Why do we have to stand in all these lines?...a TR by DM w/lots of PIX...Completed!

[puggymom]

Thanks for updating on the weekend, some of us do appreciate the effort.

Your poor feet

As for the dufus that took your stroller, I eally wonder if some people check their brains when they wnter under the purple arches

Glad to you got to ride RNRC, that is always a must do!

Looking forward to an update with pics!

 

[MrsPB]

Just catching up, I love your Sci-Fi pics and Brookie is so darn cute in your video clips! That's great that you all got to have your own car, DH and I has to share our car with a family of four last year and we could barely hear each other talk over them

With the thing with the stroller, I would have been pretty darn upset and that's putting it nicely Thank goodness you got it back in time before little Brookie fell asleep

 

[TEminnie]

He said he saw another guy with it and went up to
him. The guy hadn’t a clue. Rob said that the guy was wondering why the shade was so
much lower on this one.

So......I read about a big fight that day involving 2 men and a pink stroller....but that was probably someone else.....

The heat of
the day was starting to bother me and usually it doesn’t bother me much. I think it had to
do with my feet still being very painful and things not really working out in our favor at this
point.

It bothers me too--that's why I'm thinking a Feb trip.

After our limo ride we got off and Alec seemed fine.

Would he ride it again?? It's one of my favorites.


Good update---and I've never thought of taking a pic of the pic---but they TOLD me that all ride photos would be on my photopass by my next trip....

 

[blue_river]

Just trying to keep the Canadians on their toes.

You're doing a very good job of it

No sympathizing with the idiot.

Whaaaaaaaaaat?????????

Did I say it was going to be Monday morning?????

Ummmmmm......no but one can always hope

 

[Tanya90210]

Love the update DM... hoping scifi review comes soon We leave wednesday

 

[DisneyJo]

WTH he took your stroller, but I suppose he was a man and wouldn't know one stroller from another Your poor feet, you should have made Alec push you So did he like it???? I've a great story, eventually, about Jess on RnR

 

[tinkgurl]

Rob said that the guy was wondering why the shade was so much lower on this one. Uhm...did he ever think why “his” stroller was parked in a totally different area and underneath someone else’s beach towel? Did he also wonder whose water bottles and other things were in the mesh pocket?

He gets a "Here's Your Sign" award!

And there is this CM standing at the end of the meet-n-greet line. She told us the line was closed. No more but we could come back at 5 pm. Great lady.

Of course that happened! Just your luck huh?!

I turned to the CM and said, “Hey, our picture is gone already and we didn’t get to see it.” Did she ever so nicely say how I could view it? Nope, she just looked at me and shrugged.

Wow, she was a great help!

Therefore, you get an extra update! Don't you all feel special?

I DO feel special!

 

[Disneyolic]

Thanks for the directions on the links.

You are quite welcome!

Thanks for updating on the weekend, some of us do appreciate the effort.

Your poor feet

As for the dufus that took your stroller, I eally wonder if some people check their brains when they wnter under the purple arches

Glad to you got to ride RNRC, that is always a must do!

Looking forward to an update with pics!

You are most welcome! Purple arches? All I could think of at first was McDonald's, but that would be red arches! Update coming up today!

Just catching up, I love your Sci-Fi pics and Brookie is so darn cute in your video clips! That's great that you all got to have your own car, DH and I has to share our car with a family of four last year and we could barely hear each other talk over them

With the thing with the stroller, I would have been pretty darn upset and that's putting it nicely Thank goodness you got it back in time before little Brookie fell asleep

I know that if you are a party of 2 you usually get stuck in the back of another family. That happened on our honeymoon. Also, when we went back in 2003 and had a party of 8, we took up 2 cars with the first 2 rows of each cars. Then they put "hitchhikers" behind us.

So......I read about a big fight that day involving 2 men and a pink stroller....but that was probably someone else.....

I didn't realize it made the papers!

It bothers me too--that's why I'm thinking a Feb trip.

Deary, I didn't say the heat bothered me. I said it doesn't usually bother me. But that's okay, I understand that my writing is above your level.

Would he ride it again?? It's one of my favorites.

I'll tell you what he said in my next update!

 

[Disneyolic]

You're doing a very good job of it

Aw, gee, thanks!

Ummmmmm......no but one can always hope

Yes! Update this morning!!! And here's a banana for you!

Love the update DM... hoping scifi review comes soon We leave wednesday

Hoping for the Sci-Fi update? I already did that on Friday!

WTH he took your stroller, but I suppose he was a man and wouldn't know one stroller from another Your poor feet, you should have made Alec push you So did he like it???? I've a great story, eventually, about Jess on RnR

MY man would know our stroller. But I'm sure there are a lot of others that wouldn't. I would have made Alec walk but he is a big complainer and we would have taken all day walking across the park. I can't wait for your RnRC update!

He gets a "Here's Your Sign" award!

I love that guy!

Wow, she was a great help!

The best CM ever.....NOT!

I DO feel special!

