Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

[pkondz]

Hear, hear!

(probably would have helped ME out too. LOLOLOL!!)

Cheaters! Cheaters!

Sneaksy, we are.

Yup!

Glad we could be of service! HAHA! In all seriousness, use all material or photos you please. All in good friendly fun and best to share the nice time we all had with many.

Correct. And ditto. Use whatever you'd like and helps you most.

Well, I am using one of your photos
and the photopass photos from @franandaj
Thank you both.

 

[pkondz]

I swear...
I'm working on it!

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Yanno, stuff occurs. I'll be okay if you need more time.

 

[pkondz]

Yanno, stuff occurs. I'll be okay if you need more time.

I’m hoping to make
progress tonight.

 

[mustinjourney]

I swear...
I'm working on it!

I feel like it is now my duty to post this.

 

[pkondz]

I feel like it is now my duty to post this.

I'm trying! I'm trying!!!!

 

[franandaj]

I'm trying! I'm trying!!!!

I know the feeling!

 

[pkondz]

Okay folks.
Update's mostly written.
Tomorrow I'll go over it
and fix typos.

The writing...
Well, ain't nuttin' fixin' that!

But...

It should be up tomorrow.

 

[pkondz]

There's a Disney in California?

I have to tell you a little secret.
I've been putting this off.

This.
What you're reading.
I've been looking at this screen
for days now.

Oh, I had all the photos preloaded,
ready to put prose to.
But...

I can't find a way to start.
I wonder if this is writer's block?
But then how can I be writing this?

My hope is that if I just... start...
the words will start to flow.

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We last left off on our
sweet sixteen adventure
having spent an eventful day
in the Universal lap of luxury.
(aka: HPL&OS*)
*Harry Potter Land & Other Stuff

And now it was time to pay
for our excesses,
with a nice drive some
forty odd miles to our next stop;
the now defunct, Anabella Hotel.
Located conveniently right smack dab
next to Disneyland.

We left with plenty of time to do the
two hour journey.

Stop laughing!
How was I supposed to know????

Yeah, yeah... I was warned.
But... how bad could it be?


Witchin' Betty, (although her name's
not really "Witchin'") our trusty GPS,
guided us faithfully onto
what at first glance
appeared to be a highway,
but in reality was a shuffle board.

You know... stop for a bit,
(at which time it resembled
a parking lot)
and then shuffle forward
a bit before stopping again.

It wasn't all that bad.
We did get to see a whole
bunch of motorcycles zip by us
as we sat, slurping gasoline
at an unfortunate rate.

And before you mention or comment
on how those terrible bikers
shouldn't get away with that...
It's legal to lane split in California.

Indeed, I saw many cars move over
a bit to give them more room.
(And I quickly followed suit.)


Our two hour drive became three.
And then four.

Eventually we did reach our hotel.
And I can state that by the time
we got there and checked in,
I was quite done with driving
for the day.
(It wasn't all bad.
I fondly recall the two of us
singing along to Hotel California.)

Luckily there was (and is)
a restaurant adjacent
and Kay and I popped over
for a late-ish dinner.

No notes. No photos.
I was a bit done with
Trip Reporting by that point.


After dinner, we headed back
to our room where Kay acted
like every teenager everywhere
and quickly popped on her phone.

I on the other hand decided
to head out for a sashay
around the hotel grounds and vicinity.

And you know what?
It turned out to be
a really nice night.

It was perfect
and just what I needed.

I'm not going to write about that though.
I was just able to enjoy the evening
and embrace life.
I returned to our room
feeling like a new man.

The next part of this vacation
was just getting started.
Disneyland, here we come!



We got up the next morning
too early, yet full of excitement.
Disney!
The promise of wonders yet unseen.

We got ready to go and,
since I knew what was
going to happen later,
I packed a backpack.
(Because that's what one
does with a backpack...
you pack it.
Pity the British who have
rucksacks. Do they sack it?)

We packed the packed
backpack in the back
of the car and headed out.

