We carry moist towelettes. A *Mostly* Germ-Free TR ........

[Trentmom]

Great Video!!!

I loving riding in the front...

DH drove the monorail from 99-2000 and he loved it

 

[swankybeth]

Thank you for reading! Don't be late for work! The DIS has a way of doing that to ya! You leave in 28 days!!! Lucky Duck! Are you just dying of excitement???

I'm going crazy! My trip is a reunion trip to meet up with my friends that I worked with on the WDWCP. I haven't seen them for 5 years and I can't wait!

 

[Muffinygood]

that was a great video and narration. It was nice to see after a bad day. i am so ready now for vaction.

Well then, here's hoping the next 6 months fly by!! You'll just have to live vicariously through us for a bit. The next update has pictures, so that should help.

that is why i post vidoes on Google video. My 90 minute movie went on with no problem. Just takes awhile to upload.

I am going to look into that this morning. Thanks!

Still reading and following along. I am so amazed you were able to do Disney while feeling awful. Looking forward to the next update.

Thanks for reading! The next update is coming in just a couple minutes! Enjoy!

Great Video!!!

I loving riding in the front...

DH drove the monorail from 99-2000 and he loved it

Really!? Ooh, how cool! N loves riding in the front. He said he thinks it's the coolest job at Disney.

I'm going crazy! My trip is a reunion trip to meet up with my friends that I worked with on the WDWCP. I haven't seen them for 5 years and I can't wait!

That sounds so great. It's awesome that you guys kept in touch enough to do a reunion. Thanks for reading along.

 

[Muffinygood]

I wake up today the same way I woke up yesterday. I don’t tell N. Since I haven’t really had a meal since that chicken salad and some marshmallows on Saturday night it’s not too bad. Just the pervasive nausea. My mind is going over the last few days and I’ve decided that it must be a virus. This is my conclusion because in between the nausea (which is here and there) I also feel feverish.

I order room service once N wakes up (at 9:35 am!!) and tells me what he’d like. We order 2 ginger ales, dry toast, a bagel toasted with cream cheese, 2 eggs scrambled and an orange juice. The room service folks at the WL are amazing! They are quick too! The guy arrives just as I’m stepping out of the shower and I force him to wait in the hall holding our breakfast while I find clothes to wear! N declares his eggs and bagel delicious! He is a bagel junkie. My oldest DS14 says that for 2 years of N’s life he only ate bagels. That is not entirely true. He ate goldfish crackers too. ha!

We are discussing what we will do during our day. I ask if he minds if I lay back down for a while. Of course, he doesn’t. The entire breakfast tray is empty. N watches a bunch of cartoons while I drift in and out of sleep. I wanted to JUMP up out of bed and say, “Let’s get this show on the road!!” But, I could not seem to get up off the bed. This flu/virus/whatever is kicking my butt. The DH sends me a text message and asks if we’re up and do I feel better. All of a sudden it hits me how much I wish he was there. I grab the phone and run for the bathroom before N can see me get all weepy. **side note** Just so you guys know, I am aware that this TR is sounding a bit “boo hoo poor me” but I want to convey the bad parts AND the overwhelming good that came of it. I never wished I hadn’t gone. And to my credit (and the amazing Disney workforce) N never felt slighted.**end side note** I call the DH and between gulps and sobs tell him that I feel terrible and I’m starting to worry because I can’t eat anything. He says he’ll fly down (it’s $350 for the flight) and help me then fly home but I have to decide right then and I spend the time zig-zagging back and forth between whether I can handle it or not. In the end, I can’t justify the cost. So, I tell him no.

