The Third Time’s the Charm! Fourth (Third) Annual Mom and Me Trip--Updated twice on 10/21--now COMPLETE - Page 24 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I'm not going to be like the yellow shirted guy looking for something to grab a hold to at the last minute - - I WILL be holding on to someone or something from the get go! So the short straw sits beside JillJan!
I recommend Eileen. Random strangers are always grabbing on to her, so you'd be a huge improvement. Also, she tends to get a bit grabby herself sometimes, so y'all can grab each other.
Just watch what you grab! (I've been known to slug people after a "drop" with some fresh thing... Or... at least request that you pay for my dinner!
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Outstanding pictures. Thanks for MNSSHP tips. We're going to try to watch parade twice. Does it run the same way each time? Love your t-shirt. Did they have several different ones this year? Ooo, here's another question. What setting did you use on your camera for the parade photos? I can't believe that I'll be seeing this first hand in just over a week. Thanks for getting me 'pumped up' for my trip.
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Peter Pan does look like Clay Aiken! Great update again! Every time I read your TR's my family looks at me like I'm nuts because I'm laughing at the computer!
MNSSHP looks like a blast! I can't wait to go for my FIRST time next year. We went to the one at DLR and loved it. Great pictures of the parade and fireworks. I would have clucked along, too. More please...
I really need to make it a point to go to that party!! We were going to go when we were there last September, but didn't. Now I regret it . . . . . It was great hearing about it though and seeing the photos!! Which are always great, BTW. . . . . Can't wait for more.
I totally started giggling the moment I read that and pretty much giggled through the whole thing, Sharon! When you referenced it again later, I practically fell off my chair. LOVE IT! (Also, you should know that my whole family now says "I got a rock" in a sad little voice whenever we feel we've been cheated out of something yummy. It's a total tribute to you!)
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We had just enough time before dinner to do some shopping. DM didn’t find anything, but I ended up getting the Minnie Witch hat, which I thought went well with my t-shirt.
LOVE THAT HAT!!! Must.get.one.now!
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And then, Goofy. I can’t remember what happened, which probably means I was a complete dork.
That’s funny! I get that “character haze” too with Miss Minnie. I only have a vague recollection of my dorkitude… that and the tears I have to wipe off of my cheeks.
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One of them asked us where we were staying and I said the Boardwalk. A different one asked “Where on the Boardwalk?” At first, I thought he was joking. When I realized he was waiting for an answer, I said “The Boardwalk.” (and added to myself “dumb butt” ) You know what he asked me next? “Which one?” Oooooooookay. Finally I said “The Boardwalk Inn.” Luckily, that seemed to satisfy him. The CM standing with him said “I didn’t know there was more than one.” I said “Oh, there’s the Boardwalk Inn and the Boardwalk Villas.” But we both knew. He was a dumb butt.
Oy!!! Dumb butt indeed.
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I hadn’t met Jane before and told her so. I think I actually told her I’d taken 30 trips to Disney and had never met her. She said that’s because she lives in Africa! She asked me if I saw who she lived with and then said “That’s why I stay in Africa.” It was really fun.
Heeeeee! Jane’s my kinda woman!
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It’s Clara Cluck singing (or more accurately, clucking) Ghost Riders in the Sky. I often wonder (just like the Lollipop Guild) what was going on here. This is how I imagine it happened:
Imagineer 1: You know, we don’t use Clara Cluck very often. We should use her in something. Imagineer 2: I know! We’ll put her in the Halloween parade! And she can sing Ghost Riders in the Sky! No, wait! She’ll cluckGhost Riders in the Sky! It’ll be awesome! Imagineer 1: … DUUUUUUUDE!! That rocks!!!!
I also wonder what those two were doing immediately before that conversation.
I know what they did *after* that conversation – two words: WHITE CASTLE!!
What a great evening...dinner at LTT sounded great (I still cannot believe that they are going to do away with this character meal). Loved the pictures with the characters (love mom's pictures as well - she was being really "cool" ) sounded like a great night for candy collection. Loved the pictures of the parade and the show...and Hallowishes (I would have been a teary eyes dork by then - I cry everytime even if I see it more than once )
Can't wait to hear more...(and hear if there was any candy left?????)
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Love the hat, and love that the candy is in the safe! I'm so glad you got to do so much (and get so much candy) at MNSSHP. Being first-timers, we did a horrible job on everything. It's a miracle that we saw the parade and the last half of the fireworks. We missed out on soooo much!!! Now I'm just gonna have to go again so I can be as productive as you were - Oh darn!!!!
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Great update, Sharon! Sounds like you had a great time at the party with your DM. My DH sings/clucks along with the clucking chicken when it comes on in our van. Now THAT'S special!
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Also, she tends to get a bit grabby herself sometimes, so y'all can grab each other. 
Or... at least request that you pay for my dinner!
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Peter Pan does look like Clay Aiken! 
your Minnie witch hat! So cute!! Great pix from MNSSHP! They bring back great memories!
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We went to the one at DLR and loved it. Great pictures of the parade and fireworks. I would have clucked along, too. 
Now I regret it . . . . . 
Danny and I at Epcot 8/14/08
At first, I thought he was joking. 
When I realized he was waiting for an answer, I said “The Boardwalk.” (and added to myself “dumb butt” 
This is how I imagine it happened: 
… DUUUUUUUDE!! That rocks!!!!
I also wonder what those two were doing immediately before that conversation. 
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Now THAT'S special! 
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