Or started to.
As we approached the exit
by the hotel lobby,
I spied a familiar face.
I'm still not really sure
how I recognized her.
We hadn't met in person before.
And I certainly wasn't looking
for familiar faces in California!

(Well... movie stars, perhaps.
It's California. Don't they litter the
streets with celebrities there? )

It wasn't a movie star,
but she's a star in her own right.
I thought I recognized... I did!
It was @Steppesister !

I wasn't that surprised, mind you.
I knew she was staying in the same hotel.
And we were all going to DL that morning.

We pulled up beside her and I rolled
down Kay's window.
"Liesa?" I called.

Apparently she was waiting for
a cab or Uber or rickshaw.
She begged us for a ride
so she wouldn't have to pay for one,
and we reluctantly agreed.
(Kidding. It was nice to start
the day with a mini-DISmeet. )

We chatted as I drove
and got to know each other a bit.
A few minutes later, we had arrived.

Kay and I had to go to will-call
(or whatever you call the place
you pick up your tickets)
but already there was a line up
of people waiting to enter.

We knew we'd be at the back of the line
as we had to wait for our window
to open (at park opening time),
get our tickets,
and then get in line to get in the park.

I wasn't too worried. We had all day,
and Fast Passes are wonderful things.


Eventually (merely an eternity later)
the window opened and we got
our tickets.
The CM asked if this was our
first visit and gave us
buttons to wear too.
I mentioned that it was Kay's
birthday (well... we were celebrating)
and they gave her a birthday
button too.

Finally, we entered the park
and we had our first look
at Disneyland.

Hmmm... odd.
No castle.
Wait... Is that it??
It's so... tiny!

Obligatory castle photo.
I once heard of a guy
who didn't stop for a castle photo,
he even had a camera in full view
on a strap around his neck!
He was beaten and thrown
out of the park.
Lifetime ban.
Even had his Mickey ears confiscated.
Very sad.

Okay. Now that we have
observed Disney protocol,
we can high tail it to our first ride!
Peter Pan!
I was really interested to see
how this one differed
(if at all!)
from the one in Florida.

90 minute wait.

Nope!

I can live with not knowing!

On to our next ride.
How about this one,
right next door?

I'm going to say something
before we get much further.
This was all new to me.
There will be times
when there are lots of photos...
and times when there are none.
I was a tourist here.
I didn't want to be constantly
in Trip Report mode, you know?

When you start paying me,
then I'll take more.
And take notes, too!


After our wild ride,
we figured we'd try
something on the opposite spectrum.
Storybook Land Canal Boats.
Kay and I got in line,
which, if it hadn't been exceptionally short,
would not have happened.
I was willing to try this,
since it's completely new...
But I wasn't going to wait
more than five minutes for it!

As we stood in line,
Kay suddenly pipes up.
"Dad. There's Liesa."
I look over and Liesa
has obviously had the same thought
and has just entered the line.
I call out to her and...

I once wrote about how a young man
tried to cut through the line at RNRC
by saying his friends/family were up ahead.
I didn't let him go and he left.

And now...


Liesa blithely hopped over the rope,
elbowed her way past some
angry parents and joined us.
I studiously avoided the glares
of the people behind us.

See them? Staring?
Can you feel the hatred?

I consoled myself with the thought
that really, they hated Liesa
and not me.
Or not as much.


And now for some chill...

I mean, why not take
a nice, relaxing... uh...

OMG! We're about to be
swallowed by a giant whale!!!

Agggghhhhh!!!!
Turn around!
No! I don't wanna die!

Here! Uh... Liesa!
Why don't you sit in the front!
Better pictures from there.

Liesa was devoured
and we never saw her again.
On the bright side,
I survived so I can write
all about our trip.

Or is that a dark side?
Hmmm.... considering
the way this chapter is going,
I'd say it was a dull side.


So... speaking of dull,
(Hello? Did someone call my name?)
here are some photos
from that ride.
It's slow enough
to take copious photos.

