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[Colexis Mom]

Another great update

[RobinKay6573]

I just caught up....wonderful trip report. I can't wait to read more!

[Jillybean]

You handled that Wishes situation with such class! I don't blame you one bit for speaking up - - some people just don't get it and you helped her see the light without having to pop her one.

I just love 'Ohana and was so glad that you had a good experience! How was the wasabi bloody mary? The lapu lapu sounded pretty strong!

Jill

[LizardCop]

Another wonderful update, and a well handled situation....

Some peoples parents!!!

More Please????

[GATechGal]

Some people just float through life in their own bubble never giving anyone else a thought. Now are we talking morning EMH or evening EMH? If DH were hosed, I think BED would be the best place.

[GATechGal]

Eileen,
Have a REALLY SUPER TIME. Can't wait to hear all about it. If you get a spare moment, check in for a live update.

[SHEANA1226]

Great update Nala! More please!

[MAria R]

Another great update, that meal sounded great!

[Nala]

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How was the wasabi bloody mary?

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Oh, my! Here's how good this thing was. When I took a drink of Grumpy's Lapu Lapu I knocked over my wasabi bloody mary with his huge pineapple as I passed it back to him. I spilled about 1/3 of my bloody mary on the empty seat next to me and it took every bit of self control I had not to drop to my knees and suck it out of the uphoistery. It was that good.

[Nala]

After we boarded the Monorail we started talking about going to EMH at MK. Grumpy was just not up for it so I decided to take the kids and let him go back to the cabin and sleep off the loopy loopy. He then handed me the golf cart key stating he would take the bus rather than drive the cart. Good idea. I would hate for him to get a DUI on a golf cart at WDW. I kissed him good bye at the MK stop and the three of us headed down the ramp to the MK. Just as we were about to turn and head to the gate I heard a voice behind me say “Hi kids”. It was Grumpy. For a moment I thought he changed his mind and decided to come with us but instead he had decided to take the boat from the MK back to FW. We said another good bye and parted ways.

As we approached the gate there was NO ONE at the front entrance except one lone CM. She didn’t even check for resort ID’s as we inserted our tickets into the turnstile. It was about 7:40 and the MK had officially closed at 7:00. I assumed that there would have been someone with wristbands near the front gate but saw nothing nor were we directed anywhere by the CM we had passed. So down Main Street we headed. And it was deserted. WOOOHOOO, the whole park to ourselves. I quietly whispered to Peter Pan that we had to avoid Fantasyland at all cost. I wanted to use this time to get Kiara and him on other rides that they had not done yet and if she saw the carrousel the chances of that happening would be slim. So we headed to Tomorrowland. OK, so I had finally wised up and made it a point to take Kiara for a bathroom break before we got into any lines. After that we moved on to conquer new territory for all three of us. Buzz Lightyear!

We found our way to an incredible short line and as we started to go in the CM at the entrance looked down at our wrists. No wristbands. I told her we didn’t have them and no one gave us one at the gate. She said “Oh, it’s not problem, go on ahead and enjoy the ride”. She was a dear sweet young lady but I don’t think she understood all the details about EMH as we would soon find out. We headed into the line and of course Kiara tried to pull her trick. Not this time, kiddo. I knew this ride was something she would enjoy from what I had read so once again I pushed her on. We had a blast on this ride! We put Kiara in the middle and I shared one gun with her. She was having a ball shooting aliens and spinning the car at the same time. Both Peter Pan and I were taking turns fighting her for the spin controller and trying to shoot at the same time. She was enjoying spinning the car way too much and we all were laughing and screaming through the whole ride. Oh what fun! Kiara gave this one a big two thumbs up and was ready to go again.

I made the decision to try something I hadn’t done in years. The WEDway. I cannot remember when I was last on this and was not entirely sure if I ever had been on it. We walked to the entrance and were stopped by the CM. She asked to see our wristbands. I explained we didn’t have them and no one was giving them out at the gate. She then informed me that this was a closed event and if we didn’t have a wrist band we were not suppose to be there. I told her we were resort guest and she then told me that just because we were staying on property didn’t mean we were allow to be in the park as this was a hard ticket event ??????? I responded with “Hard ticket event? As in E-ticket or MNSSHP?” She replied with a very snotty yes and told us we could go on the ride but needed to leave the park or go to City Hall after words to see if indeed we had the right to be there. Oh really? I was really too tired to educate her about EMH (hey, that’s Disney’s job) so off we went to the deserted WEDway. What a cool ride. And as we went along I began to remember parts of it. So I had been on it. Peter Pan thought this was a neat ride. It would be a nice ride to take a short break and relax at a time when the crowds were heavy in the parks. But tonight we didn’t have to worry about crowds.

