The Grand Gatherers Take Over The World W/PHOTOS - THE END POSTED ON 8/30: Pg 6,#80!

[dismom9761]

Great report!I am looking forward to reading more.I am going with a group in October-there will be 15 of us and I am planning it also.

 

[Alysa]

Great report Dude!

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Great report!I am looking forward to reading more.I am going with a group in October-there will be 15 of us and I am planning it also.

FYI, Disney considers any group of 10 or more a Grand Gathering, and there are some special events that can be arranged for the group. We are going to do the personal safari thingie at AK. Of course, being Disney, none of the events are free, but they ARE very cool.

Disneyworld.com also has free software you can download to help you plan.

Happy Planning!

 

[horsegirl]

Quit reading flirting with lil' grumpy and start writing you -you-you fariy you!

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Hi, ya'll!

Here's the deal...the great dudette trip planned for Friday, March 24, got cancelled due to rain and bronchitis. Needless to say, all the dudettes were bummed.

Dude. (sadly)

Soooooooo...today's blog is not about the Grand Gatherer's (GGs) upcoming Disney adventure. Instead, I'll tell you a li'l story about a previous Disney adventure.

I was visiting my sister in Virginia several Christmases ago, and our grandmother decided that the kids, Jackson and Erica, really needed to go see Beauty and the Beast on ice. The day of the show dawned ominously with snow in the forecast. We started telling Erica (3 years old) right away that we might not get to go because it was an hour away, and if the roads got bad, we'd be stuck at home.

All day long we watched the sky and the weather channel. It looked like it was gonna get ugly...there were flurries and periods of light snow...but nothing major. Then right about the time we start getting ready to go, the snow starts. My BIL is shaking his head doing the I don't think this is a good idea thing, but Lisa and I are DETERMINED. These children (and us, too) ARE going to see Beauty and the Beast.

We loaded the car (my little red sports model) with games, books, toys, two car seats, a cooler full of snacks and juice boxes, some extra clothes and a whole bag full of Huggies. BIL said we were nuts...we were going 45 miles, not on a cross country trek, and by the way, had he said that this is a bad idea?

It was snowing when we set off, but not that bad; and we were sure it would be OK. The kids both fell asleep and we had the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack blaring in the CD player, singing at the top of our lungs. These kids are used to it. In fact, my brother says that growing up with me was like living in a Disney movie cuz you never knew when somebody (namely me) was gonna burst into song.

Anyway, we were making good time, and things were looking good. Then all the sudden, traffic slows.

Then crawls.

Then stops.

We're on a four lane divided highway, and the two lanes going the opposite direction are moving fine. We sit, thanking God that the kids are asleep. After about 20 minutes, my sister gets out and walks up a ways and finds out that a 16 wheeler was going up a hill ahead and got stuck on a patch of ice. His trailer jack knifed and is now blocking both lanes of traffic. They (whoever "they" are) are trying to move the truck, but not having much luck.

So we sit.

And the kids wake up.

And they're antsy because, after all, they've had naps and are now confined to car seats. We read books and play games. We sing songs and make up silly stories. They're being really good, but now they're hungry.

Good thing we packed for a cross-country trek!

Lisa pops open the trunk and starts pulling out goodies. Juice boxes. Gummi bears. Graham crackers. PBJs. Nectar! She's making her way back to get into the car when the window rolls down on the car next to us. A rather frazzled looking woman says desperately, "Is that a...JUICE BOX??"

"Uh huh."

"I'll pay you $10 for it."

Cha ching!

Naaaahhh...we didn't charge her for it...and we even gave her a bonus Huggies.

"They" finally got the truck moved, and we arrived at the civic center with about 10 minutes left of the show.

Don't despair.

The civic center folks were great. They gave us vouchers to come back to see the matinee performance the next day. The snow melted, the roads cleared, and we drove over again the next day.

Because our original tickets were for front row seats, they put a row of folding chairs in FRONT of the front row seats for us. SWEET. We were so close to the ice that when they skaters went whooshing by us, we could feel the wind they created.

When it came to the part of the show where Belle is gone and the Beast is so very sad and dejected, he skated right in front of us and fell to his beastly knees, his huge beastly shoulders shaking with grief, obviously bereft over the loss of his one true love. Erica leaps out of her chair, and she would've made it to the ice if I hadn't caught her. I'm holding her on my lap, she's wiggling to get loose and finally she twists around and tells me indignantly, "But Aunt Lauri he needs a'be PETTED!!"

