Vermonters Take on The World Day 3
Cast of Characters
Me 28- Anal Trip planner
DH- 38 Theme park HATER
DD8 (7 then) fearless one of the bunch
DD7 (6 then) the princess lover
I awake about 7:30, roll over to see DDs still sleeping, DH snoring away as usual. I decide, Ill let them sleep today weve got a big day, and a long night! Today is our Magic Kingdom Day! Included in todays plans is Wishes. I dont plan on leaving the park until they force me out!
Around 8, they start rising. DD7 first. Didnt Mickey call today? Well dear, when ya hang up on the ol mouse, hes not going to be too willing to call ya back. Geez, some kids! She jumps in the shower, as I get everyones clothes out. I wake up DH and tell him Im going outside- yup, me the smoker, stuck in a non-smoking building. Being the disser that I am, I dont smoke on the walkway/balcony thing. I trek down the 3 flights of stairs, and head for the little courtyard thats behind our building. Chat with a few other smokers, who like me, got a non-smoking building. See, were not all inconsiderate smokers!
Make my way back up to the room, and DD8 is just getting out of the shower, DD7 is dressed and ready to go, and I find DH lying back in bed. What part of wake up do you not understand? That means, GET UP OUTTA BED! Its Magic Kingdom day! I get DH into motion, and the girls and I head down to the food court to fill up their refillable mugs. Yes- Soda in the AM. Lets not forget, were on vacation, and we go hog wild! I let them swim in an indoor pool a few days earlier- soda at 830 isnt going to kill them. Heck at this rate, DD8 might just get on Rockn Roller Coaster! 9am, and were all sitting on the Magic Kingdom Bus. Again, no wait, and we were at the Kingdom in no time, well, okay the TTC first..but then we did get there quick!
First things first when we get to MK main concern?? Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Thats the goal for the day. And by this time, weve MASTERED the fast pass system. We get to BTMRR, and the wait time is 30 minutes. The fast passes are for a return time about 1 hour away. What to do what to do? Well, I KNOW the kids are gonna want to do this again, so we fast pass, and get in line! We got through the line in about 20 minutes, so about ½ hour later we were done with the ride. Weve got between ½ and 1 ½ hour to return to it again. DDs want to go on Splash Mountain. Hhmm its early and were gonna get wet. Not a good idea! We take the raft over to Tom Sawyers Island, and hang out there for an hour. Head back to BTMRR and something weird has happened. The wait- well, there isnt one. We walk on, the regular line. Ride, get back in the fast pass line. 3 times in 2 hours we rode it. From here, DD7 really wanted to find Cinderella. We head over to Mickeys Toon Town Fair, and low and behold- THERE SHE IS! Who you ask? Arent you paying attention? Cinderella DD7s wish has come true. She wants to go back through again- so we do it, twice more actually. The 2nd and 3rd time, all she wanted to do was talk to her. Do you really live in the Castle? yes my princess I do Is Prince Charming anywhere near here? No sweetheart, hes gone to work She was in HEAVEN! And thats an understatement.
From here, we do our usual. Meander around and hit the stuff they want to hit. Today at MK we
The Barnstormer- OMG was that a riot!
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
Buzz Lightyear
Astro Orbiter
Peter Pans Flight
Winnie The Pooh
And back to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! For the 4th time that day!
We also spent quite a bit of time just watching people, and were able to meet a ton of characters. We did see some disturbing things and Ill fill you in on these now.
At Barnstormer- The ride, while watching it looks like its a lot faster than it is. For little kids Im sure it looks WAY faster. In front of us in line- the 20 minute line was a father holding his daughter- she was probably 4. Talked quite well- but was a good 6-8 inches shorter than DD6, so Im guessing 4. She screamed the entire 20 minutes we were in line. She did NOT want to go on the ride. He kept saying youll be fine its not that scary stop being a baby etc. etc. By the time we got to the loading area, I figured hed walk off. Yeah, sure. He put her in the barnstormer car, and she was really screaming now. Did the CM say anything? Nope. Did any of us? Nope. The little girl SCREAMED the entire ride. She was still screaming when they walked away. DD8 said mom that little girl is going to be scared of roller coasters when she gets bigger I said- yes, she probably is. What more could I say? The father was probably thinking all the money I spent on this vacation, your going to go on the rides etc. etc. Geez .
