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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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The \"Twisted Arm, Broken Toe, US & WDW TR 8/1-8/14\" - THREAD 2 - VIDEO Update 12/15
This is THREAD 2 of my trip report.
If you would like to start at the first episode, here is THREAD 1
On with the show.....
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<u> Monday, August 7, 2006 – Day 7 – Part 1 </u>
Now playing: Puddle jumping through the Magic Kingdom
Stitch & Mickey woke me up at 6:30am and, again, I didn’t roll out of bed until 7:15am or so. Ryan arrived at 7:45am, while I was finishing up in the shower. Again, Kyle had to roll out of bed to let Ryan in, which got both Kyle & Jeffrey moving this morning. I was beginning to think we needed to have Ryan dropped off at our resort every trip to WDW, just for the added convenience of having a human alarm clock other than me!
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We were all ready fairly quickly. Jeffrey insisted that I should ditch the medical boot and wear a sneaker, so I put it on. That lasted about 3 seconds. I couldn’t even walk. Point proven!! Bad idea! Why he won’t just take my word on things like this is beyond me! Medical boot back on, we walked to the bus stop & were on a bus to the Magic Kingdom in time to make it just after park opening.
To save time, we had decided to have breakfast at the Magic Kingdom, so we stopped at the Main Street Bakery. Jeffrey had a croissant, Ryan had a Danish and Kyle & I had cinnamon buns. Everyone was happy. Kyle & I thought our cinnamon buns were delish! While sitting there we watched the Main Street Trolley make it’s way down Main Street….”Ding, ding, ding, went the trolley…” We also had a visit from a 2 legged feathered friend. We called him Donald, even though we knew from the markings it was probably a Daisy.
After our breakfast, we ventured over to Tomorrowland for the first time with Ryan. We experienced Stitch’s Great Escape, where he bleched his chili dog blech much to the delight of Kyle & Ryan. Why is it that boys enjoy such grossness?? Actually, it doesn’t bother me much. (I'm used to my boys producing smells that rank pretty high on the grossness scale!)
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Once we saved Earth from 626, we split up for a bit. Jeffrey & Ryan went to get their rollercoaster fix on Space Mountain. Kyle & I went to save Earth from the Evil Emperor Zurg. We were able to ride twice in the amount of time that it took Jeffrey & Ryan to ride Space Mountain. I beat Kyle both times, much to his dismay. I think it just drives him crazy that this is the only video-type game that Mom can kick butt in. Once we were altogether we rode together, as a group. I did my best to get photos of the scores, but it is so hard once the numbers start flashing. I only managed to get one shot of one of my high scores. I know, I’m a geek. But I won, I won, I won!!
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We ran into Stitch, who was up to no good, as usual. We just had to stop and get some photos. I don’t remember if the boys got autographs. I don’t have pictures of them doing so. I know the novelty of getting autographs did wear off as the trip went on, but I don’t recall it being this early on.
After our brief visit with Stitch, we took a trip through time on the Carousel of Progress. There were only a handful of people in there. It amazes me how many people miss out on this attraction. The air conditioning alone is worth the time! Of course, I embarrassed the boys as much as I could by belting out “It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow.”
Ryan & Kyle wanted to ride the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. They made their way over there, while I found a spot to sit near Astro Orbiter. Jeffrey went over with the boys to grab pictures of them being cool drivers and then came back to sit with me.
While I was sitting, Tomorrowland Countdown came out to perform. They were EXCELLENT!! If you ever get the chance to see them, it is well worth it!!
The boys rejoined us and wanted to ride the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. On the way, we saw this guy.
Now, while we’ve seen him a million times before, we have never looked at it closely. We decided to take a peek & this is what we found. (Sorry about the glare…the sun was beating on it pretty hard)
It was 11:00am, so we started to head towards Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café to beat the lunch crowds. On the way we found PUSH
and this suspicious guy
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We were the only fools talking to and taking photos with a trash can, but, hey, who cares we’re in WDW!
Joyous that we had a chance encounter with PUSH, we danced our way (okay, they walked….I hobbled) to Cosmic Ray’s. We had chicken tenders all around. (Kyle had some of my fries & a drink) There were very few people in there, so we were able to secure a spot nice & close to Sonny Eclipse.
The only land in the Magic Kingdom that Ryan really hadn’t experienced totally was Fantasyland, so we meandered that way. Winnie the Pooh was showing a fairly short wait; I managed to talk them into going on so I could catch a glimpse of my favorite pal, Eeyore. The line moved pretty quickly until we were the next ones to go, when it promptly broke down. Ten minutes later it was up & running and we were able to bounce away in our honey pot.
It started to rain. Most of the lines were pretty long, so we jumped over puddles to get to It’s a Small World. This was one of the longest lines we have ever encountered here. I guess everyone else had the same idea to get out of the rain. It moved kind of slow, as there seemed to be quite a few guests with disabilities & injuries that required extra time. This was okay with us because the sky had opened & being in line was keeping us dry. The CM at the control booth over the boats was trying to keep everyone entertained as we loaded the boats by getting everyone to wave their arms back & forth in the air. When we got in the boat, I decided we should do THE WAVE instead. Once again, we looked like fools, but the CM enjoyed it.
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Once we listened to the children from every nation sing, we thought we should head back to Coronado for a little break before our ADR at the Garden Grill. The sky had cleared a little and we managed to make it out of the park & to the bus stop. Huey, Duey & Louie (I know, they’re probably female) stopped by for a brief visit before the bus – and the downpours – came.
Up Next: Belly laugh [img]http://smileys.*************.com/cat/23/23_29_132.gif[/img] fun at the Garden Grill
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