So I was planning on going to sleep, but decided to give you guys an update instead! Arent I nice?
We left off with Lou making it on the show. Since we didnt have much time, as I said, he got all dressed up, and made his way over to the check-in. After waiting around a bit, he went in, and I was left to my own devices for about a half hour.
What am I supposed to do without him? Im lost! Oooo, wait, is that RocknRoller Coaster? Lous favorite ride? Well
I guess I could go in the single rider line
I snuck around so that I was nearest the doors and one of the first out of the preshow area, since I was running out of time. I told myself if I didnt get on the ride by 20 after 10, I would bail at the chicken exit so I could get back over. I got on right before that, but I had to ride with this group of prepubescent boys
:eww:
There were three of them, and they were trying to figure out seats while I stood there, because they didnt understand two in row 12, one in row 11. Eventually I just said Look, whoever wants to ride with me, get in row 11. So they all looked at each other like I was going to eat them a la Hansel & Gretel, and then one jumped in.
After that was over, I speed-walked back over to American Idol, and went to the ramp by those busts of famous people, which is where we were supposed to go. I saw the brothers of another contestant there, and they were waiting. Eventually a AIE CM came over to us and said the show was cancelled.
Whattttttt!?!?!?!!
Apparently there were technical difficulties, so they had to cancel it. Well... are they at least getting rescheduled?
She didnt know.
WHATTTT?!?!?!
I was so mad. Then she said where I could meet Lou, gave me the wrong directions, and sent me off on a wild goose chase. So it took me 10 minutes to get somewhere that could have only taken 2, and then he didnt even come out where she said he would. And I had his phone. Gahhh!!!!!!
When we FINALLY found each other, he told me he had been rescheduled for the 4 oclock show. Well.. we have some time now, dont we? So we decided to go back to the resort. But first, Lou wanted to get some Jack Skellington stuff at Villians in Vogue.
And by some, I mean he cleared the store out.
He bought:
- Sketch of Jack & Zero
- Songbook of Nightmare songs
- Jack juice cup
- Shirt (for me!)
- Boxers (I didnt know they made these!!! Weird. Am I allowed to say you bought these?)
- Bobblehead pens (to replace our old ones that are out of ink and the heads fall off)
NOW it was time to head back to the resort. So we went to the Saratoga line. And waited. And waited. And waited some more. We were the only people in line, and no bus was showing up.
And then we hear Are you guys going to Old Key West? We look up, and theres this guy in a car. A nice car.
Me: Nope, Saratoga.
Then I see he has a CM badge.
He says, Well, Im heading over that way, would you like a ride?
I think for a few seconds, decide that I have Lou with me, and he has a name badge (otherwise I wouldnt have), and say Sure!
So we get in, and thats how we met Mike, the Bus Manager. His job is to drive around and make sure all the routes are going well, etc. We talked about everything from his kid, his job, our jobs, Boston and historic landmarks, college, our majors, how our trip was going, American Idol. He told us good books for history majors, explained some of the Disney history, where he used to work at Disney, stories about his jobs, etc. He was awesome!!!!! And when we pulled into Saratoga, the guy at the gate didnt even ask him for ID or anything, he just went Hey Mike! and waved him through.
And before you ask, no, it wasnt Michael Eisner. Thats what I thought for a second when we got out, but he was wayyyy too young. I wish! That would have been even cooler than this guy, and he was pretty cool. We thanked him profusely, and he told us to have a great rest of our trip as he dropped us at the Springs, so Lou could get lunch, since he skipped breakfast. He got a Turkey Brie sandwich and cake from the Artists Palette while I picked up the packages we had shipped to the resort, including my watch!!!!
We got back to our room, where we just crashed for a bit. Lou ate his lunch while I called and booked the bounceback for next year for my family, and then I had some chips and dip, and Lous brownie from a few nights ago (I lied when I said I had it for breakfast I forgot.) I knew we were having dinner soon, and I was feeling nervous again. We sat on our balcony and enjoyed relaxing and not having to rush anywhere, it was the first time we had really done both the whole vacation.
After a little bit, we got ready to go out again, and headed over to the bus stop, with Lou in one of his new Jack shirts. He was really excited about that shirt
So we get back to the park with plenty of time to spare
which means its time for Tower of Terror again! We got on, and had great luck in basically walking on yet again. I was watching out for Mike (TOT Mike, not AIE Michael or Bus Manager Mike...), but I wasnt seeing him, which was sad. We got on our elevator, and went for our ride it was scary this time, because while dropping, it stopped at this balcony at one point, the balcony that has the black-lit figures on it, and they lit up I freaked out right there. And then when we were getting off, guess who opened the doors to let us out?!