It's really a defense mechanism.
You do that to fend of boredom.

RNRC, it ain't.

I will say, however,
that the attention to detail
(as usual)
is pretty impressive.
Even the trees are to scale.

I don't think a real water wheel
would splash like that, though.
Disney should do something
about that.
Would changing the laws of physics
be too much to ask????

Brother.
I mean, come on!

Street-ratville.

Sand-castleville

After our exhilarating journey,
it was time for....

No...
Oh, no!
I am not doing....

Puke cups.

I was ready to fight Kay on this,
but... she plays dirty.
"Dad. It's my birthday celebration.
You have to."

And when Liesa rejoined us,
(apparently she came out fine in the end)
she insisted I ride it as well.

Two against one.
Totally unfair.
I decided to capitulate first
and regurgitate after.

We got in our puke cup
and right off the bat,
both Kay and Liesa
were trying to spin
the cup as fast as they could!
Kay, because she likes it,
Liesa because she was
hoping I'd spew.

I assured her that if I did,
I would do so in her direction.


I think the ladies had fun.
Every time they'd start
the cup spinning,
I'd grab the wheel and spin
it in the opposite direction,
effectively stopping it,
and they'd yell at me.

Hah! Joke's on them.
I'm married.
I'm used to women
yelling at me.

Eventually, I decided
that if they wanted to spin,
I'd spin.
I spun the wheel as fast
as I could and was
gratified to hear
shrieks of delight
emanating from the seats, opposite.
When we exited, I was only
a wee bit wobbly, so...
I'll consider that a success.
It would've been more of a
success if I'd puked on their shoes.
But we can't have everything we want.


After cups, I know we rode
Alice and probably Pinocchio
and possibly Snow White...

But not positive.
No photos.
Sometimes you just want to relax
and vacation, you know?

But now it was time to head back
to City Hall where we were meeting
Alison. (@franandaj )
On the way there...

Some people ask me why
I go back to Disney so often?
"You must like rides."
I hear that one a lot.
(I do, but it's not the reason I go.)
Or "What do you do there?"
I get that one fairly often.

But there's just something magical
about the place isn't there?
Disney seems to be the one place
on the planet that I can completely relax.
Altercations are exceedingly rare in Disney.
(Not impossible. My last trip to WDW, being an example. )

And if you look around enough,
you can see the magic.
You just have to know it
when you see it.

Do you see the magic?
(Why yes. Tell me. For bonus points.)

Continued next post​

 

[pkondz]

Continued from previous post​

We arrived back at city hall,
and I had to take a photo
of the lamp burning in Walt's window.

I love that little touch.

Kay and I were early,
and I debated about putting
my backpack in a locker
or waiting for Alison.

I hate being late.

I reasoned that Alison
would actually know where
the lockers were.
So best wait for her.

I'm glad I waited.
Alison showed up early, herself.
We chatted and got to know each other
as we waited for Liesa, who strolled up
just a few minutes later.

It turned out I didn't need to get
a locker as Alison had a large bag
on the back of her scooter.
I gratefully accepted her offer
of being my personal pack mule.

In short order, we set out
and made our way to:

Jungle Cruise.

I love the realism of this ride.
If you were to actually go to Africa
(Liesa, back me up here.)
you would see baby elephants
spraying water into crocodiles' mouths.

It's very common.


Most know that what
makes or breaks this ride
is the skipper.
And we had a really good one.
Or maybe I'm biased
because he kept picking on me
throughout the ride.
It was hilarious!

He (of course) pointed out
the second most dangerous
animal in the jungle;
the bull elephant...

...and the most dangerous,
his mother in law.

Ahhh.... The Jungle Book.
Schweitzer Falls.
Backside of water...

Does that look like water?
Because it'snot.
Two of his heads for one of yours.
You'll come out ahead.

Aww look at the lions
watching over that sleeping zebra.
He's dead... tired.

Know what kind of meat
zebra meat is?
White meat
Dark meat
White meat
Dark meat
White meat
Dark meat
White meat
Dark meat
White meat
Dark meat
White meat
Dark meat...

