DIS Dads The DIS Dad's Club IX - The Fastest Moving Thread Around

[trennr]

Hey dads...thought I'd stop in and give you a little mini trip report on our one day trip to magic kingdom...

A great day that has us all wanting more!

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[IamTrike]

This is totally flawed - I don't see myself on there anywhere.

do you only post on disdads threads or have you posted on other threads? If you've posted on other threads its likely that your disdads posts are sub 500, which is why you don't show up on that list. Either that or Stopher is purposely taunting you.

 

[stopher1]

Wanted to do a dole whip....but the line was at least 25 minutes long!

Did you know you could also get them out of a self-serve machine over at the Polynesian? Too bad if you didn't, cuz you could have picked one up after the park before going back to your car.

Hit the monorail and called it a day.

Had an unexpected surprise on the monorail when my three year old who i was holding had fallen asleep and "tinkled" on me. she still hasn't mastered t he night time part of her potty training! So I'm in a crowded monorail with pee running down my leg! Oh Beverly!

You know, Christian (chillcoupons) used to have a thread over on the Theme Parks boards about the monorail - or Old Band Aid or OBA - as he likes to call it that smell like different things, including urine. So your DD just validated his entire thread! Way to go Scott and daughter. Sorry for your leg and that bit of mess, but that's pretty cool. Christian would be so proud, I'm sure.


All in all - sounds like a great day!

 

[trennr]

Thank you Gentlemen, and I got 5 points for it!

You were robbed...totally worth 6 points!!!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

It was the first time I'd seen the question asked as well. I personally HAD the same question a couple of threads ago when you first started posting those incredible stats... but I just figured it out for myself and then had fun checking every so often to see who was in the lead, etc, etc.

I created my own spreadsheet in excel several threads back where I track the various stats that I report on regarding each overall thread's duration, posting averages and the like which is very easy to update... every few weeks now.

It’s surprising what you can pull off with a spread sheet. Back when I was a systems programmer, I had very powerful tools for crunching information. It was like building skyscrapers, but you had the cranes, trackers, bull dozers, and earth mover to do it. But now that I actually work for the financial group and am completely separated from IT (pariah status seems more like it), the only tools I can use are Excel, Access and my own wits. At first it was like being in ancient Egypt. Everyone still expected me to build grand monuments and pyramids, but now I only had chisels, ropes and levers with which to pull it off. But the best revenge is learning to defeat you adversaries by mastering the tools that they see as insignificant. I now make a point to learn a new trick or process on a daily bases. And in the long run, I don’t miss all those great power tools near so much any more.

 

[BigTex71]

Hey guys! Wow, that went fast.

Just a quick check-in while I take a break from post-Seder II: Electric Bugaloo clean-up. Nice work getting the new thread set up Don! (I updated the Disdads.com links before coming here to post).

Oh, and I booked my first vacation as a travel agent today! Woo hoo! It's a fairly inexpensive trip, so a fairly small commission. But it felt great to help a couple plan their first trip to the World with their infant son!

Congrats! I will be (hopefully) getting some passport photos made so I can apply for my CLIA card this week. Some mighty good discounts at hotels. We are looking at staying at the Westin La Canterra Resort when we go to San Anotonio for a really good deal.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

This is totally flawed - I don't see myself on there anywhere.

I’ll hunt down your stats when I get home for lunch (don’t carry that spreadsheet around with me, but I could start doing so if need be).

 

[Rental01]

Thanks to some traffic on I-4..

Noooo.... Traffic on America's Parking Lot? Say it ain't so!

Got some pictures with Rapunzel...without Flynn...

We're looking forward to getting signatures from her this year.

ate dinner at the tomorrowland terrace...

EVERY time we go that place is closed. Seriously. I hear it's good though.

So we lost out on buzz

Buzz is worth going back for.

and were forced into the emporium with the masses of people.

I think Disney has a contract with God when sales are down to either bring in a mysterious storm from nowhere or to make it unbearably hot.

 

[stopher1]

It’s surprising what you can pull off with a spread sheet.

Yep. Seeing as I use them day and and day out, it's not that hard.

My eldest asked me last night how many spreadsheets I've created in my work life... I had to laugh. Way too many to count! Kind of like my visits to Disneyland

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

“And that’s the truth… Pfft!”

As far as you know.





Ahhhhhaaaaaa! So that’s how it’s done.
Mystery solved.

Sorry about that Carl.




I may have to agree with that assessment

Thanks Rob, and Happy Anniversary!

 

[afwdwfan]

Thank you all (and better half is an understatement of epic proportions).
I’m one of those whackos that are truly happy to be married.
It could be the shared Disney obsession, I’m just saying…
But whatever it is. I like it.

Congratulations!

You too???

Maybe we should all do it and start a DIS DADs Travel Agency!

It sounds like fun to me. I can't think of a better way to earn a few extra bucks.

alright Dads, off to my big interview in Orlando, I suppose what better place for a DisDad to relocate to. We're still hoping that Indy comes through for DW, but this is a pretty good Plan B.

Good luck!

Actually I think Randall's 2 page + run of Walt Disney Quotes was the best.