N has finished breakfast, gotten dressed and watched all the tv he can stand. We decide it’s time to get going. I’m showered by now and feeling sort of human. The ginger ale and dry toast have hit bottom and are helping. I take some ibuprofen for the back ache and off we go. We get downstairs in time to visit the shop and buy soymilk (we have a fridge in our room) and this is a good thing later (you’ll see). We also purchase some pepto in case I need it later. I’m desperate at this point. We find the bus-stop for Epcot and set up to wait. DH calls again to say hi to N and tells me that they are off to a movie at home. We board the bus to EPCOT and off we go! It’s pretty quiet. I hadn’t really been paying attention to the time when we were in the room but it’s almost 1pm! We wasted half the day!

The bus drop off for Epcot is pretty far from the gate. It’s REALLY hot. I am drinking pretty consistently so I don’t feel too bad right now. We make it through security and then wait in the line to enter the park. How can it be this busy at 1:30 pm??? Where are all these people coming from?

N is grimacing because it was REALLY sunny when I asked him to stop!
We get through and go straight to Soarin’ for a FP. We know the line for this ride is CRAZY! We don’t want to end up in it! And we don’t want to get FP’s that are for too late in the evening because we are still going to MGM later. So, we head over there and our FP return is, luckily, about 2 hours later. Yay! Mission accomplished! As we exit this FP area at Soarin’ I decide that we should have another cold drink. We pop into the Sunshine Seasons (one of our TOTAL faves!!!) and grab a gatorade to go. The cashier says, “Happy Birthday N!“ since he is still wearing his button. Then she runs away. Right away from the cash register. Huh? We wait there for a minute and she dashes back with a chocolate chip cookie for N. A free treat for his Bday! Yahoo!

The next stop is Figment. Call me crazy but I find this ride soothing. Well, all except the part with the train (it’s a train, right?). N loves Figment so we definitely fit it in. After this we are on a mission to get to Mission Space! N has been wavering our whole visit over whether he will ride the ORANGE or GREEN side. We’ve done both so we know what to expect. I tell N, there is NO way I am doing Orange. No way! I say it nicely though. And he agrees that he’s not really up to that today. Whew. On our way we notice the standby line for Test Track (which is our NEXT stop) is very small. We get into the line, completely forgetting that little, hidden room inside the queue that they wind people into that makes the line look like it’s way short.

The wait time was 20 mins. It’s been about 25 and we get to where they put you through the turnstiles right before you enter the room with the movie. And BAM! The weird mechanical music stops, the CMs look up and immediately they play an announcement over the loudspeaker. “We are experiencing a shut down for the next hour or two. If you are in line please exit the way you came in. Thank you. We will have the ride open again in around 2 hours.”

And they motioned for us “beyond the turnstile” people to stay. Then they handed out FPs to everyone and said come back anytime the ride is open for the rest of the day. YAY! I have to mention here that the young teenage group behind the turnstiles was downright feisty! They demanded FPs for making them wait for a half an hour and were really rude, swearing at the CMs (in front of the young’uns!) and then left. I felt really bad for the CMs. N was happy and never missed a beat. On our way out the “back exit” we decided to visit Ellen’s Energy Adventure. Another Family Fave!

Ellen is always entertaining. And you can sit down for 29 whole minutes! Whoohoo! What cracks me up about this ride is that we’ve done it about a dozen times and we still forget the answer to the final jeopardy question EVERY time. Isn’t that odd. The question is, “This is the only energy in the Universe that will never run out.” We always forget the answer. Anyone? Anyone?
The ride is great and I’m feeling way better. N wants to go to Mission Space next. So, we do. And we ride on the green side with a newlywed couple who insist on switching places on the numbers with us so that N can be the Engineer. They are very sweet. The ride is just wonderful. I actually like this ride alot now that there’s no spinning.

When we exit we hear the unmistakable sounds of Test Track zooming by. We decide now is as good a time as any to use our “all day FPs” and ride. So, we practically walk onto the ride. DH calls while we are loading so I say I’ll call him back. Our ride is great and here’s the rednecked photo to prove it! (I bought it from Photopass)

This is getting pretty long so I’m going to take a break here. Our next stop is the only country in the “World” that N will visit. No, really. I try to go to other ones but he’s focused.

