I found myself instead shrunk
to the size of a toy.
Let’s get small…
This, of course, presents itself
with certain opportunities.
Like being chewed up by a Pit Bull or duck taped to some high explosive fireworks.
When you're toy sized, you can
play with toys that are normally
far too small for you and even
get a date with a Barbie!
They have those “Barbies” in grown-up size too.
They just call ‘em something else.
And the folks that buy them don’t generally talk about it…
I mean... who needs more than that?
Which one, the explosive or the inflatable?
The toys just get more expensive.
That they do…
I’d be going after an older roadster rather than a newer super-car
(but we’ve had this conversation before.)
What was your favourite toy
when you were a kid?
Hummmmm…
Don‘t think I can pick a particular “toy”
The thing I spent a good deal of my extra money on was models.
No, no… not the “Supermodels” that pose for photographers and paparazzi, eat nothing but salad and make more money then I’ll ever see in a life time (although, there may be something to be said for spending one’s cash on such things… if you’re single… errr… a-hum…)
No I mean like model airplanes, ships, vehicles and such.
I likely built several hundred of those things as a young’en
(and actually still do from time to time as an adult).
Of course that was also before I started spending my extra cash on things like guitars and Disney…
Okay... now that I'm teeny-tiny, what
should I do first?
Dodge the masses of regular sized folk that are watching they’re cellphones and not where they’re going?
A fell’a could get squished ya’ know.
Many of you guessed that I'd eat,
having not eaten yet, but... I don't
often eat breakfast when I'm at Disney.
Makes sense…
But for future reference, the Disney take on pop-tarts that are for sale over at Woody’s Lunch Box are actually quite tasty.
(whoa… there are entirely too many double entendre in that last sentence.)
Thus complying with the Theory of Least Astonishment
So I took a spin on Alien Swirling Saucers.
“The Claw chooses!”
Didn’t see that one as bubbling to the top.
(Or AS2, or Alien SS, or LGM, or whatever
acronym you use so you don't
spell "donkey" and offend... no one.)
Oh, I’m all for offending folks, so *** it is.
OK, so apparently not on this particular message board…
What can I say about AS2?
It’s rather big?
It offers a great view of the moon?
It's got quite the swing?
There’s some serious motion happening there?
(insert you’re favorite entendre here)
Will I ride it again?
Nope. Probably not.
Annnnnd…
That was our take on it as well.
Yes we did it (so as to say that we had), but unless we’ve got grandkids in tow (which we ain’t got just yet) we likely won’t ride that one again.
It might be more
fun if you had Barbie sitting
beside you and she got
squished up against you
on those turns, but...
That was the best part.
Of course my “Barbie” goes by a different name…
And ain’t made of plastic…
There are other seats
for my butt that are more
exciting in this park.
Ba-dum-bump-CRASH
(Why can I write assured
but not AS2's real acronym?
A question that George Carlen once asked the Supreme Court
At least I as2ume I can?
Or did y'all just see stars?)
I see dead people…
Err…. I mean I see stars.
(or would that be asterisms?)
(Yes. I checked the
time again. Stop asking!)
but it’s just so much fun to see you get all riled up when you’re this small.
Twenty-minute wait for SDD.
Not bad at all.
Nope…
That early morning hard-ticket seems to have served you well
I must say, that kid has quite
the imagination.
Hmmm... now that he's gotten
a bit older, I wonder if he'll
become an Imagineer?
Nah. Probably not.
Investment banker, I suspect…
I mean... if you can't do this:
What's the point?
For a Canadian…
You’d make a pretty good American.
I exited TSL and somehow...
Grew back to my normal size.
Oh good….
Now you don’t have to keep dodging all the giants that are walking around looking down at their cellphones and not watching where they’re going.
You still have to keep dodging the folks the same size as you that are walking around looking down at their cellphones and not watching where they’re going, but that’s a different situation.
Actually, I think Disney added
a few pounds.
Disney always adds a few pounds.
(still working on dropping those back off, myself)
I'm sure that was it.
