..Pop My Jibbitz!!! We Are In Disney Woild! **UPD 6/23 PG 69 #1022**

Once again, I am late to find one of the best trip reports on the TR board. How is it that I don't find the really goos reports until later. Anyway, I LOVE your report and I can't wait for an update!

My home town is Allentown, Pa (I live on the northwest part, so it is about a half hour drive for me too). We also like to drive.
 
Oh I will be upstaged....guess I won't bother with the rest of mine...;)

Wow! You even brought ANC out of the woodwork! Hi ANc!

Hi Pixie :wave2:

I've been around for a bit. It's time to get ready for our summer vacation so I need to be in the know, and no better place for that than here :thumbsup2

Uhh.. that's "here" as in Disboards, not "here" as in DisUnc's Trip Report ;)

But I'm "here" as in DU's TR, as we all are, WAITING for an update (not that I should talk :rolleyes1 )

And I keep in touch with DU kinda anyway. We're neighbors after all!
 
DAY 4 - Part 1


The Setup

In the 30’s young American boys had movie swashbucklers and the radio’s ‘The Shadow’ to look up too. In the 40’s there was the real G.I Joes. During the 50’s American boys were in a Cowboy frenzy. And to my generation, those who grew up in the 60’s, is was all about the Final Frontier, Space.
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For a boy in the 60’s it was all about Astronauts, Space Capsules, Apollo, Cosmonauts, and Martians. In the era before Star Wars, we had ‘Lost in Space’, ‘Land of the Giants’, ‘My Favorite Martian’, ‘The Jetsons’ and of course ‘Star Trek.’ There were hundreds of Space toys too, in fact if you didn’t have the G.I. Joes Space capsule, you were held to ridicule and public humiliation.
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Sidenote: Yeeeeeeeeeeees I had the G.I Joe Space Capsule. Who do ya think was doing all the ridiculing and public humiliating?

Not only was the Space Man & Rockets part of the Fantasy world, it was NOW the real world. It was true, Walter Cronkite told me so! On any given night you could watch the network news and hear THE REAL LIVE coming and goings of the Space Program. This was no make believe stuff, this was really, REALLY happening!
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If you thought the kids on my block were nuts over the Space program, you should have met the Sister of Mercy
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in St. Jerome’s Parochial School. What the Beatles meant to teenage girls in the 60’s, the men who had “The Right Stuff” were on the same level to the Nuns. Even more so since according to the Nuns, “The Astronauts had them and God on their side!” There was not a lift off or return to Earth throughout the 60’s that was not shown to all the students of St. Jerome’s during school hours. Neither Snow, nor Sleet nor Hail, nor Blackouts would stop the Nuns from pushing on with our studies, at my school. They only time we stopped studies was when the Bishop came to class or when the NASA Astronauts were on TV. Every bulletin board in School was dedicated to the NASA program. All the students, and there were many, had to write the astronauts countless letters telling them about the novenas we say for them, their families and their safe return. If any student was caught saying anything bad about an astronaut, they were NEVER seen from again!:eek:

When we lost the astronauts during a test run on Apollo 1, the nuns were distraught and not much was done in school those days. Later in the early 70’s, way before 24 hour news coverage, when Apollo 13 was in trouble they played their transistor radios softly while they tried to teach. That long week, we students knew not to even slightly misbehave. When we watched the Apollo 13 landing in school later that week, and the astronauts touched down safely I saw a 90 year old nun jump 6 feet off the ground in pure joy!!!! We were let out early!


On May 25, 1961, in a speech given to the Joint Session of Congress, President John F Kennedy said “I believe that this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth”:thumbsup2

On July 20, 1969, a bit over 8 years Man walked on the Moon. Can you imagine something of that magnitude in this day with all the technology ever happening?

On the evening of July 19, 1969, I remember pleading
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with my mother and father to wake me up if I fall asleep. I couldn’t miss the moon walk. It was very hot that night and all the windows were open, and the fans were blowing. The Moon walk will be sometime in the middle of the night!

My father worked as a subway conductor at nights. To make sure he was home to see the moon walk, he took his 1 week vacation that week. Mom made sure he painted the apartment while he watched the various newscasts.

