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Too bad you were feeling ill on 7DMT! Sounds like your lunch may have been the cure! Hope you're feeling better for the rest of your day at the MK!
Unfortunately, it would be hours, evening in fact, before I felt myself again.
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I'm so sorry that you felt so sick from SDMTR. I have felt that way from EE in AK but the worst was at Universal when I went on The Dueling Dragons one summer with my DD. I felt sick the entire day from that ride and really dreaded on going on any ride after that. I hope the lunch helped you to get rid of that awful feeling. I loved the picture that Luke captured of Rapunzel's tower - very artistic looking!!!
I can't ride EE anymore because it does that to me every single time now. I let Luke know you liked it. He usually uses his cell phone camera because it actually has a resolution as high as my DSLR, but I love when he takes the camera and creates a cool shot.
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I'm sorry you got motion sickness on SDMR. I hope you felt better after eating. I wonder if it had to do with the heat and humidity, too. Every time I've felt bad at DW it was because of the heat.
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Heat has always messed with my head and adding in a thrill ride was probably not a good idea. But who knew it'd bee so hot in early May.
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Trying to catch up after several weeks of go go go with the kid and a crazy summer schedule.
I am loving the garden photos Cam - especially the monorail shots and the butterfly who was just posing for you. The butterfly surfing photos were so ingenius. I love that one with the butterfly landing on your arm - very realistic. The PP pic of you and Luke with Buzz is one of my favorites - you look so nice in that skirt/skort.
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Thanks! That butterfly was so pretty amongst those flowers and seemed to be asking to be photographed. My skort is from Sam's Club and is so comfortable, and it was so reasonably priced.
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Catching up here. Your Rose and Crown table was definitely worth the wait! What a great view of Illuminations!! And, I love the topiaries at night. Such a play with the color. I'm so sorry you got sick riding the Mine Train. That can really put a damper on your day.
It seems to me that the F&GF gets better every year, and the lit topiary at night are a great addition.
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Sorry you got motion sickness! . Great pictures from your morning though. Love the HM one!
Thanks! We've gotten a great collection of Luke's HM shots.
I love, love, love seeing the topiaries lit up at night. Gorgeous. And with Spaceship Earth in the background! Just perfect.
So sorry about the motion sickness. Like you said, very odd how it hit you. I hope you find yourself back to normal shortly.
I wish I had had more time to get more of the topiary at night because they were beautiful. I wouldn't fully feel like myself until evening, and by the next morning I was fine.
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I'm very sorry to hear you had to deal with motion sickness. Glad eating something helped. There is nothing worse then being sick while on you trip. The photos Luke took did come out great!!!!
I've been motion sick at amusement parks more times than I'd like, but usually at WDW, I know what to avoid. This one caught me by surprise.
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The pics of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lit up were so stunning and beautiful...I have actually never seen them lit up like that. Thank you so much for sharing them.
So sorry that the SDMR made you feel so out of sorts. I know that excessive heat no matter how much I hydrate always does me under with even the tamest of rides. This past week the carousel sent me for a short head spin and luckily it didn't occur til nearly the end if our day at Idlewild. Glad that food and some rest eased your symptoms.
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Ugh, that sounds awful! The heat/humidity couldn't help.
The heat and humidity definitely intensified my dizziness and nausea.
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The pics of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lit up were so stunning and beautiful...I have actually never seen them lit up like that. Thank you so much for sharing them.
So sorry that the SDMR made you feel so out of sorts. I know that excessive heat no matter how much I hydrate always does me under with even the tamest of rides. This past week the carousel sent me for a short head spin and luckily it didn't occur til nearly the end if our day at Idlewild. Glad that food and some rest eased your symptoms.
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I'm hoping to scrapbook the Seven Dwarfs lit up at night when I get a chance to scrapbook tomorrow. I just love how they looked at night.
Heat is not my friend when I'm trying to enjoy attractions.
When I went to bed this past Monday night after struggling with the latest update, my mind finally calmed and I realized my mistake. My camera’s timestamp is set to Central Time, and until that update, I had remembered that when I checked on photos for time confirmations to add an hour. But I guess remembering how icky I felt that day in May bumfuzzled me and I totally forgot. I ran my revived memories by Luke and we both still have some holes, but we have more than I had the other night. So I’ll attempt to straighten out Part 1 of this Magic Kingdom day. From Storybook Treats and my ice cold drink, we headed toward Frontierland. At Pecos Bill’s, we ate in a leisurely fashion, and enjoyed chatting while sitting inside the air conditioning. Right as we finished we noticed a family in search of a table, and Luke waved at them so they’d know they could have our table. We originally had a FastPass for Jungle Cruise, but we don’t think we rode it today because we had ridden it on our first Magic Kingdom day.