Disturbing thing #2
Stitch. Wed been looking for this little bugger, and every time we thought we were close, hed disappear! No kidding. Magic- just GONE! One minute I see him, the next. Gone.
He was coming out in front of the castle. We were the 6th family in line- yes- I said 6th. Behind us was a mom, dad and DD who was 5. We were chatting with them as we passed the time. They walked up RIGHT as we did. Had we stepped 1 foot slower, theyd have been 6th not 7th. We wait, the kids are excited, this little girl- she was a stitch fanatic. This was their last day at WDW, and the first time theyd been able to find the little bugger. All of a sudden the CM starts stitch will be leaving in 5 minutes stitch will be leaving in 4 minutes etc. etc. then he walks over to us and says youll be the last family I look at DH and say OMG, this little girl is gonna be heart broken. The CM says how many in your party? I reply QUICK with a 7 yes, I lied to the CM I said SEVEN. He says okay and walks off. He proceeds to tell everyone in the back sorry stitch has to go after this family up front that would be us. We get to stitch, and the 3 girls go up- I said to DDs back up a second so we can get pictures of you guys separate. The mom gets ready to snap the picture of the girl, and the CM steps in front of her. your not part of that family, I said they were the last ones I jumped forward and said- were a party of 7 I told you that he tells the little girl you cant get your picture with stitch its these girls turn. So I say to the CM just let her go, well find stitch tomorrow nope, she was BEHIND YOU IN LINE SHES NOT GETTING A PICTURE he then tells me stitch is here and ready for your girls, I suggest you get your picture. Youll see, in the picture of my DDs with Stitch- theyre not looking at the camera- where are they looking? At that little 4 year old girl who is bawling because she cant get her picture taken with Stitch. Ruined her day didnt ya you jerk face CM! Now this would have been different had he said you 4 are the last ones but he asked me and I said SEVEN not FOUR but SEVEN!!!!
Okay back to the story.
We rest, we walk, we rest, we eat, oh yea- EAT where did we eat today.. well, lets see. I had bought a few Q&C vouchers from a fellow Disser- THANKS A BUNCH! And figured wed use them today. We went to Cosmic Rays. Used the Vouchers, and DH couldnt believe the amount of food I carried over to the table. LOL anal planner I am, I knew what we were eating before we left Vermont. Once again, the food was good. The portions were HUGE.. and there was a school band playing while we ate. Pretty cool!
One thing Ill give WDW counter service- they are QUICK..you dont spend much time in line or waiting for your food thats for sure! And the food was always hot if it was suppose to be, and cold if that was the case.
We decided after lunch which was pretty late, that wed head back over and check out Swiss Family Tree House. The kids thought this was the coolest, and begged DH to build them one of their own. Yeah- sure, we live in Vermont, but we dont grow trees like that here!
We stayed pretty late, and got perfect seats in Liberty Square for the Spectromagic Parade. I apologize now, all of my night pics were on 35MM film, and theyre not scanned in. This parade- HOLY MOLY .you wanna talk about a not to miss? This is it. It was unbelievable. We met a nice family from Connecticut while sitting on the sidewalk waiting. They are at WDW yearly as they have a timeshare in Orlando. The father was very talkative. We hit it off LOL . Now mind you- we got our seats, about an hour before the parade started. Nobody was there. Okay, maybe a few people, but we had our pick of spots. DH walked around the corner and got a Turkey Leg, and brought the DDs back Mickey ice cream bars. I guess he forgot about me, so I went and got my own! The parade was about to start, as this wonderfully RUDE woman decided she was going to park her family of 10 right in front of my family of 4. I dont think so. I might be on vacation, but sweetie- you snooze you loose! I ever so nicely. (yeah, sure) say excuse me, but my daughters have been sitting here for over an hour to see this parade, would you mind moving somewhere else? Now- my girls- they were sitting right at the rope. No way could you sneak in front of them. Well, I guess there was a way, cause these people did. She looked at me and said well, if you cant see, you can move. Ummmm I dont think so. So just as luck would have it, a CM was walking by. I called him over, and explained that we, along with this other family of 4 had been sitting here for over an hour, and expected to be able to see the parade. I explained what I said, and what she said. The other mom- yeah the nice one, verified my story. He went over to the witch, I mean, the other lady, and told her she would have to move. She looked at him like he had slapped her across the face, and said I dont think so, I paid for my ticket, Im sitting right here The CM stood his ground and said maam you can either move, so this other family who was here first can see, or I can have security escort you out of the park. Well, lets just say- she moved!