I fell asleep, and in the middle of the night my Mom woke us all up. “they are going to start to land on the moon, get up!” We were all awake, all very hot the fans were noisy, but to keeps things cooler Mom asked me to shut off all the lights. When I did this I looked out the windows and noticed all the neighbors lights were on too. I told my Mom, she looked out the window….”Oh my God, its like 8 O’clock at night, Everybody is up!” She was just as surprised
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as I was.

We all watched the TV
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and it seemed like it took forever. The picture was quite horrible, but you could make out the Astronaut figure coming down the ladder on the side of the lunar module. Slowly, slowly Neil Armstrong went down each rung, finally his foot landed on the surface of the Moon.

WOW!!!!!!
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In a very crackled audio Neil Armstrong said “"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

There was one very awed boy in Brooklyn, New York that night! There were billions of others around the world sharing the same amount of awe, in the same moment!

This was BIG, real BIG! So Big that in the middle of the night, my Mother decided to call her Sister, Long Distance to Wantagh LI! Nobody ever called ANYBODY, especially long distance, in the middle of the night unless someone died! My Aunt & cousins were also watching it on their TV in all the way out in Wantagh!

My Dad then made breakfast; we ate and went back to bed. Before I dosed off I remember asking my father, “ If Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, then how did the camera that filmed him get there first?” He never answered me. And to this day, I still ain’t sure how they did that.

Maybe I will ask an astronaut one day.

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The Journey

When planning the trip I knew that I would have the rental car, so I decided to take a day away from WDW and go to another Florida attraction. After reading these boards and asking questions I had many decisions to make. Should we go to Universal one day, and if so which Universal park. She we go to Sea World? Gatorland? The Titanic Museum or NASA? I was routing for NASA. I left the final decision to James.

Sidenote: I pulled out My G.I. Joe Space Capsule and all the accessories from storage, and gave them to James, he forgot that we had them.
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James chose NASA! So I looked online & did my research. I decided to do NASA & the close by Space Museum. I checked online & the prices were a bit hefty. Stopped by local AAA office and got the same tickets for 35.00 off!

We woke up rather early that morning cause I had a rough estimate that it would take about a hour to drive from The Pop Century to Cape Canaveral. We had breakfast in the room, then went on our way.

We arrived in the parking lot, found the SUV, and had liftoff.

Sidenote: For some time now I have been using a GREAT invention in my car. It’s called the EZ Pass. No more fumbling for change, no more opening your nice warm car and getting hit with a Sub Zero blast of cold air while driving to a toll booth. And a side benefit is that the Bridge I use everyday that cost me 10 cents to crossover, they raised the price to $1.00. But because I have EZ- Pass I get a 25% discount. So according to the Toll authority I save time and 25%. According to my wallet I had a 60% increase…BUT I DO SAVE TIME. I really, really, really like EZ Pass

Since rental cars don’t have EZ pass, or whatever it is called in Florida, I was a bit flummoxed
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when I saw the first toll approaching. WhaddaIdo? WhaddaIdo? It was like I was thrown back into some archaic time
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and lost all my sense!

Sidenote: I did no about the tolls from reading the Disboards….However I forgot!

The toll Booth was fast approaching and I am digging for change and bills. Now since We are a Disney I use the room card charge privileges, I really don’t have much small cash on me. The toll is 75 cents, I scrounge a dollar out of my wallet, get to the toll booth, know I cant find the window opener thingy….Its all happening too fast!

The Toll Booth Money Taker guy is just looking at me…But I forget How do you open a car window….FINALLY I see it, it’s a old fashion roll down kind! WTH??? I use to know how to work this.

Sidenote: Toll booth! Cash! Roll down car windows! Outside of WDW, its 1985 in Florida

OK! So I figured how to roll down the window I give the Toll Booth Money Taker guy the dollar, he gives me the 25 cents change….and off I drive. I put the 25 cents in one of the many, mannnny compartments this SUV had. I roll up the window, BLAST the a/c back to full throttle, and place my wallet on the seat next to me. As soon as I am done fiddling around….There comes another one! Another Toll Booth….I swear I still see the one I just left in my rear view mirror, and now ahead is ANOTHER flippen toll booth! :eek: So Again, I fumble for another dollar, roll down the window (the hard way) get to the toll booth, give the Toll Booth Money Taker guy the money, get my change and go through the whole procedure again. I swear this went on for EVERY 2 miles of the trip until I got closer to Cape Canaveral. Every 2 miles is a 75 cent toll!