I love that.

Anyway, we bought about two gazillion dollars worth of Beauty and the Beast souveniers, and a good time was had by all.

The GGs adventures will continue shortly. The dudette trip is being rescheduled for when Lilli's bronchitis is cleared up. And I'll be sure to write all about it...and include pictures!

See ya real soon!

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Loved your report---and pics. I hope you get to reschedule soon so we can read another fun recap!!!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

for a quick recovery...so make sure you take your .
[that would "make" a good pic]. here' a secret...my wife's family
has many artists...but the only thing i am good at is "making" her
mad. ok, i am sure you heard that laughter is good medicine?
sorry i am not any better...but since today my " " i am
hoping for some slack. and don't ask...let say i cringed when i
included some of my jargon on other posts & i get this .
enough....your latest report made me happy! it's great to hear
about disney adventures outside the world. wouldn't you know it,
we [yep my wife made me go to] went to the toy story ice show..
i think in 2002. ha! the 2 gazillion worth of souveniers were'nt lost
on me. and i can't beleive your neice absolutely darling comment
because it took me back to our first date. i showed up with one
of those huge hersely's kisses. when i gave it to her , i said "hint,
hint"..talk about not listening. anyway this was the biggest football
game @ ohio stadium. outdoors and cold novemeber. i kept voluntary
that she needd "to a ' be petted...to keep warm. alas, to no avail.
later she told me she felt i was up to "no good". could you beleive
that? she would'nt even allowed me to help her up the stadium
stairs..yep she fell over some innocent bystanders. i think on purpose
..making a spectacle of herself. she got all kind of attention...and
the usher gave her a free program/souveniers. [if a guy had done that,
everyon would been pointing/laughing]. f.y.i..i still keep telling my wife
she needs "to a' be petted". the only difference is now i include her
favorite chocolate. sometimes lucky,sometimes not. back at the toy
story, my daughter saw a bo peep doll...and that was that. our story
also had an interesting ending...that occured almost year later [03]
@ animal kindgom. we was waiting to be seated at donald's, and the
girl tried to squeeze us at a table too small...when i refused, she
tried to "punished" us by placing on standby. i told her to git hte
manager [lil' grumpy for sure]..when one of the head waiter heard
bout. he was so nice and made the corrections. he also noticed my
daughter's bo peep doll and asked her about "toy story". that's
how he learned about us going to toy story on ice. well guess what..
he was the "woody star". he did some special signatures/notes in her
autograph book & and gave all of us, birhtday cards signed by the
characters.
isn't that wild? so now you can "see" exactly why your story was
so precious to me. what wonderful memories you gave to your family.
you really do take your disney spirit everywhere...and i'm betting
your're very,very popular. [ in every one your stories, you are sharing
-helping others, so ].
p.s., i think it was 2002 we noticed construction across from donald's.
when i asked a cm , he told us it was going to be a new donalds'.well
everyone knows what it is now... you think they tell cm's to keep
people guessing..we took movies when it was just plain dirt piles. you're
from melbourne? i was in cococ beach mid 70's and have some friends
there. oh, my..the stories i could tell. lucky you! sorry for being so
long winded but i hope this made you laugh and feel better.

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Grand Gatherer's Blog
SNAP's Entry - March 28, 2006
(Am I the only Star Trek fan out there? My brother used to make me watch it every day after school, and one day I realized that I actually LIKE it. Scary, but true.)


Just a short note to let ya'll know that the Dudette's Day in The World has officially been rescheduled for April 9.

Woo Hoo!!

That's one Macarena doin' moon walkin' MC Hamma dancin' 'Nanaman for each Dudette!

There's talk about trying to do ALL the "E" rides in ALL the parks in one day...and, yes, that includes Maelstrom...cuz it's a FASTPASS!?! We'll see....

Anyway, thanks for hangin' in there with me!! Trip report to follow shortly after our return...I solemnly swear.

Later, ya'll!

 

[LaLa]

Oh snap, It's SNAP!

Just wanted to say that I'm lovin the trip report. You have some really awesome pictures! I wish mine would turn out half that good with a "new camera"

Keep it comin' SoNotaPrincess! Love it. And love these guys too....because really, what's NOT to love, right?

