September 1988 Our WDW Honeymoon
There is a great debate between the hubby & I as to who was a Disney fan first. I say, since I visited Magic Kingdom in 1977 with my parents and he didnt get there for the first time until 1979 (I think) that I am.
He says that he went there 3 times before our honeymoon and I only went once so he is.
Bottom line, I guess it doesnt matter as long as we keep going back.
Being the more experienced (if not the first
) Disney fan, on this trip when we arrived at the Magic Kingdom he said we had to head straight to the Diamond Horseshoe Revue. No racing for fastpasses (they didnt exist), no calling ahead for ADRs (also didnt exist), no getting in line for Splash Mountain before the lines too long (wasnt there) nope his big draw was the Diamond Horseshoe.
Way back then, it actually was something not a part time restaurant when everything else is too full, not a character meet and greet, and not a neat looking building that you think something should be in. It was a show and a fun one. So at rope drop (if it was called that then) he headed straight to Frontierland and got in line at the podium. They had the show about 4 or 5 times throughout the day, and if you signed in at the podium that morning you could get a reservation for a certain time. Hubby wanted to go for the one closest to lunch, because they also served a light lunch there. Maybe only 2 choices ham sandwich and chips, and maybe something else. ( I remember eating a lot of ham sandwiches on that trip.) He got there, got his preferred time, picked out a table and we went on about our morning.
At about the time the previous show was ending we went back and waited. When one show poured out (because it was always full even the seats in the balcony
), they started letting people in for the next show. We were seated, and I dont remember if they came to the tables to see if we wanted anything to eat or if you had to go to the counter. Maybe it was a little bit of both
if you were there early enough maybe they waited on you, if you got in later maybe you had to go to the counter
or maybe it evolved over the years and our different visits are running together. Regardless of how we got them, we had drinks and sandwiches.
Eventually a little 3 piece band came into the orchestra pit in front of the stage and played for awhile.
Well, maybe not so much like those guys - more like a piano, fiddle, and a horn player.
Then we were welcomed by this guy
He told jokes, and did some gags, the storyliine was that he was the owner of the saloon that we were in, and wanted to be part of the show.
But Miss Lilly was coming back
and it was her show and she did not think he was up to her standards. I have never been to Hoop De Do but I always imagined it somewhat like this show an old-fashioned saloon show.
The 3 young dancing girls
and the 3 young cowboys have a little dancing and singing competition
each group trying to out do the others.
You can see the board on the sawhorses that the girls are standing on the cowboys did the dance scene from 7 Brides for 7 Brothers where the hold a broomstick in both hand and jump through it and back again (like a jump rope) while on the board. They were all very good and very energetic. We always left with me having a crush on a cowboy and hubby wanting to take home a dancing girl.
While the dancers were doing their thing Miss Lilly changed from her red traveling clothes to her black sparkly performing clothes.
This isnt the greatest picture but it shows that she has gone out into the audience. If you see the man whose face is cut in half it would be my guess that she was his target. She would be up on the stage, somebody would catch her eye and she would come out in the audience and flirt a little. It seems like the would also pair up a couple they would pick some gal and pull her chair (with her in it) over to an open space then they would pick some guy from another table and pull him over next her and serenade them.
But then Miss Lilly would get distracted and off she would go to find a man with a nice, shiny, bald head that she could plant a big old red-lipsticked kiss on.
I still tease hubby that the only reason he lost his hair was so Miss Lilly would kiss him. Didnt work she was gone before he had a big enough bald spot. In fact, to be fair, he probably still doesnt have a shiny enough head for Miss Lilly, although he did offer to shave his head for the opportunity!
In another attempt at getting in the show the original guy put together a dramatic play. He would bring up 2 audience members.
And reenact the story. You can see the woman here with hat, scarf and corncob pipe costume, behind her is their trusty steed. They would tell the story and there were certain words that they would say that the volunteers would have to do something silly each time they were said and they had to act out the scene as it was being told- it was silly, and embarrassing, and fun.
Miss Lilly still shot him down but then the dancing girls came out again for the big finale
In the end alls well that ends well
Miss Lilly and the guy wind up together
..and they all live happily ever after
..
There were other versions of the show too sometime in my travels thru time I will have to dig up the pics from our 1996 trip when little 3 year old Mark was called up on stage to volunteer as an assistant for the magic show that they did. It may have been part of the pre-show stuff before the dancing girls showed up very cute!!
from the first show and only took a few of the new characters this time.
. He said I could "do Food & Wine" during the day while he does his thing and then in the evening we could meet up for meals. 
It's pretty quiet here most of the time - I've had a couple people come over and peek around - I just need to get them to keep coming back. 
) in the album. The digital way is sooooo much easier 
We had a brochure from Magic Kingdom and in it was a picture of the bear band playing, and the piano playing bear, and the little bear. The caption said something about "Gomer joining the Bear Rugs for a song". I thought that the little bear's name was Gomer and that is what I named my teddy bear....my Gomer-bear. It wasn't until 11 years later on my honeymoon that I realized that Gomer is actually the piano player. I still had my Gomer bear, well my parents did. My boys used to wrestle him until poor Gomer just couldn't take the abuse any more. I think my mother "retired" him to the trash. 
I remember using tickets where you had to choose wisely what to ride. 20,000 Leagues, the skyway, CBJ, original Tiki Room and the motorized cars (not sure they were Indy cars then) were some of my faves.
....in the dark 
.....I was not happy!
when the trouble starts just remind me that I invited you 
Hi Kat - you must have snuck in when I was replying to the others. I'm getting ready to run to town - so will give you time to get caught up 
......after you get your work done, of course 
