WonkaKid
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Crowds were decent yesterday and remained so until I left the park at around 2:00. We rope-dropped Peter Pan, which I rarely do since the imposition… sorry, introduction ;-) of the early entry. We were the first from the rope to the line and only waited about three minutes. Usually the wait is closer to ten or fifteen minutes at RD.
We did a few other things and then my friends suggested we ride Casey Junior. I never knew that you can ride in the back and face backwards, which is what we did. It was almost like a different ride being able watch everything with zero obstructions.
Did Buzz only about four times. The scoreboard wasn’t working so half of the thrill of getting a good score was lost… even though on one game I nearly broke 2M.
I don’t often visit Galaxy’s Edge but lately I’ve been trying to do different things. I got in the single-rider line and there was virtually no wait. But as many of us know, being a SR on that attraction usually means that you’re relegated to being an engineer. I was concerned that I’d get motion sickness from being in the back and my fears weren’t unfounded. At the part when you sort of crash land, everything seemed OK but then the entire ship fell into a cavern or something. That’s when the motion sickness hit hard. Never in my life have I been sick on a ride at DL. But I came dangerously close yesterday. Fortunately, I had a plastic bag in which I carry my lunch. I would have used it if necessary as an “airsick bag.” I’ve been on Smuggler Run before but I was a pilot. For some reason, I handle that position far better than being an engineer. As a kid I used to get carsick regularly and the doctor told my mother that sitting in the front seat made it a lot better. I presume the same principle holds for SR. At the point where the single-rider queue joins the main one I did ask if I could be closer to the front but the CMs told me that I had to take what was offered. Lesson learned.
Shortly after rope drop I met a pair of really cool women while in line for Snow White. I’d never seen them before but they told me that they also come every Sunday. Not sure how we’ve never met before. Later in the day I ran into them again and we talked for about half an hour. I love meeting new people and yesterday was a great day for it.
I replenished my supply of maps. If anyone would like a set, simply send me your preferred mailing address and I’ll drop one in the mail.
My big challenge now: getting a reservation for August 20: the day of the CHOC Walk.
Some pics.
We did a few other things and then my friends suggested we ride Casey Junior. I never knew that you can ride in the back and face backwards, which is what we did. It was almost like a different ride being able watch everything with zero obstructions.
Did Buzz only about four times. The scoreboard wasn’t working so half of the thrill of getting a good score was lost… even though on one game I nearly broke 2M.
I don’t often visit Galaxy’s Edge but lately I’ve been trying to do different things. I got in the single-rider line and there was virtually no wait. But as many of us know, being a SR on that attraction usually means that you’re relegated to being an engineer. I was concerned that I’d get motion sickness from being in the back and my fears weren’t unfounded. At the part when you sort of crash land, everything seemed OK but then the entire ship fell into a cavern or something. That’s when the motion sickness hit hard. Never in my life have I been sick on a ride at DL. But I came dangerously close yesterday. Fortunately, I had a plastic bag in which I carry my lunch. I would have used it if necessary as an “airsick bag.” I’ve been on Smuggler Run before but I was a pilot. For some reason, I handle that position far better than being an engineer. As a kid I used to get carsick regularly and the doctor told my mother that sitting in the front seat made it a lot better. I presume the same principle holds for SR. At the point where the single-rider queue joins the main one I did ask if I could be closer to the front but the CMs told me that I had to take what was offered. Lesson learned.
Shortly after rope drop I met a pair of really cool women while in line for Snow White. I’d never seen them before but they told me that they also come every Sunday. Not sure how we’ve never met before. Later in the day I ran into them again and we talked for about half an hour. I love meeting new people and yesterday was a great day for it.
I replenished my supply of maps. If anyone would like a set, simply send me your preferred mailing address and I’ll drop one in the mail.
My big challenge now: getting a reservation for August 20: the day of the CHOC Walk.
Some pics.
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and keep counting days/hours till I arrive at DL next week…
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