Traveling Disers are lost and adrift somewhere?

[edcrbnsoul]

Breakfast was good, now into the parks

 

[goofy4tink]

I'm very full, that was waaaay too much food for me. Glad Ed left the thong on the ship. So, off to Epcot for the day. I'm heading over to Spaceship Earth. My visit to Epcot has to start with that. It's a tradition with me. And then Mission Space, and then Test Track and then, oh I'll just play it by ear after that.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Sure enjoyed breakfast at Cape May....I've only ever eaten there for dinner before!

Oh Goodie! Epcot! I want to do Ellen'e Energy Adventure....I missed that the last couple of trips. And about 20 times around Test Track too,please. Lunch at Germany sounds good.....I need a beer since I missed HDDR last night.

 

[castlegazer]

Originally posted by antkim
Castlegazer, who said anything about having a beer?

(first I need to fly home to see A.J. graduate from preschool at 10:00!!! )

Who said beer? Surely it was not I! No no no, we were simply cooling our heels waiting for Mimi.

Ooh, I am so proud for A.J. Have a great time and don't cry. I should talk, though, I cried at the graduation they had for toddlers going into pre-school and it wasn't even my son graudating - it just was soo cute.

I'm right behind you Diane - I missed it last trip and it just didn't seem right.

 

[castlegazer]

Jackie, I couldn't find you a picture. Maybe Ed can come up with one once he gets out of the Living Seas.

I am having trouble this morning because I am under the deadline gun to make a vacation decision. I think I am going to take a mini poll here while we are walking around, so don't mind me if I tap you on the shoulder and ask you what I should do.


Here are my current choices:

1) Take a 4-day DCL cruise over Labor Day staying in an inside cabin

2) Suck it up and pay the extra money and take a 7 day cruise on DCL all the while not really knowing how my 2 year old will like it and how we will like being couped up in an inside cabin - we have only cruised with balcony staterooms prior to this.

2) Go somewhere else that we have not identified yet, like Savannah, GA or Hilton Head for a week this fall

3) Take a 7 day Princess cruise and stay in a mini suite category in October

4) Wait for some friends who want us to cruise with them in October but they haven't gotten off their duff to make any plans and only want to do a 4 day cruise to Bermuda - which doesn't exist.

What do you think I should do - this is intended to be a blowout vacation prior to the second child being born after which time we will be lucky to vacation like this for a long time.

 

[ohanafamily]

Hi [COLOR=6495ED]castlegazer[/COLOR], Virtual Beer is OK, but none of the real stuff for you missey...

 

[edcrbnsoul]

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Ellen: Hi, and welcome to the Universe of Energy. How are ya? No need to answer. You guys are probably surprised to see me here, aren't you? But then, there's probably a lot of places you'd be surprised to see me, when you think about it. If you were driving in your car, for instance, okay? Close your eyes, you're in your ca -- no, don't close your eyes in the car, but right now, think about it. You're in your car, you're driving, and then all of a sudden, from the back seat, I just pop up and go, "HEY!" You'd just whack me in the head, wouldn't you? That would be -- that wouldn't be nice, but then it wouldn't be nice for me to do that to you. How'd I get in your car, anyway? Can you -- did you lock the car? Maybe it was your fault. Maybe I'm just teaching you a lesson. But the point is, to see me here, as the spokesperson for the Universe of Energy, I mean that's crazy. You know, I'm the expert on a lot of things. You know that. I know that. But uh, not a lot of things. A few things. But energy. I mean, there was a time I could care less about it. And then, suddenly everything changed. One day, I was sitting in my apartment ... <snaps her fingers and nothing happens> I - I said, I was sitting in my apartment when <snaps her fingers again, and we see Ellen in her apartment, as well as on one side of the screen, so there are two Ellens> There it is. I'd offer you some snacks, but she -- I mean, I -- can't hear ... me. Hey, hey, you! How 'bout sharing some of those chips?


Dream Ellen: No, you're on a diet!


Ellen: Me? How 'bout you? Anyhoo, I'm watching TV, and my favorite show's about to start.


Jeopardy! Announcer: This is ... Jeopardy!


Dream Ellen: Yes!


Ellen: Told ya this was my favorite show.


<There is a knock at the door.>


Dream Ellen: What is "Who is it"?


<Bill Nye walks in.>


Ellen: And of course no one locks their doors in New York.


Bill: Hey, it's your neighbor, Bill Nye the Science Guy.


Dream Ellen: Hey, Bill Nye the Science Guy, it's Ellen the uh ... just Ellen, I guess. What can I do ya for?


Bill: I'd like to borrow some aluminum foil, a clothespin, and a candle.


Dream Ellen: Another hot date, huh?


