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Sharon, your pictures are always amazing. Hurry back with more.
And Karen, that "peach bottom" description. Hilarious. I want to see the pictures that you posted. Do I need to know the secret handshake?
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Well... the truth of the two men on the tour is that they ended up asking me for CARSON'S phone number....
Lovin' the make-it-up additions to your TR, Sharon. Keeps everyone on their toes
And... Karen. Your obsession with Miss Peach Bottom is not nearly as hilarious as a certain gal we're gonna meet in MY next update. You just couldn't leave her alone...
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Day Twelve, Part Two The Real Truth About Another PassPorter… Maybe… Sarah
After AWIWF, a few of us wanted to do the tour of the Disneyland Hotel given for resort guests. We headed over and grabbed Indy FPs for later, then Karen, Tina, Janine and I headed over to the DLH.
We hadn’t registered for the tour, and neither had anyone else, so they hadn’t scheduled anyone to give it. There would be another tour running later in the week and I made a note to myself to register for that one.
Karen wasn’t feeling great and decided to go back to the GC for a rest and the rest of us headed to DL. It was time to use our Indy FPs, so we headed to Adventureland first. This is really a fantastic ride, and the queue is a big part of the experience. One thing I really love about Indy is that a few of the show elements change each ride, so you never get the same experience twice.
After Indy, we met up with Sarah, Emilie and Terri and we headed for Space Mountain, which had a nonexistent standby line. I managed a few pictures in the queue.
I hadn’t ridden the Rockin’ version of Space Mountain before, and though I enjoyed it, I missed the “space” theme, and I also felt like it wasn’t dark enough, which makes the ride more fun, I think. But it was loads of fun.
I called Eileen to see where they were, and they were on the Storybook Canal boats, so we agreed to meet at IASW. We headed over and stopped for ice cream treats. I got a frozen banana that was so frozen it could be considered a deadly weapon. I had to wait a while for it to thaw before I could start eating it, and that’s why I was still working on it when Eileen, Dawn and Liz joined us (and I again commend Eileen for not making any rude comments about it ).
When we were all done with our various snacks, we headed into IASW. The CM noted we had an unusually high number of redheads in our group. I enjoy the fact that this ride starts outside, then goes inside, then back outside. My outside photos came out great. The inside photos, not so much.
Then Terri, Sarah and Emilie went to Toontown, I think and Eileen, Dawn, Tina, Janine and I headed to the Matterhorn, where I took this odd photo.
Eileen and Dawn rode together…
As did Tina and Janine…
and I brought up the rear. No self portrait, so you’ll have to use your imagination. Just picture me with a doofy grin and you’ve got it!
Eileen decided to head back to the GC for a rest and to check on Karen. On the way, we spotted the Mad Hatter playing with a little girl.
Peek-a-boo!
I see you!
Eileen pointed out this terrific statue of the White Rabbit.
As we reached Main Street, Eileen and I decided to do a little shopping, and we ran into Crystal and Doug. They were thinking of heading to Knott’s Berry Farm for their famous fried chicken, but I don’t think they made it there.
Continued…
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When we got almost to our room, we ran into Karen, who was feeling better. She was too afraid to do any solo touring in the park, so she headed back to the room with us. We hung out relaxing for a while, then Tina joined us. We were soon ready to head back and picked up Dawn and Janine. We caught the monorail back, and we all were very amused by the monorail spiel. They talked about the new Nemo submarine ride and the announcer said it was “coming [then a CM comes on and says “SUMMER”] 2007.” It was funny because it was so obviously done.
In Tomorrowland, our first stop was Autopia, which I think is so cute. Unfortunately the CM at the entrance was not cute. I think the word I’d use is “scary.” Eileen’s photo of us getting on line says it all…
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Good thing we didn’t notice him until Eileen showed us the photo! Eileen and Dawn sat this one out, but Tina, Karen, Janine and I all went for a drive. Dawn had to leave for her dinner PS, so we said goodnight to her before we got on. When we were done, we caught up with Terri, Sarah, and Emilie in front of IASW, a completely fabulous parade spot ( Karen).
The parade started, and I spent my time concentrating on getting photos.
If you haven’t heard the story of the “Fork” dangling his junk for Sarah, read Eileen’s hilarious recount of it. But what she didn’t explain was why this particular CM chose to dangle his junk in front of Sarah. This picture of Sarah taken earlier in the day explains (note her t-shirt).
When the parade ended, we headed back to Tomorrowland. First we hit Buzz, and I rode with Eileen. I also contacted the folks at Disney about the fraudulent scores people were given, and they were kind enough to send me the corrected ride photo…
Well, it’s obvious some of us are much better at Photoshop than others. Ahem. Oh, I have to remind you not to go back to Eileen’s TR to check my score. It’s blatantly false! I got 999,999, honest.
We had time for one more ride, and we made it Space Mountain. Woo-hoo! We exited the park and some of us needed to eat, so we headed to La Brea Bakery. I think I had soup, but I didn’t take a photo, so I can’t be sure. Then we sat under the heaters and just talked for a while before finally heading in for the night.
Up Next: Someone’s Tail Fetish Is No Longer a Secret
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
That CM still cracks me up... clenched fists and all!!
Sarah, where ever did you find such a great t-shirt. It's AMAZING that you just happened to have a shirt like that with all the talk about white asparagus!!
And, Sharon! I admire how much of a quick learner you are! Eileen must be some teacher because isn't your score normally less than 1% of that! WOW!! Impressive!
Lies! Lies! Lies, I tell ya! Look at all dem LIES!!!
Sarah, where ever did you find such a great t-shirt. It's AMAZING that you just happened to have a shirt like that with all the talk about white asparagus!!
Especially considering the meal in question hadn't happened yet!
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Lies! Lies! Lies, I tell ya! Look at all dem LIES!!!
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As the roommate of the aforementioned t-shirt wearer -- I CLEARLY remember the white asparagus t-shirt being chosen for the day....
Great update Sharon!!! And since I was right next to you in the next buzz car - getting summarily whopped by Miss Karen.... I remember your fabu score!!
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I enjoy the fact that this ride starts outside, then goes inside, then back outside. My outside photos came out great. The inside photos, not so much. 
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Love all the pics, especially of the parade (and the white asparagus T-shirt 
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