a bashful vegan RADP WDW holiday - Day 2
Bashful
years old, and my bashful hubby Rocky, fifty-mumble-mumble years old.
This is our 16th trip to WDW, the first being our honeymoon in 1997.
We�re DVCers and stayed at our home resort, Boardwalk Villas, in a
studio, from Dec. 5th to Dec. 13th. I�m a vegan (I don�t eat meat,
dairy or eggs), but DH is not. We�re both pretty bashful � me being
worse at the one-on-one, and Rocky being worse with crowds. So yes,
we�re going to the most crowded vacation destination on the planet, with
a plan to meet a bunch of axe murderers for the first time. Clearly we
drank the Kool-Aid.
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Woke up bright and early to the sound of a loud alarm � at 4:23am.
Apparently, the nice guests before us had set the alarm and not bothered
to turn it off. I manage to get the nasty thing to stop screaming, and
just begin to drift off when once again, it begins screaming (apparently
I had only found the snooze button). So, light goes on, and eventually
I get the darned thing turned off. I really, REALLY, really don�t like
alarm clocks. I�ve had a clock radio since I was old enough to need an
alarm. I don�t do well with alarms.
Somehow, we manage to get a tiny bit more sleep, before Stitch wakes us
up at 6:15 (at our request). I think the Disney wake-up calls are fun,
but I do wish there was a way to get Mickey (or Stitch) to wake me up
without having to first listen to the ringing phone (too much like an
alarm). Oh well. By the next day, I figure out that my very bare-bones
cell phone does actually have an alarm, and this works much better, and
easier, than either the weird Ipod clock thingy, or Disney�s wake-up call.
We have breakfast in the room, get ourselves together, and head for the
bus stop about 8am. A bus arrives shortly for the Magic Kingdom.
(Actually, bus service was very good all week. A couple waits were
close to 15 minutes, but most were closer to 5.) They did sort of an
abbreviated opening show this morning � not all the usual fanfare up by
the train station. We�re guessing it�s because of the taping they were
doing for the Christmas Parade TV special. It was supposed to be
finished the day before, but some unusually bad weather caused delays.
We thought about avoiding MK today, but we already had lunch ressies
scheduled, so we decided to give it a try.
We did look around a bit for RADPers early in the day, but figured that
the castle photo had to be canceled because of the film crews and all
the parade hoopla (it was). Other than a bottleneck of people around
the castle, it didn�t really impact us at all.
We headed for Tomorrowland and tried out the newly rehabbed Space
Mountain. It�s definitely darker. I enjoyed it, but it was a little
rough for Rocky. I have already accepted that this will be one of the
first rides I/we give up, as old age takes its toll. I�m glad I got to
ride it, and it does bring back some pleasant childhood memories for me
(of the one at Disneyland), but it�s not in my top 10 favorites or anything.
Next up, Tomorrowland Transit Authority. I�ve heard some different
opinions on this, but Rocky and I are both firmly on the disappointed
side. The old audio was fun � maybe a little silly, but very Disney.
This new audio is boring and dry. Why did they change it?
Next, Buzz Lightyear. So far, almost no lines for anything. We usually
hit MK on Sunday mornings, and usually find almost no lines until
lunchtime. Today was about the same, even with the parade stuff going
on. (Rocky kicked my butt on Buzz, of course. Nothing new, no need to
swell his head by posting the score, LOL.)
We thought about doing the Splash Mountain RADP meet, and if we didn�t
have lunch ressies, we might have. But it was way too cold for us wimps
to ride it, and we didn�t want to be late for lunch. Never did run into
any RADPers this day.
We had time for Haunted Mansion, and Pirates of the Caribbean before
lunch � both less than 5-minute waits. These are definitely two of my
favorite rides. We actually hit less attractions on this trip than
probably any other, but there was no way I was missing these two. This
was the first time I noticed the organ player�s shadow in the Haunted
Mansion. I remembered to look for it, after having read �The Hidden
Magic of Walt Disney World� � a pretty cool book with a surprisingly
number of secrets I had never heard before. (Almost as much fun as
Steve Russo�s book!)