Sidenote: For those who know the Garden State Parkway in NJ. This is parkway that leads to Atlantic City….they are notorious for Tolls. Jersey aint got nutin on Florida’s Tolls!


So now after all the stop & go every 2 miles I reach (what I now know) is the Final toll before I turn onto the “freeway” to Cape Canaveral. I am use to this….and they aint gonna shake me. I now know how to stop in the correct toll that says “CASH ONLY” (the sign is in the same size as You see on this screen and you are suppose to read it from 100 yards away!) , I know where the window roller downer crank is, and I have the exact fare of 75 cents all ready. I proudly drive up to the right toll, open the window and pay the 75 cents !!! And the Toll Booth Money Taker guy just stands there with his hand out…..”YEAH???? I say.
“Pay the toll fully” he says.:furious:
“I did!” pointing to his hands,” There in your hand is 75 cents.” I answer:angel:
“No” he says:mad:
“It aint 75 cents?” I inquire:confused3
“No” he answers
“Well how much is it?” I ask
“Look at the sign?” he demands
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I see “Buckle for safety” sign, “Pay toll here” sign, “Hurricane Route” signs “EZ Listen to 101.7” signs but no “Price sign”:confused3
“Where is the sign, I have no idea how much you need” I inquirer, like a crazed humanpirate:
He points behind me!!!
“WHERE??” I scream…%$#&*&
“It’s …” A big flippen truck roars by…”Pay Up!”
“Whaaaaaaaaaaa????”
“It’s $1.25!” Finally like a human he tells me. All I have is another quarter, and 2 $100.00 dollar bills on me!
“oh @%^&$ " I murmur to myself! (well maybe not so silent)
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I have an idea! :idea: I yell to the back seat “James do you have your wallet with you?”
“Yeah”
“Give me a dollar!” I plead:yay:
“For what?” He inquires as if he is a banker and I am here to refinance my house
“For the FLIPPEN TOLL” I scream:sad2:
“Oh!....OK!”….”Do you want…”

“COME GUY HURRY THERE ARE CARS BEHIND YOU!” The wonderful Toll Booth Money Taker guy Barks, interrupting James

“Hold your Horses” I screamed back

Sidenote: I say “hold your horses” …A LOT…and I have no idea why?

“James gimme the Money” I plead
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“Do you want Disney dollars or regular money?” He inquires.
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“Regular! Regular!” I was Exasperated!
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James then hands me a five dollar bill I pay the attendant, and he just looks at the money as if “How do I give change for 1.25 from $5.75??????????” HE THEN TURNED AND STARTED USING HIS CALCULATOR!:eek:

Sidenote: Mother of All things pure and simple…WHY DON’T RENTED CAR COME WITH EZ PASSES?

He then figures it out, as if he heard the Jeopardy Theme song playing in his feeble head, and he gives me the change…and off I go! I prayed for no more tolls! There weren’t!:woohoo:

On the way to NASA you pass the Astronaut Museum, NASA is about 3 miles past that. So I drove straight to NASA. Once we arrived at NASA, I parked the car up front in the Apollo section. We were there early. NASA was just opening. Since I had already purchased the tickets from AAA, I had to go wait on the “special” line designated “Pre Purchased Tickets”. There was a group of 6 adults in front of us, I will refer to them as the Clampetts
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. They were having problems since they DID buy 6 pre-purchased tickets from their AAA….They didn’t know why AAA only gave them 5, and that they never bothered to check. They were just as SHOCKED as the NASA ticket taker. Anyhow the Leader of the Clampetts, I will call her Granny, could not understand why the good people of NASA would just let all 6 in. Her reasoning was that since they are good Christian people and did pay for 6 Tickets back in the back mountains of where they came from they should still get in with 5 tickets. The Clampetts all understood this, since they were all very agreeable with each other, Myself
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, James and the NASA Ticket taker did not!

Heads UP…There is only 1 special “PrePurchased” Ticket window at NASA.
After about 10 minutes the Clampetts darn dug up some loose president heads and be a grudgedly giving them up to the “Purty Astronut lady!”