They got the point, in the end...

And of course, the ride ended with:
"If you had a great time, my name is John,
if you didn't my name is pkondz."

Awesome.


We rode a few more rides,
Indy and POTC,
where both Alison and Liesa
got wet bums
while Kay and I stayed dry.

I was okay with that.


We made our way
(some of us sloshing)
to New Orleans Square,

where I was looking forward
to trying a couple of treats
that I'd heard of, but never had.

A Mint Julep, and...

...beignets.

(Apologies for the above photo.
From left to right, it's:
"Aww, cute! Aww, cute! Aww, cute!... EW! <spew>"
And thanks to @Steppesister for letting
me borrow the photo!
I tried to have it taken with my camera,
but my lens cracked.
It does that a lot when it's pointed at me.)

I enjoyed the Mint Julep and would have another,
but I wouldn't stand in line for another beignet.
They were fine, but... Not overly special or unique.
At least, I didn't find them to be.


Okay! What's next!

Merely the best ride in all of Disney!

HM of course!
I mean... what else could it be?
(Bonus points. What's your favourite ride?)

What did I think?
I loved it of course!
And I finally got to see
the Hatbox Ghost.
While the effect is a bit tame
by today's standards,
it's still fun to watch.

Afterwards, I had a special request
that I was hoping Alison could
help me out with.
And she knew just how to grant it.

On the way, we passed this by:

I had no idea what it was,
or why it was there.
It's actually the oldest attraction
in the park.

It's a petrified tree.
It's believed to be between
55 - 70 million years old.
Walt purchased it back in 1956.
His wife gifted it to the park in '57.

I thought it was interesting enough
to deserve at least a mention.

Not long after, we arrived at our
next destination.

We wandered inside and met some royalty.

I must admit, though,
that this kind of thing
really isn't my thing.
When we next met Cindy,
I declined to participate.
I knew someone else
who was very interested
in meeting her.

No. Not Kay.
Although she did enjoy
meeting her.

No, I'm talking about Alison.

Don't they look like they're having fun?
Of course, Cinderella had no idea
of what Alison really had in mind.
While Cinderella was distracted
with posing nicely for the
photopass photographer,
Alison... well....
See for yourself:

Yup. That's right.
Alison pinched Cinderella's royal bottom.
I caught the mischievous grin on Alison's face
just as she was in the act.
And you can see how Cindy reacted to it.
I believe she even bleated out an
"Oh my goodness!"

I mean, it's obvious that's what's going on, right?


Luckily, Alison didn't get kicked out of the park.
Cinderella obviously has a good sense of humour
and they were both able to laugh about it after.

Next up was the reason I was here.
I had a special someone that I wanted to meet!

Of course!
I had to meet Ariel, didn't I???
I mean, we're practically engaged!
(If you have no idea what I'm talking about,
just see my last few TRs.)

But...
Practically engaged is not the same
as actually engaged.

And I couldn't have that.
But what do you give the fish...
er... girl of your dreams?

No mere ring (Boring! Been there! Done that!) would do!
No.
I needed something special.
Something that would knock her socks off.
Or fins, as the case may be.

And I had just the thing.

I quickly dropped to one knee,
and presented her with...

A Dinglehopper!

Unfortunately, Kay was slightly...
okay, a lot traumatized by my proposal.

"No! Dad! Think of Mom!"

"I don't want to have a fish
as a step-mom!"

Alas for poor Kay.
Ariel gratefully,
(dare I say, excitedly?)
accepted my token.


As far as I am concerned,
that means we're engaged.


Yussss....


Unfortunately, I couldn't pick a date
with my soon to be mate.
While she is a princess,
she is also on the clock
and needs to bring home the royal bacon.
I had to take my leave.

But fear not! We'll set a date,
and you're all invited!

Continued next post​

 

[pkondz]

Continued from previous post​

Speaking of bacon...