We headed for the Crystal Palace, got a pager, and waited on the porch
for our name to be called. We were entertained by the Jonas Brothers.
Thanks to our zoom lens, we did actually get a couple pictures. I�m not
a major huge giddy fan or anything, but it was fun. (We watched the
parade on TV yesterday � it was pretty cool knowing that we there, way
in the back of the crowd, during the filming. No, you can�t see us � we
looked during every scene where there might have been the slightest
possibility, but no � we were too buried in the crowd. Still, it was
the most fun I�ve had watching the parade on TV.)
Lunch was just okay (details on my blog). We�re not usually much into
character meals, but I�d heard good things about this one, and I was
curious. Glad we went, but not in any hurry to do it again. One minor
disappointment: I wore my Winnie the Pooh earrings especially for this
meal, but lost one of them sometime earlier in the day. It wasn�t
overly expensive. I only mention it because it seemed to be the theme
for this trip: lots and lots of �minor� problems, but fortunately
nothing really terrible. Oddly, I kept finding myself grateful for the
problems, because each one could have been so much worse. For instance,
I do have some expensive earrings that would be harder to replace � this
wasn�t one of them.
After lunch, we decided to head back to the resort. That�s our usual
schedule � park at opening, hit the big rides, lunch in the park, then
back to the room for a mid-day break. Head back out late afternoon to a
different park. Works for us.
On our way out, we did stop to watch some of the Christmas parade go by,
which was kind of fun, since we weren�t doing MVMCP, and this parade
doesn�t usually show during the day until closer to Christmas. I also
got a couple pictures of Kelly Ripa, again with the zoom.
After a nice little break (and some wandering around the resort for me),
we decided to do a small, early dinner in the room, and then walked to
DHS. We arrived just in time for the final American Idol show of the
day, and I figured that one would be the most fun, since it�s supposed
to be the best singers of the day. I enjoyed it since it had more
singing, and less �fluff�. I won�t describe all the contestants (I�m
rambling too much as it is), but the winner was Jeff King, a cute
19-year-old pizza delivery guy that the girls were all swooning over. I
didn�t think he was the best singer, but he did have the best stage
presence. I didn�t vote for him, but I wasn�t surprised when he won.
I did get a bit annoyed by the two teenagers sitting next to us. They
were playing games on their cell phones and just being generally
disruptive. It sounded like they�d showed up just to support one
particular singer. However, they left about half-way through, right
after he sang, which was sort of silly, since they didn�t get to vote.
This might sound terrible, but I leaned over the empty seat and used
their keypad to put in two votes for my favorite - *not* the guy they
appeared to be supporting.
After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too lazy
to type out the whole official name, LOL). We headed back that way, but
the place was a madhouse! Wall-to-wall people. We watched one music
set, but just didn�t have it in us to fight the crowd and walk through
the whole thing. I always meant to go back and see it again, but sadly
it never happened this trip. Oh well � there�s always next year.
The park in general was pretty crowded, so we didn�t stay too much
longer. We did stop long enough to catch the Ewoks out gathering for
the evening, which was cool.
Back to the room, a little �Tiger TV�, and a fairly early evening.
(Every time we turned on the TV this trip, they were talking about Tiger
Woods. It seems that every trip, there is one news story that gets
talked about to death � he was it this year.)
--
Kitty (TDC Bashful)
Lisa Cubbon
> Who, where, when, etc.: Me (Kitty, aka Bashful) � forty-mumble-mumble
> years old, and my bashful hubby Rocky, fifty-mumble-mumble years old.
> This is our 16th trip to WDW, the first being our honeymoon in 1997.