Now it was my turn to deal with the “purty” lady! I gave her out AAA tickets & she replaced them with “Official” NASA tickets. We then walked to the entrance, some 15 feet away, where the ticket taker read our tickets! I mean HE READ OUR TICKETS. He actually READ
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the whole ticket….EACH ONE. Fine print and all. He was examining it as if there has been a rash of counterfeit tickets being given out just 15 feet away from him. Then he eyeballed me up & down and told me & James to proceed to the next station. The next station was 10 feet away, there were folding card tables (the same that are popular at card parties and Flea Markets)…this is where we were met by NASA’s friendly ARMED Security Guard, Buford T. Justice! ::cop:

Buford T. insisted I take out everything in my Backpack, empty my pockets, and open ever compartment on my camera….and take off my beloved Crocs! I was thinking I just may be going on a flight here. Buford T. went threw EVERYTHING. This process added another 10 minutes onto my entrance. And they were very thorough.

Sidnote: In case you are keeping track. It has been about a half hour since I got out of my car in the parking lot some 200feet away!

Finally Buford T, came to the conclusion that I am not a terrorist, and that I have not arrived at NASA to do any harm! We were let through. Once you are let into the main building I picked up a map of the place. NASA has regular Tours and Special tours (which as of today, I still cant figure out what they are) you also walk around and see various exhibits, along with two different 3D movies. I went to the information desk and inquired about which should be done first. The Infolady said, see the movies first then take the tour. OK!

So me & James walk out of the building and are directed by security to turn right, then turn left, then turn right……Where as you had NO choice but to go on the bus tour first!

Again they ask to see your tickets, from this ticket coding
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they deciphered what line we were to go on, so we did.

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The “regular” Bus tour of NASA consists of riding in a Bus while watching a monitor which shows a film telling you all about NASA. There are various stops where you get off the bus, and when finished at that particular stop…you get another bus to take you to the next stop. There are 4 stops in all!

We boarded our Bus
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, our Bus driver told us to watch the monitors and if we have any questions please wait till after the film ends. She then put the movie on, and everyone on the bus, including the Clampetts, decided to talk to each other REAL LOUD! However I did hear the start of the movie, they said “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..”

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Along the way I saw many sites that I was familiar with from seeing them on TV. However I could not hear what the voice from TV monitor over me was saying. We arrived on what would be our first stop. This was an old launching pad used for something back in the late 50’s. It was OLD and dilapidated, very much in need of a paint job, and some sprucing up. We walked into the old building there to watch a movie about NASA. While waiting in line the NASA movie Matron
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, insisted that we all wait along the wall. Once the automatic doors open, we are to walk in a orderly fashion and move all the way in. After waiting a brief time, only the left automatic door all the way, the right door only opened partially. The group of us all walked in and we chose are rip up seats to sit in!

The NASA movie Matron then asked, if anybody needs to see the movie with the assistance of “scrolling words at the bottom of the screen. “Because if so we have to set up something special.” The Clampetts needed the CC at the screen. We waited another 5 minutes for the start. :confused: The film began and a NASA employee said that “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..” It also said that at the bottom of the screen. After the film was over the automatic doors opened partially, and the NASA Movie matron pounded her body into them and then they opened fully!

WTH???????:eek:

While waiting for the next bus to come along, we went exploring up the liftoff pad. I took this picture. There was not much else to see.

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This is where they build the rockets. Think of it as a 20 something story garage! Due to Insurance reasons visitors can longer go in there. Damn Allstate!


However while waiting there I was getting eaten alive by microorganisms (probably brought back for outer space)
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. I could not see any bugs….BUT they were there in FULL FORCE. Finally the next bus came along and again we had to watch the monitors above. But first this Bus driver told us that…“Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work….yadda, yadda.” Also he noted that NASA only has one employee, the CEO. All other people who worked at NASA were contracted or Temps!

Sidenote: I have worked in IT for almost 30 years, my experience has been that when ever a company out sources or contracts most of their employees, it takes FOREVER to even get the most simplest of protocols enacted. So this statement spoke VOLUMES to me.

