Originally Posted By MPierce >> Glen Campbell is quality 70's countrypolitan. 'Rhinestone Cowboy' is okay, but I prefer "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix". << My favorites a long with Galveston.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>It's a neat place, kinda like the real Frontierland. (Does Frontierland have a brothel backstory? Because it should.)<<< Walt's Wizard of Bras was on MSUSA.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I know EE is squealing with delight. It can get pretty dead arounf here sometimes so I know why Martin failed to post. Maybe that will change in the future.<<< Nah, I actually prefer this pace to the hellish rambling over there. LOL.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer But I am, of course, thrilled to see Martin over here. He's a great guy. Missed posting with him!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> At this point, I was in near tears ... shaking ... clutching at my Figment plush, while my pins bounced around ... but that's when 'the other Lee' (as Leemac no doubt calls him) assured me that things would be alright. And soon we'd be riding thru the cosmos while listening to Starryophonic sound.<< <<Hold it this is starting to sound like an EE trip report.>> No. There was no crying over Wishes. And no buying of pins, vinyl or any other item like that. <<I tried to open the door (which didn't have a handle, something that did concern me a bit!) and jump out while he was doing about 80 near Yeehaw Junction. Then, he promised me Dole Whips and Judi Dench and I was all good. <<Dole Whips can calm anybody down.>> I never said I actually got one ... <<Were you in the Hummer, and had to stop for gas every 30 miles or so?>> Nope. We took the dude having mid-life crisis car. >> It was a time I heard existed, but hadn't experienced. Something called ... 'morning'. How do people get to theme parks at ungodly hours like 9:45? << <<NO! Say it isn't so! Lee has turned you to the dark side! Next thing I know Lee, and EE, and you will be meeting at Denny's for breakfast, and to watch the sun come up.>> I will only meet them for breakfast at Denny's if it is between midnight and 4 a.m. >> I would have tried out one of those magical WDW trams I hear they have at their parking lots, but being that a.) they're cheap; b.) we were a few rows from the park; and c.) despite anything you may read online do not believe it unless it concurs with what I am about to tell you, which is THE PARKS WERE EMPTY ... not uncrowded, not moderately crowded ... they were (say it with me LPers) EMPTY. << <<EMPTY.>> VERY EMPTY!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> It's a neat place, kinda like the real Frontierland. (Does Frontierland have a brothel backstory? Because it should.) << There's rumors swirling around Country Bears Jamboree that Big Al use to be a pimp.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And he says he will drop in here. I'm holding him to it. He adds so much ... besides, when he gets back to the UK and decides to post about his holiday and starts talking about how WDW stacks up against DL (he just visited for the first time) and UNI (both FLA and Hollywood) -- and obviously Potter, I think all the folks on that MAGICal place won't quite like him so much. The truth hurts, even if you don't get it in the end. << They would never turn on Lee or Martin. Both have been critical on numerous ocassions, but the fanboys don't get nasty to them. Only YOU!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>No. There was no crying over Wishes. And no buying of pins, vinyl or any other item like that.<<< You have not experienced Disney right until you do those things. You aren't a true fan. Your D23 Membership will be revoked, and your Plush Figgie locked away until you comply. ;-P And for the record.... Wishes = Happy/Disney feeling. Wishes ≠ Tears. I buy pins, but not many. I've never bought a Vinyl in WDW. eBay is a different story...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>>There's rumors swirling around Country Bears Jamboree that Big Al use to be a pimp.<<<< Goodness knows what Duffy is, then...Eww...
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I think I may start doing that ... may wear a DVC tee as well. << Tees with the American flag or pictures of Hana Montana work best. You might see Lee about that?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Part of me would like to see DLP in winter, though I know I would freeze my (have no idea what word is acceptable here these days so I'll use ...) backside off. << I can't believe the British version of backside won't work anymore. It just sounds so dignified.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Anonymous fun in restrooms is still considered adult entertainment, right? << But doesn't that require a video camera also?