> We�re DVCers and stayed at our home resort, Boardwalk Villas, in a
> studio, from Dec. 5th to Dec. 13th. I�m a vegan (I don�t eat meat,
> dairy or eggs), but DH is not. We�re both pretty bashful � me being
> worse at the one-on-one, and Rocky being worse with crowds. So yes,
> we�re going to the most crowded vacation destination on the planet, with
> a plan to meet a bunch of axe murderers for the first time. Clearly we
> drank the Kool-Aid.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Woke up bright and early to the sound of a loud alarm � at 4:23am.
HUH?
The Disneyland one is so smooth. I agree with you about the roughness
of the MK SM. I am now officially talking in shorthand. Argh.
Did you see Barry Wallis and his wife? There were up front and person
with the Jonas Bros.
I�m not
> a major huge giddy fan or anything, but it was fun. (We watched the
> parade on TV yesterday � it was pretty cool knowing that we there, way
> in the back of the crowd, during the filming. No, you can�t see us � we
> looked during every scene where there might have been the slightest
> possibility, but no � we were too buried in the crowd. Still, it was
> the most fun I�ve had watching the parade on TV.)
>
> Lunch was just okay (details on my blog). We�re not usually much into
> character meals, but I�d heard good things about this one, and I was
> curious. Glad we went, but not in any hurry to do it again. One minor
> disappointment: I wore my Winnie the Pooh earrings especially for this
> meal, but lost one of them sometime earlier in the day. It wasn�t
> overly expensive.
I HATE that. When we went to San Diego in December, I went with NO
jewlery except a wedding band.No earings, etc. I did bring my Mickey
Mouse watch 'cause I like to know the time.
I watched some folks do it too. And I might do that the next time we see
AI.
>
> After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too lazy
> to type out the whole official name, LOL).
Keane is the only person I know who types it all out.
We headed back that way, but
> the place was a madhouse! Wall-to-wall people. We watched one music
> set, but just didn�t have it in us to fight the crowd and walk through
> the whole thing. I always meant to go back and see it again, but sadly
> it never happened this trip. Oh well � there�s always next year.
> The park in general was pretty crowded, so we didn�t stay too much
> longer. We did stop long enough to catch the Ewoks out gathering for
> the evening, which was cool.
>
> Back to the room, a little �Tiger TV�, and a fairly early evening.
> (Every time we turned on the TV this trip, they were talking about Tiger
> Woods. It seems that every trip, there is one news story that gets
> talked about to death � he was it this year.)
He's been quiet this Christmas season. Maybe he's contemplating his 2009.
>
> --
> Kitty (TDC Bashful)
Kitty, you are doing a GREAT Job. Thanks for taking the time.
Lisa
Bashful
> Kitty, you are doing a GREAT Job. Thanks for taking the time.
>
> Lisa
Awww, shucks. Thanks Lisa!
--
Kitty (TDC Bashful)
Rudeney
>
> Woke up bright and early to the sound of a loud alarm � at 4:23am.
> Apparently, the nice guests before us had set the alarm and not bothered
> to turn it off.
After years of traveling and being woken up at 4:00am, I did finally
learn to check the alarm clock in my hotel room - both to verify that
it's set to the right time and to make sure the alarm is set to the time
I want (or not set at all). Now, there was this one time where the
alarm clock in the empty room next door was going off at 4:00am, but
there was nothing I could do about that.
> Somehow, we manage to get a tiny bit more sleep, before Stitch wakes us
> up at 6:15 (at our request). I think the Disney wake-up calls are fun,
> but I do wish there was a way to get Mickey (or Stitch) to wake me up
> without having to first listen to the ringing phone (too much like an
> alarm). Oh well. By the next day, I figure out that my very bare-bones
> cell phone does actually have an alarm, and this works much better, and
> easier, than either the weird Ipod clock thingy, or Disney�s wake-up call.
I hate waking to an alarm. Usually, my wife gets up before me so she
just turns on the lights to wake me and that works fine. If I have to
wake to an alarm, I prefer music over some annoying buzzer, beeper or
bell. Actually, my most favorite way to wake up is with the sunrise,
but of course the timing is not always right for that. I have actually
though about getting one of those alarm lights that simulates a sunrise
by gradually getting brighter.