Bill: Actually, I'm working on an experiment.


Dream Ellen: Ah, take whatever you need. I don't wanna miss any of the game.


Bill: What're you watching?


Dream Ellen: Jeopardy!


Bill: Yes!


Jeopardy! Announcer: A professor of energy at Princeton University, Dr. Judy Peterson.


Dream Ellen: Oh my gosh.


Bill: What?


Dream Ellen: It's my old college roommate, Judy Peterson. She was such a smarty-pants know-it-all. I had the best nickname for her, though.


Bill: What was that?


Dream Ellen: Stupid Judy.


Bill: Ellen, that makes no sense. She has a PhD.


Dream Ellen: I know, but it made me feel better. So now I guess she's some hot shot energetic professor.


Bill: She's a professor of energy!


Dream Ellen: Whatever. Who cares about Stupid Judy and her stupid energy?


Bill: Ellen, energy's the most important thing in ... the universe!


Dream Ellen: Oh yeah, sure, take her side.


Bill: I'm not taking her side; it's just that without energy, nothin' would go, nothin' would happen. I mean, there'd be ... nothin'.


Dream Ellen: Well, then we'd really be in jeopardy, now wouldn't we?


Bill: Yeah, well, what is, uh, "Thanks for the supplies, and, uh, see ya later"?


Dream Ellen: What is "Bye bye"?


<Bill leaves, while Judy answers a question correctly.>


Alex Trebek: Right again. Go.


Dream Ellen: <mockingly> Right again, Judy. Stupid Judy. Stupid energy. Maybe the universe needs energy, but I don't. I'll take a nap for a hundred.


Ellen: <appears talking on the phone on one side of the screen> Ha ha ha ha. I know. Big piece o' corn right there in the teeth. How could you not see -- <sees the audience looking at her> I'll have to call you back. <hangs up the phone> Ahem! Now, as most of you know, when someone falls asleep watching TV, that person is going to have a ....what? Anyone? ... Anyone.


Woman's voice: A crick in the neck?


Man's voice: A bad hair day.


Another woman's voice: A dream sequence.


Ellen: That's right, ma'am, a dream sequence! Right. Mine was more of a nightmare, actually. And uh, actually, we should get some fog in here. Always nice to spice up a dream sequence with fog. <Fog rolls across the screen where Ellen is speaking.> No, not in here. Over there. In the dream. <The fog moves into the apartment scene.> Scary, huh?


<The dream scene switches from Ellen's apartment to the Jeopardy! set.>


Jeopardy! Announcer: This is ... Jeopardy! Now, here are today's contestants: Dr. Judy Peterson, Dr. Albert Einstein, and finally ... just Ellen. And now, here's the host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek.


Alex Trebek: Thank you, Johnny Gilbert. Hello, contestants. Welcome to our program, and good luck to you in the game. Here are the categories for the first round of play: Solar energy. Wind power. Energy from water. Fossil fuels. Fusion. And finally ... Gas. Ellen, since this is your dream, we'll let you make the first selection.


Dream Ellen: Uh, I will take, um ... eenie meenie minie ... uh, Fossil Fuels for, uh, let's -- let's go for a hundred.


Alex Trebek: Fine. The answer is ... This is formed from microscopic plants and animals trapped in ocean floor sediment millions of years ago.


<Ellen rings in.>


Alex Trebek: Ellen?


Dream Ellen: Yes, I know that one. That's uh ... that, um, is uh ... what -- what is ... what is um, uh, stuff trapped -- microscopic fuels and -- and plants and -- and animals, and --


<buzzer sounds>


Alex Trebek: Sorry, Ellen. We were looking for something more than just an embellishment of what I had already said. <Judy rings in.> And it's .. Judy!


Judy: What is petroleum, Alex? <Judy proceeds to ring in with a string of correct responses.> What is bituminous? <ring> What is solar thermal conversion? <ring> What is hydroelectric? <ring> What is helium?


Alex Trebek: And the total as we come to the end of the first round, ladies and gentlemen, Judy has a commanding lead <$17,800>, Ellen has her work cut out for her <Ellen has a negative score.>, and Dr. Einstein is nowhere ... relatively speaking. <He has zero.>


Dream Ellen: Is this a nightmare, or what?


Alex Trebek: Oh, Ellen, your first correct response!


Dream Ellen: Wait a minute. <snaps her fingers> Freeze! <The scene freezes.> This is my dream. I'm in control now. I can still win. I still have a chance to.


Bill: Ellen! Ellen!


Dream Ellen: Who is it?


Bill: It's me, Bill Nye the Science Guy.


Dream Ellen: Hey, I'm glad you came to help me.


Bill: Actually, I came to see Einstein. Wow, you're gettin' clobbered.