Around this time, we all decided...
that we were starving to death.
Beignets are tasty,
but hardly filling.

It was time for some real grub!
And we had no idea where to go!
Alison suggested the Plaza
and we all agreed that it sounded good.

I didn't take any photos,
but I do know that Alison and I
split the fried chicken.
Dang! That was some good chicken!
Do you know how they say "fried chicken"
in France?
(No. Not Royale with poulet.)
(Get the reference(ish)? Bonus points, yes or no.)

They don't!
And they don't know what they're missing out on.

Kay had some Penne pasta while Liesa had a salad.
I have no idea what is wrong with those two!


Once we were sated, it was time
to throw caution to the wind
and get in the water.
Underwater, that is.
Specifically the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

While it's not quite
(nor ever was)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,
it's as close as I'm ever likely to get.
I loved that ride.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
was the first Disney movie
I ever saw.
(Full disclosure, it might
have been Pinocchio.
They were about the same time
and wayyyyy too far back to remember.)

I boarded the sub and...
whadya know!
There were mermaids on board
there too!

The ride had obvious Nemo references:

But plenty of original ride props
to keep me happy too.
(Well... I think they were original.
They certainly looked the part.)

While it's not the world's
most exciting ride.
And doesn't quite compare
to riding in a real submarine,
it was still fun
and I'm glad I did it.
(And thanks to Alison and Liesa
for letting me indulge myself.

With riding the submarine, people!!!)


Okay, now that I've gotten my kicks,
it was time for Kay to get hers.

I can't say about today,
but at that time,
she had a serious crush on Gaston.
(Such is the fickle lives of teenagers.)

We were standing in line for a ride, when...
"Dad! There he is!"
I asked the ladies if they'd hold my spot
and we took off in hot pursuit.
Unfortunately, it was not to be.
No sooner had we set out,
then Gaston had disappeared.
Poop.

And yet... not too long after,
he reappeared!
Once again we made
the mad dash in his direction.

And, well...

Someone was a very happy girl.
(And no hover hand. Good girl.
Wait... that's my kid I'm talking about...)


After a bit, it was determined
that it was Dole Whip Float time.

Of course it's always Dole Whip Float time.
We just hadn't had the opportunity
to indulge until now.

And that's Dole Whip "Float"
If you haven't done the float,
you're not doing it right.


By now, the day was getting along
and it was time to leave the park.
We had a long trip to take,
all the way to California Adventure Park.

Yup. We walked a few dozen steps
from the exit of one park
to the entrance of another.

I really can't express how... foreign
that was to me.
I mean... going from park to park
should involve a bus or monorail ride
shouldn't it?

Being able to just pop over
to the next park was... surreal.

The first thing we did
was to just walk through
the park to the backside of it.
Er... I mean the rear.

Um...

We walked through the park.

Eventually we wound up at Paradise Pier.
For some reason, I had always thought of
Paradise Pier as being somehow outside
the park itself.

Odd.

Not sure where I picked that up from.

Ah. Mickey's Not So Fun Wheel of Death.
We didn't ride that first.

Nor did we ride California Screamin'
(And really? What's with the apostrophes?
I'm lookin' at you, Soarin'.)
but we would, in just a bit.

We did ride TSMM.

And I'm happy to say
that out of the four of us,
I kicked some serious heinie!

Mind you, Liesa had a phone call
to take, so she didn't play.
But if she had, I'm sure
I would've beat her too!

We next road Screamin'
and then made our way
over to Carsland.

Alison took us in by a different
route so we would get
a better view.

And... wow.
They really went all out with the
scenery here!
I was pretty gobsmacked
by it all!
The details! Everywhere!
Look at that old highway
guard rail in the above photo.


We had fastpasses for RSR,
and a good thing, too!
The ride had been down
for a while, apparently,
and had just come back on line
shortly before we got there.

I think, (help me out here Alison/Liesa)
the line for the ride was about two hours?

As it was, the fastpass line
took us... I think about 30 minutes
at least.

I get misty just thinking about it.