Thanks for reading and tune in next time. Drama in less than 3 hours......

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is good that you had a nice relaxing morning in the room. I bet that helped a lot.

Your DH is so sweet offering to fly down to help you out.

 

[jcc0621]

So sorry that you woke up not feeling well again. It's feels even worse when you feel you are slighting your kids, doesn't it.

SOunds like you are starting to feel a little better, so I hope this is a sign of good things to come

 

[scottny]

A nice relaxing morning is good. Crying in the bathroom is not. Nice of him to offer to come down. Seems like you are all doing well getting through Epcot. I think u even said u were feeling a little better. That is good. Hope it lasts.
great pics.

 

[Muffinygood]

This video comes to you straight from the lobby of the Wilderness Lodge. This bubbling geyser flows outside to a river and then down into the pool. It's very cool. N did the videotaping on this one too. Listen for his sweet little commentary!

 

[scottny]

thank you for the bonus video. it was neat.

 

[Trentmom]

Another great update!!

I hope that sleep in the morning and relaxing helps to make you start feelingbetter.

What a sweet DHyou have offering to fly out to help you

I think the answer to the Ellen Question is Sun?? I forget....I have seen it a billion times, too and forget

Love the video..Very Cool

 

[swankybeth]

The answer is brain power!
DH and I love that attraction and are constantly quoting it to each other...We're such dorks!
Sorry to hear you were still feeling sick but it was so sweet of DH to offer to come there for you.

 

[Muffinygood]

The answer is brain power!
DH and I love that attraction and are constantly quoting it to each other...We're such dorks!
Sorry to hear you were still feeling sick but it was so sweet of DH to offer to come there for you.

You are NOT dorks! Stupid Judy! And you win a cookie (well, an imaginary, internet one...) you are absolutely correct. The power (I think I said energy...oh well) that never runs out is BRAIN POWER! Thanks for reading still!
Oh, and DH is very very sweet. That's why I chose him!

Another great update!!

I hope that sleep in the morning and relaxing helps to make you start feelingbetter.

What a sweet DHyou have offering to fly out to help you

I think the answer to the Ellen Question is Sun?? I forget....I have seen it a billion times, too and forget

Love the video..Very Cool

He is a pretty nice guy. I plan on keeping him! Tune in and see what happens next!

thank you for the bonus video. it was neat.

A nice relaxing morning is good. Crying in the bathroom is not. Nice of him to offer to come down. Seems like you are all doing well getting through Epcot. I think u even said u were feeling a little better. That is good. Hope it lasts.
great pics.

No, crying anywhere in Disney is NOT good. I am feeling better at this point in Epcot. Things could turn though....

So sorry that you woke up not feeling well again. It's feels even worse when you feel you are slighting your kids, doesn't it.

SOunds like you are starting to feel a little better, so I hope this is a sign of good things to come

Thanks for reading! Next update tomorrow sometime....

Love the narration!

That is good that you had a nice relaxing morning in the room. I bet that helped a lot.

Your DH is so sweet offering to fly down to help you out.

He's sweet like that most of the time. I'd say all the time but that's not really true! Thanks for reading! The morning at WL was very nice and I really needed it!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just watched the video of the "geyser" in the WL. The creek that starts inside the hotel was one of my favourite things when I stayed there in July. N sounded really excited about seeing it.

 

[Muffinygood]

Since I forgot to mention a few important details and where DS got this fabulous hat,

I will backtrack a bit to in between our return to Soarin’ and our visit to Test Track the first time.