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

"the trouble with tribbles?" ..isn't that where the smurfs came from?...i
can't believe you made a star trek reference. did you like the travel agency
[commercial] where he's squeezing the rubber ducky @ captain kirk?
truth is...i came real close using one of kirk's lines as my t.r. 's title.
remember the revenge of kahn? the scene where kahn demanding kirk
to send the gensis data and kirk wiping the sweat of his forehead?
"here it come" ... is one of all time favorites. anyway, i can't wait to
hear all bout your nex disny journey into "another world". does that
sound too much like a soap opera? [p.s...i decided not to used the line
because from what i been reading, it seem like too many on this board
are fascinated with body functions ]

 

[jj13]

This is my first visit to your trip reports - but I must say they are fabulous!

I love your descriptions down to each last detail...and I think spending the day on my own at any Disney Park would be a day to cherish! (hope that sunburn or yours healed OK).

I can't wait to read the next edition!

 

[jgallant]

I love the pictures you took with your camera, can you tell me what kind it is. We are going to disney again this May and I want to buy a new camera, the one I had last time wasnt the greatest, and I am looking for a good one. BTW your doing a great job on your trip, we also are part of A Grand Gathering, except we have yet to come up with a name! Not much time left for that! We were supposed to stay at por, booked it, then cancelled, and tried to book again, no availability, so we will keep checking back on that one. We stayed at POP in September, it was okay, great for the little kids, but I wanted to do AK or Poly, but we reached a happy middle ground with our travel comp. and decided on POR!!!! For now we a re stuck at the POP, and will desparately keep trying for a cancellation at the POR
let me know about your camera, I have a fuji finepix and a samsung digimax now, and I am thinking about a panasonic luminex ( think thats what it is...)

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2006
I’m playing hooky from work. Sort of. They know I’m going to WDW, but it feels like I’m playing hooky. I work for a company with offices throughout the country, most of which are in places where cold white stuff falls from the sky, piles up and causes fender benders and outbursts of colorful language. I have a conference call with these folks every morning, and invariably someone will ask what the weather is in Florida. They obviously WANT to be tortured, so I oblige by telling them its 75 degrees, sunny with a breeze coming in off the ocean.

I tell them this even when it’s raining buckets.

Cruella ain’t got nuthin on me.

When I tell them I’m off to WDW, they say, “Again?” but I know they’re secretly jealous of my close personal relationship with The Mouse. Or at least of my close geographic proximity.

Now back to our story.

My partner in crime…oops, I mean planning…is my cousin Dani. We’re both Disney nuts and compulsive planners, so I’m hoping to lure her and her (home schooled) girls (Lilli and Izzi) into spending a day at WDW with me.

No such luck. They’re going to see the Tut exhibit in West Palm. Poop. Oh well, guess I’m flyin’ solo. I can think of worse things than hangin’ out with The Mouse and decide to make Animal Kingdom my destination for the day.

I admit that I tend to bypass AK in favor of MK and Epcot. I’m feeling a little guilty about treating AK like Disney’s redheaded stepchild, so I intend to show it some love. I live only about an hour away, and I’m there a little past 9 a.m.…just missed Rafiki opening the park.

Again.

I’m putting “See opening of AK” on my things-to-do list.

I ignore the crowd elbowing each other to get through the turnstiles and enter through Rainforest Café. There’s no one there but a lonely CM, so I’m feelin’ pretty clever. Pleasantries are exchanged:

Me: “Hi, how are you today?”
CM: “Great, thanks; how ‘bout you?”
Me: “Really good!”
CM: “Have a wild day!”

In two shakes of a Pluto’s tail, I’m in. So don’t go telling anyone else about this “secret entrance,” OK? It’s just between you ‘n me.

It’s a beautiful morning in the Kingdom, and I have explicit instructions to have a wild day so I’d better get a move on. There’s a cool breeze blowing, lots of shady green areas and plenty of neat things to look at.

Ahhh…nature, Disney style.

I watched the Flamingos for a while. I like pink. I like birds. Voila! Or as we like to say in my family, “Viola!”

Yep, we’re original.

Back to the Flamingos. There was a whole bunch of ‘em standing around on one leg, but only one with his head up. I amused myself by making up a story about him being King Flapinkgo and how the rest of them were bowing in abject servitude before his royal pinkness and then moved on to the Tree of Life.

King Flapinkgo and his minions​

I’ve gotta admit the Tree of Life is impressive. Grand. But it lacks the magic of the castle, the whimsy of the Sorcerer’s hat, and the POW of the shiny silver golf ball.

Plus, in photographs it looks a little puny.

I took about six pictures of it anyway.

OK, so maybe it doesn't look so puny after all.​

Pay no attention to the date stamp on the pictures. The camera was new.

‘Nuf said.