It's an excellent ride!
That's one that I really
wouldn't mind waiting for again.

There aren't that many rides
that I'll wait in line for.
But that's one of them.

By then, we were in need
of some down time
and a bit more fuel.

I took a few more snaps as we headed out.

I love the TV antennae
on the tops of the cones.


On the way, Kay tallied up her score.
She had been keeping track
of every time she heard a kid having
a meltdown.

Today's tally stood at eleven.

I strongly suspect she missed... a lot.


We soon arrived at our destination.
A friend of Alison's had offered
to meet her (and by extension... us)
in the 1901 Lounge.

I must admit, I hadn't heard anything
about the place, prior to going.
All I knew, was that we were going
to relax and have a bite there.

Thanks to Kay for all the above photos.
I was too busy... well... not taking any.

We settled in and ordered drinks
and some food to nosh on.
We got flatbread and queso.
A cheeseboard. Or was it charcuterie?
Some Pad Thai lobster rolls and chicken rolls.
We also got some mini hot dogs,
which Kay proceeded to devour
since she wouldn't touch anything else.


Teenagers.


I ordered another round of hot dogs
so that others might try them.

I think she ate all of those too.


I personally thought the evening
was going along nicely,
but somewhere along the way
I must have said something
that insulted Liesa.
We were just sitting,
chatting, when...
All of a sudden,
Liesa throws her drink at me!!

I still don't know what it was
that I said that upset her so.

I tried to make amends
and grabbed a nearby stack
of napkins to blot up the mess.

Error number two for the night.
Apparently, Liesa was hoarding
the napkins to keep as an
impromptu souvenir of the place.
And I went and ruined them all.



Sorry, Liesa.
(I still feel badly about that,
by the way. )


The evening wasn't a complete loss however.
At least, not for Kay.
I suppose the waiter noticed her birthday button
and brought out a little dish of ice cream
with a candle.

She was pretty happy with that!


After we had eaten our fill,
Alison left us
and Kay and I took our leave
from Liesa.

We headed back to California Screamin'
(I suspect it's screaming about its lost 'g')
and rode it again.
Then Kay decided that she wanted
to ride Mickey's Not So Fun Wheel of Death.

I declined.
I'd heard far too many horror stories
to wish to risk my stomach on it.

As it turned out, Kay said it was
completely benign.
Truth be told, watching her
I was amazed at how s l o w l y
it all went.

Perhaps she just got lucky.
Or unlucky, depending on your
point of view.


We then headed out of the park
and back over to Disneyland.

We got in a not very long line
for HM and rode.
What the heck...
the line's short...
We rode again!

By now it was getting dark
and we headed back
to California Adventure.
We were going to take in
World of Colour.

A few shots before showtime.

We had a few minutes to spare
so I took the opportunity
to get a set of Mouse Ears for Elle.
It was the one souvenir
that she wanted me to pick up.
Glad I had remembered it!

I didn't take a single photo of WOC.
Sometimes you just need to sit back
and take it all in, you know?

The show ended, and we headed out.

We got back to the hotel and...
I was restless.
I headed out for another walk.

It was one of the best nights of my life.
Disney is.. well... magic. You know?
I fell in love. Well, more in love.

I will be back.


And... as a matter of fact...
I would be... and will be.


Contest

For those of you who
had trouble "seeing it":

You never know who'll
be behind the counter
at Mummy Treats.


Answers to previous questions:

1. How long does it take
to get to our next hotel?
(You can Google map it
if you like: Annabella hotel, Anaheim)
a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 4 hours.
d. 5 hours.
Answer: c. 4 hours - 20 points.

2. Where do we eat dinner?
a. Shake Shack
b. Closest restaurant to the hotel.
c. We don't. We're still full.
d. Room service.
Answer: b. Closest restaurant - 20 points.

3. Which ride does Kay do alone?
a. Grizzly River Run
b. Mickey's Fun Wheel
c. Silly Symphony Swings
d. California Screamin'
Answer: b. Mickey's Fun Wheel - 20 points.

