buzz Lightyear first, again we scored miserably!
So we did it again
.a little better! We did all of Tommorrowland and Fantasyland. Hopped on the Train in Toontown Fair, took that around to Adventureland. We went on Thunder Mountain, then last Splash Mountain. It was about 12:30 now and we decided to go back to he POP, grab lunch there. Then go for a swim, rest up.
Never did see Mickey just walking around that day! Nor did we see Perla. In fact Perla was ALWAYS around for years, everytime we went to WDW, she was a staple character. This time there was no Perla, nor did we see her at all. Where did she go?
SOME PICS OF MY FAVORITE IASW ICONS.
Upon our return to the POP we stopped by our room to drop off everything, wash up and head off to Everything POP for lunch along with out Refillable Mugs. This was one HOT day in Disney, and I was praying that the Frozen Coke machine will be working.
SIDENOTE: The Everything POP store has 3 Frozen Coke Machines. This is the ONLY way I can drink COKE ICE FROZEN! (if you recall I am devoted to Pepsi). One of the great things about having the refillable mugs is that you can drink these frozen Cokes over and over and over or until the Brain Freeze subsides! However they are often not working. And when these machines go down, they go down for a least a day. Last year when I was at the POP, I was there when the repair man was taking the Frozen Coke machine. I asked him as to why it takes so long for the machines to be fixed. He alluded that Disney gets all the COKE products they want for FREE, and fixing the continuiously broken Frozen Coke machines at the POP isnt precisely on top of anyones list! WDW gets free Coke and people get 
over the misuse & innappropriate Mug abuse!
We arrived at the Everything POP, and YES, the Frozen Coke machine was working! I ordered a pepperoni pizza, and James wanted a Hot dog. We found a seat and started eating. Between the heat of the morning, the tiredness , my Frozen Coke brain freezes and just being in the MK all morning I was pretty much all zoning out
sitting there eating my pizza. I sort of noticed that James was acting weird and saying something to me. Once I began to Unzone & focus in, I realized he was smacking his hand on the table and acting like Sally during the Diner scene in When Harry Met Sally. 
Unc, You have to try this Hot Dog It is the best Hot Dog I ever eaten! more moans & groans coming from James.
Stop, you acting like a idiot! I said. Normally these words never leave my lips, after all I am the King of acting like a Idiot. In most case, I cant understand when people DONT act like idiots.
NO! NO! You have to have a bite, this is sooooooooooo delicious! he swooned!
Stop, just finish it and lets go. I was now looking around to see if anyone was watching this 12 year old boy oogling this hot dog!
NO! Just take a bite! and he shoved it in my face!
Ok, but if I do will you knock it off acting like a flake I demanded. Then I took a bite of this Hot dog. My taste buds were awoke by the cooking angels, every sense of my being became highly aware that YES I AM ALIVE AND IN DISNEY WORLD!!! OMG! This WAS the GREATEST HOT DOG I HAVE EVER EATEN too! Wow the kid was right!
Yes, Yes, YES My hand slapped the table with each syllable. DAMN that is the BEST HOT DOG EVER .WOW!
Told ya so! James replied!
If you care too, please grab a WDW Bucket of Popcorn and please come back for the next update titled Who Wants To Be a Psuedo Millionaire
Once we (I) was packed and ready to go, we headed out to the POPs Bus stop for our morning at Magic Kingdom. After all some tour guide told us that this was the BEST day to go to MK.
SIDENOTE: Once many years ago, My childhood friend Patricia mentioned how our parents ALWAYS had hundreds, if not thousands, of stories about the hardships of growing up during the Great Depression.
These stories consisted of going to bed hungry; having no toys to play with; and 15 family members living in a one room apartment; etc. Our parents oddly always referred to this time period as The Good Old Days!
So one day while sitting in front of her TV set, we decided to tell our future generations the hardships of what we went through too. Sort of passing the proverbial torch!
The story goes as this ..In our day, we actually had to get off the couch and change the channel on the TV. AND WE ONLY HAD 5 channels to choose from. When I was a kid, since I was the youngest it was my job to be the families clicker! If it was decided through the democratic process (Mom) that the channel was to be changed on our 19 inch BLACK & WHITE GE TV, I had to get up find the needle nose pliers and change the channel .Now if it was just THAT easy! Once the channel has been changed to the orders given, the picture was ALWAYS static filled and rolling up & down the screen. So now I had to fiddle with the horizontal hold knob, which I always confused with the vertical hold knob. So now there was a very staticy picture that was not only rolling up and down the screen, but also side to side..(hey how come we didnt get ADHD from watching this kind of stuff on TV?). So after some tense moments of knob fiddlling the static picture has stopped rolling in every which way direction. Now to get rid of the static. I had to now press in and turn what was called the fine tuning knob (Yes my kiddies! TVs in the 60s had MORE knobs to get a picture, than Channels to watch). Once Ive had a somewhat a clearer picture on the TV by manipulating the Fine tuner knob .it was onto the final phase of the operation .The rabbit ear antenna!
