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oh! i forgot that i told you i'd report back with extreme details re: how intense she thought it was. well, i can tell you that she was totally freaked out for ride #1...but then she got right back on and rode it again. i will ask her right now to comment on how scary it was....asking....
her response: (she first asked how old your DD is, and i didn't remember so i couldn't tell her) if your daughter is rational enough (read: old enough) to fully understand (when you tell her) that it's 'just a movie' and that she's 'not really flying through space' AND if she's old enough to listen to you when you say 'keep your head back against the head rest', she'll be fine. if not, she might be scared. the scariest part for my mom was that you actually think you're going to hit something (or something is going to hit you) but you're not. (which is why she thinks it is important for your daughter to understand all she explained above.)
did that help?
That did help. Great explanation, Mom. Thank you! She'll be 9, almost 10 (hence the special mom/daughter trip). She'll totally understand it's a movie and not real. (Heck, one day I jokingly said the Harry Potter books are non-fiction, she totally argued with me that they are, in fact, fiction. I was so hoping it was all real, talk about a downer. ) I'll tell her to keep her head on the head rest then. Good advice, thank you!!
Enjoy MK and seeing the castle today. You'll finally feel like you've arrived.
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I'm along for the ride too! Thank you for sharing your trip with us!
We just returned from a week in WDW and we almost melted in the World Showcase too!
Enjoy yourself!
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Sounds like you're having a great time so far! Sorry about the heat...I don't think I would've done much the last few days there...I'd probably have just walked around every AC shop I could find! Hope the weather calms down for the rest of the trip!
it was better today at the magic kingdom. they practically air condition the outside there--and almost all of the rides are inside. a much better day. i didn't even get sunburned (and i forgot the spf today!)
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Glad your mom enjoyed WWoHP! Seeing the castle always makes a WDW vacation real!
as an added bonus, all of MK was decorated for halloween. it was SO PRETTY. i've seen it half decorated for christmas, and i have to say that i prefer halloween. main street USA looks so pretty! i'll post some photos later in the week--once i take some!
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Glad mom loved FJ, and all of WWoHP. Hope its a little cooler today for MK, and if not, perfect for lots of rides on Splash Mtn - my absolute FAVORITE!!
i did do splash mountain, but didn't get as soaked as last time. the water jet that goes off as the other logs descent (do you know what i'm talking about?) didn't go off, and that's where i got the most wet last time. but it was still fun--and a bit refreshing!
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I'm along for the ride too! Thank you for sharing your trip with us!
We just returned from a week in WDW and we almost melted in the World Showcase too!
Enjoy yourself!
glad to hear i'm not the only one who had a bad WS experience! i may have to do a late night one night, as early mornings aren't possible there.
today's highlight--being cheered up by mickey's philharmagic. i was a bit cranky this morning, and yet found it impossible to not smile at that show. we saw it twice (not in a row, but still!)
other highlight--actually watching the show at the base of the castle this afternoon (i don't know what it was called, but it was a lot about 'dreams') which i'd usually not stop to see but my mom wanted to--it was really cute!!!
today's lowlight--missing our meal at narcoosse's because we couldn't get there from the TTC. i didn't want to take the monorail from the park to GF because then we'd be trying to leave TTC right as MK was closing (which sounded like a nightmare) so we tried to drive from the TTC parking lot to GF...which is not possible. you simply cannot get there from there. i guess the bright side to that was that we ended up having a very cheap meal at the outback (and thus saved money) but i was very upset about having messed up my mom's last night special meal. she said she didn't care--she's not a food person like i am--plus she was paying, so i effectively saved her $70 or so! but still--a bummer!
tomorrow's plan is to take my mom to the airport and do some work that doesn't involve park-going--though i may stop by epcot for a bit, depending upon the weather.
Wow! So glad you didn't fry to a crisp, given the forgotten spf!
Mom's stay sure went fast (too me at least! )!
And yes, I knew exactly to which jet of water you were referring! (that doesn't seem right grammatically, and I'm stressed about bringing out the teacher in you!)
Wow! So glad you didn't fry to a crisp, given the forgotten spf!
Mom's stay sure went fast (too me at least! )!
And yes, I knew exactly to which jet of water you were referring! (that doesn't seem right grammatically, and I'm stressed about bringing out the teacher in you!)
it went quickly for my mom, too!
and no worries on the grammar--did you SEE my own errors in the description of the splash? i may be a teacher, but i'm one of those new-fangled teachers that knows that sometimes grammar doesn't have to be perfect (and doesn't even use capital letters!)
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So sorry you all missed Narcoose's! Mickey's Philharmagic is my favorite WDW 3-D attraction!
it's ok--my mom was perfectly happy with the outback!
and philharmagic is my favorite 3-D attraction, too! my husband and i skipped it on our first visit--because i'd read somewhere that it was cheesy--but i LOVE it! i'm sure i'll see it again several times before i leave!
so today was supposed to be my 'off' day, as i've been in parks for the past four days straight (and it is HOT! and i am TIRED!) but of course i couldn't stay away! so i spent 5-ish hours in epcot this morning! but now i'm back in the AC, getting other work done. yay for AC!
today's highlights...and yes, there are more than one....
1. doing Sum of All Thrills for the very first time! i've always wanted to do this but was hesitant because there was typically a line--and i think the line moves very slowly. but i walked into innoventions today to find ZERO LINE! so i did it--and it was SO NEAT. i went kind of middle of the road on the thrill part--though i did allow inversions (and it does flip you upside down!) it's kind of hard to believe that an attraction like this exists without attracting much fanfare. it's SO COOL. did i mention that i loved it???
2. wandering around WS being vaguely hungry and contemplating food...and then realizing i was standing in front of the caramel shop in germany! can you say caramel covered peanut butter cookie??? it was so good--possibly rivaling school bread as my favorite sugary snack in epcot! seriously--i don't eat sweets in real life. there's just something about disney!
3. finally going into the spirited beasts display in japan. i never knew that anime came from actual mythological creatures. it was VERY enlightening!
Sorry you missed your meal. I'm sure you and your mom will be back there again soon to try again, right?
On my one and only trip to WDW (so far), Philharmagic was down for refurb, and I was so bummed! I really hope to see it on my next trip as so many people give it great reviews!
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Sorry that you missed your meal at Narcosse - but glad you enjoyed your dinner anwyay.
Sounds like fun at Epcot, I can spend countless afternoons wandering the WS and never get bored.
epcot is the one park i can do from open to close--though i have to admit, i've not been able to even get close to that on this trip. this heat is intense!
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Sorry you missed your meal. I'm sure you and your mom will be back there again soon to try again, right?
On my one and only trip to WDW (so far), Philharmagic was down for refurb, and I was so bummed! I really hope to see it on my next trip as so many people give it great reviews!
my mom will be back in a month! but with her husband. and i'm sure i'll have some good meals before i leave!
yes, you have to do philharmagic. it makes absolutely no sense, but it is a must-do for any disney movie fan! plus the smell...oh the smell! my mom laughed at me when i said 'i love how this movie smells'...and then she realized what i was talking about!
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Seeing the castle always makes a WDW vacation real! 
i guess the bright side to that was that we ended up having a very cheap meal at the outback (and thus saved money) but i was very upset about having messed up my mom's last night special meal. she said she didn't care--she's not a food person like i am--plus she was paying, so i effectively saved her $70 or so! but still--a bummer!
Mickey's Philharmagic is my favorite WDW 3-D attraction! 
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