4. Which ride do we go on
more than two times.
a. Soarin'
b. TSMM
c. HM
d. BTMRR
Answer: HM - 30 points.

5. Which souvenir do I buy for Elle?
(oldest DD who didn't come along)
a. Mouse ears
b. T-shirt
c. Mug
d. Ornament
Answer: a. Mouse ears - 20 points.



DonnaBeeGood - 3, closest, swings, HM, mug, saw it, big bang, cooks - 80 points.
Canadian Harmony - 2, closest, Screamin, HM, shirt, saw it, big bang, cooks - 80 points.
rndmr2 - 2, shake shack, Screamin, HM, shirt, saw it, big bang - 50 points.
afwdwfan - 3, closest, Screamin, HM, mug, big bang, cooks - 70 points.
Kiotzu - 4, closest, Screamin, BTMRR, mug - 50 points.
MeghanEmily - 2, closest, swings, soarin', ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 50 points.
Mac Brew - 2, don't eat, Screamin, HM, ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 60 points.
Mrs T 2009 - 3, shake shack, swings, TSMM, mug, saw it, big bang, cooks - 30 points.
Captain_Oblivious - 3, closest, wheel, BTMRR, shirt, saw it, big bang, cooks - 90 points.
franandaj - 4, room service, wheel, HM, shirt, saw it, big bang, cooks - 130 points.
cinderkelly - big bang - 10 points.
QueenJen - 3, closest, swings, TSMM, ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 50 points.
vamassey1 - 3, closest, wheel, TSMM, ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 90 points.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes - 2, shake shack, Screamin, HM, ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 60 points.
cindianne320 - 3, shake shack, Screamin, TSMM, ornament, big bang - 10 points.
juniorbugman - 2, closest, Screamin, TSMM, mug, saw it, big bang, cooks - 50 points.
Terra Nova guy - 3, closest, swings, HM, ornament, saw it, big bang - 70 points.
Chrystmasangel - 4, Screamin, BTMRR, mug, saw it, big bang, cooks - 60 points.
CyndiLouWho - 3, room service, Screamin', HM, ears, big bang, cooks - 70 points.
Princess Leia - 3, closest, Screamin, TSMM, ornament, saw it, big bang, cooks - 50 points.
mustinjourney - 3, shake shack, Screamin, HM, shirt, saw it, big bang, cooks - 60 points.
Steppesister - 2, closest, wheel, HM, shirt, saw it, big bang, cooks - 120 points.


Bonus:
Did you see it?
(Marvin, serving Mummy treats - 10 points.)

Also bonus points for:
Got the connection?
From the Big Bang Theory
(10 points)

Additional bonus points for:
The story of the cooks.
(10 points.)


As usual, if I've made any mistakes,
either above or below, let me know.

Score

Steppesister - 660
franandaj - 605
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes - 600
MeghanEmily - 570
Captain_Oblivious - 565
CyndiLouWho - 555
vamassey1 - 555
Princess Leia - 540
Terra Nova guy - 540
rndmr2 - 530
Mac Brew - 510
QueenJen - 505
juniorbugman - 500
Chrystmasangel - 495
DonnaBeeGood - 480
mustinjourney - 480
Mrs T 2009 - 465
afwdwfan - 410
Canadian Harmony - 380
Kiotzu - 370
lisaviolet - 295
Curiouser&curiouser! - 245
natebenma - 135
chunkymonkey - 125
SoccerDogWithEars - 125
Crashbeckycoot - 105
orangecats2 - 80
cindianne320 - 60
queenbetsey - 60
Jaina - 55
cinderkelly - 10
irene_dsc - 10
MAGICFOR2 - 10


Questions next round:

No questions.
I'm not even all that sure
what we did yet!
And what I do remember
is the same that at least in part,
at least 3 others know.


Bonus: Did you see it?
Of course you saw it.
I mean, you saw it right?
How could you not see it?

PM your guess.
Posting will result in deductions.

