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You need to call them when Jess and I are at the world!!! You can say, Hi! Is this Sparky/Jess? Wouldn't it be a riot if it was actually us!!!??!! I am telling you my Epcot days, so you can call!
Here they are...wed.9/14 evening/night, Fri 9/16 night (open till 12), and Sun 9/18 morning. You know I am going to answer any ringing phone there and ask "Is this Coop??"
Here is the link in here with the phone booth #'s, there are 3 of them!
Oh, and btw...Space Mountain is my fave ride EVER!!! I actually like RnRC the best, but SM beats it due to nostalgia. When I was 11 and my Gram (who was 56 at the time) took me to WDW. I wanted to ride SM, and she on the other hand did not like a lot of rides...from the teacups (I don't blame her) all the way to like Dumbo, she was just not a ride person. She loved IaSM, the shows, but most of all the landscape at the world. Swear to god, in 2005 when we went we had more flower and landscape pics out of the 400 something she took, than people! Anyhow, I digress, she didn't want me going on alone, so she bit the bullet and went on. She screamed her head off the whole time and her eyes had tears, she didn't cry, but I think she wanted to. It's one of my most fave memories! Because it's funny, but mostly because I know how hard (now) it was for her to get on that ride, but she did it for me! Awww.... I miss my Gram!
You need to call them when Jess and I are at the world!!! You can say, Hi! Is this Sparky/Jess? Wouldn't it be a riot if it was actually us!!!??!! I am telling you my Epcot days, so you can call!
Here they are...wed.9/14 evening/night, Fri 9/16 night (open till 12), and Sun 9/18 morning. You know I am going to answer any ringing phone there and ask "Is this Coop??"
Here is the link in here with the phone booth #'s, there are 3 of them!
Oh, and btw...Space Mountain is my fave ride EVER!!! I actually like RnRC the best, but SM beats it due to nostalgia. When I was 11 and my Gram (who was 56 at the time) took me to WDW. I wanted to ride SM, and she on the other hand did not like a lot of rides...from the teacups (I don't blame her) all the way to like Dumbo, she was just not a ride person. She loved IaSM, the shows, but most of all the landscape at the world. Swear to god, in 2005 when we went we had more flower and landscape pics out of the 400 something she took, than people! Anyhow, I digress, she didn't want me going on alone, so she bit the bullet and went on. She screamed her head off the whole time and her eyes had tears, she didn't cry, but I think she wanted to. It's one of my most fave memories! Because it's funny, but mostly because I know how hard (now) it was for her to get on that ride, but she did it for me! Awww.... I miss my Gram!
I will DEFINITELY call on those days! That would be a hoot if it was you or Jess! I could call one and Chuck could call the other so you can answer one and Jess the other - we could have a 4 way call! hahaha
What a great Gram story! She really loved you - esp to ride on SM! My rollercoaster story is this. I was in Cedar Point with my mother, two sisters and mother's boyfriend. I was approx 10 years old and the four of them were going to ride the Mine Ride (an old wooden rollercoaster). I was going to sit out. Didn't want to ride and since we were 5 people, someone had to either sit out or ride alone. So mother's boyfriend asked me to "hold his spot" while he went to get something to drink. Before you know it - I was at the front of the line and he was on the bench waving to us! So I haven't ridden a rollercoaster since. I'm working up to ride BTMRR this year. I think I can do this.
Nothing new on the Disney front, except I'm making more lists! Surprised? Nah- DH told me that it was a great way to de-stress at work. Lists are of what we have, what we need and what we want to do.
On the homefront - DH finished his play - with a bang (quite literally). He broke two ribs! On Friday night (when I was there with my BFF) he really got hit during a fight scene. The kid was supposed to duck Chuck's swing and then come up punching and he came up with his head in Chuck's side! Chuck is a trooper though - it never showed in the performance and he did 3 more performances over the weekend. He wouldn't let me take him to the ER that night. (I do have connections). So this am - he went in to work and got xrays and the Dr. he works with checked out his spleen, etc. and all is good.
Anyhow - that is the START to my busy busy week!