We stayed in Liberty square area until everyone else had moved out. I knew Wishes was going to be VERY packed I said to DH lets just stand here, we can see it from here, we dont need to be right at the Castle. He agreed, so we slowly walked towards the castle. They started and we stopped dead in our tracks. Now weve got some serious fireworks here in Vermont. Weve got 1 of the best shows in New England every August right here in our home town. Well, they had NOTHING on WDWs wishes nothing at all! The 4 of us just stood there, in awe. Once they were over, we walked to the main gate even slower. I think we were some of the last to leave. I knew there would be a wait for a bus. I hoped and prayed theyd split the All Star buses We got to the bus, and sure enough, they split them. There was a minimal wait, Id say about 10 minutes. The kids were exhausted, and it didnt seem like THAT long of a wait, even for them. DD7 fell asleep on the way back to the resort. She didnt wake up until DD8 flushed the turbo toilet! I tell ya that thing can wake the dead!
The girls showered quickly, and climbed into bed. By the time all was said and done, lights went out about midnight! Long day yes, but we slept late.
Tomorrow was Magic Kingdoms Early Entry day. We were planning on going to Animal Kingdom in the AM and then Epcot for late afternoon/illuminations. Again, no wake up call for us. These DDs need their sleep!
Next up, Day 4
DAY 4
Brandy
Cast of Characters
Me 28- Anal Trip planner
DH- 38 Theme park HATER
DD8 (7 then) fearless one of the bunch
DD7 (6 then) the princess lover
I awake about 7:30, roll over to see DDs still sleeping, DH snoring away as usual. I decide, Ill let them sleep today weve got a big day, and a long night! Today is our Magic Kingdom Day! Included in todays plans is Wishes. I dont plan on leaving the park until they force me out!
Around 8, they start rising. DD7 first. Didnt Mickey call today? Well dear, when ya hang up on the ol mouse, hes not going to be too willing to call ya back. Geez, some kids! She jumps in the shower, as I get everyones clothes out. I wake up DH and tell him Im going outside- yup, me the smoker, stuck in a non-smoking building. Being the disser that I am, I dont smoke on the walkway/balcony thing. I trek down the 3 flights of stairs, and head for the little courtyard thats behind our building. Chat with a few other smokers, who like me, got a non-smoking building. See, were not all inconsiderate smokers!
Make my way back up to the room, and DD8 is just getting out of the shower, DD7 is dressed and ready to go, and I find DH lying back in bed. What part of wake up do you not understand? That means, GET UP OUTTA BED! Its Magic Kingdom day! I get DH into motion, and the girls and I head down to the food court to fill up their refillable mugs. Yes- Soda in the AM. Lets not forget, were on vacation, and we go hog wild! I let them swim in an indoor pool a few days earlier- soda at 830 isnt going to kill them. Heck at this rate, DD8 might just get on Rockn Roller Coaster! 9am, and were all sitting on the Magic Kingdom Bus. Again, no wait, and we were at the Kingdom in no time, well, okay the TTC first..but then we did get there quick!