 

[Disneyolic]

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Wednesday, June 27...MGM Studios
Star Tours


Hopes:
1. More PhotoPass pictures taken......
2. Alec can ride Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster...
3. My feet feel better with the blisters...
4. Nice afternoon rest
5. Meet up with SingingMom during late EMH
6. A meeting with the Dream Team

Wants:
1. Ride Tower of Terror with Alec...
2. Evan rides Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster...
3. A good lunch at Sci-Fi Dine In...
4. Get pictures with Lightning McQueen & Mater...
5. Return to MGM Studios for late EMH
6. Meet up with tnmomof4 to hand off Felicia


On our trek back to the far end of the park, I asked Alec if he liked Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. He said, “Yeah. I almost peed a little but I liked it.” I just about peed when he said that!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch. I mean Star Tours area, it was finally FP time. Rob took Evan first while I plopped my big old butt down on the curb with the kids. I needed the seat badly. Right around the area that we sat we saw the cool Star Wars riding thing. For TR writing sake, I’ll call it a scooter. I’m sure I’ll get some flask from any Star Wars fans. Feel free to tell me the correct name and I will edit this. I thought this would be a cool place for pics once Rob and Evan came back.

Time now is 3 pm and what do we hear coming out? The parade, by golly. Only we are just far enough away that we can’t see diddly squat. Rob and Evan return and he and Alec are MAD that they can’t see the parade. I blew it again. I am totally not a parade person and neither is Rob. So, we were not even going to bother. Sorry kiddos, next time we promise.

Back to the scooter thingie. We stepped over there and noticed there was a PhotoPass CM. I quickly ushered Alec up onto the scooter. Evan quickly hopped on the back. I wanted to tell Evan to wait his turn but both boys seemed happy so I left it that way.

Here’s the picture I took while the CM was trying to get his pic...

Here’s the PhotoPass picture which I think is just a tad better than mine....

Flash forward to home when Evan saw the picture. He was mad because Alec was in front and he wanted to be in front. I tried to tell him that he could have had his turn but he chose to hop on back. Sorry Evan. I, too, was disappointed.

Brookie had her turn next and, once again, here’s mine....

...and the much better PhotoPass...

Okay, now that we were done with that, I decided it was time for Alec and I to ride Star Tours. There seemed to be a problem. The FP return line was jammed into the massive amounts of people watching the parade. I looked at the CM at the standby line and showed him our FPs. He then told me to enter the standby line and scoot through to the FP. That worked. We had a bit of a wait still and Alec was not happy with that. Go figure!

We get to the point where we are shown to our circles on the floor right before the doors to enter. We were in the first row. I looked at Alec. His legs were crossed a little funny. I asked him if he had to go pee. He said, “No, I just like standing this way.” Okay, whatever. The woman on the little TV above starts talking to us about how to move all the way over, blah blah and then I hear it. “Mommy, I think I need to pee.” I turn around and say, “Are you sure? Can you hold it?” But I see the pee dance starting. I looked at the CM standing beside us and ask him where the nearest restroom is. I wanted to make sure we made a beeline for it. But, instead of him telling me he says, wait a minute let me check. Uh...no time to check. But he was quick and told me. I then made sure I said rather loudly, “Let’s go Alec, but remember, this was our only fast pass and we just lost it.” Another CM overheard me (my intention) and ran over and gave us Fps to use anytime the rest of the week. Score! He also told us to follow him through the special guest/ handicap line to get us out of there ASAP.

I have to warn you all now. You are going to hear some potty talk. Alec and I ran across the way to the ladies restroom.

Thank the Lord that there was no line and I ushered him into the first stall. He told me at that point that he needed to poop too. Glory be! Just wonderful. I quickly put the liner on the toilet and told him I would wait right outside the stall door. I happen to glance down and see that he had taken off his shorts and underwear and left it on the floor. Ew! That totally grossed me out but nothing I could do now about it. Then Alec said, “Mommy, I had a little diarrhea and a got a bit on my leg.” I could hear the trembling in his voice starting. I quickly came into the stall with him and got him cleaned up. It really was not as bad as I thought. A very quick wipe. I helped him get his underwear and shorts back on and we both went and scrubbed our hands clean.

We found Rob, Evan and Brookie and told them what happened. When I asked Alec if he wanted to go back to try Star Tours now, he said no. He didn’t feel good. Rob and I looked at each and decided we had it for the day so we decided to head back to the buses.

Brilliant me said, let’s go this way, it is a much quicker walk to the front gates. Which it is normally is....that is, when Indiana Jones isn’t just getting out. We got slammed with people and we hung on for dear life as we maneuvered the strollers through the masses.

We dropped off our stroller and made our way all the way to the furthest upon furthest bus stop and waited in the bright sunlight for next bus to come. This has got to be the worst bus stop out of all the parks.

Now, I have some more PhotoPass pictures to show you. These PhotoPass pics were taken first thing in the morning but I love them so much that I really wanted to wait until the end of this segment to show you them.

First off, I was super excited to get another PhotoPass taken. But Brookie, not so much. She started her whining but I told Rob to just pick her up and she’ll get over it. The CM took the first picture...

Okay, Brookie did not just get over it. But let’s keep trying. How about this time?