Dream Ellen: Yeah. This nightmare Jeopardy! version's a lot harder than the home version. Will you help me?


Bill: Sure! But first, we have to go back.


Dream Ellen: Back ... stage??


Bill: No, no, no. Way back. Like many billion years ago.


Dream Ellen: Okay, but can we stop at a mini-mart or something and get some snacks? I have a tendency to get hungry after a couple of million years.


Bill: No can do. Time's a-wastin'. Come on!


Ellen: Wait. It's not even over. It gets really weird from here. Now some person I don't even know reminds me there's no eating, drinking, smoking, or flash photography allowed in my dream.


Cast Member: Ladies and gentlemen, there's no eating, drinking, smoking, or flash photography in Ellen's dream.


Ellen: And no videotaping. Okay? And those of you who're just walking in right now ... you're late. Where have you been? I love your hair. No, not you. I mean, it's all right, but that's cute. Yeah. Um, anyway, so you're not completely lost, here's a recap of what has been going on. I'm Ellen. Hi! I love Jeopardy!, I used to not care about energy at all, 'til I had a nightmare that I was on Jeopardy!, and all the categories were about energy. Oh, don't I know it was scary. So my neighbor, Bill Nye, stepped in, to help me out -- Bill Nye the Science Guy -- you know him? Anyway, so he comes in to help me out. That's what's going on. Got it? Good. You don't? Then that's your problem, because you're late. And you think about that next time!


Cast Member: Ladies and gentlemen, the automatic doors in front of you are going to be opening. For your safety, please stand behind the yellow squares. Also, please make sure your party is together before you enter the next theater. Thank you.

 

[castlegazer]

Good morning ohanafamily! No I wasn't imbibing at our DIS Meet, only that rabal rouser antkim was, uh, I mean she was just sitting contemplating having a beer with my hubby, yeah, that's it.

 

[TLinden16]

Originally posted by deadheadbelle
Alrighty then! Party starts NOW!!

That really looks exactly like Ed! I'm impressed.

Karen

 

[TLinden16]

I'm bored with the Living Seas and Universe of Energy. I need some excitement. I'm heading over to Mission Space and Test Track. Look. No lines. They knew we were coming.

Who wants to go see American Vybe in the rotunda at the American Adventure with me this afternoon? I love them. And Off Kilter, too.

And since everyone is going to Germany for lunch, can we go to LeCellier for dinner?

Karen

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Ed's under attack

 

[edcrbnsoul]

 

[edcrbnsoul]

OK so that was a Bass in England ,now a Molsons in Canada,do we have to have wine in France it gives me a hangover

 

[castlegazer]

No, no, no no this is Ed in our virtual world

Come on now. He's only slightly less beautiful than our ship's bartenders. (I hope I don't get in trouble for that picture - Ed, you owe me)

 

[castlegazer]

Hey guys, I have a soft spot in my heart fr Figment and I have to ride Imagination every trip to Epcot - so wait for me for lunch but I will catch up over in Germany in a little bit.

 

[edcrbnsoul]

And this Castlegazer

 

[deadheadbelle]

Thanks for taking me with you to see figment, Castlegazer. What time is lunch? I could use a Beck's.

Castelgazer, I think all your options sound great! I'll think about it & get back to you with your decision. How about a 7 day to Bermuda? If I ever cruise again (I'm not a big fan of cruises, too confined for me), I would definitely do a Bermuda cruise..

 

[antkim]

O.K. I'm back and the graduation was great!! A.J. is all grown up now!
Castlegazer, don't forget that Mimi had a beer as well!! LOL AND I'm sure we would have really needed to twist YOUR arm to join us if you didn't have a bun in the oven! You're looking marvelous by the way.... Ed really can capture the real you!!

I'm not sure where everyone is so can someone call my cell to tell me where to meet?

Kim

 

[castlegazer]

Kim, it looks like its you and me again. We'll find them at some point - lets go have Margaritas over in Mexico while we wait for them to catch up. Make sure you send up some graduation photos here.

Hey Ed, thanks.

Oh, so to throw one more monkey wrench into this drop dead day of vacation plans, my travel agent just told me to think about Carnival cruises - I scoffed and said I WOULD not cruise carnival! BUt then she told me about their new ships which are super nice - better than Princess - and their kids camps take 2 year old who are not potty trained. WELLL, HOWDY DOOO! Holy cow! So she prices an 8 day cruise for me - yes, 8 days - for a balcony stateroom! It comes out to be less than the Disney 4 day inside stateroom. Plus it leaves from NYC so we don't have to fly down to meet a ship! My husband is really leaning towards this option. I know nothing about Carnival so I need to do some more research, but talk about a bargain compared to our beloved Disney.