First things first when we get to MK main concern?? Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Thats the goal for the day. And by this time, weve MASTERED the fast pass system. We get to BTMRR, and the wait time is 30 minutes. The fast passes are for a return time about 1 hour away. What to do what to do? Well, I KNOW the kids are gonna want to do this again, so we fast pass, and get in line! We got through the line in about 20 minutes, so about ½ hour later we were done with the ride. Weve got between ½ and 1 ½ hour to return to it again. DDs want to go on Splash Mountain. Hhmm its early and were gonna get wet. Not a good idea! We take the raft over to Tom Sawyers Island, and hang out there for an hour. Head back to BTMRR and something weird has happened. The wait- well, there isnt one. We walk on, the regular line. Ride, get back in the fast pass line. 3 times in 2 hours we rode it. From here, DD7 really wanted to find Cinderella. We head over to Mickeys Toon Town Fair, and low and behold- THERE SHE IS! Who you ask? Arent you paying attention? Cinderella DD7s wish has come true. She wants to go back through again- so we do it, twice more actually. The 2nd and 3rd time, all she wanted to do was talk to her. Do you really live in the Castle? yes my princess I do Is Prince Charming anywhere near here? No sweetheart, hes gone to work She was in HEAVEN! And thats an understatement.
From here, we do our usual. Meander around and hit the stuff they want to hit. Today at MK we
The Barnstormer- OMG was that a riot!
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
Buzz Lightyear
Astro Orbiter
Peter Pans Flight
Winnie The Pooh
And back to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! For the 4th time that day!
We also spent quite a bit of time just watching people, and were able to meet a ton of characters. We did see some disturbing things and Ill fill you in on these now.
At Barnstormer- The ride, while watching it looks like its a lot faster than it is. For little kids Im sure it looks WAY faster. In front of us in line- the 20 minute line was a father holding his daughter- she was probably 4. Talked quite well- but was a good 6-8 inches shorter than DD6, so Im guessing 4. She screamed the entire 20 minutes we were in line. She did NOT want to go on the ride. He kept saying youll be fine its not that scary stop being a baby etc. etc. By the time we got to the loading area, I figured hed walk off. Yeah, sure. He put her in the barnstormer car, and she was really screaming now. Did the CM say anything? Nope. Did any of us? Nope. The little girl SCREAMED the entire ride. She was still screaming when they walked away. DD8 said mom that little girl is going to be scared of roller coasters when she gets bigger I said- yes, she probably is. What more could I say? The father was probably thinking all the money I spent on this vacation, your going to go on the rides etc. etc. Geez .
Disturbing thing #2
Stitch. Wed been looking for this little bugger, and every time we thought we were close, hed disappear! No kidding. Magic- just GONE! One minute I see him, the next. Gone.
He was coming out in front of the castle. We were the 6th family in line- yes- I said 6th. Behind us was a mom, dad and DD who was 5. We were chatting with them as we passed the time. They walked up RIGHT as we did. Had we stepped 1 foot slower, theyd have been 6th not 7th. We wait, the kids are excited, this little girl- she was a stitch fanatic. This was their last day at WDW, and the first time theyd been able to find the little bugger. All of a sudden the CM starts stitch will be leaving in 5 minutes stitch will be leaving in 4 minutes etc. etc. then he walks over to us and says youll be the last family I look at DH and say OMG, this little girl is gonna be heart broken. The CM says how many in your party? I reply QUICK with a 7 yes, I lied to the CM I said SEVEN. He says okay and walks off. He proceeds to tell everyone in the back sorry stitch has to go after this family up front that would be us. We get to stitch, and the 3 girls go up- I said to DDs back up a second so we can get pictures of you guys separate. The mom gets ready to snap the picture of the girl, and the CM steps in front of her. your not part of that family, I said they were the last ones I jumped forward and said- were a party of 7 I told you that he tells the little girl you cant get your picture with stitch its these girls turn. So I say to the CM just let her go, well find stitch tomorrow nope, she was BEHIND YOU IN LINE SHES NOT GETTING A PICTURE he then tells me stitch is here and ready for your girls, I suggest you get your picture. Youll see, in the picture of my DDs with Stitch- theyre not looking at the camera- where are they looking? At that little 4 year old girl who is bawling because she cant get her picture taken with Stitch. Ruined her day didnt ya you jerk face CM! Now this would have been different had he said you 4 are the last ones but he asked me and I said SEVEN not FOUR but SEVEN!!!!
