Eight is Enough - A July 2014 TR with cousins, club level and more Updated 3/29 DHS and Frozen Fun - Page 22 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I have to agree with Maci that nighttime seems to make lots of folks rude and grumpy and everyone is fair game for them to take this out on. Unfortunately, it's the adults who seem to behave the worst.
Sorry about the rude lady on the bus. It looks like you had a lot of fun at Mk and EPCOT. I don't ride the orange side either. It makes my hair feel weird fot the rest of the day.
Liz
The end of the night brings out the worst in a lot of people, sorry about the seating situation on the bus Love the short waits though!
I honestly didn't even remember about the bus situation until I read my notes, so I guess it didn't ruin our vacation Thanks for reading.
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Sounds like a fun day - minus the rude men and that woman on the bus
Thank you. It was a great day.
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Originally Posted by Cam22
I have to agree with Maci that nighttime seems to make lots of folks rude and grumpy and everyone is fair game for them to take this out on. Unfortunately, it's the adults who seem to behave the worst.
So true.
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I second what Cam said about the rude adults at night! Glad you had a nice time with your friends
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by clio
Sorry about the rude lady on the bus. It looks like you had a lot of fun at Mk and EPCOT. I don't ride the orange side either. It makes my hair feel weird fot the rest of the day.
Liz
We had a great time. I don't really feel sick when I ride orange, I just feel like I'm going to die during the one part of the ride, lol. Are you ok with the green version?
Glad to see you writing again! Sounds like a fun day. Always nice to spend time with friends... especially in the bubble! Sorry about the bus issues. That is the absolute worst time to be riding the bus, when everyone is exhausted and patience is thin. It's unfortunate that no one offered your son a seat. Now that our kids our older, we do that all the time, no matter how tired we are. I remember how much we appreciated the kindness of others.
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I was way behind but ask caught up now. Sounds like you're having a great time overall. I remember holding one of the boys on a bus when they were 1 and no one getting up even after holding on for dear life. I thought my MIL was going to blue her lid on the people on the bus but remained quiet because sometimes it's just not worth it.
Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have 75 days until our next trip and I'm determined to finish this trip report. Thanks to everyone who is still reading.
Glad to see you writing again! Sounds like a fun day. Always nice to spend time with friends... especially in the bubble! Sorry about the bus issues. That is the absolute worst time to be riding the bus, when everyone is exhausted and patience is thin. It's unfortunate that no one offered your son a seat. Now that our kids our older, we do that all the time, no matter how tired we are. I remember how much we appreciated the kindness of others.
It was not a fun bus ride at all.
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I was way behind but ask caught up now. Sounds like you're having a great time overall. I remember holding one of the boys on a bus when they were 1 and no one getting up even after holding on for dear life. I thought my MIL was going to blue her lid on the people on the bus but remained quiet because sometimes it's just not worth it.
It's frustrating, but I guess there's nothing we can do.
Today we were heading to one of our favorite parks, Hollywood Studios. Not sure why some people don’t really like this park, but we love it. We got up bright and early, got ready, and headed to the lobby to wait for my Dsis and her family. We waited for a DHS bus for a while and then we were finally on our way.
waiting in the lobby
bus stop
Once in the park, we were in a hurry to make our TSMM fastpass. I think we had like 10 minutes left before we’d lose it. As we were running to Pixar place, my sister ran into some friends from back home (New Jersey) and she stopped and talked to them for a while. The rest of us continued running to Pixar Place. I felt bad, but I didn’t want to lose this FP+. Eventually, we did meet up with my Dsis again and we made our FP. My sister’s friend’s two older sons stayed with us the rest of the day while their family went back to their hotel. The boys happened to have a FP+ plus for the same time, so we were all able to go on together.
Brianna and Aidan waiting in line
After the ride, we had some fun with a green army man.
Next, we headed to Frozen Funland (at least I think that’s what it’s called). We had no idea what to expect here, but it was a nice break in the air conditioning. There was a short ice-skating show. Then, you could pay to ice skate. My Dsis paid for her family and her friends’ kids. DH, my boys, and I decided to sit this one out. We’ve never ice skated before and I didn’t feel like risking an injury at the beginning of our trip. We watched them skate for a few minutes, but then decided to head out and meet Mike & Sulley since we knew my sister’s girls weren’t interested in meeting characters this year. Looking back, I wish we would’ve skated; maybe next time. We had a short wait before it was our turn with Mike & Sulley.
all the kids at Frozen Funland
ice skating show
another pic from ice skating show
my sister's crew ice skating
Shea and BIL
in line for Mike and Sulley
The only pictures I have with Mike and Sulley are Memory Maker pictures. I will post those all later.
My sister still wasn’t done skating, so we decided it was time for a snack break while we waited for them.
Aidan got a Mickey bar
DH's face is hilarious.
DH got a Mickey ice cream sandwich
Jared and I had glazed almonds.
We sat on a bench and enjoyed our snacks. That is until…….
Aidan’s Mickey bar fell off the stick and into my hand. I started feeding it to him and he made a huge mess. Aidan didn’t care, he was enjoying his ice cream. He was eating it so fast, at one point he thought he was biting his bar and actually bit my finger really hard. I screamed so loud. That was the end of the bar. He and I went over to the water fountain and got cleaned up. Eventually, Dsis and the gang met up with us and we headed to our next FP+, Star Tours. Don’t worry, my finger recovered.
Up next: Star Tours, lunch at ABC Commissary, and will I die on TOT.......
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How annoying about those guys at the monorail. 
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Thanks for reading. 
Aimee
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