We were traveling back from the “other side” near Figment and the Land and we decided that we should buy hats because we didn’t bring one and it’s clearly too sunny to NOT have one. We go into the large store (I think it’s Mouseworks) in the center near the fountain. That store is HUGE! And it appears that EVERY person in the park has decided to visit at the exact moment we are. I finally scope out the hat section after what seems like an hour. The usual suspects: Mickey Ears, Princess and or Tinkerbell hats, pirate hats and straw cowboy hats. Huh? When did they start selling those? Anyway, N decides immediately upon the “safari style” hat and is pretty happy with his purchase. I spend my time trying on EACH and EVERY hat there that isn’t ridiculous on me (girly pirate Mickey Ears...?) and dislike them all. You know, some people have “hat faces.” I do not. So, I leave without a hat. (THIS IS A BIG MISTAKE) Though I don’t know it yet.

While purchasing N’s hat we spy some CMs with pin lanyards. We are both avid pin collectors and haven’t done any trading at all except for the MK day when N asked the Dream Team member that gave him the “speedway start magical moment” if he could see her pins. He traded a pin of Malificent for a hidden pin that ended up being an airplane. He was very happy with that trade. On one of our visits my DS14 traded with a CM for a hidden pin and ended up with a princess pin. He was bummed. N asked the Mouseworks CM nicely if he could see his pins. He said, “sure.” and moved around the counter to show him. Unfortunately he didn’t see anything he wanted. So, hat on head we made our way over to the Test Track. Then, there was a small breakdown as I mentioned in an earlier post. Next was Ellen’s Energy Adventure and Mission Space. I forgot to post this lovely pic of N at that ride so here it is!

Test Track was back up and running so we did that too. And then it was time for Soarin. At this point I realized that I was NOT drinking enough water. The fact that just walking UP that incline (As Amy has mentioned in her TR, I think) at the Land nearly had me on my knees brought that home to me. I was WAY over-heated. My stomach was still feeling ok. I just felt too hot. A bit clammy and dizzy. The wave of air-conditioning hit me like a welcome breeze. Thank Goodness to whomever invented air-conditioning. I love them. We made our way down stairs to the Soarin FP return and got into line with some funny people. It was a young couple with their DD approx. 3, and a mom with her two teens and DS approx. 5. They were all pretty funny. We chatted with the young couple who were talking about where to eat when they were done with Soarin’. Well, as I mentioned before, we LOVE Sunshine Seasons so I heartily recommended that! The lady with the small boy and teens turned around and started chatting with us and she mentioned that the young couple were lucky that they had a girl because girls were SOOOO much easier to handle than boys. Her teens were one of each and the young one was a boy so I guess she had a right to speak on the matter, having some of each. But, I can tell you, I disagree. Yes, I know I only have boys but I don’t think I’ve ever been around a friend with girls and had less than ONE serious outburst occur. Just MHO but, I think girls are way more emotional. Again, I’m no expert. What do you guys think? Anyway, I said that my boys were exceptionally well behaved and that my friends with girls must have the patience of a saint or they’re half deaf because I can’t handle the screeching that most little girls seem to do. Believe me, I’ve seen some bad boys too, but the girls are way louder. She said, “I’d like to introduce you to my son. He screams louder than any girl I know.” HA! That cracked me and N up totally! Poor kid.


After they took our FPs the CM member directed us to a line ahead of the turnstiles and we ended up with an older couple visiting Disney for their 20th anniversary. How sweet! She was carrying one of those spray fan water bottles. N bought one the first day when we arrived at the parks but he refused to carry it around on our Epcot day. Well, I must have looked pretty bad because the woman started spraying me with it. She said, “You look a bit red in the face and you need to cool down.” I said, “Thank you SO much for spraying me. I feel a bit hot and dizzy.” So, that was very refreshing and needed. Once we reached the end of the line and they send you into the numbered lines for the ride we lost sight of them. We requested the front for this ride and got it. Yay! On our last visit to Epcot in Dec. 2006 we didn’t think anything of it and ended up on the bottom row. The ride just isn’t the same when the orange grove smells like feet instead of oranges! ha! On our way out we stopped at the restrooms and splashed our faces before the long walk over to the World Showcase.