The rabbit ear antenna sat on top of the TV, and had its VERY OWN set of knobs and dials and a set of aluminum rods which jutted out forming what resembled rabbit ears! I personally hated the rabbit ear antenna and whenever I asked my Mother why we can't have a roof antenna like the Smiths. I was reminded that we weren't millionaires like the Smiths.(the Smiths were millionaires, since they had 8 kids and 1 ½ bathrooms) Besides if I ever let your father climb on the roof, he will fall off! Mom added, and I dont NEED another mess around here too clean up! So after fiddling around with the rabbit ears, leaned 'em towards the right, leaned 'em towards the left, backwards, forwards and finally a Good picture with SOUND! Yeah!! Now I let go and static uggggggggggggggggh! So know had to stand there holding the rabbit ears, waiting for someone ANYONE to go get some tin foil to wrap around the tops of the antennas! While waiting for this my mother always yelled at me to move away from the front of the TV, I cant see through you step to the side .AND DONT LET GO OF THE RABBIT EARS. Once the tinfoil arrived and was properly placed on the antenna with just the proper amount of pressure All was good. Even though it was 15 minutes into the show, I knew I had another 15 minutes to rest before the channel needed changing again!!!!"
While waiting for the bus James mentioned that he hopes he see's Mickey walking around. As usual I replied to this with a HUH?
We never see Mickey just walking around the park, the only mouse we ever see is the one from Cinderella (Perla)
True, I replied However in the olden days
I dont wanna hear the How when you were a kid stories
Fine! I sarcastically replied.
We arrived at the Magic Kingdom, only this time we went to Buzz Lightyear first, again we scored miserably!
So we did it again
.a little better! We did all of Tommorrowland and Fantasyland. Hopped on the Train in Toontown Fair, took that around to Adventureland. We went on Thunder Mountain, then last Splash Mountain. It was about 12:30 now and we decided to go back to he POP, grab lunch there. Then go for a swim, rest up.Never did see Mickey just walking around that day! Nor did we see Perla. In fact Perla was ALWAYS around for years, everytime we went to WDW, she was a staple character. This time there was no Perla, nor did we see her at all. Where did she go?
SOME PICS OF MY FAVORITE IASW ICONS.
Upon our return to the POP we stopped by our room to drop off everything, wash up and head off to Everything POP for lunch along with out Refillable Mugs. This was one HOT day in Disney, and I was praying that the Frozen Coke machine will be working.
SIDENOTE: The Everything POP store has 3 Frozen Coke Machines. This is the ONLY way I can drink COKE ICE FROZEN! (if you recall I am devoted to Pepsi). One of the great things about having the refillable mugs is that you can drink these frozen Cokes over and over and over or until the Brain Freeze subsides! However they are often not working. And when these machines go down, they go down for a least a day. Last year when I was at the POP, I was there when the repair man was taking the Frozen Coke machine. I asked him as to why it takes so long for the machines to be fixed. He alluded that Disney gets all the COKE products they want for FREE, and fixing the continuiously broken Frozen Coke machines at the POP isnt precisely on top of anyones list! WDW gets free Coke and people get
over the misuse & innappropriate Mug abuse!We arrived at the Everything POP, and YES, the Frozen Coke machine was working! I ordered a pepperoni pizza, and James wanted a Hot dog. We found a seat and started eating. Between the heat of the morning, the tiredness , my Frozen Coke brain freezes and just being in the MK all morning I was pretty much all zoning out
Unc, You have to try this Hot Dog It is the best Hot Dog I ever eaten! more moans & groans coming from James.
Stop, you acting like a idiot! I said. Normally these words never leave my lips, after all I am the King of acting like a Idiot. In most case, I cant understand when people DONT act like idiots.
NO! NO! You have to have a bite, this is sooooooooooo delicious! he swooned!
Stop, just finish it and lets go. I was now looking around to see if anyone was watching this 12 year old boy oogling this hot dog!
NO! Just take a bite! and he shoved it in my face!
Ok, but if I do will you knock it off acting like a flake I demanded. Then I took a bite of this Hot dog. My taste buds were awoke by the cooking angels, every sense of my being became highly aware that YES I AM ALIVE AND IN DISNEY WORLD!!! OMG! This WAS the GREATEST HOT DOG I HAVE EVER EATEN too! Wow the kid was right!
Yes, Yes, YES My hand slapped the table with each syllable. DAMN that is the BEST HOT DOG EVER .WOW!
Told ya so! James replied!
If you care too, please grab a WDW Bucket of Popcorn and please come back for the next update titled Who Wants To Be a Psuedo Millionaire
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ier??? However YES I WISH I HAD MY JAMES LIFE! 
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