> Actually, bus service was very good all week.
> A couple waits were
> close to 15 minutes, but most were closer to 5.
I think most everyone has been reporting that lately. Maybe they heard
it was RADP meet week and they were doing their best to keep our whining
at bay ;-)
> We headed for Tomorrowland and tried out the newly rehabbed Space
> Mountain. It�s definitely darker. I enjoyed it, but it was a little
> rough for Rocky. I have already accepted that this will be one of the
> first rides I/we give up, as old age takes its toll.
Yes, it is sad having to give up these rides because my poor back just
can't take it.
> Next up, Tomorrowland Transit Authority. I�ve heard some different
> opinions on this, but Rocky and I are both firmly on the disappointed
> side. The old audio was fun � maybe a little silly, but very Disney.
> This new audio is boring and dry. Why did they change it?
As long as they don't do something stupid like trying to turn it into
the Rocket Rods, I can put up with changes in the soundtrack.
> We headed for the Crystal Palace, got a pager, and waited on the porch
> for our name to be called. We were entertained by the Jonas Brothers.
> Thanks to our zoom lens, we did actually get a couple pictures. I�m not
> a major huge giddy fan or anything, but it was fun. (We watched the
> parade on TV yesterday � it was pretty cool knowing that we there, way
> in the back of the crowd, during the filming. No, you can�t see us � we
> looked during every scene where there might have been the slightest
> possibility, but no � we were too buried in the crowd. Still, it was
> the most fun I�ve had watching the parade on TV.)
So that was filmed during December? I watched it on TV and swore it
wasn't because I couldn't see the lights on the castle. Also, the crowd
was so uniform in it's movements and with the ribbons, I assumed the
whole performance along with the crowd was staged and filmed privately.
I guess I was wrong!
> After lunch, we decided to head back to the resort. That�s our usual
> schedule � park at opening, hit the big rides, lunch in the park, then
> back to the room for a mid-day break. Head back out late afternoon to a
> different park. Works for us.
Yeah, we do pretty much the same thing and it's why I could never do WDW
w/o a park hopper pass!
> After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too lazy
> to type out the whole official name, LOL).
You could have done a cut-and-paste from Steve's TR - he typed it over
and over and over again!
--
- RODNEY
Next WDW Vacation?
Who knows!
Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)?
Steve Russo
> > possibility, but no we were too buried in the crowd. Still, it was
> > the most fun I ve had watching the parade on TV.)
>
> So that was filmed during December? I watched it on TV and swore it
> wasn't because I couldn't see the lights on the castle. Also, the crowd
> was so uniform in it's movements and with the ribbons, I assumed the
> whole performance along with the crowd was staged and filmed privately.
> I guess I was wrong!
You've obviously started skimming my reports instead of reading them
(I can't imagine why) because i did report that. It was originally
scheduled for Saturday morning (12/5) but, due to the rain, it was
rescheduled for Sunday. I had planned on heading to the MK on Sunday
(for a few RADP meets) but decided I didn't want to deal with the
parade filming (and crowds).
> > After lunch, we decided to head back to the resort. That s our usual
> > schedule park at opening, hit the big rides, lunch in the park, then
> > back to the room for a mid-day break. Head back out late afternoon to a
> > different park. Works for us.
>
> Yeah, we do pretty much the same thing and it's why I could never do WDW
> w/o a park hopper pass!
Ditto.
>
> > After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I m too lazy
> > to type out the whole official name, LOL).
>
> You could have done a cut-and-paste from Steve's TR - he typed it over
> and over and over again!
>
The beauty of Ctrl-V.
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family
Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing
Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family
Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing
Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family
Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing
Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family
Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing
Lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, etc.
Keane
wrote:
>Woke up bright and early to the sound of a loud alarm � at 4:23am.
>Apparently, the nice guests before us had set the alarm and not bothered
>to turn it off.
There's a special place in hell for those who do this. They just get
to sleep, and an alarm goes off. For an eternity...