“There's nothing funnier than the human animal.” - Walt Disney
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Coop Check with Sparky I'll be in EPCOT on 16 and can be around R&C at about 7pm this way you have 2 out 3 chances on getting fellow PP to answer
Sorry to hear about DH ribs
I will DEFINITELY call on those days! That would be a hoot if it was you or Jess! I could call one and Chuck could call the other so you can answer one and Jess the other - we could have a 4 way call! hahaha
What a great Gram story! She really loved you - esp to ride on SM! My rollercoaster story is this. I was in Cedar Point with my mother, two sisters and mother's boyfriend. I was approx 10 years old and the four of them were going to ride the Mine Ride (an old wooden rollercoaster). I was going to sit out. Didn't want to ride and since we were 5 people, someone had to either sit out or ride alone. So mother's boyfriend asked me to "hold his spot" while he went to get something to drink. Before you know it - I was at the front of the line and he was on the bench waving to us! So I haven't ridden a rollercoaster since. I'm working up to ride BTMRR this year. I think I can do this.
Ugh...that is awful Coop. No wonder you don't want to ride them. I would try BTMMR, it's not as fast as a regular roller coaster with no BIG ups and downs. My DH is going to try it for the first time this year. You can do it!!!
I think it helped with Gram that she knew what it was but had no idea bc you can't see in from the outside, so she didn't really know. Ya know? LOL
Alas, the phone 4 way would not work with Jess as she doesn't come in till the 19th and we leave on the 20th.
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Quick little update today
Nothing new on the Disney front, except I'm making more lists! Surprised? Nah- DH told me that it was a great way to de-stress at work. Lists are of what we have, what we need and what we want to do.
On the homefront - DH finished his play - with a bang (quite literally). He broke two ribs! On Friday night (when I was there with my BFF) he really got hit during a fight scene. The kid was supposed to duck Chuck's swing and then come up punching and he came up with his head in Chuck's side! Chuck is a trooper though - it never showed in the performance and he did 3 more performances over the weekend. He wouldn't let me take him to the ER that night. (I do have connections). So this am - he went in to work and got xrays and the Dr. he works with checked out his spleen, etc. and all is good.
Anyhow - that is the START to my busy busy week!
“There's nothing funnier than the human animal.” - Walt Disney
OMG! for Chuck. What a guy, the show must go on! Glad he is good, with the exception of the ribs. to your list making!
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Coop Check with Sparky I'll be in EPCOT on 16 and can be around R&C at about 7pm this way you have 2 out 3 chances on getting fellow PP to answer
Sorry to hear about DH ribs
Well what do you know?!? I have an ADR at Cape May for 5:15 and then will be heading to Epcot. Not sure if I will make it to R&C by 7, but can probably be there 7ish.
Lol, Coop, you should totally call on one of my Epcot days. They're all listed on my PTR! (I am feeling too lazy to look them up right now.) It would be so cool! I guess we could always cheat and I could text you "I am at the red phone booths."
Lol, Coop, you should totally call on one of my Epcot days. They're all listed on my PTR! (I am feeling too lazy to look them up right now.) It would be so cool! I guess we could always cheat and I could text you "I am at the red phone booths."
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OK so a broken rib,or two,big deal! I just need a few things to get better. Zebra domes,Fish and chips from the UK pavilion,a CD from "Off Kilter" and could somebody PLEASE send me some MickeyMouse icecream!(just kidding thats a radio bit up here)
OK so a broken rib,or two,big deal! I just need a few things to get better. Zebra domes,Fish and chips from the UK pavilion,a CD from "Off Kilter" and could somebody PLEASE send me some MickeyMouse icecream!(just kidding thats a radio bit up here)
Mmmm....those things would make anyone better. I told Coop to tell you that I said "break a leg" not "break a rib!"
Sorry about the broken ribs, Chuck, but sounds like you have some good ideas on how to cure them. And you can never have enough lists! Luke laughs at my writing and rewriting of them.
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Sorry about the broken ribs, Chuck, but sounds like you have some good ideas on how to cure them. And you can never have enough lists! Luke laughs at my writing and rewriting of them.
Oh no! So sorry about the broken ribs! Hopefully they feel better soon. I'm going to have to check Walmart for the Eeyore tank on Thursday. I need to pick up a few more plain colors too, while they are on sale. Sounds like everything else is going well. As for the Owner's Locker debate--I have had one for a couple of years now and I love the service they provide. It allows us to travel a lot lighter than we would otherwise. For awhile I was even keeping an entire set of vacation clothing in mine so all I needed was my hand bag getting on the plane.
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So I haven't ridden a rollercoaster since. I'm working up to ride BTMRR this year. I think I can do this.
). So this am - he went in to work and got xrays and the Dr. he works with checked out his spleen, etc. and all is good. 
I would try BTMMR, it's not as fast as a regular roller coaster with no BIG ups and downs. My DH is going to try it for the first time this year. You can do it!!!
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