Sparky's Gone to the World- A TR 9/13/11-9/20/11 About This Page:

[goofysdtr]

Jeez, dude-on-bus. The bus driver was trying to HELP you! Not to mention, I hardly think what you spent on your vacation would have paid for a bus. People like that drive me nuts!

[Ashli]

Dana, I love you.

FFP FOREVER!!!!!!!

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Sorry you missed Fantasmic! Great pictures!

Thanks Marnie! I was sorry we missed it too, at first. But watching my daughter enjoying the music and dancing. Just having a good time, without "doing" anything was fantastic too!

Originally Posted by honeybee723

I'm hoping that you didn't just edit his remark for the sake of this TR and he actually said it that way himself. If he would have used the actual word with kids on the bus I would have had to say something. Why do people think they are entitled to do whatever they want just because they paid for the vacation?!? This sort of thing just really ticks me off, and I really don't know how the CMs can be so tolerant of this kind of behavior. Okay...vent over.

Sorry you missed Fantasmic, but it looks like your daughter's happiness made up for it in the end.

Umm...that would be a no, Melissa. I used my editing powers within my post. The man actually said the word. I just couldn't believe he acted like that when the driver was just telling him needed information.
Because of riding a scooter, another person and their party and I were the last to get off the bus. While the driver was unhooking our scooters, I said to the bus driver, "I am really sorry about that guy. That was really rude and uncalled for. It's sad when other passengers, feel that they should apologize for someone else's behavior." Because honestly, I thought the driver needed to know, that there were plenty of people on that bus who thought that guy was out of line. The other people left on the bus nodded their heads. I looked at them and back to the driver and said "I would have loved to see him go flying out of the bus, after that!" Everyone laughed and agreed. But then the driver said "Well, that wouldn't be good as I would be held responsible for it. That is why I told him that. Plus, if the doors open while the bus is in motion, the brakes are automatically applied. So while it's a nice thought, it would not be good."

A little later I was at the smoking area and just started telling Lorraine about him, when I saw him. So I quickly had to say hold on, thats him! LOL

Thanks Melissa, I did have a great time just enjoying my daughters happiness.

Originally Posted by KMB733

LTT is one of my favorite places to eat! Glad you enjoyed your meal there. Sorry you missed out on Fantasmic and the rude guy on the bus!

It's one of our faves too Kathy. Last year though, was the first year I (or anyone) had gone for lunch instead of dinner. I just love the Pot Roast, and I am from NE! I think I like it just slightly more than dinner, but would gladly go for either meal dependent on my schedule.

Originally Posted by goofysdtr

Jeez, dude-on-bus. The bus driver was trying to HELP you! Not to mention, I hardly think what you spent on your vacation would have paid for a bus. People like that drive me nuts!

Really, I am sure his vacation paid for that bus. Some people are just so ignorant. What a great example for his 2 kids and the kids of the friends they were with. Like 5 kids in their party alone, and he is cursing at the driver for telling him safety precautions. Nice.

Originally Posted by Ashli

Dana, I love you.

FFP FOREVER!!!!!!!

I you both, my girls! FFP 4-EVA!!

Originally Posted by DisneyDana

LOL! Sometimes it just flies out!

Sometimes, you have idle hands and can't stop them from typing! The hands have a mind of their own!

[mcc0313]

Sorry about Fantasmic - we have missed it many times due to the crowds, love the show but waiting in that crowd...not so fun. So glad that DH and DD enjoying the music put a smile back on your face. The clock sounded like a great deal (a great purchase always can put me in a great mood).

Sorry about the not too happy passenger on the bus...glad to know he quieted down for the rest of the ride back to the resort.

[saibot0001]

LOVING your TR!
I think since I am all caught up, I can remember all my comments! LOL

1) Ohhh LTT...we are eating there for dinner for the first time on our upcoming trip. I hope we have a good experience like you...and I'm laughing that you told your DH what to order. During my planning, I have told my entire family...you need to order this, you should order that. LOL

2) I don't think your pictures are too big either! Just right!

3) Sorry you missed Fantasmic, but I loved how you turned that all around into a positive experience. Thanks for sharing that b/c I need to remember to do that! You can always find something positive and sometimes you have to just stop and remember that what you are doing is not really that important, but who you are with while you are there! My dd's love Fantasmic, but we may just be skipping it on this upcoming trip...that was our plan until we just found out they added a second show...hmm...we'll see.

4)

I looked at them and back to the driver and said "I would have loved to see him go flying out of the bus, after that!" Everyone laughed and agreed. But then the driver said "Well, that wouldn't be good as I would be held responsible for it. That is why I told him that. Plus, if the doors open while the bus is in motion, the brakes are automatically applied. So while it's a nice thought, it would not be good."