>Somehow, we manage to get a tiny bit more sleep, before Stitch wakes us
>up at 6:15 (at our request). I think the Disney wake-up calls are fun,
>but I do wish there was a way to get Mickey (or Stitch) to wake me up
>without having to first listen to the ringing phone (too much like an
>alarm). Oh well. By the next day, I figure out that my very bare-bones
>cell phone does actually have an alarm, and this works much better, and
>easier, than either the weird Ipod clock thingy, or Disney�s wake-up call.
I'm sure for a price, you can have Stitch come into your room and
jump up and down on the bed to wake you up...
> (Almost as much fun as
>Steve Russo�s book!)
Suck up...
> Oddly, I kept finding myself grateful for the
>problems, because each one could have been so much worse.
Things can always be worse. Personally, I'd like to think things
can always be better. Of course, I'm always disappointed, but
there you are.
>After a nice little break (and some wandering around the resort for me),
>we decided to do a small, early dinner in the room, and then walked to
>DHS. We arrived just in time for the final American Idol show of the
>day, and I figured that one would be the most fun, since it�s supposed
>to be the best singers of the day. I enjoyed it since it had more
>singing, and less �fluff�. I won�t describe all the contestants (I�m
>rambling too much as it is), but the winner was Jeff King, a cute
>19-year-old pizza delivery guy that the girls were all swooning over. I
>didn�t think he was the best singer, but he did have the best stage
>presence. I didn�t vote for him, but I wasn�t surprised when he won.
We were there the same night as you. We caught the show right
before yours. I think when you were in AI, we were in Fantasmic!
>After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too lazy
>to type out the whole official name, LOL). We headed back that way, but
>the place was a madhouse! Wall-to-wall people. We watched one music
>set, but just didn�t have it in us to fight the crowd and walk through
>the whole thing. I always meant to go back and see it again, but sadly
>it never happened this trip. Oh well � there�s always next year.
>The park in general was pretty crowded, so we didn�t stay too much
>longer. We did stop long enough to catch the Ewoks out gathering for
>the evening, which was cool.
Yep, it was insane. I stuck around for 3 dancing sets, but didn't
even try to make it down the Streets of America like I usually do...
>Back to the room, a little �Tiger TV�, and a fairly early evening.
>(Every time we turned on the TV this trip, they were talking about Tiger
>Woods. It seems that every trip, there is one news story that gets
>talked about to death � he was it this year.)
Except for the Weather Channel, I think I avoided any current events
in the news... It wasn't until I hit the road to Venice that I heard
his 48th mistress came out of the woodwork.
Keane
--
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One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true...
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Patty Winter
In article <hhd7c4$b9l$1...@rudeney.motzarella.org>,
Rudeney <rud...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>Bashful wrote:
>>
>> (We watched the
>
>wasn't because I couldn't see the lights on the castle. Also, the crowd
>was so uniform in it's movements and with the ribbons, I assumed the
>whole performance along with the crowd was staged and filmed privately.
> I guess I was wrong!
Despite what the annoyingly perky blonde host said about "flash mobs"
being spontaneous, that dance thing near the beginning of the show
was obviously planned and rehearsed. The host at Disneyland wasn't as
grating, but when I realized that most of the show was going to consist
of teenybopper music, I started up the VCR and then FF'd through the
recording later in the day.
Patty
Sandi Femino
Patty Winter <pat...@wintertime.com> wrote:
> Despite what the annoyingly perky blonde host said about "flash mobs"
> being spontaneous, that dance thing near the beginning of the show
> was obviously planned and rehearsed. The host at Disneyland wasn't as
> grating, but when I realized that most of the show was going to consist
> of teenybopper music, I started up the VCR and then FF'd through the
> recording later in the day.
Did exactly the same thing with the DVR,
in self-defense!
--
Lisa Cubbon
Rudeney
> On Dec 29, 10:28 am, Rudeney <rude...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>>> possibility, but no we were too buried in the crowd. Still, it was
>>> the most fun I ve had watching the parade on TV.)