Again another video started on the Bus and it started “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..” This is when James interrupted and said ‘YEAH We know!”
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We arrived at our next destination, which was another run down building, almost like a old parking garage. We went in, sat on benches and watched yet another film which started (Yup you guessed it) “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..” and then went onto explain in way too much detail about the waste management system on the Space Shuttle!

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This is the actual Command Central that was used for the Apollo Missions

After that again we waited for another Bus, and yet again another video…..except this one was interrupted by a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. The Bus driver stopped the video to point out the big office building on the right of us. As per our tour guide
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“This building is the main headquarters of NASA. It house the ONE and ONLY NASA employee, that is the CEO. All other people who work at NASA are on a contracted and temporary basis.

Sidenote: hmmmmm! Think they are trying to get a point across?

He also noted “You may recognize this famous building (I didn’t) from the television show “I Dream of Jeannie”, Every episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was filmed right here in that building!!! I highly doubt the Barbara Eden and JR Ewing gave up their glamorous Hollywood lifestyle to film EVERY episode of that show here. I also highly doubt the NASA in the 60’s sidelined as a Television studio. However it seems that I
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was the only one not buying into this story. The Clampetts had wayyyyyyyyy to many questions concerning Barbara Eden. This is what I learned, Barbara Eden is a DOLL, a regular Sweetheart, she couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating to the regular folk! The Clampetts seemed to have known that all along, and felt a special ‘kinship’ to our recent driver.

Finally the Bus pulled into our latest stop. Again we were herded into a theatre with only 2 seats, and everybody else had to sit on the floor. Again we were asked if anybody needed to se the film with the writing on the bottom…cause if so “special things must be done.” Again we waited because the Clampetts need this. Between you and me…I didn’t think they could read very well, I saw Granny and Jethro
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with their fingers up in midair following the words of the film! Again the movie started “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..”

Once the film was over, the doors opened by themselves and WOW! WOW! WOW! There was a SPACE ROCKET hanging from the ceiling and a WHOLE BUNCH OF SPACE STUFF ALL OVER. FINALLY something to get excited about!

There were Rockets, Lunar Buggy’s, Moon Rocks, Space Suits and a Cafeteria….EVERYTHING!

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The bottom of a Apollo rocket

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The middle of a rocket

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The Lunar Module

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A authentic Reproduction Lunar Space Suit…Hey! Astronauts weren’t very tall

We spent considerable time walking around this building looking at everything. We stopped and had lunch in the cafeteria. I went crazy looking for a straw for our soda. Finally I asked a worker there, where are the straws. He said they don’t offer any they are bad for the environment! However you are able to walk all over with a soda and no top! I knew James will spill his on a Moon rock! However he didn’t. I DID! But in all reality that was ok, because as you see all the various cool Space stuff and you read all the signs and plaques that go with them you see pretty much on everything the words “This is a replica. The original is housed in the Smithsonian Institute”

After viewing everything we went to see the show there. It was about the first man on the moon. This was a film with a stage show of replicas. Again before the movie they said, “if you need to see the words, please let us know, because we have to do something special.” I have noooooooooooo idea why they just don’t show these things with the “special writing” on the bottom to begin with, and stop asking.

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After we were done in this building, yet again we took another bus. Only this time there was no videos to few overhead, the bus driver actually talked, and pointed out things.:yay:

One thing I noticed was that even though you saw many cars in the “contract’ workers parking lots, you saw absolutely NOBODY. Not once, all day, did I see anybody walking around. I did have this preconceived notion that at NASA I will see hundreds of workers all working around in their white lab coats, wearing safety goggles and of course each one carrying a clipboard with “TOP SECRET” stamped on every page! But nope…nada, nutin!
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The Family viewing Stands. This is where Astronauts Families watched the launches.

And of course the Bus driver did mention that “There is only ONE employee at NASA….” He also told us that when he drops us off back at the Main gate, there is a lot more to do and see there. There are two 3D movies, one starring Tom Hanks, and the other starring Tom Cruise. Also at certain times of the day, there is “Meet a Astronaut” where you get to meet and ask an Astronaut questions!