As we reentered Frontierland from the restaurant, Luke noticed the Haunted Mansion. That is when he took the artsy photos in the last update. When we turned around, I spotted Chip and Dale out in their Western-style outfits. Since we hadn’t seen them yet, we quickly moved into the queue. When we were just one family away from meeting them, Chip and Dale walked away to take a peanut break. Thankfully, in short order, they were back and once the family in front of was through, it was our turn. I like that the PhotoPass photographer got photos of us being greeted by our favorite chipmunks along with the usual posed shots. Totally adorable little rodents!
Sorry, these are a bit out of order, but that was the way they were on Photobucket. Oops!
Now that moves us into Part 2 of this day. Neither of us remembers why we headed back into Fantasyland, but that does appear to be what we did and where Luke captured the Liberty Belle in the series of photos from the earlier update. Then it seems we headed into Tomorrowland via the back sidewalk, coming in at Space Mountain. What we did in Tomorrowland, for the most part, is totally lost now. But I do know three things for sure. Number One, near the entrance to the PeopleMover at a kiosk called Buzz’s Star Command, I noticed a Tinker Bell light up toy. I turned into a five-year old and decided I could not go home without this toy. Truth be told, I usually get one toy every trip, and this just so happened to be this trip’s toy. Don’t worry a photo will be coming shortly. We may or may not have ridden the PeopleMover again, but we think we might have once I’d made my purchase.
Number Two. At some point, I believe that I must have cancelled both Jungle Cruise and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, our original FastPasses, because we neither remember riding either of these and I do remember that we had a FastPass for Tomorrowland Speedway. This seems reasonable as another coaster on a day when I was already motion sick would not have been a good idea. We had also done both of these on our first Magic Kingdom day. Since Luke would be driving our speedway racer at Tomorrowland Speedway, I resumed my normal camera duties. My prized Tinker Bell toy even makes an appearance here as I was getting a little artsy with my shots here.
And here is Tinker Bell!
Number Three. After a slow race to nowhere, I decided that I needed ice cream. After we exited the speedway, we crossed over to Auntie Gravity’s for two chocolate ice creams in a cup. In this heat, cups were a necessity as the ice cream was melting so quickly. In fact, we saw one family return with their cones, asking if they could have empty cups for everyone. I eat ice cream exceptionally fast, but I couldn’t have beat this heat. We found a shaded table outside and enjoyed our ice cream. We also put the handy restrooms here to use. With our ice cream done, I was pretty much finished (and I feared for the day). Unfortunately, it was getting very hot and humid again. Of course, that meant Luke was willing to return to the resort for some down time at the pool. From Tomorrowland we walked to the Hub where we noticed a PhotoPass photographer near the castle who had a relatively short line. He did a wonderful job, but I had trouble hearing his directions, and maybe it wasn’t the best idea to get photos when I felt so queasy. Despite my handicaps, the shots turned out pretty good, though my smile isn’t quite normal.
From the Hub, we headed straight down Main Street, out of the gate, and onward to the bus stops.
You had a lot more stamina than I would've, and lasted an admirable amount of time after the motion sickness set in. The pool, and the ice cream, sound like good antedotes.
You had a lot more stamina than I would've, and lasted an admirable amount of time after the motion sickness set in. The pool, and the ice cream, sound like good antedotes.
Thinking back now, I probably should have called it quits sooner, but at least, I got the ice cream by staying a wee bit longer.
You had a good time in the MK despite how you were feeling and made the best of it! Nice photos with your rodent buddies!
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Sounds like some down time at the pool is just what you need at this point! I don't think I could've lasted as long as you did either, but like you said, ice cream helps.
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I ran my revived memories by Luke and we both still have some holes, but we have more than I had the other night. So I’ll attempt to straighten out Part 1 of this Magic Kingdom day. From Storybook Treats and my ice cold drink, we headed toward Frontierland. At Pecos Bill’s, we ate in a leisurely fashion, and enjoyed chatting while sitting inside the air conditioning. Right as we finished we noticed a family in search of a table, and Luke waved at them so they’d know they could have our table. We originally had a FastPass for Jungle Cruise, but we don’t think we rode it today because we had ridden it on our first Magic Kingdom day. 
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