A little later I was at the smoking area and just started telling Lorraine about him, when I saw him. So I quickly had to say hold on, thats him! LOL

Okay, when I read in your OP about this man....I thought the same thing, I wish he would have fallen out of the bus! What a jerk! But then I read what the bus driver said and I felt even worse for him (the bus driver). Poor guy...he was just doing his job, and trying to keep the man safe. I'm glad you told him sorry (even though it wasn't you who should have apologized). Sometimes when people are rude to someone it is just nice to hear that people felt like the rude person is the jerk...even though we already know it. It's just nice to hear others say it. LOL

When I read the last part where you said: "That's him!" I started LMBO b/c all I could think of is "That guy" from the Laughing Floor at MK. Wouldn't just love to give him a "That's the jerk guy from the bus" sticker to wear all day long. LOL I'm sure whenever he was spotted by others who were on the bus, they all stopped and said, "That's him!" "or he's the guy from the bus!".

Can't wait to read more! Your TR's are so fun!

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by mcc0313

Sorry about Fantasmic - we have missed it many times due to the crowds, love the show but waiting in that crowd...not so fun. So glad that DH and DD enjoying the music put a smile back on your face. The clock sounded like a great deal (a great purchase always can put me in a great mood).

Sorry about the not too happy passenger on the bus...glad to know he quieted down for the rest of the ride back to the resort.

The clock is so cool. DH and I look at it every morning because it's next to my kitchen table and say how we are glad about that purchase. I should take a pic of it to put up here for you all to see.

Yeah, I was glad to that he was quiet the rest of the way home too. I am sure others on the bus were glad as well!

Originally Posted by saibot0001

LOVING your TR!
I think since I am all caught up, I can remember all my comments! LOL

1) Ohhh LTT...we are eating there for dinner for the first time on our upcoming trip. I hope we have a good experience like you...and I'm laughing that you told your DH what to order. During my planning, I have told my entire family...you need to order this, you should order that. LOL

2) I don't think your pictures are too big either! Just right!

3) Sorry you missed Fantasmic, but I loved how you turned that all around into a positive experience. Thanks for sharing that b/c I need to remember to do that! You can always find something positive and sometimes you have to just stop and remember that what you are doing is not really that important, but who you are with while you are there! My dd's love Fantasmic, but we may just be skipping it on this upcoming trip...that was our plan until we just found out they added a second show...hmm...we'll see.

4) Okay, when I read in your OP about this man....I thought the same thing, I wish he would have fallen out of the bus! What a jerk! But then I read what the bus driver said and I felt even worse for him (the bus driver). Poor guy...he was just doing his job, and trying to keep the man safe. I'm glad you told him sorry (even though it wasn't you who should have apologized). Sometimes when people are rude to someone it is just nice to hear that people felt like the rude person is the jerk...even though we already know it. It's just nice to hear others say it. LOL

When I read the last part where you said: "That's him!" I started LMBO b/c all I could think of is "That guy" from the Laughing Floor at MK. Wouldn't just love to give him a "That's the jerk guy from the bus" sticker to wear all day long. LOL I'm sure whenever he was spotted by others who were on the bus, they all stopped and said, "That's him!" "or he's the guy from the bus!".

Can't wait to read more! Your TR's are so fun!

Hi sailbot! I am sorry I don't know your name. Thank you so much for all your nice comments. It made my night to hear how much you are enjoying my TR and that it's fun.

LTT is fantastic for both lunch or dinner, you can't go wrong either way. You know that dinner is family style right? OMG it's so good!
I pulled the same commander tactic at another ADR, stayed tuned for that story!

About the pictures, when I came on the next day, they were all the size they should be. I'll tell you at first, it was like the difference between a 4x6 and 8x10 on the screen!

I felt the same way about the bus driver. It bothered me enough, that I did speak up and say something to the driver. Your reasons were the exact reasons I did it and I am glad I did! It made me chuckle to hear your comments about other people from that bus ride, saying "Oh there's that guy!" mostly because that probably did happen. I hope and try to give the benefit of the doubt that maybe it was a long hard day for him, and that he is not just naturally like that all the time.

Hoping to get another post out tomorrow! Thanks for following along.

[Ashli]

Spark. I am concerned for your well-being if Dana sees that you have not posted a new day in forever. Just sayin'.....

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by Ashli

Spark. I am concerned for your well-being if Dana sees that you have not posted a new day in forever. Just sayin'.....

I actually typed up a new post today. I just have to get the pics ready to put it up. I will be doing this tomorrow morning!

[OneLittleSpark]

Today was the day I planned on sleeping late. However, I decided to get up even earlier than I was before this, so I was up at 5:30 to shower and then go do a load of laundry. It was the only load done during the whole trip. Of course, I made my usual round of morning talk with Lorraine. Nevertheless, by 9:15 am we were on the bus on the way to AK! I don’t care what anyone says, that park is the hottest and it was yet again darn close to 95.