“YES”! Finally after all these years I will learn how the TV cameras were placed on the Moon before Neil Armstrong!!!!!!!!:dancer:

When we arrived back at the Main gate, they had a coffee stand there
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. I bought a cup of coffee it was one of the best coffees I ever had. Who Knew? I also read that the next “Meet with an Astronaut” is at 4:30! Okay the game plan here is to go see the exhibits, Pavilions, the 3D movies and be back to see the Astronaut….I have a questions for him!

It was reallllllllllllll flippen hot at this time, maybe 101 degrees
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, so I decided to go sit in the cool movie theatre and watch Tom Hanks “mission to the Moon” 3D movie! James agreed without any coaching from me. We found the building went in and purchased our popcorn. When we arrived at the doors of the theatre, the NASA Movie Usherette starting yelling and I mean YELLING at us to hurry up, the movie is starting. So we grabbed our 3D glasses:3dglasses and ran up the stairs…no seats, ran up so more stairs….no seats! Finally we got seats 2 together next to each other.

Sidenote: If you remember this Great, If not I will remind you. In the beginning of this Trip report I mention about the crazy lady who was behind me on the plane, that that she will return in this TR….well here it is.


Once the lights go down, a booming voice announces that once the film narrated by Tom Hanks starts the doors will be locked and NO ONE will be allowed out. With this a Man & woman holding popcorn come running into the doors next to me. The usherette probably was yelling at them to hurry up too. It was hard to see them in the now darkening theatre with my 3D glasses on. He sat 2 seats to my right, and she sat right below him in the seat in front. As the movie started these two could not stop talking or passing things back & forth too each other. She kept turning around to him, complaining that she had a headache and didn’t feel good:sick: . He kept asking her if she took her pills, she insisted that she did. With this a noticed a sense of familiarity with these two.

Sidenote: I NEVER forget a face….NEVER! I may not remember where I know someone’s face from right away, but I will get it eventually. Once while in my local Wal*Mart there was a woman shopping. She had a thick full head of gray hair, and walked stooped over. I noticed her and I knew that I knew her from somewhere. It was driving me crazy…Where did I know this rather witchy looking old woman from? So I sorta followed her around Wal*Mart…it was driving me nuts. I then lost her and never saw her again. Finally while I was on the checkout line it came to me! I went to Grammar school with her in Brooklyn! WOW…she aged…and aged BADDDDDDDDDDD!
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She kept it up, “I’m sick! I don’t feel good! It’s hot!”, and he replied “Shut up and watch the movie” She then took the popcorn bucketpopcorn:: , and dumped the popcorn all over the floor, then processed to upchuck in the empty bucket. That when it hit me….SHE was the woman from the airplane….and he was the guy who sat next to her. WTH??? I thought he didn’t know her. :confused: He told me she was crazy! Well she was! That’s is when the both got up and busted open the doors, that we were told just minutes ago cannot be opened!
I turned to James and said that’s the two from the airplane the other day.

He Shushed me!:eek:

After that movie, we went and saw the other 3D movie. Then we walk out to the VERY BRIGHT sunshine and walked around the rest of the exhibits.

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This is called the “Rocket Garden”…cute huh!

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A possible Spy incognito? Notice the Americana shirt! And Elvis Sunglasses!
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A Play Space Capsule! I want one in my Backyard!


It was now close to 4:30…YEAH time to meet a Real Live Astronaut!:cheer2: We walked over to the building with the 4 foot sign stating “At 4:30pm Meet a Astronaut Here.” It was now 4:15, so we stopped for Ice cream, and waited outside the building near he sign. We were the only ones waiting there. 4:30 came and went, no one else showed up and neither did a Astronaut. I asked a NASA employee walking by If this is the right location for the Astronaut Meet. It said so on the Map & the Sign.

The NASA employee said “Yes at 4:30!”
I said “But its 4:40 now!”
“Oh, maybe he is late?”
“Ya Think!”:cool2:

We waited to 4:50 and gave up. I asked another NASA employee walking nearby and she said “They Still DO THAT?”:confused3

We had enough, it was time to move onto the Astronaut Museum! I guess I will now NEVER know how they got the TV Cameras placed on the Moon, before Neil Armstrong got there.:sad1:

If you care too, please join me in the next edition “Suicidal Squirrel
 
:worship: :worship: :worship: WOW.
No wonder it took so long you were writing a novel. :surfweb:
Great update with pics!