Everybody (and I do mean EVERYBODY) knows that in order to see the most animals on the Safari, you have to ride it early in the day.

PICTURE THIS
A CM is standing at the park entrance with a bullhorn announcing, “Thank you for participating in Disney’s Safari Sprint, held daily at 9 a.m. at AK.”

Safari Mickey steps out and squeaks, “Runners, take your mark…get ready…set…GO!” He fires off a confetti gun and does his signature Mickey laugh, which for some reason is less annoying than Minnie’s giggle. Probably because HE is The Main Mouse.

And they’re off!

This is a winner take all, no prisoners, mad race over the Harambe Bridge. Small children are being dragged by the arm with parents shouting, “Do you want to see the white rhinoceros or not?” Stroller wheels are burning rubber, people on ECVs are mowing walkers down.

It’s not pretty.

I, on the other hand, am meandering. I’m watching the sprinters and taking pictures.

Not of the sprinters, silly…of the birds!

And the sign.

I chit chat with a few other meanderers and stop for a cinnamon bun at Tusker House. Sadly, the bun left a lot to be desired. I asked if the cinnamon buns were warm, and the CM smiled brightly and assured me that yes, they are; but obviously there was a communication breakdown cuz it was cold. And a little stale.

I dunno…maybe the CM thought I said, “Is the weather warm?”

It was also smothered in enough icing to cover a dozen cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong, I love icing…but no amount of icing was gonna make that bun taste warm and soft.

Anyway, by the time I get to the safari, the standby line is already 40 minutes long. Good thing there’s fastpass! While I’m waiting for 10:20 to arrive, I look at pins (I need Jafar to go with Jasmine in my Princess and Villain collection).

By the way, have you ever seen a Lady Tremaine pin? I think I’m gonna be forced to use Lucifer as Cinderella’s nemesis, but that ain’t right! I mean he’s bad and all that, but he’s not evil-stepmother-take-away-your-pony-steal-your-slipper-and-lock-you-in-the-attic bad!

I had a very interesting conversation with a CM named Calvin (which made me think of 1000thhappyhaunt). Calvin’s job is at the pin kiosk right located next to a fan. Sweet! You go, Calvin. Calvin suggested I try the pin shop at Downtown Disney to find Lady Tremaine.

At precisely 10:20, I used my fastpass and walked right past the huddled masses waiting in the regular line.

Party of one?

Yep!

And I stepped right on to a waiting truck and was ready to see me some animals. I really wanted to see the King of Beasts. I have a thing for cats, and for beasts, too…the wilder the better.

As advertised, the animals were out and about. There was a giraffe standing in the middle of the road, so we stopped until he decided to cross. He was thisclose to us. It was cool.

We passed the hippo pool, but all I saw were the tops of their hippo heads and some hippo bubbles. A little kid asked, “Are they farting?” And the whole truck erupted in laughter. The driver completely lost track of his spiel.

Good times.

A little further along there were five elephants having a spa day in the mud. There is nothing like mud to give you that soft, smooth, supple elephant skin.

There were three elephant babies fighting it out for the mud wrestling championship, so the driver stopped, and we all ooohed and aaahhed and took pictures. Those baby elephants were pretty darn adorable. Definitely the cutest 350-pound toddlers I’ve ever seen.

Muddy elephant butt. The blob in the lower right corner is the baby elephants. Really. I promise. Trust me.

The King of Beasts was snoring on his rock, so I only got to see the top of his mane. Maybe next time, beast! We saved Little Red (it was close though, lemme tell ya!), and all was right in the world.

Next, I walked over to look longingly at Everest. I rode it five times when we went for the AP Sneak Peak, and it’s a great ride. Just thrilling enough, without going over the edge.

Get it? Runaway train…over the edge? I crack me up.

It was going to be running at 2 p.m., but I was planning to be gone by then, so I took a couple of pictures and headed over to the Maharajah Jungle Trek to see if I could see the tigers.

Tigers are so pretty. I just want to bury my face in their fur and listen to them purr. Of course, since their purr is really more like a growl, and I’d probably wind up minus my face, I don’t think I’ll actually do it.

I love the Maharajah Jungle Trek. It reminds me of this dog my sister had when we were kids.

Stay with me, there is a point.

My sister named the poor thing Maharani (she said it means princess, but I dunno), and the dog just never got it. We’d call her (the dog, not my sister), and she’d be looking at us like,“Maha-huh?” Eventually someone told us that dogs can only remember two syllable names, so she changed it.