I had a few must do’s in this park, including some new things for us to try. First was breakfast at TH. This is one of our favorites, and DH asked for it specifically. We enjoy the large buffet and the character interaction. After spending some quality time with Mickey, Goofy, and Daisy and filling our bellies to the hilt, we started outside only to be stopped by a CM.






They were conducting a test that day, and wanted to know if we were interested in trying it out. It is a Kim Possible like game, where you are finding stations and they stamp your paper, all the tasks are learning about conservation and the like. We said sure! We were given our paper and told we had 3 stamps to get and then come back to take a survey on what we thought about it. DD had a hard time reading the maps, so we helped her. Within 15minutes, we had finished and went to take the survey. This was the hard part, DD didn’t get it. Therefore, I mostly filled in the answers based on what she was saying while we were doing it, and what I knew she would like better. Once that was done, we were off!


We made our way over to Dinorama. While in the smoking area, DD asked if we could ride the dinosaur ride. I said “Sure!” So, DD and I went. When we got inside to the part where you go down the level to the “cars”, DD exclaims “NOT this ride, the flying dinosaurs!” Apparently, she was talking about Triceritop Spin. I said to her “Well let’s do this one since we are here, and then we will go on the flying dinosaurs, okay?” She agreed. We got on the ride, and she soon her hands were over her face yet again. I know she was looking through her hands though, because once off the ride, she was telling me about the dinosaurs she had seen while on the ride.







We found DH at the smoking area, and he took her to ride the flying dinosaurs, while I waited. It was just about time for Finding Nemo: The Musical and this was one of the shows on our list of things we have never done. We arrived just as they were letting people in the theater. It was a very cute show. We all enjoyed it and would definitely go back again to see it again on another trip.


At this time, it was late afternoon, and we had to make our way over to Cape May Clambake for an ADR at 5:00. We decided that we needed to make our way to the front of the park, taking a small smoke break, more for relaxation than anything. We stopped at the smoking area at the front of the park, next to Rainforest Café. One of my favorite smoking areas in all of WDW, the waterfall, the big tree frog statue, the SHADE, I mean what’s not to like? After a brief rest, some water, and a photo op for me and DD, we made our way to the Beach Club bus stop.

One of my favorite pics of me and DD, it's my FB pic right now.

We didn’t get a whole lot done that day. By the time we finished eating and with the heat, we were on slow mo, there just wasn’t all that much time. But we had agreed that we had another day to finish, so we were happy.
















Up Next: Cape May Clambake and Epcot….would Cape May Clambake live up to a Cape Codder’s clambake expectations?

[Colexis Mom]

Great day at AK!

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great day at AK!

Thanks Marnie. It was a nice day, very hot, but just a leisurely day.

[honeybee723]

Too bad it was so hot. Yes, I agree thatAK can tend to be on the hotter side, and that's only because there aren't a lot of indoor activities to enjoy like the other parks.

[OneLittleSpark]

Originally Posted by DisneyDana

You would think with all the shade that AK would be the coolest park? I guess the trees just hold in the steam. lol I still can't imagine going in the Summer. The heat would suck the fun right out of Disney for me. So glad we are doing FFP in Winter or else I'd be riding in your basket complaining the whole time. lol

This year was the hottest year we have been. For the next trip we are talking end of Sept., beginning of October. It is usually some degrees cooler then. Just a few would be good for me...maybe 10.
I am nervous about FFP weather. I hate the idea of having to wear sweatshirts, coats, hats, mittens...the only good thing I think is being able to wear jeans/pants. The whole idea of having no idea what the weather will be like, kind of scares me. However, I am looking forward to the xmas decorations and lights and what not! But there is one thing that tops all the other things that makes FFP good...do you know what it is?

For real, it would be you with the heat or Ashli with the cold. I'm doomed.

Originally Posted by honeybee723

Too bad it was so hot. Yes, I agree thatAK can tend to be on the hotter side, and that's only because there aren't a lot of indoor activities to enjoy like the other parks.

I think anywhere from 70-85 is okay, but 85 is about my limit. Last year it was 80-85 everyday and the year before it was 85-90 with a couple days that were 92. This time though it was 90-95 the entire time. Let me tell you, the one day it was closer to 90 we were so happy, yet it was still sweltering. I don't like when I feel like I need 2 pairs of undergarments a day, bc I can literally wring out the first set by afternoon. Not fun. I am scared of winter weather though too, so what can you do?

I agree with you it probably is the fact of indoor activities. It just always seems hotter there than anywhere, IMO anyhow.

[honeybee723]

Originally Posted by OneLittleSpark

I am scared of winter weather though too, so what can you do?

You sound like me. If it would just stay between 75-80 with low humidity the entire time I'm there it would be perfect, but I also say that about living here in Maryland and it never happens.

[KMB733]

Sorry it was so hot at AK. But sounds like you had a good time anyway!