What? Even worse. Oh come on now! Let’s try it one more time....and you will notice that I added the graphic because it went so well with the picture...

I thought that picture was the funniest of all the PhotoPass pictures. We all get a big kick out of viewing those pictures in order! Hope you enjoyed them too.

Now, back to the resort we went to cool down and relax. We would go back to MGM later for EMH and catch all the shows we missed, right? That’s the plan! And only SingingMom knows what really happened....


Next installment...June 27...Port Orleans Riverside...Relaxing the evening away...

 

[jcc0621]

Oh no, I hope Alec is feeling better by the time you go back to MGM. That was really cool about the CM giving you fastpasses

More please

 

[Hedy]

Apparently Brookie is allergic to pixie dust.

 

[TEminnie]

I didn't realize it made the papers!

Just the national ones......and Entertainment Tonight

Deary, I didn't say the heat bothered me. I said it doesn't usually bother me. But that's okay, I understand that my writing is above your level.

Yes, your high-falutin' writin' is confusin' sometimes!

 

[PrincessV]

Rob finally came back with our stroller. He said he saw another guy with it and went up to him. The guy hadn’t a clue. Rob said that the guy was wondering why the shade was so much lower on this one. Uhm...did he ever think why “his” stroller was parked in a totally different area and underneath someone else’s beach towel? Did he also wonder whose water bottles and other things were in the mesh pocket? I mean come on!

Well, this blows my whole "No one will want my Stroller thanks to all the carp I've got in and on it." Glad you got it back!

And there is this CM standing at the end of the meet-n-greet line. She told us the line was closed.

I'm bummed your guys missed out on the Cars, but oh-so-glad to hear they've actually got waiting lines now - it was a total free-for-all last time we tried!

OMG, if that doesn't exmplify the Family Vacation, I just don't know what!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

On our trek back to the far end of the park, I asked Alec if he liked Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster.
He said, “Yeah. I almost peed a little but I liked it.” I just about peed when he said that!

That's great that he liked it so much!

I quickly ushered Alec up onto the scooter. Evan quickly hopped on the back. I wanted to
tell Evan to wait his turn but both boys seemed happy so I left it that way.

Here’s the picture I took while the CM was trying to get his pic...

Here’s the PhotoPass picture which I think is just a tad better than mine....

Flash forward to home when Evan saw the picture. He was mad because Alec was in front
and he wanted to be in front. I tried to tell him that he could have had his turn but he
chose to hop on back. Sorry Evan. I, too, was disappointed.

Brookie had her turn next and, once again, here’s mine....

...and the much better PhotoPass...

The photopass pictures are good but I like yours too DM!

We get to the point where we are shown to our circles on the floor right before the doors
to enter. We were in the first row. I looked at Alec. His legs were crossed a little funny. I
asked him if he had to go pee. He said, “No, I just like standing this way.”

Reminds me of Robert Munsch's story "Have To Go" The parents would continually ask their child if he had to potty and he would say "no no no" so they would then start a long drive or put him into his snowsuit and then all of the sudden "I have to go pee right now!"

I then made sure I said rather loudly, “Let’s
go Alec, but remember, this was our only fast pass and we just lost it.” Another CM
overheard me (my intention) and ran over and gave us Fps to use anytime the rest of the
week. Score! He also told us to follow him through the special guest/ handicap line
to get us out of there ASAP.

Way to work it DM!

We found Rob, Evan and Brookie and told them what happened. When I asked Alec if he
wanted to go back to try Star Tours now, he said no. He didn’t feel good. Rob and I looked
at each and decided we had it for the day so we decided to head back to the buses.

Awww, poor Alec

I thought that picture was the funniest of all the PhotoPass pictures. We all get a big kick out
of viewing those pictures in order! Hope you enjoyed them too.

Too funny! You will get a kick out of showing those to her when she is older.

 

[dlwharp]

Oh DM, your updates make me laugh out loud - thank you for taking the time to do them - they really ARE appreciated! I loved the scooter (or whatever it is) photos - Brookie looked absolutely beautiful in hers.

 

[scottny]

Great update. I love Star Wars. Oh yeah those are called "speeder Bikes". Loved all the photos. Sorry he wasn't feeling well and hopefully it does not last.

 

[Goofyluver]

I think the scooters are called dorkmobiles...or something like that!

 

[SingingMom]

[5. Meet up with SingingMom during late EMH

I thought that picture was the funniest of all the PhotoPass pictures. We all get a big kick out
of viewing those pictures in order! Hope you enjoyed them too.

Now, back to the resort we went to cool down and relax. We would go back to MGM later for
EMH and catch all the shows we missed, right? That’s the plan! And only SingingMom knows
what really happened....[/font][/size][/color]

And she's not spilling the beans.... (unless someone wants to offer cash.....)

That last photo DOES sum up "family vacation" to a "T"...
"We're all going to have fun, even if it KILLS US!"
Brooke will get quite a kick out of those pictures in years to come!!!!

 

[ILMICKEY]

Ok. I'm here.

154 PAGES??????

This is going to take a while. I'll be back.