I now take back all of those things I muddered under my breath about "That Dis Unc guy" and hereby restore you to King of the TR thread and all of the Disboards, as you should be
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Disunc! Thank Goodness you updated before the powers that be moved you to the done/dead pile!


Today is the best day ever because you updated! Better than Christmas!!! Yes, really.

I'm shocked you didn't actually hob-nob with Barbara Eden. That would have made up for the NASA experience. A little.

I'm pretty sure the 1969 camera was plopped on the moon via robot Go-Go Gadget arm before Neil's step for mankind.
Or maybe it was done on a Hollywood set?

Suicidal Squirrel? I cant wait!
 
:headache: and where did this come from Dis Unc??? You post like 10 times. Now I have to go back and reread the whole trip report cause I dont remember a thing from what I read...ahhh...last year. :surfweb:
But seriously Unc...it's great to hear from ya! Welcome Back! :cool2:
 
:yay: :yay: Thank you for making it soonish rather than laterish!.....Tot princess: and I have just sat here together reading your report .:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PEOPLE ON THAT WERE ON THE PLANE! :eek: Too funny and too wierd.

Great report...please don't make us wait another four months.
 
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Buford T. insisted I take out everything in my Backpack, empty my pockets, and open ever compartment on my camera….and take off my beloved Crocs! I was thinking I just may be going on a flight here. Buford T. went threw EVERYTHING. This process added another 10 minutes onto my entrance. And they were very thorough.

LoL.. Did they make you turn ON your cell phone, and hit some buttons so the screensaver goes away?? I know it's for security purposes, but I had to burst out laughing when after I turn on my phone and click around, and DD turns on her phone and clicks around, the Officer person is trying to get my dd to do the same thing with another 'cell phone' he finds in her purse... and my dd (looking a bit intimadated) nervously shows him that's it LIPGLOSS! :rotfl: He very carefully checks out the lipgloss too... guess it wasn't his color because he finally gave it back to my poor DD to put in her purse again.
 
:worship: :worship: :worship: WOW.
No wonder it took so long you were writing a novel. :surfweb:
Great update with pics!








I now take back all of those things I muddered under my breath about "That Dis Unc guy" and hereby restore you to King of the TR thread and all of the Disboards, as you should be
:worship: :worship: :worship:


POP MY JIBBITZ - The MINI series!:rotfl2:
Thanks!
 
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The “regular” Bus tour of NASA consists of riding in a Bus while watching a monitor which shows a film telling you all about NASA. There are various stops where you get off the bus, and when finished at that particular stop…you get another bus to take you to the next stop. There are 4 stops in all!

We boarded our Bus
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, our Bus driver told us to watch the monitors and if we have any questions please wait till after the film ends. She then put the movie on, and everyone on the bus, including the Clampetts, decided to talk to each other REAL LOUD! However I did hear the start of the movie, they said “Even though our brave Astronauts are NASA’s most famous employees, there are many of us behind the scenes who make the Space program work…..”

You remembered a lot more than I did.. and you got to SEE things through the bus window. It was storming so badly when we were there you couldn't see a thing through the windows. I barely heard the monitors droning on and on and on...

The films at the beginning of each stop were silly.. boring, and caused needless suffering.

Next time we skip to the museum! Although we're not eager for a next time..
 
Great as usual UNC!

Thanks & I gotta have that Monorail!!!!:woohoo: Even though the DisBoard Police already warned me about my siggy!!! Whats 1 more line!:confused3
 
:headache: and where did this come from Dis Unc??? You post like 10 times. Now I have to go back and reread the whole trip report cause I dont remember a thing from what I read...ahhh...last year. :surfweb:
But seriously Unc...it's great to hear from ya! Welcome Back! :cool2:

:love: The new pic!:thumbsup2

With 3 girls what else do you have to do?????? :rotfl:

I will duck NOW!:scared1:
 
:yay: :yay: Thank you for making it soonish rather than laterish!.....Tot princess: and I have just sat here together reading your report .:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PEOPLE ON THAT WERE ON THE PLANE! :eek: Too funny and too wierd.

Great report...please don't make us wait another four months.

My Luck! very strange indeed!
 















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