I'll get back to you about when I can hang out...I have a job interview today, and if I get the job I'll have to work my social life around it. I hope I get the job...I want a job!!!! But that's another story.
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Escapay, myself, and the rest of my family MAY be in WDW in July. We're still deciding where to have our vacation, but Florida seems to be the unofficial decided location. Even if it is, I have no idea if we'll make it to the Disney parks at all. If we know for definite, it would be great to meet up with some of you guys! I don't know how the rest of the family will feel about meeting online friends, but nonetheless, I would love to meet the real people behind these avatars and conversations.
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At best, I can easily settle for 3 days: one at Downtown Disney, one at Epcot, and one at MGM.Kram Nebuer wrote:Escapay, myself, and the rest of my family MAY be in WDW in July. We're still deciding where to have our vacation, but Florida seems to be the unofficial decided location. Even if it is, I have no idea if we'll make it to the Disney parks at all.
I'm not really that attached to Animal Kingdom, so I won't miss it much.
And Magic Kingdom can rot in hell for all I care. Well, just their ODF department. Well, just the managers. Well, just the spineless ones.
Given that I've already met Ames, it'll be easy to simply say, "She's a friend I knew in Florida when I was there for the program." Plus, it's not like we'll be joint at the hip to our parents, Kram!Kram wrote:I don't know how the rest of the family will feel about meeting online friends
(Wait...will we be? *shudders*)
Yep. So does MichaeLeah, plinky, Ames, and a few others.Kram wrote:Doesn't Just Myself live in Florida, too?
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Well, our vacation's nearing an end (I'm using hotel internet right now) and here's a little update on the mini-UD reunion that occurred...
First off, we got to Florida on July 4, got to Orlando on July 5, and pretty much did a lot of shopping on those two days. On the 6th and 7th we hit Sea World and Universal Studios (first time ever at Sea World, and first time at Universal Studios since 1999 - Islands of Adventure excluded as we had done it in 2003 and 2005). Tuesday July 8th was our rest day as we went to Florida Mall and Premium Outlets. But I'm sure you guys would rather hear about Disney...
On Wednesday July 9, the Original New Jersey Trilogy alternated between Epcot and Magic Kingdom throughout the day (yeah, an arduous task if ever there was one). We started at Epcot in the morning, did the three rides we wanted to see (the new and TOTALLY AWESOME Spaceship Earth, the cutesy Seas with Nemo and Friends, and the always-makes-me-totally-psyched Soarin') then took the Monorail to MK.
At MK we took the train to Frontierland and went to Pecos Bill's for lunch. I had been keeping an infrequent contact with Ames (blackcauldron85) and somehow got lost from the family in trying to find her and Mason (Mason_Ireton), both of whom were playing in the park that day with Mason's friend and co-CP Jill. They had fastpasses to Splash Mountain, so after a few choice words and exchanges of dialogue, they went to Splash Mountain while I found my family at Pecos. We had lunch, Kram saw the Dreams Come True parade (whilst I chatted with a former manager I knew who now works Pecos). Afterwards we went to Pirates of the Caribbean. The 'rents and Jane went in ahead of Kram and me, as we waited for Ames, Mason, and Jill. The five of us did POTC together, then met up with the 'rents and Jane. There, we took a picture of the UD members (Jane took the picture so she wasn't in it). Kram should post it up when we get back to Jersey. It's pretty awesome as it's a FIVE-member picture (Me, Ames, Jill, Mason, and Kram), as Jill will be joining UD eventually (Mason's twisting her arm to join).