>> So that was filmed during December? I watched it on TV and swore it
>> wasn't because I couldn't see the lights on the castle. Also, the crowd
>> was so uniform in it's movements and with the ribbons, I assumed the
>> whole performance along with the crowd was staged and filmed privately.
>> I guess I was wrong!
>
> You've obviously started skimming my reports instead of reading them
> (I can't imagine why) because i did report that.
What reports? ;-)
> It was originally
> scheduled for Saturday morning (12/5) but, due to the rain, it was
> rescheduled for Sunday. I had planned on heading to the MK on Sunday
> (for a few RADP meets) but decided I didn't want to deal with the
> parade filming (and crowds).
Now that you mention it, I do recall something about that.
Keane
wrote:
>
>In article <hhd7c4$b9l$1...@rudeney.motzarella.org>,
>Rudeney <rud...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>>Bashful wrote:
>>>
>>> (We watched the
>>> parade on TV yesterday � it was pretty cool knowing that we there, way
>>> in the back of the crowd, during the filming.
>>
>>So that was filmed during December? I watched it on TV and swore it
>>wasn't because I couldn't see the lights on the castle. Also, the crowd
>>was so uniform in it's movements and with the ribbons, I assumed the
>>whole performance along with the crowd was staged and filmed privately.
>> I guess I was wrong!
The lights are amazingly invisible during the day. If you go up
close, you can see the netting, but it's not that apparent from say...
the Hub.
>Despite what the annoyingly perky blonde host said about "flash mobs"
>being spontaneous, that dance thing near the beginning of the show
>was obviously planned and rehearsed. The host at Disneyland wasn't as
>grating, but when I realized that most of the show was going to consist
>of teenybopper music, I started up the VCR and then FF'd through the
>recording later in the day.
>
>
>Patty
I forgot to tape it.
I guess I'm not going to be disappointed. :-)
Bashful
> Bashful wrote:
> I hate waking to an alarm. Usually, my wife gets up before me so she
> just turns on the lights to wake me and that works fine. If I have to
> wake to an alarm, I prefer music over some annoying buzzer, beeper or
> bell. Actually, my most favorite way to wake up is with the sunrise,
> but of course the timing is not always right for that. I have actually
> though about getting one of those alarm lights that simulates a sunrise
> by gradually getting brighter.
They have these clocks that sort of "chime", starting very softly and
slowly getting louder - supposed to be a very gentle way to wake up.
I'd love one of those! A simulated sunrise sounds pretty cool, though, too.
>> We headed for Tomorrowland and tried out the newly rehabbed Space
>> Mountain. It�s definitely darker. I enjoyed it, but it was a little
>> rough for Rocky. I have already accepted that this will be one of the
>> first rides I/we give up, as old age takes its toll.
>
> Yes, it is sad having to give up these rides because my poor back just
> can't take it.
Getting old is so much fun, LOL.
>> After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too
>> lazy to type out the whole official name, LOL).
>
> You could have done a cut-and-paste from Steve's TR - he typed it over
> and over and over again!
I wanted to do that with his whole report, but a few people said I
needed actually write my own, LOL.
--
Kitty (TDC Bashful)
Bashful
> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:25:17 -0500, Bashful <ki...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> to turn it off.
>
> There's a special place in hell for those who do this. They just get
> to sleep, and an alarm goes off. For an eternity...
LOL - I rather like that idea. (Does that make me a bad person?)
>> Somehow, we manage to get a tiny bit more sleep, before Stitch wakes us
>> up at 6:15 (at our request). I think the Disney wake-up calls are fun,
>> but I do wish there was a way to get Mickey (or Stitch) to wake me up
>> without having to first listen to the ringing phone (too much like an
>> alarm). Oh well. By the next day, I figure out that my very bare-bones
>> cell phone does actually have an alarm, and this works much better, and
>> easier, than either the weird Ipod clock thingy, or Disney�s wake-up call.
>
> I'm sure for a price, you can have Stitch come into your room and
> jump up and down on the bed to wake you up...