Not my general debauchery
or complete lack of exercise.
Oh noooooo…
No, no,
nope,
not at all.
We stopped and chatted for a bit,
but she had a date with some toys
and I was heading off for some
head-bangin' adventures.
The English Language must have been designed specifically for the construction of double entendres…
That’s just the only explanation for it.
That poor kid's expression!
Her mom seems blissfully unaware
of the therapy bills that are
coming her way.
Ehhh…
Do like every other parent and just send ‘em out into the world completely broken and let them pay their own therapy bills.
It builds character…
Okay. Time for a DISmeet!
So long as “Betty” is not in charge of the directions.
A roving Stormtrooper patrol
stopped in front of a woman
who was so intent on what was
on her phone that she didn't
even see them approach until...
"What are you doing with that data-pad?"
One Stormtrooper intoned.
The woman looked up in surprise.
The Stormtrooper pointed at her
and said. "You've just gone from
curious to suspicious."
And walked away.
Yep…
That right there was funny.
We got lucky.
Getting a table is not guaranteed.
Standing is.
We weren't alone at our table,
however, but the people there
seemed friendly enough.
A bit like Trader Sam’s
But it’s surprising how most folk are friendly enough.
(Especially if it means that you can grab a good seat in a Disney park)
We both liked our drinks, except the lip-numbing
foam on the Tauntaun was a bit disconcerting!
I've never had a drink that would give novocaine
a run for its money!
We didn’t get into Oga’s this time around, but if I do, I’ll likely be skipping that one.
I’m more a Jet Juice kind’a drinker.
On the way, a young lady (teen?)
walked by in the opposite direction.
I didn't want to say anything, but...
at first it looked like she wasn't wearing
any pants and I was wondering just
how strong that drink had been.
I may need to reconsider that Tauntaun then…
But then Kari remarked that she did
a double take.
Safety note... wearing flesh-coloured
tights may result in whiplash... in others.
Saw a lot of that kind of tom-foolery going on while we were there.
Ignore their protests though, that whiplash effect is precisely what they’re going for.
Okay, okay.
Kari's not even close to being
a Beast.
She can be Beauty, too.
That Tauntaun didn’t overly affect your sense of self much, I see.
Our server was Uncle Gary.
And he was a hoot!
Hoots are part of what you’re paying for, so that’s a good thing.
I guess he assumed we were a couple.
While I was extremely flattered,
I'm sure Kari was mortified.
Do believe that pretty much as2esses the situation…
I made it up to her though, by letting
her eat food off my plate.
Ba-dum-bump-CRASH
I ordered the onion rings,
because 50s' onion rings are among
the best I've ever had.
I’ll have to try those the next time I’m there.
(to see how they stack up against the ones at the Bar-B-Q King)
she's just
one of those people that are
so likeable.
Totally opposite from me.
Ahhh, I see that Tauntaun is finally wearing off
You can only make one FP now at DHS.
Yup…
And that is a serious problem with the system
You may be shaking your collective
heads at me for not riding what is
arguably one of the best rides
in Disney (depending on who's
doing the arguing.)
No need to make the As2umption in this case…
My girl won’t get on that one but would really love to see the queue areas.
I’ve told her to come along with me and then just duck out the “Chicken Door” (and the fact that the CMs call it a “Chicken Door” is part of the problem here), but she ain’t havin’ it. I’ll be showing her your images and I may just use this same ploy in the future and have her tag along with me. If we both walk in, take some quality pics and then both walk right back out the front door together then no one feels embarrassed.
And since I took the time to
shoot it, you're gonna look at em'!
Whether you want to or not!
Awww crap…
Hay wait a minute, I actually want to see ‘em.
Continue on.
Gawd, I love that theming...
Some of their best work (and that’s sayin’ somthin’)
That was kinda the theme for this
whole trip.
I'd been fairly recently and felt
zero need to RIDE ALL THE RIDES!!!!
Indeed, I was quite happy to ride
none of the rides.