Okay back to the story.
We rest, we walk, we rest, we eat, oh yea- EAT where did we eat today.. well, lets see. I had bought a few Q&C vouchers from a fellow Disser- THANKS A BUNCH! And figured wed use them today. We went to Cosmic Rays. Used the Vouchers, and DH couldnt believe the amount of food I carried over to the table. LOL anal planner I am, I knew what we were eating before we left Vermont. Once again, the food was good. The portions were HUGE.. and there was a school band playing while we ate. Pretty cool!
One thing Ill give WDW counter service- they are QUICK..you dont spend much time in line or waiting for your food thats for sure! And the food was always hot if it was suppose to be, and cold if that was the case.
We decided after lunch which was pretty late, that wed head back over and check out Swiss Family Tree House. The kids thought this was the coolest, and begged DH to build them one of their own. Yeah- sure, we live in Vermont, but we dont grow trees like that here!
We stayed pretty late, and got perfect seats in Liberty Square for the Spectromagic Parade. I apologize now, all of my night pics were on 35MM film, and theyre not scanned in. This parade- HOLY MOLY .you wanna talk about a not to miss? This is it. It was unbelievable. We met a nice family from Connecticut while sitting on the sidewalk waiting. They are at WDW yearly as they have a timeshare in Orlando. The father was very talkative. We hit it off LOL . Now mind you- we got our seats, about an hour before the parade started. Nobody was there. Okay, maybe a few people, but we had our pick of spots. DH walked around the corner and got a Turkey Leg, and brought the DDs back Mickey ice cream bars. I guess he forgot about me, so I went and got my own! The parade was about to start, as this wonderfully RUDE woman decided she was going to park her family of 10 right in front of my family of 4. I dont think so. I might be on vacation, but sweetie- you snooze you loose! I ever so nicely. (yeah, sure) say excuse me, but my daughters have been sitting here for over an hour to see this parade, would you mind moving somewhere else? Now- my girls- they were sitting right at the rope. No way could you sneak in front of them. Well, I guess there was a way, cause these people did. She looked at me and said well, if you cant see, you can move. Ummmm I dont think so. So just as luck would have it, a CM was walking by. I called him over, and explained that we, along with this other family of 4 had been sitting here for over an hour, and expected to be able to see the parade. I explained what I said, and what she said. The other mom- yeah the nice one, verified my story. He went over to the witch, I mean, the other lady, and told her she would have to move. She looked at him like he had slapped her across the face, and said I dont think so, I paid for my ticket, Im sitting right here The CM stood his ground and said maam you can either move, so this other family who was here first can see, or I can have security escort you out of the park. Well, lets just say- she moved!
We stayed in Liberty square area until everyone else had moved out. I knew Wishes was going to be VERY packed I said to DH lets just stand here, we can see it from here, we dont need to be right at the Castle. He agreed, so we slowly walked towards the castle. They started and we stopped dead in our tracks. Now weve got some serious fireworks here in Vermont. Weve got 1 of the best shows in New England every August right here in our home town. Well, they had NOTHING on WDWs wishes nothing at all! The 4 of us just stood there, in awe. Once they were over, we walked to the main gate even slower. I think we were some of the last to leave. I knew there would be a wait for a bus. I hoped and prayed theyd split the All Star buses We got to the bus, and sure enough, they split them. There was a minimal wait, Id say about 10 minutes. The kids were exhausted, and it didnt seem like THAT long of a wait, even for them. DD7 fell asleep on the way back to the resort. She didnt wake up until DD8 flushed the turbo toilet! I tell ya that thing can wake the dead!
The girls showered quickly, and climbed into bed. By the time all was said and done, lights went out about midnight! Long day yes, but we slept late.
Tomorrow was Magic Kingdoms Early Entry day. We were planning on going to Animal Kingdom in the AM and then Epcot for late afternoon/illuminations. Again, no wake up call for us. These DDs need their sleep!
Next up, Day 4
DAY 4
Brandy