Coming up: Um.... dinner is served.

And... nope!
It didn't work.
The prose didn't flow.
All you got was this instead.

Chapter 8. Disney Take Two​

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

First! (Haven't read it yet, but that doesn't matter, right?)

 

[pkondz]

First! (Haven't read it yet, but that doesn't matter, right?)

Totally legit.

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Your writing is perfectly perfect (a la Mary Poppins), so thank you!

Answers:
Did I see the magic? Yes, through the onions I'm obviously cutting.
Favourite ride? Indy all the way!
Royale/Fried Poulet reference? Nope, don't get it.

Will PM you with my "saw it"

 

[franandaj]

I read it about 5 hours ago, but wanted to wait so that I comment from my computer.....

 

[mustinjourney]

Do you see the magic?
(Why yes. Tell me. For bonus points.)

The magic is all around you while at Disney.

Aww look at the lions
watching over that sleeping zebra.
He's dead... tired.

This is probably my favorite one-liner of the ride.

HM of course!
I mean... what else could it be?
(Bonus points. What's your favourite ride?)

My favorite ride is flight of passage (used to be Everest). If I'm with my daughter (4) -- it's probably the tea cups b/c we both love to spin those suckers as fast as possible and she always gets the biggest smile on her face. With my youngest daughter (2) -- I enjoy Ariel's Under the Sea ride. She loves to point to everything and scream out.

Yup. That's right.
Alison pinched Cinderella's royal bottom.
I caught the mischievous grin on Alison's face
just as she was in the act.
And you can see how Cindy reacted to it.
I believe she even bleated out an
"Oh my goodness!"

I mean, it's obvious that's what's going on, right?

It'd be more obvious if you photoshopped her hand out of the picture! hahaha

Do you know how they say "fried chicken"
in France?
(No. Not Royale with poulet.)
(Get the reference(ish)? Bonus points, yes or no.)

“Ezekiel 25:17. The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children.”

(And thanks to Alison and Liesa
for letting me indulge myself.

With riding the submarine, people!!!)

On the way, Kay tallied up her score.
She had been keeping track
of every time she heard a kid having
a meltdown.

Today's tally stood at eleven.

11 does seem low. Hell, I think my 2 year old daughter had 11 meltdowns in 4 hours when we were in the Magic Kingdom a couple weeks ago.

Bonus: Did you see it?
Of course you saw it.
I mean, you saw it right?
How could you not see it?

I seen it. PM to follow.

 

[mustinjourney]

 

[pkondz]

Your writing is perfectly perfect (a la Mary Poppins), so thank you!

You do know I'm not giving out
random sucking up points, right?

Did I see the magic? Yes, through the onions I'm obviously cutting.

Pesky things, those onions.

Favourite ride? Indy all the way!

Really!
Well... it is a fun one!

Royale/Fried Poulet reference? Nope, don't get it.

Noted!
And will explain next update.

Will PM you with my "saw it"

Got it!

 

[pkondz]

I read it about 5 hours ago, but wanted to wait so that I comment from my computer.....

Uh, oh!

 

[pkondz]

The magic is all around you while at Disney.

Now that is a very good observation!

This is probably my favorite one-liner of the ride.

Love that one.

My favorite ride is flight of passage (used to be Everest). If I'm with my daughter (4) -- it's probably the tea cups b/c we both love to spin those suckers as fast as possible and she always gets the biggest smile on her face. With my youngest daughter (2) -- I enjoy Ariel's Under the Sea ride. She loves to point to everything and scream out.

I like how you broke it down
for each of your DDs.

It'd be more obvious if you photoshopped her hand out of the picture! hahaha

I seriously considered that!

“Ezekiel 25:17. The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children.”

Want his wallet?

11 does seem low. Hell, I think my 2 year old daughter had 11 meltdowns in 4 hours when we were in the Magic Kingdom a couple weeks ago.

Just what she heard in passing.

And... ouch.

I seen it. PM to follow.

Got it!