Some bullets on how to survive the transportation system and WDW:
*the signs can be confusing to which hotel your bus is going, read carefully
*just because you have 100x zoom on your camcorder doesn't help you out at all if you announce to the whole crowd which theme park bus is approaching
*fold up strollers will still hit someone's knee when you get on the bus
*if you get on first, go toward the back, it is easier to get off
*be sure your camcorder is turned off on your bus trip. there is nothing worse than having 20 minutes of your bus ride to AK shot inside a camera bag
*refillable mugs + coffee + bus=stained shorts
*please have your strollers folded before you get to the bus door
*you can't ride in the front of the monorail if you don't ask
*you will be the hit of the monorail crowd if you will just learn how to say, "please stand clear of the doors" in spanish--(side note- you will NOT be the hit of your family if you repeat it incessantly the entire trip)
*if at the end of a long, hot day you feel lucky to have a sit down seat on the bus back to DXL, you may not feel so lucky if the man standing in the aisle above you has a cutoff shirt and the worst case of B.O. you've ever experienced..(Seinfeldism-"it's an entity!")
*take a taxi after Illuminations back to your hotel....i'm not proud to say I have found there is NO SHORTCUTS.
*you'll really find how small a world it is if you will strike up a conversation with the family seated next to you-and see them constantly the rest of your trip....
*as cute as it maybe, a video'd bus ride is not that exciting and may cause motion sickness to some vieweres
*sippy cups and baby bottles can roll all the way to the rear of the bus
*don't be a disney dud and not make room for other passengers..i'm amazed at how once people get on the bus that they think they are God's gift to transportation
*make the baby laugh in front of you--amazingly, babbling works in all languages
*DO NOT stare at the nasally accented whiners who are complaining about how bad their day was..
*DO NOT listen to the Disney Bubba who is so darned mad about how much everything cost
*turn off your cell phone- if you get a call while on board, you will be reprimanded and made fun of by the bus driver and face the consternation of the rest of the passengers
*the whole bus really doesn't care what you think Mr. knowitall
*for an amazing "E-ticket" ride, try standing on one foot in the aisle all the way from MK to PO.
*how come you are always changing a poopy diaper when your bus finally comes?
*the bus (to any theme park and especially AK) will be the last to come as you wait at the bus stop
*if you have to run to make the bus, you probably will make it--but if you don't, it will mess up your whole day
*for fun, count how many times during your stay someone gets on the bus and says to the bus driver, "where does this go?"
*teach your pre-schooler how to recognize the names of the park by sight so you don't have to hear, "which bus is that daddy?" 200 times in a week
***you are a TRANSPORTATION GOD if you can get the whole bus
going in a sing-a-long......
WHEN TO GIVE UP YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS:
-to any pregnant lady
-to any families with small children
-someone you know who will obviously have a hard time standing
for a length of time
-all ladies (notice i use ladies, not women)...shouldn't chilvary live
-to that attractive lady when your wife is mad at you for giving "that look" when she asked if she should buy that expensive souvenir (that possibly should be on the "when not to give up your seat on the bus" list)(i could also put that on the "when to find a good chair around the quiet pool for the nite"list)
WHEN NOT TO GIVE UP YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS:
-any person who starts complaining as soon as they get on
-south american tourists (cause they would never do anything for you)
-when your a man but have two kids sitting atop you
Got any others?
*the signs can be confusing to which hotel your bus is going, read carefully
*just because you have 100x zoom on your camcorder doesn't help you out at all if you announce to the whole crowd which theme park bus is approaching
*fold up strollers will still hit someone's knee when you get on the bus
*if you get on first, go toward the back, it is easier to get off
*be sure your camcorder is turned off on your bus trip. there is nothing worse than having 20 minutes of your bus ride to AK shot inside a camera bag
*refillable mugs + coffee + bus=stained shorts
*please have your strollers folded before you get to the bus door
*you can't ride in the front of the monorail if you don't ask
*you will be the hit of the monorail crowd if you will just learn how to say, "please stand clear of the doors" in spanish--(side note- you will NOT be the hit of your family if you repeat it incessantly the entire trip)
*if at the end of a long, hot day you feel lucky to have a sit down seat on the bus back to DXL, you may not feel so lucky if the man standing in the aisle above you has a cutoff shirt and the worst case of B.O. you've ever experienced..(Seinfeldism-"it's an entity!")
*take a taxi after Illuminations back to your hotel....i'm not proud to say I have found there is NO SHORTCUTS.
*you'll really find how small a world it is if you will strike up a conversation with the family seated next to you-and see them constantly the rest of your trip....
*as cute as it maybe, a video'd bus ride is not that exciting and may cause motion sickness to some vieweres
*sippy cups and baby bottles can roll all the way to the rear of the bus
*don't be a disney dud and not make room for other passengers..i'm amazed at how once people get on the bus that they think they are God's gift to transportation
*make the baby laugh in front of you--amazingly, babbling works in all languages
*DO NOT stare at the nasally accented whiners who are complaining about how bad their day was..
*DO NOT listen to the Disney Bubba who is so darned mad about how much everything cost
*turn off your cell phone- if you get a call while on board, you will be reprimanded and made fun of by the bus driver and face the consternation of the rest of the passengers
*the whole bus really doesn't care what you think Mr. knowitall
*for an amazing "E-ticket" ride, try standing on one foot in the aisle all the way from MK to PO.
*how come you are always changing a poopy diaper when your bus finally comes?
*the bus (to any theme park and especially AK) will be the last to come as you wait at the bus stop
*if you have to run to make the bus, you probably will make it--but if you don't, it will mess up your whole day
*for fun, count how many times during your stay someone gets on the bus and says to the bus driver, "where does this go?"
*teach your pre-schooler how to recognize the names of the park by sight so you don't have to hear, "which bus is that daddy?" 200 times in a week
***you are a TRANSPORTATION GOD if you can get the whole bus
going in a sing-a-long......
WHEN TO GIVE UP YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS:
-to any pregnant lady
-to any families with small children
-someone you know who will obviously have a hard time standing
for a length of time
-all ladies (notice i use ladies, not women)...shouldn't chilvary live
-to that attractive lady when your wife is mad at you for giving "that look" when she asked if she should buy that expensive souvenir (that possibly should be on the "when not to give up your seat on the bus" list)(i could also put that on the "when to find a good chair around the quiet pool for the nite"list)
WHEN NOT TO GIVE UP YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS:
-any person who starts complaining as soon as they get on
-south american tourists (cause they would never do anything for you)
-when your a man but have two kids sitting atop you
Got any others?
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