LOL - I think I'll just stick with my cell phone.
>> After this, my plan was to hit the Osborne Lights (and yes, I�m too
lazy
>> to type out the whole official name, LOL). We headed back that way, but
>> the place was a madhouse! Wall-to-wall people. We watched one music
>> set, but just didn�t have it in us to fight the crowd and walk through
>> the whole thing. I always meant to go back and see it again, but sadly
>> it never happened this trip. Oh well � there�s always next year.
>> The park in general was pretty crowded, so we didn�t stay too much
>> longer. We did stop long enough to catch the Ewoks out gathering for
>> the evening, which was cool.
>
> Yep, it was insane. I stuck around for 3 dancing sets, but didn't
> even try to make it down the Streets of America like I usually do...
I'd really like to know if WDW was unusually crowded for this time of
year. Has everybody discovered the secret of early December?
--
Kitty (TDC Bashful)
Keane
wrote:
>Keane wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:25:17 -0500, Bashful <ki...@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Woke up bright and early to the sound of a loud alarm � at 4:23am.
>>> Apparently, the nice guests before us had set the alarm and not bothered
>>> to turn it off.
>>
>> There's a special place in hell for those who do this. They just get
>> to sleep, and an alarm goes off. For an eternity...
>
>LOL - I rather like that idea. (Does that make me a bad person?)
Yes. BWAhahahaha...
>> Yep, it was insane. I stuck around for 3 dancing sets, but didn't
>> even try to make it down the Streets of America like I usually do...
>
>I'd really like to know if WDW was unusually crowded for this time of
>year. Has everybody discovered the secret of early December?
It seemed to be more crowded than usual. This was the third
December I've been there, and I don't remember it being as
crowded.
Of course, every guidebook on the World says December's the
least crowded month...
Steve Russo
> It seemed to be more crowded than usual. This was the third
> December I've been there, and I don't remember it being as
> crowded.
>
> Of course, every guidebook on the World says December's the
> least crowded month...
>
Well, not *every* guidebook.
Rudeney
> Rudeney wrote:
>
>> I hate waking to an alarm. Usually, my wife gets up before me so she
>> just turns on the lights to wake me and that works fine. If I have to
>> wake to an alarm, I prefer music over some annoying buzzer, beeper or
>> bell. Actually, my most favorite way to wake up is with the sunrise,
>> but of course the timing is not always right for that. I have
>> actually though about getting one of those alarm lights that simulates
>> a sunrise by gradually getting brighter.
>
> They have these clocks that sort of "chime", starting very softly and
> slowly getting louder - supposed to be a very gentle way to wake up. I'd
> love one of those! A simulated sunrise sounds pretty cool, though, too.
Here's an example of the sunrise clock:
http://www.hammacher.com/Product/70460
There are others, and even one that you can plug our own lamp into. If
you have an iPod and a clock radio with an ipod dock, you could make
your own MP3 file with a chime that gradually increases in volume.
>> You could have done a cut-and-paste from Steve's TR - he typed it over
>> and over and over again!
>
> I wanted to do that with his whole report, but a few people said I
> needed actually write my own, LOL.
Really? When did that become a rule? ;-)
Keane
But if you look under holidays, you find the phrase, "My advice is
to visit in December..."
Hmmm.... (Unless, of course, we're talking about a different
guidebook. :-))
Steve Russo
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> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:40:13 -0800 (PST), Steve Russo
> <sru...@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>On Dec 31, 8:49 am, Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:
>>> It seemed to be more crowded than usual. This was the third
>>> December I've been there, and I don't remember it being as
>>> crowded.
>>>
>>> Of course, every guidebook on the World says December's the
>>> least crowded month...
>>>
>>
>>Well, not *every* guidebook.
>
> But if you look under holidays, you find the phrase, "My advice is
> to visit in December..."
>
> Hmmm.... (Unless, of course, we're talking about a different
> guidebook. :-))
>
> Keane
But I never said it's the "least crowded month".