MIKEEEE!!!!!!! I said that too, and held my hand out for a high five.
And guess who got shut down? Yep. Me. He totally ignored me. I was like Awwww, Mike
..
But I guess I deserved that for laughing at Lou the first day.
Now it was time to head back, so I dropped him off again
except we had to wait forever for the rest of the people to show up. Finally they did, so I left him again, and went to just wait by the ramp, I didnt feel like going anywhere. I had been texting Colleen and Tammy throughout the day, and they said they were coming to this show, so I was super excited!!!! I was keeping an eye out for them when I wasnt dancing with the parade.
Finally the families got to go into the standing area, where I saw Colleen!!!! We chatted for a little bit before they made me go in and sit in the special VIP family section. They make you sit there because theres a mounted camera that can focus in on your seats, probably so they can make quick transitions if needed.
At this point, the three performers got to do a dress rehearsal of their songs, and I was chattering with nerves
the rest of the supporters for the other performers seemed fine. When they brought Lou up, his name was spelled wrong on the screen, so they had to fix it. We were laughing over that, because it made his last name so silly.
I was sitting on the end, since Lou was the third singer, so when the rest of the people started filling in, I made friends with the couple next to me, and we were talking so that I wouldnt shake as much. I saw Tammy and Colleen come in, so I waved to them from where I was, they were in the very front.
The guy came out to get the crowd pumped, and he was great. Lots of fun, so I was getting excited. (Is it even possible for me to be more excited at this point?)
They did all the pre-show stuff, and when Ryan Seacrest announced the names of the performers, when he said Lou, all you heard was Lou, Lou, Lou, Lou, Lou! I was like Oh man!!!! The host thought (or pretended) they were booing him, and was like thats not nice
ohhh! Youre saying Lou, not Boo!
The first two girls went, and they were pretty good. I was worried about the girl in pink from Colleens photos (dont have the photopass ones yet), Lauren. She was good.
But then Lou came out, and his opening thing was that standing area shouting his name and everything, doing crazy things, and this little girl going Lou, youre my American Idol! And blowing him a kiss.
Hes mine, little girl!!!!! Back off!!!!
Just kidding
.
It was very cute, and he thanked her by name, since she had a birthday pin on.
Then he pointed me out, and the camera panned on me, so I was super stupid and smiled and waved and didnt know what else to do
. Yeesh. I bet that looked greattttt.
And then he started singing, and did AWESOME! He completely blew everyone away, I think, because the couple next to me seemed pretty amazed. The judges had nothing bad to say about his singing, just that his movement distracted from his voice, and to not move too much.
Oh, and Simon said he looked like he just came from playing World of Warcraft
I laughed at that. But everyone loved his voice, and thats why
he won!!!!!!!!
Apparently the couple next to me had open seats next to them, so they punched in his number a few more times..
I didnt tell them to, and didnt know about it until afterwards
. And I have a feeling he won by a huge margin, so I didnt feel that bad.
After the singing (before the vote though), they do this dancing thing, and I was dancing because I was so nervous, so when I saw a camera guy coming my way, I just tried to ignore him, smile, look like I wasnt nervous, and stared at Lou. And sure enough, I heard the kids behind me Look, there we are! You can see us! So yeah, I think I was on the TVs again. I refused to look.
Turns out some people from Lynn (a town near us) were sitting 2 rows behind me, and they said he did awesome. When he said he was from Massachusetts, there were quite a few Wooo! noises from the audience too, which was good.
I am very proud of him, and cant wait to share the pictures with everyone! (And see Tammys pictures, which I bet will be worth waiting for!)
But wait! Its not over yet, is it? Because he won.. that means hes going on.. to the finale!!!!!
However, I think this post is long enough, so the finale and dinner will have to wait until later.
Thanks for reading everyone!!!!!
That's true! And if he did, I doubt he'd be the bus manager after being the head of company. 
I forgot to mention, he's going to do a "His side of the story" thing too, so when I'm done with this day, I'll post his version!
I didn't mean anything bad by it!!!!!!
That Lil girl Katie was too cute she was right behind us out in the waiting area! The American Idol was a really fun experience and maybe it was a lil more fun because we kinda new someone in it. We all really enjoyed it! The boys and the lil ones were really loving Lou's singing ! DD did too but unfortunately she was more into the 14 yr old girl and I totally believe it was because she was her age because she was not that good. But for those of you who have not done this you definitely need to it's so neat! 
joining in 
(I wanted the s’mores!)
Too bad you missed the pool party but it sounds like you needed the night to crash and catch up on sleep.