Of course I did ride here and there,
but... it wasn't the purpose of the trip.
Taking it all in, and doing new things, was.
And we were a bit like that his time around as well.
We’ve been often enough (and if I can help it we’ll be back).
So without young’ens in tow, we wanted to spend time just being there.
I was off to build my very own droid.
Really?
Just wanted to partake of the experience?
I’m fairly geeky myself, but the cost point for the stuff offered in SWGE is just a bit prohibitive.
Now if they were to have a build-you-own-guitar offering somewhere on property, I’d likely slap down entirely too much money for the chance even if it was a crappy instrument, but everyone has their own Kryptonite, now don’t they?
And for the money they were asking
to do it, I could only assume that
this thing would fetch my slippers
and make me a Margarita too.
One would think…
And one would not be surprised…
I'm pretty sure if Disney announced
that they were going to introduce
a new experience, like...
"Coming in 2020... stick your hand
into a real Star Wars blast oven!
Leading back to my previous comment.
Y’us got’s to know your weaknesses.
I arrived on time at the Droid Depot
(Why doesn't Home Depot have
a Droid section, anyways?)
It’s a conspiracy, I tell you!
And of course, considering the $3,857,621
I spent wasn't enough, I forked over another
$4,649.99 for a chip that lets it beep more.
I'm all about that beep.
I was very excited. I mean... I'd just
pushed a button that cost me more
than the entire Apollo space program
put together.
Buttons are enticing things, aren’t they?
I can’t ride Mission Space without flipping every switch on the dash board at least once.
OK, maybe twice, but no more than that.
Yeah, that’s a lie too
I walked out of the Droid Depot poorer,
but dumber. So there's that.
Can’t this be said for just about any venue anywhere on any Disney property?
And yet we all do it anyway.
I had a few things to knock off my
"Disney list", here at DHS.
Too bad about the sub-par snacking.
I’ll keep your reviews in mind.
We only got one thing snack-wise at DHS.
Something they called a “Chestnut Pinecone”
Dang good use of a snack credit, that was.
I headed out to the bus stop and...
there wasn't a bus waiting for me.
What. In. The. Heck.
Welcome to my world…
Two minutes! Can you believe it?
I mean... really!
Aaaaaaaannnnd, we’re back to your world.
When we did use the busses this last time the average was still around 30 min.
(and that’s the average)
6:30pm and I'm on my way to Epcot
for some Food & Wine treats.
Mmmmmm…
I noted him and thought that perhaps
Disney, for him, wasn't quite the
Most Magical Place it was
advertised to be.
We encountered a couple folks that were off the charts in that way.
Some real prize winners.
Tried to steer very clear of them.
Spaceship Earth!
Might be my last chance
to thank the Phoenicians.
We missed that one this time.
Meant to… didn’t get back there…
Glad you thanked them for me.
Hmmm... space...
I zipped over to MS and
decided to try the new
green Earth orbit mission.
What the heck?
Have yet to ride any of the green missions.
I did catch the orange side again this time.
It was strange hearing the exact same preshow monolog with a completely different actor doing the talking. Must have been something contractual.
First stop... the surprise of the night.
Coastal Eats' Shrimp Scampi.
Looks good, but scallops are a bit of a deal breaker for me.
Just…
No.
We did spend one afternoon nibbling around the world.
Specifically saved up our Snack Credits for the purpose. Most things out there are eligible and most of them are more expensive than the average Dis-Snack. Turned out to be an excellent use of the resources.
only long enough to take a
quick snap of one of my favourite
Epcot nighttime sights...
Do love those.
We’ll see if they stay after the refurb.
I suspect that most of them will
At a leisurely pace, from
door to pour...
Sixty-two seconds.
Good time to be sure.
We also stayed at ASMu, but…
I didn’t pay for a preferred room so I wasn’t near that close.
Actually I was about as far away from the dining hall as possible.
But…
I was only about 30 seconds walk from our vehicle and since I generally do the driving at WDW that was a win. Especially when arriving dog-tired back at the resort late in the evening.