Anyway after that Ames, Mason, and Jill went to Thunder Mountain while we went to Jungle Cruise and we were supposed to call again but both Kram's phone and my phone died, and we didn't have their numbers memorized. We spent a few more hours at MK, taking in the Swiss Family Treehouse, it's a small world, Snow White's Scary Adventures, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, as well as the obligatory Family-In-Front-Of-Castle picture. Then we went back to Epcot to see the new Gran Fiesta ride in Mexico, then get dinner in Japan and catch Illuminations. After that, we headed BACK to Magic Kingdom, where we rode Peter Pan's Flight, Haunted Mansion, and watched Spectromagic. With only a half-hour left till park-close, we checked out the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Factory, then rode Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin twice (as soon as we got off the castmembers were yelling "Last ride of the night, come and walk right in!" so we went again!). A long day but we made sure we did everything we wanted to (except for Carousel of Progress
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The next day, the New Jersey Trilogy hit DAK in the morning and early afternoon, Epcot in the late afternoon and early evening, and <strike>MGM</strike> Hollywood Studios at night. At DAK we rode Dinosaur, saw the Finding Nemo musical (OMG, I love it!!!), then did lunch at Pizzafari, followed by two consecutive rides on Expedition Everest (fastpass, then single-rider). We then took a bus to Yacht & Beach Club, where we walked around admiring the resort (and noting that aside from some of the staff and one lifeguard, we were the only minorities there as all the guests where Caucasian). From Y&B we walked to Epcot where we checked out the UK pavilion and the Canada Pavilion, then did Spaceship Earth again.
After that we headed to the Studios where we did Great Movie Ride (the tour guide person wasn't too good, though our Lady Mobster was awesome) and Jane got annoyed at Kram and me as we sang along to "Hooray for Hollywood", "That's Entertainment", "Singin' in the Rain", and "You're Off to See The Wizard/Follow the Yellow Brick Road/etc." After GMR we did the Prince Caspian tour (not much really, but it was nice seeing the broken stone table as well as the CliffsNotes version of the movie, along with the costumes and props). The wait at Toy Story Mania was a ridiculous 80 minutes so we decided to forego it until 9, when the majority of guests would be at Fantasmic. So we browsed around the park for a bit, checking out the AFI showcase (Villains...again), doing goofy stuff in New York Street, and eating at ABC Commissary. By 9 the line for Toy Story Mania was considerably shorter and we went in. It's an AWESOME ride, as it blends 3-D shows, video games, and an actual attraction all together. I'll type more about it later though.
Anyway, after Toy Story Mania we headed over the Fantasmic section where Kram and Jane did Tower of Terror while I bought an Itzakadoozie and waited for them in the gift shop. We then went to Fantasmic, watched it, then browsed the nice air-conditioned shops before heading home. It wasn't until we got to the hotel and I checked my e-mail that I realized that we had forgotten to call Ames to see if she wanted to do DAK/Epcot/Studios with us even though we mentioned it the day before! Sorry, Ames!
It's about 3 pm now and Kram and Jane are still at Aquatica (I hate water parks so I chose to sleep in and catch up on my writing in the hotel room), but we'll be checking out tomorrow and heading back to Jersey.
All in all, a great vacation and as always, I wish it could have been longer. Still, it was a lot of fun, and I look forward to my next visit (be it as a redeemed castmember or as a guest once again, whichever happens first...). This was my first time at Disney since that "dammit" incident and for the first time since 2004, I could experience the parks as a real guest and not as a castmember playing in the parks.
Albert
First off, we got to Florida on July 4, got to Orlando on July 5, and pretty much did a lot of shopping on those two days. On the 6th and 7th we hit Sea World and Universal Studios (first time ever at Sea World, and first time at Universal Studios since 1999 - Islands of Adventure excluded as we had done it in 2003 and 2005). Tuesday July 8th was our rest day as we went to Florida Mall and Premium Outlets. But I'm sure you guys would rather hear about Disney...
On Wednesday July 9, the Original New Jersey Trilogy alternated between Epcot and Magic Kingdom throughout the day (yeah, an arduous task if ever there was one). We started at Epcot in the morning, did the three rides we wanted to see (the new and TOTALLY AWESOME Spaceship Earth, the cutesy Seas with Nemo and Friends, and the always-makes-me-totally-psyched Soarin') then took the Monorail to MK.
At MK we took the train to Frontierland and went to Pecos Bill's for lunch. I had been keeping an infrequent contact with Ames (blackcauldron85) and somehow got lost from the family in trying to find her and Mason (Mason_Ireton), both of whom were playing in the park that day with Mason's friend and co-CP Jill. They had fastpasses to Splash Mountain, so after a few choice words and exchanges of dialogue, they went to Splash Mountain while I found my family at Pecos. We had lunch, Kram saw the Dreams Come True parade (whilst I chatted with a former manager I knew who now works Pecos). Afterwards we went to Pirates of the Caribbean. The 'rents and Jane went in ahead of Kram and me, as we waited for Ames, Mason, and Jill. The five of us did POTC together, then met up with the 'rents and Jane. There, we took a picture of the UD members (Jane took the picture so she wasn't in it). Kram should post it up when we get back to Jersey. It's pretty awesome as it's a FIVE-member picture (Me, Ames, Jill, Mason, and Kram), as Jill will be joining UD eventually (Mason's twisting her arm to join).