Originally Posted By leobloom >> There's rumors swirling around Country Bears Jamboree that Big Al use to be a pimp. << Haha! That was in the Country Bears movie, right? I sense a limited edition "Big Al-Retired Pimp" trading pin or maybe a Big Pimp plush?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Besides, look at the bright side, if we had a PI to go to we would have wound up spending the night on someone's sofa/floor. << I can see poor Em answering the door at 3 in the morning now.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Anonymous fun in restrooms is still considered adult entertainment, right? << << But doesn't that require a video camera also? >> Only if you're looking to make money by selling it to lonely fanbois.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> So, we trudged up to the main entrance (now with anti-terrorism themed fences to go with evildoer poles because the future and global village are scary places) where someone had to actually buy his AP (shhh ...it wasn't me). << <<I feel like I'm entering the set of the Great Escape every time I approach Epcot now.>> Very depressing. Not to mention dumb, stupid and ignorant. Much like our great airport security. I'd much prefer they do it like they do at the new UNI-Singapore: no bag checks, no one pretending to look in your diaper bag. You come to the turnstyles. You enter your ticket. You enter the park. If an evildoer is going to do something awful, there's not a thing that anyone can do to stop it (other than work to prevent the 'tudes that lead to it). >> AP in hand. We were off for the monorail station, once someone figured out where it was (how can a so-called Disney expert walk by it? ... I can't answer that one). << <<They may have drugged him by putting something in his Butterbeer when he was at Uni!>> I can't wait to try the stuff! >> Up to the station we went, where we greeted by monorail CMs ... who looked bored and were milling about, talking amongst themselves and didn't actually greet us at all. << <<They were probably grumpy from having to be up so early too.>> I just noticed a general trend where we didn't have any bad CMs or any exceptional ones. They were all pretty average and you got the idea that most considered it a job. The only ones who showed a lot of interest were at the Cantina in Mexico, which you'd expect on opening day! Of course, the questions they asked weren't about things like food quality, price and value for money. 'Cause they know the answers to those questions. >> At this point I was thinking, 'I'm not in Anaheim' ... 'I'd really like to head over to one of the Lodges and go to sleep' ... 'I wish Pierce were here' ... and ... 'I really could use a magical WDW restroom'. << <<I would have loved to have been there. Maybe I could figure out a way to hook up a fan to my ECV. You were so close to the restroom between the monorail, and the Wilderness Lodge bus stop. You could have taken a leak then caught the bus for WL, gotten in a snooze in the lobby, and met Lee when the sun went down.>> Visting theme parks when the sun goes down is best ... definitely a Spirit of the Night! >> Monorail comes. And yep ... you knew it was coming ... so does Complaint No. 1 ... 90 degrees out and the AC wasn't up to the task ... it was on, but it wasn't cold or even cool inside. << <<Why are you always so negative? Why don't you just go someplace else if you hate WDW so much? I thought you might miss those kind of comments so I felt oblidged to throw them in to make you feel more comfortable.>> I love it. I eat it up. THANKS!!! The most amusing thing is my pals Lee and Martin say almost the exact same things as I do and our views are all pretty much inline and yet ... they don't engender the raw emotion that I do. I'd like to think it's because I'm special! >> Off to the TTC or as I like to call it 'that relic from the 70s when people needed a transport hub there' ...it was there we located our only line of the day (other than the throngs who wanted my autograph, naturally). It was there I was thinking a few things, including 'I'm not in Anaheim' ... 'I'd really like to head over to one of the Lodges and go to sleep' ... 'I wish Pierce were here' ... and ... 'I really could use a magical WDW restroom'. << <<How do you even manage to go out in public with those people constantly hounding you, and following you around.>> It is tough. It's my burden to bear. That's why I tend to not publicize my trips until they are over. <<I'm not going to hang out with you in WDW restrooms like Tony Baxter did!>> Trust me, if you gotta go, you will! >> The monorail, which I think was Black but why should color be an issue, decided to hold in front of the MK (something that no doubt really irked my friend TDLFAN, even though he wasn't with us and likely was in some exotic place like Detroit). While holding (and holding it in) I noticed many trees had been chopped down along the MK berm/WDW RR track and in many cases, you could see the stumps. Landscaping wasn't up to par, at least by my neighborhood standards, and Lee (ever the critic) was quick to point out the topiaries weren't there. << <<I was going to be ticked if you didn't name the color.>> I think we rode on four different trains, including the Tron-o-rail. <<He missed the monorail station at Epcot, but picked up on the topiaries.>> It's OK, he also noticed a large chunk of molding had been ripped off one of the doors on the Tron-o-rail as we headed to the TTC too. >> chalked that up to a severe lack of pixie dust on his part and just hoped that if I wished really hard for something (like the monorail moving, so I could get to a MAGICal restroom) it would happen. << <<At this point I would have announced to the car " OK, everybody needs to turn their heads because I'm about to whip this big baby out!>> So many things I'd like to say here, but these days you can't be too prudish! >> I chalked that up to a severe lack of pixie dust on his part and just hoped that if I wished really hard for something (like the monorail moving, so I could get to a MAGICal restroom) it would happen. Next up: be careful what you wish for and a shoutout to Lee's pal Phil Homes ... as always thanks for reading and remember it is not too late to sign up for the World Famous Take a Spirit to Dinner Program (appetizer and gratuity both required). << <<Now I've got to go to the restroom before reading further.>> Funny. I do too!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> >> Foolishness?!?!? ... You weren't the one buying $11.95 Taco Bell quality tacos just because the Cantina was reopening ... I do think grabbing onto Tony's leg, while your vinylmation were falling all over the walkway, and crying out for him to 'Bring Back Dreamfinder' was a bit much though. (I will be talking to Mrs. Lee about this as the woman deserves so much better!) << <<I would have bought into that had you said The Adventures Club rather than Dreamfinder.>> No. Joe Rohde has a restraining order against him. << I would be surprised if Meg Crofton didn't get restraining orders against both of them. >> I certainly didn't buy them, either. Do I look like I have a thriving wall photo business and can afford those type of prices. The portion was small, though (looked like three of what Taco Bell calls Cantina tacos and sells here for $1.59 each). << I guess I'll be passing on those too.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> You know, I honestly think it could still remain like that, but they could still treat our Resort with the same care they treat DL, DLP, and the rest in terms of attractions, and upkeep. << Just keep playing that Jiminy Cricket song EE.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Actually, we made the trip in the other car, which is not entirely unlike a pod-racer. Which reminds me of Star Wars... Which reminds me of Star Tours... Which is still not open, so we didn't ride that.>> Yeah, but that has no place in a Disney theme park. Only Disney-branded products belong! (You want to take turns smacking him tomorrow?) <<But we did learn much about energy.>> Energy, You Make the World Go Round ...And Destroy the Gulf of Mexico too! <<Stupid Judy.....>> How stupid can she be when she makes $45 million a year to make fun of all the trashy people in our society? She can pound my gavel any day (you think this will be OK?)