To Bran-dy.

Not Prin-cess.

I smile every time I think about it.

Which is usually only when I’m on the Maharajah Jungle Trek.

The tigers were out doing their tiger thing (Score!), plus I saw a peacock with his plume up and open, no doubt trying to get a little peahen action. He definitely had the whole I’m too sexy for my plume vibe goin’ on. It’s a good day to be at Animal Kingdom!

VERY off topic, but we also are doing the Magical Gathering thing... I really love the pics your camera took and I am in the market to buy a new one... what kind is it...please let me know, thanks bunches!!!!
p.s. sounds like you are doing a fantabulous job planning your trip....we still need to come up with a name!!!!!

I just missed getting a picture of the peacock with his plume up, but he still looks pretty good. If I were a peahen, I think I’d be all over him.

I really enjoyed meandering and looking at the animals.

And then I stepped out of the shade and into the sun. And the melting process began.

Next: Camp H-E-Double Hockey Sticks

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

I love the pictures you took with your camera, can you tell me what kind it is.

My camera is a Kodak CX6330. It's not fancy-schmancy, but I love it. It has several settings, including a "sports" setting for photographing things in motion. It worked great on the safari and the parades.

HTH...enjoy your trip!!

 

[OhMari]

Hi, ya'll!

Here's the deal...the great dudette trip planned for Friday, March 24, got cancelled due to rain and bronchitis. Needless to say, all the dudettes were bummed.

Dude. (sadly)

Soooooooo...today's blog is not about the Grand Gatherer's (GGs) upcoming Disney adventure. Instead, I'll tell you a li'l story about a previous Disney adventure.

I was visiting my sister in Virginia several Christmases ago, and our grandmother decided that the kids, Jackson and Erica, really needed to go see Beauty and the Beast on ice. The day of the show dawned ominously with snow in the forecast. We started telling Erica (3 years old) right away that we might not get to go because it was an hour away, and if the roads got bad, we'd be stuck at home.

All day long we watched the sky and the weather channel. It looked like it was gonna get ugly...there were flurries and periods of light snow...but nothing major. Then right about the time we start getting ready to go, the snow starts. My BIL is shaking his head doing the I don't think this is a good idea thing, but Lisa and I are DETERMINED. These children (and us, too) ARE going to see Beauty and the Beast.

We loaded the car (my little red sports model) with games, books, toys, two car seats, a cooler full of snacks and juice boxes, some extra clothes and a whole bag full of Huggies. BIL said we were nuts...we were going 45 miles, not on a cross country trek, and by the way, had he said that this is a bad idea?

It was snowing when we set off, but not that bad; and we were sure it would be OK. The kids both fell asleep and we had the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack blaring in the CD player, singing at the top of our lungs. These kids are used to it. In fact, my brother says that growing up with me was like living in a Disney movie cuz you never knew when somebody (namely me) was gonna burst into song.

Anyway, we were making good time, and things were looking good. Then all the sudden, traffic slows.

Then crawls.

Then stops.

We're on a four lane divided highway, and the two lanes going the opposite direction are moving fine. We sit, thanking God that the kids are asleep. After about 20 minutes, my sister gets out and walks up a ways and finds out that a 16 wheeler was going up a hill ahead and got stuck on a patch of ice. His trailer jack knifed and is now blocking both lanes of traffic. They (whoever "they" are) are trying to move the truck, but not having much luck.

So we sit.

And the kids wake up.

And they're antsy because, after all, they've had naps and are now confined to car seats. We read books and play games. We sing songs and make up silly stories. They're being really good, but now they're hungry.

Good thing we packed for a cross-country trek!

Lisa pops open the trunk and starts pulling out goodies. Juice boxes. Gummi bears. Graham crackers. PBJs. Nectar! She's making her way back to get into the car when the window rolls down on the car next to us. A rather frazzled looking woman says desperately, "Is that a...JUICE BOX??"

"Uh huh."

"I'll pay you $10 for it."

Cha ching!

Naaaahhh...we didn't charge her for it...and we even gave her a bonus Huggies.

"They" finally got the truck moved, and we arrived at the civic center with about 10 minutes left of the show.

Don't despair.

The civic center folks were great. They gave us vouchers to come back to see the matinee performance the next day. The snow melted, the roads cleared, and we drove over again the next day.

Because our original tickets were for front row seats, they put a row of folding chairs in FRONT of the front row seats for us. SWEET. We were so close to the ice that when they skaters went whooshing by us, we could feel the wind they created.