When we got off the ride we made a bee line for City Hall to secure wristbands so we didn’t’ have to go through the previous escapade. The place was like a ghost town except for three CM behind the counter. I explained how we came through the gate and didn’t see anyone with wristbands and had been told by a CM to get them or leave the park. One of the CM’s looked at me like I was nuts and insisted that there was someone at the gate who should have given us a band. He was however quick to get us the bands, apologize for our inconvenience and the three of them wished us an enjoyable evening. So now we were official.

So Peter Pan and I had to form a plan. How to get to Peter Pan’s flight with out Kiara seeing the carrousel. Attack from the back. We would make our way to Fantasyland through Liberty Square. If the two of us could block Kiara’s view we might be able to make it on to Peter Pan’s flight without her seeing the carrousel. Peter Pan put his excellent skills as a hockey goalie to use and blocked Kiara’s view like it was the net! We made it to the line to find about 25 people in front of us. While it moved quickly we still had time to find a HM in one of the trees painted on the wall right before you board the ship. And once again the kids both enjoyed our flight.

We exited Fantasyland via the way we had come and stopped on Main Street for me to make a pathetic attempt at night shots of the castle.

Nice shot, huh?
So now I know. Set the camera down on something to steady it! We were starting to get tired but decided to hit Buzz one more time before we left so off we went to Tomorrowland once again. And once again we were greeted by the sweet CM who we showed our wristbands. And once again she said we didn’t need them??????? Oh well, she may have been as misinformed as the other CM but at least she was nice. This time I took the middle and gave the kids their own guns. This ride was even more fun the second time around and I think Peter Pan even scored over 10,000 points. But of course being the ornery mom/aunt I am I couldn’t resist spinning the car at the wrong moment causing them to miss shots. Peter Pan was yelling at me to stop and yet again we were all laughing our heads off.

As we walked down Main Street to the exit I was once again struck by how deserted the place was. I set the pace with the kids and walked very slowly so I could enjoy the moment as it was a rare one. It had been a truly magical evening. We boarded the boat to FTW, loaded up on the golf cart and made our way back to our cozy cabin. As we pulled up to it I fully expected to find Grumpy sound asleep. As we got to the door I noticed it was cracked open and could hear the TV. I opened the door and found Grumpy sitting on the couch smoking a cigar! He saw my surprised look and told me he decided to WALK to the cabin instead of taking the bus. The long walk (about a mile) and the fresh air did him a world of good and he was able to shake off the effects of the loopy loopy. He then told me he had stopped at the Trading Post to buy the cigar and I needed to call the front desk as we had reached our charging limit on our room key. He also told me he busted out laughing at the Trading Post when the CM told him this. The CM asked him what he was laughing about and he explained that his wife was at the MK with the kids and if she tried to buy anything she wouldn’t be able to. I showed him my empty hands and assured him that I had behaved in a financially responsible way the entire evening. (not that he would really care if I did spend money) We both got a good laugh out of it. The kids (well mostly Peter Pan) gave Grumpy a run down of what we had done at MK and Kiara made it very clear that Buzz was her new favorite ride. We decided that we would have to put it on our must do list for our last day at WDW that we planned to spend in MK.

It took little effort to get the kids to bed. They fell asleep to the Disney bedtime stories on TV and I hope memories of a very wonderful, magical day. Grumpy and I relaxed together and watched TV. After about an hour, he made the ritual check for Larry and turned in. I was really beginning to think we had seen the last of our little lizard pal. I was not far behind him (Grumpy, not Larry) and turned in also to prepare for our next day at AK!



Up next AK by day and by NIGHT!!!!

[Tara O'Hara]

Just catching up again Nala! First of all, you handled the situation at 'Ohana very well and with tons of class. Also, [ QUOTE ]
I would hate for him to get a DUI on a golf cart at WDW

[/ QUOTE ] Great updates!! What a wonderful despcription of your EMH hours at MK with the kids!

[MAria R]

Great update, it's amazing how the CM's can be on such diffrent pages.

[Jillybean]

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Oh, my! Here's how good this thing was. When I took a drink of Grumpy's Lapu Lapu I knocked over my wasabi bloody mary with his huge pineapple as I passed it back to him. I spilled about 1/3 of my bloody mary on the empty seat next to me and it took every bit of self control I had not to drop to my knees and suck it out of the uphoistery. It was that good.



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Now that's good! I love it!

That one is going on my "got to have" list. Maybe on our January trip after my little bit is born!

Jill

[Jillybean]

What a great EMH at MK - - despite the fact that those CM's need to get their stories straight!

I haven't been on Buzz yet and can't wait to take DD. I know that she is going to love it from your description!

Jill

[Colexis Mom]

Another great update