It had gotten much hotter and sunnier during the day. N was saying he was hungry and could we go to England now for his fish and chips? Sure I say and off we go to the boat across the lagoon. Sadly there was NO shade for this wait. It was blazingly hot in the sun. N said he’d be willing to walk if it wasn’t far. I told him it was only the second country in from the right. So we start walking. The walk wasn’t far at all and believe it or not I was REALLY hungry. Finally. But, you know that the last thing you should eat on a completely empty tummy is probably fish and chips. Deep fried and delicious but probably too fatty. I love the girls who work the fish and chip stand in England. They are all so cute and they sound like Supernanny! We ordered up N’s fish and chip meal and two HUGE sprites. Loaded up with napkins, ketchup and straws we head off to the area near the small gazebo and english garden where the Beatle’s tribute band play and grabbed a shady bench. Ah, very peaceful and serene. Sure, it’s the smoking area so it was a tad smoky but we didn’t mind. This is where I see the ONE and ONLY bee I saw our whole trip in Florida. Weird. I know I shouldn’t eat this food, but it smells OH so good. I eat a fry. Oh my God. That is the best thing I’ve ever eaten. Yummo. So, I eat a few more and some fish which N is very generously sharing with me. I actually feel human. I drink my whole soda and convince N to do the same. He’s pretty happy with his lunch/dinner (it’s around 4 pm) and we finish it off.

That is N with a HUGE french fry from his meal!

At this point I try the convincing to go to other countries. Please? Can we at least go ride the Maelstrom in Norway? No? How come? Ok. What about visiting the Japanese Gardens and feeding some cracker crumbs to the Koi? No. Darn it. Ok. So we decide to leave to go to MGM at this point. The boy was undeterred. Really. He’s so focused.
The walk to the buses is REALLY long. And hot. And sunny. Why didn’t I just buy a hat and not care how stupid it looked? I fill “the cup” on the way and drink water to stay alive. I feel like my internal temperature is sky-rocketing. We make it to the buses waiting zone and queue up with everyone else. It’s SO sunny! And because it’s late in the day the roof is not protecting us. Finally, our bus arrives!!! We board the air-conditoined bus and ride over to MGM.

Tune in next time for the thrill rides and drama. It’s what you’ve been waiting for, I promise! See you soon....

 

[Donald is #1]

[ Why didn’t I just buy a hat and not care how stupid it looked? I fill “the cup” on the way and drink water to stay alive. I feel like my internal temperature is sky-rocketing. We make it to the buses waiting zone and queue up with everyone else. It’s SO sunny! And because it’s late in the day the roof is not protecting us. Finally, our bus arrives!!! We board the air-conditoined bus and ride over to MGM.

Tune in next time for the thrill rides and drama.

This is not sounding good! I have a very bad feeling about where this is leading!

 

[scottny]

Hey you ate. now hope you keep it down.

sounds like a nice day at Epcot. Fish and Chips sound so good. OOh rides and drama at MGM???

Looking forward to the next installment.

 

[jcc0621]

That you are strating to feel human again. I look like a dork in a hat, but I always wear one at WDW. Will never wear one at home though DH thinks I am just nuts.

I hope the last sentence of your installment is not foreshadowing of bad things to come

 

[Trentmom]

Another fabolous update

I hear ya aboiut the hats, I don't normally wear them either.

But in Disney, I make the exception and boy do they help a lot with that darn sun

Wow...that was a big fry!!!!!

Great Cliffhanger, drama up next!!!!!

Hope we dont have to wait too long

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That's too bad that N would not allow visits to any of the other countries.

At least you were able to get some food in your system!

I am afraid for you after that forewarning in the hat buying story.:scared:

 

[Muffinygood]

OOPS! I misquoted!!!

***At this point I realized that I was NOT drinking enough water. The fact that just walking UP that incline (As Amy has mentioned in her TR, I think) at the Land nearly had me on my knees brought that home to me.***

That's actually DawnMaree's comment! I have way too many TR's goin' over here!



Sorry gals!