When it came to the part of the show where Belle is gone and the Beast is so very sad and dejected, he skated right in front of us and fell to his beastly knees, his huge beastly shoulders shaking with grief, obviously bereft over the loss of his one true love. Erica leaps out of her chair, and she would've made it to the ice if I hadn't caught her. I'm holding her on my lap, she's wiggling to get loose and finally she twists around and tells me indignantly, "But Aunt Lauri he needs a'be PETTED!!"

I love that.

Anyway, we bought about two gazillion dollars worth of Beauty and the Beast souveniers, and a good time was had by all.

The GGs adventures will continue shortly. The dudette trip is being rescheduled for when Lilli's bronchitis is cleared up. And I'll be sure to write all about it...and include pictures!

See ya real soon!

We went to see Beauty and the Beast in Milwaukee 10 years ago. They had a huge e-coli water outbreak that weekend. Anyone that drank soda, water, sno-cones could have gotten sick from e-coli. I remember being scared for days, thinking my kids were going to get sick.

Thanks for sharing your adventures.

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

April 3, 2006 - Happy Belated April Fool’s Day!

‘Fess up…did anyone get a toothpaste-icing cupcake or signed up for a dating service? How ‘bout a great big hairy spider on a nearly invisible string scooting across your pillow?

Newsflash! With Disney offering free dining again, The GGs are thinking about adding three more nights to our fall invasion so we can take advantage of all that gratis grub. I already have visions of Le Cellier, California Grill and 1900 Park Fare dancing in my head. One thing the Grand Gatherers do well is get our grub on!

Hoo baby, this is gonna be great!

Yesterday the Dudettes started the less than a week ‘til Disney happy dance. Sure, we’re only going for a one-day adventure, but it’s DISNEY baby!

Or as Erica used to call it, Dizzy. She loved Dizzy movies, Dizzy books and Dizzy music. Her dad accuses me of being a permanent resident of Dizzy World.

Hardy har har har. Very flippin’ funny.

Yep, the four of us girls were doing the it doesn’t matter if it’s 90 degrees and the parks are at capacity in the rain MC Hamma ‘Nanaman

six days ‘til we go to Disney dance!

Next Sunday, I will embark on an adventure into uncharted territory. It is a journey that strikes fear into Dis’ers everywhere. Sweaty Palms. Wild eyes. Hair prickling terror. Yes, my friends, I’m going to Disney without…are you ready for this…a PLAN!!!

Big deal, you say…it’s just for one day.

But we don’t even know which park we’re going to…or if we’re going to try to make it for rope drop… or where we’re going to eat…or whether we want to stay for the fireworks.

This is what happens when you let Jr. Dudettes plan. They want to wait ‘til we get there and see which park they’re “feeling.”

DUDE!!

For Heaven’s sake, I need to know if I should be prepping my taste buds for a Dole whip!!

Have no fear…I have a back-up plan. Which in this case is really the plan-plan.

They’ll thank me later.

 

[Grammyof2]

Go with no plan! Dude, that will be banging!

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Go with no plan! Dude, that will be banging!

Oh, we're gonna do whatever they want. It'll do me good to step outside my comfort zone.

Right?

I promised them the next time I ride RnR, I will do it with my eyes open. The last time (which was my first time), I had my eyes squeezed shut the whole time and screamed OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD 'til it was over.

Lilli (age 8) finds this extreeeeemely amusing because she is a thrill ride junkie who rode EE in the front row of the front car, and I am a thrill ride chicken who rides to prove I will not be controlled by my fear. And because I love love love LOVE that I'M ALIVE I'M ALIVE adrenaline rush at the end.

I'm ready...bring on ToT!!

 

[horsegirl]

ANother chicken thrill ride junkie here who loves the post adrenaline rush! You do feel alive. But no bungee jumping, for me! Theme park rides are about as risky as I'll get.

I wuold love to go to WDW for one day without a plan. Can't wait to read what they decide to do, and you get dragged to.

 

[jamal]

Have no fear…I have a back-up plan. Which in this case is really the plan-plan.

Whew, for a minute there I was worried about your blood pressure. You must tell us how it feels to have NO plan, except in the company of a planner! Love your report, Jamal

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

Whew, for a minute there I was worried about your blood pressure. You must tell us how it feels to have NO plan, except in the company of a planner! Love your report, Jamal

Thanks for reading...but...Ahem! Don't you have a trip report you're supposed to be working on??? Hop to it...we're waiting!!!!