Anyway after that Ames, Mason, and Jill went to Thunder Mountain while we went to Jungle Cruise and we were supposed to call again but both Kram's phone and my phone died, and we didn't have their numbers memorized. We spent a few more hours at MK, taking in the Swiss Family Treehouse, it's a small world, Snow White's Scary Adventures, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, as well as the obligatory Family-In-Front-Of-Castle picture. Then we went back to Epcot to see the new Gran Fiesta ride in Mexico, then get dinner in Japan and catch Illuminations. After that, we headed BACK to Magic Kingdom, where we rode Peter Pan's Flight, Haunted Mansion, and watched Spectromagic. With only a half-hour left till park-close, we checked out the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Factory, then rode Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin twice (as soon as we got off the castmembers were yelling "Last ride of the night, come and walk right in!" so we went again!). A long day but we made sure we did everything we wanted to (except for Carousel of Progress
)The next day, the New Jersey Trilogy hit DAK in the morning and early afternoon, Epcot in the late afternoon and early evening, and <strike>MGM</strike> Hollywood Studios at night. At DAK we rode Dinosaur, saw the Finding Nemo musical (OMG, I love it!!!), then did lunch at Pizzafari, followed by two consecutive rides on Expedition Everest (fastpass, then single-rider). We then took a bus to Yacht & Beach Club, where we walked around admiring the resort (and noting that aside from some of the staff and one lifeguard, we were the only minorities there as all the guests where Caucasian). From Y&B we walked to Epcot where we checked out the UK pavilion and the Canada Pavilion, then did Spaceship Earth again.
After that we headed to the Studios where we did Great Movie Ride (the tour guide person wasn't too good, though our Lady Mobster was awesome) and Jane got annoyed at Kram and me as we sang along to "Hooray for Hollywood", "That's Entertainment", "Singin' in the Rain", and "You're Off to See The Wizard/Follow the Yellow Brick Road/etc." After GMR we did the Prince Caspian tour (not much really, but it was nice seeing the broken stone table as well as the CliffsNotes version of the movie, along with the costumes and props). The wait at Toy Story Mania was a ridiculous 80 minutes so we decided to forego it until 9, when the majority of guests would be at Fantasmic. So we browsed around the park for a bit, checking out the AFI showcase (Villains...again), doing goofy stuff in New York Street, and eating at ABC Commissary. By 9 the line for Toy Story Mania was considerably shorter and we went in. It's an AWESOME ride, as it blends 3-D shows, video games, and an actual attraction all together. I'll type more about it later though.
Anyway, after Toy Story Mania we headed over the Fantasmic section where Kram and Jane did Tower of Terror while I bought an Itzakadoozie and waited for them in the gift shop. We then went to Fantasmic, watched it, then browsed the nice air-conditioned shops before heading home. It wasn't until we got to the hotel and I checked my e-mail that I realized that we had forgotten to call Ames to see if she wanted to do DAK/Epcot/Studios with us even though we mentioned it the day before! Sorry, Ames!
It's about 3 pm now and Kram and Jane are still at Aquatica (I hate water parks so I chose to sleep in and catch up on my writing in the hotel room), but we'll be checking out tomorrow and heading back to Jersey.
All in all, a great vacation and as always, I wish it could have been longer. Still, it was a lot of fun, and I look forward to my next visit (be it as a redeemed castmember or as a guest once again, whichever happens first...). This was my first time at Disney since that "dammit" incident and for the first time since 2004, I could experience the parks as a real guest and not as a castmember playing in the parks.
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I'm glad you had so much fun, Albert! It was fun hanging out!
I thought that you didn't call me to hang out yesterday because I was being unsocial on Wednesday- it was hot and I don't eat much when it's hot, so I wasn't feeling 100%, I guess. So, I'm glad that you were just busy! I had felt bad!
Toy Story Mania IS so awesome!!! I love it!