Absolutely, very impressive. 2 page ownage and the start of the downfall of DIS Dads VII all at once.

Hey dads...thought I'd stop in and give you a little mini trip report on our one day trip to magic kingdom.

A great day that has us all wanting more!

Looks like it was a fun day! Hopefully this taste of Disney makes everyone want to dedicate a whole week next time instead of a day!

 

[IamTrike]

Who suggested using the monorail spiel as a ring tone? Whomever you are, you are a genius.

People respond pretty consistently when they hear that ring tone.. It's always confusion, followed by laughter.

Do any of you dads have story's about really hard interview questions. So far the most difficult questions I've seen are how many 1 inch ball bearings can you put inside a 747? and the MSFT question about why are manhole covers round? I'm looking for other hard or unusual questions.

 

[Rental01]

Then you'll just have to step up and get chattier

Working on it. I just don't want my work to ban this site too. They've already taken away a few other sites that I used to sit on all day.

do you only post on disdads threads or have you posted on other threads? If you've posted on other threads its likely that your disdads posts are sub 500, which is why you don't show up on that list. Either that or Stopher is purposely taunting you.

I'd say that 98% of my posts are here. I'm positive that it's the last thing you said...

I’ll hunt down your stats when I get home for lunch (don’t carry that spreadsheet around with me, but I could start doing so if need be).

Woohoo! Thanks!

 

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Came in 18th. Odd That's my overall standing in all eight threads as well

Holy beverley I need to concentrate on my job more, 10th place!!! Thats ridiculous!!

 

[thebigdisneydaddy]

Had an unexpected surprise on the monorail when my three year old who i was holding had fallen asleep and "tinkled" on me. she still hasn't mastered t he night time part of her potty training! So I'm in a crowded monorail with pee running down my leg! Oh Beverly!

A great day that has us all wanting more!

You have to love when that happens. Last time we went to Disney one of the twins got the stomach flu. We were terrified the whole week that some form of bodily fluid would end up on someone...... The ironic thing we were so concerned that she would get sick on someone else, but while waiting in line for a bus at the end of the day some kid next to her threw up on her.

 

[prattpak]

Who suggested using the monorail spiel as a ring tone? Whomever you are, you are a genius.

People respond pretty consistently when they hear that ring tone.. It's always confusion, followed by laughter.

Do any of you dads have story's about really hard interview questions. So far the most difficult questions I've seen are how many 1 inch ball bearings can you put inside a 747? and the MSFT question about why are manhole covers round? I'm looking for other hard or unusual questions.

Mine went off standing in line at the store.....got some pretty wierd looks.

 

[Rental01]

Who suggested using the monorail spiel as a ring tone? Whomever you are, you are a genius.

People respond pretty consistently when they hear that ring tone.. It's always confusion, followed by laughter.

Mine is the Pirates' song - "Yo ho yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"

I always answer singing it.

 

[billybobblockhead]

Today's point to ponder:

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane ?

 

[stopher1]

I'm positive that it's the last thing you said...

Mmmmm... could be. Let's see - so far on the new thread (at least when I pulled this a couple minutes ago), you were up to double digits and 18% of my number

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I like to start strong...

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Hey dads...thought I'd stop in and give you a little mini trip report on our one day trip to magic kingdom.

Thanks to some traffic on I-4..we finally got to the monorail around 8:30a. Of course being Easter week and very busy...the monorail line was very long. The family was impressed when I suggested that we use the resort monorail line instead. Much faster

Our first stop once we got to MK was the rapunzel meet and greet. The wait was already an hour and a half! We knew it would only get longer. So one of us waited in line while I ran and got fast passes for Peter pan's flight and also received a bonus Philharmagic FP at the same time.

We still hadn't seen Rapunzel...and the time came for another FP...Splash Mountain!

Got some pictures with Rapunzel...without Flynn....did Peter pan, the dreaded IASW, philharmagic, got pictures with Mary Poppins and pinnochio.

Lunch at CRT...food was great!

Watched the 3pm celebrate you parade.. Did Splash mountain...country bear jamboree for grandma... Flying carpets....

Wanted to do a dole whip....but the line was at least 25 minutes long!

Did the tea cups...space mountain with a fast pass....ate dinner at the tomorrowland terrace...had fast passes for buzz but we needed to get a spot for MSEP...so we had to skip buzz.

MSEP was cancelled due to the thunderstorm that came out of nowhere! So we lost out on buzz and the parade and were forced into the emporium with the masses of people.

Saw wishes when the rain stopped...

Hit the monorail and called it a day.

Had an unexpected surprise on the monorail when my three year old who i was holding had fallen asleep and "tinkled" on me. she still hasn't mastered t he night time part of her potty training! So I'm in a crowded monorail with pee running down my leg! Oh Beverly!

Overall it was a great day considering the crowds. We were able to do a lot more than I ever expected. And the character meets we did were the highlight of our day for my daughters.

Still bummed we missed out on buzz...still haven't done that ride yet! But we were able to do splash...a first for us!

A great day that has us all wanting more!

Ron would be proud…
I believe that would qualify y’all for first order Commando status.

Thanks Rob, and Happy Anniversary!

You’re welcome, and thank’s much.