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I just KNEW you would have naughty bits to share with us even if they are Donald's! I love the card you sent to Karen and I think it's really sweet that ya'll kept her included in the trip even if it was to torment her endlessly.
Fantastic update, Eileen!! I'm totally enjoying this trip report!!
Sounds like ya'll had a busy day. How wonderful to meet all those PassPorters! WOW! And your view - FANTASTIC!
Can't wait for more.
Oh my, finally found this TR and boy am I glad I did. How much fun you were having. All the pictures are wonderful. Sounds like a magical trip for sure. Can't wait to hear more.
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I had trouble sleeping that night – I think it had to do with enjoying the Magic Coffee Machine a little too much!
Just to document the princessy bed vs. the kangaroo wrestler’s bed :
But… I’d like to have it known that I completely UNTUCK my bed before I even get into it. The Princesses literally have to stand at the head of the bed and squeeze in under the covers to maintain the perfect princessy envelope.
We, of course, had to do our time at the Concierge lounge, making sure to get our (and Karen’s) money’s worth of free pastries, fruit and hot beverages.
Then it was off to the Studios to meet up with PassPorters who wanted to experience Tower of Terror with the FastPass Queen herself. The boat is always such a lovely ride – especially early in the morning with the diving ducks.
The EMH had started already, but there wasn’t much of a crowd.
We hooked over to the TOT to find that Heather (ilovedisney247) and Bob and Larry were already there. We waited a few minutes to see if anyone else was going to join us and then we headed in.
By about the time that we turned in to the pre-show room, Jill’s central nervous system was really amped up.
We managed to get the first and second rows on one side and got ourselves situated – it’s also when Jill got herself “ready” by hooking an arm through the arms of each of her CLQ-1 neighbors.
The funniest thing was, she was gripping my arm so tightly that I could seriously feel her heart fluttering like a bird – this girl was SKEEEERT!! I did my best to “talk her through it” (although I’m sure Mary Devall could’ve done it better!) and let her know when we were entering the drop tower. Then I quietly reassured her that they were locking us into position and we were safe – even though I don’t think she was listening at all by that point, merely holding on for dear life. Once we were ready to drop, I said “this is it” and gave her arm a squeeze – I looked over and Jill had her head tucked down and was waiting for death to find her.
Luckily for Jill (and my arm), it was one of the mildest drop sequences – lots of small hops, short drops, long climbs up with immediate drops that give great air time (which I think are smooth and wonderful) and… then… I saw the black and white swirly thing, telling me that we were done.
I covered the hand that was cutting off the circulation in my elbow and yelled, “YOU DID IT!”
Jill looked up, all confused, still scared, but suddenly relieved. “It’s OVER?!”
Yep… you did it, girlfriend. And you survived… with a smile.
She had such a GRRRR-eat smile of happiness and joy that I was literally beaming when she said she’d *totally* do it again!
I took a guerilla photo of the ride screen, but it was crud. Luckily, Sharon bought the ride pic (one went in Karen’s box) and I got to snap a blog photo of it at the MegaMouseMeet.
Heeee! I love all the different expressions – I’m in full-on holler, Jill looks like she wishes she’d wrapped herself in bubble wrap, Sharon looks supremely happy and the whole front row looks like we haven’t even started the ride yet.
The gang was going to hang for a bit longer, but I had to get to the MMM for my registration table duties. I headed out of the park and only stopped to admire one window – it was heeee-larious! The “legs” did a Rockettes kick line.
I was walking through the park exit when I saw a boat just letting on the last of the passengers. I figured it would be pointless to run, but then I noticed that the CM was waving to an older couple chugging along the walkway to the gangplank. I figured I could at least beat the old lady. I didn’t even break a sweat and managed to snag a seat on the outside bench – lovely. Just lovely and peaceful (if one ignores the sound of the engine) and such great views.
<-- bye bye, Studios!
I also was charmed by the “heraldric” dolphin statues on the Swan hotel – it no longer disturbs me.
More in a bit...
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