Oh, and we didn't get to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad...we did ride Splash Mountain, and Mason & Jill were going on Philharmagic, but I left right then to go home, so I didn't see the show...we did watch some of the parade, though.
I thought that you didn't call me to hang out yesterday because I was being unsocial on Wednesday- it was hot and I don't eat much when it's hot, so I wasn't feeling 100%, I guess. So, I'm glad that you were just busy! I had felt bad!
Toy Story Mania IS so awesome!!! I love it!
Oh, and we didn't get to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad...we did ride Splash Mountain, and Mason & Jill were going on Philharmagic, but I left right then to go home, so I didn't see the show...we did watch some of the parade, though.
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Don't feel bad! I probably would have been unsocial if it was hot and I didn't eat anything too! There were many a days in my CP time where it was hot beyond comparison and I hadn't eaten anything for hours on end (though drinking water and Powerade every so often). Plus, whenever it was a hot day and I was in my Liberty Square costume...well, my attitude and patience gets extremely low, even if I loved the damn outfit.Ames wrote:I thought that you didn't call me to hang out yesterday because I was being unsocial on Wednesday- it was hot and I don't eat much when it's hot, so I wasn't feeling 100%, I guess. So, I'm glad that you were just busy! I had felt bad!
It would have been cool if you went with us yesterday! Throughout the day we were filming a silly movie ("Finding Doctor", inspired by Finding Nemo) in which we search for The Doctor throughout the parks only to be distracted by various things. We also wanted to ask various castmembers "Have you seen The Doctor?" and have them reply "Doctor Who?", but none of us wanted to go up to a castmember (and were were kicking ourselves for not asking any of the UK castmembers in Epcot).
Ahh! I forgot that we saw Philhar! It's one of my favorite 3D shows and now I can't remember if we saw it during afternoon MK or evening MK...Ames wrote:Oh, and we didn't get to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad...we did ride Splash Mountain, and Mason & Jill were going on Philharmagic, but I left right then to go home, so I didn't see the show...we did watch some of the parade, though.
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Cool! Can we expect it to come a "YouTube Near You" anytime soon?Escapay wrote: It would have been cool if you went with us yesterday! Throughout the day we were filming a silly movie ("Finding Doctor", inspired by Finding Nemo) in which we search for The Doctor throughout the parks only to be distracted by various things. We also wanted to ask various castmembers "Have you seen The Doctor?" and have them reply "Doctor Who?", but none of us wanted to go up to a castmember (and were were kicking ourselves for not asking any of the UK castmembers in Epcot).
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Wow Escapay...err I mean Albert, that was a fun day *chuckles* I didn't twist Jill's arm, she said that she'll think bout it. by the way Amy, Kram and Albert Jill's eye is ok, apparently she was allegric to the meds she got from the hospital. As of now she's doin fine, wore an eyepatch a night ago when she came over. We defintly had a good time at MK, one of the best times I'll remember. Before Amy left Jill/I the 3 of us were gon'na take pic with Aladdin but then he left so that's when we decided to head out to Mickey's Philarmagic. My fav. part of that day was everythin *laughs* especialy goin on POTC 2x, I'm not sure if you noticed Amy, Kram or Albert but durnin the ride Jill and I started singin the Pirate song *laughs* Splash Mountain was funny cause all 3 of us (Amy, Jill/Me0 were skinny and they were able to fit the 3 of us in the same seatin *laughs* in the pic me and Jill have our hands up and Amy had her eyes open or close I can't remember. Again I had a blast with you guys.
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Hehe, not for awhile. It's on Jane's digital camera, and it's not exactly the best thing ever filmed (a lot of stupid "corridor running" and exaggerated actions). And we didn't film as much as we wanted, the whole thing likely will be less than 5 minutes long (maybe even less than 3 minutes...). Still, it'll be highly entertaining to see the New Jersey Trilogy acting like idiots in the Mouse House.Justin wrote:Cool! Can we expect it to come a "YouTube Near You" anytime soon?
Also, it's great to hear Jill's eye is okay now.
And yeah, Jane does have a UD account (it's Jane Mccoy, with the misspelt McCoy being a nod to Danny McCoy from the NBC show "Las Vegas"), but she doesn't post very much (I don't think she posted at all this year, and had like 1 or 2 posts in 2007). She's more of the "silent" member of the New Jersey Trilogy.
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