My journey begins with one freeway disaster after another. I arrive at den Vanyusha moody & late. I am quickly reminded by Juli of the fact that we are headed to the "Happiest Place on Earth," and I breathe a heavy sigh of relief. No more worries--we are on our way; Sharon & Charles in one car and Chris, Juli & myself in the other.
As the freeway exit approaches we are treated to a demonstration of how to come to a complete stop the Vanyusha way. That is, to make as much noise & smoke pour from the tires as possible. Yes, Sharon was driving - Charles in "shot gun" position. Charles may be a Chergari but I strongly suspect that he carries more than a few strings of Vanyusha DNA somewhere in his make up.
Ah, the line for the parking structure. Not too bad really. What is this? Is that a cone the teenager in bright blue & orange is kicking? Why, I believe it is. What a treat, we get to head off the next row. Down we travel to a "primo" parking spot just a few short steps from the escalator. We locate Sharon, Charles and Ankle Biter (the wheelchair) and it's off to find Mary Margaret.
Found
her, now for the cheat pass. Autopia, here we come! Whew, that was a rough ride.
Next up, "Space Cookie," then we headed off to do battle with the cobra on the
Indiana Jones Adventure. Time to go hang out with our old pals the Pirates.
Ooops! Blood sugar levels dropping. Time for a snack then a ghostly commune
in the Haunted Mansion. "Eat the Children First!" was the cry from the gypsy
corner as the lights went out and the lightning began to flash.
Wow, that was scary. We needed a refresher so all voted for Splash Mountain. Even with the cheat pass we still had to wait in line for this one. For entertainment we started to play "Once Upon A Time." Naturally, as soon as the story started to progress it was time to get on the ride. Somewhere around this point Charles lost his pager. For some reason he didn't seem too terribly upset. Hmmm, I wonder why. All was well, we were on the ride and Juli (along with her potty mouth) suddenly felt the need to share just how much she was missing Brian as she yelled "*#%! ME" at the very top of the big drop. No pun intended.
Dinner & a movie. Or pizza & "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience," in our case. Then it was time for the really fun stuff. We went to go hang out with Alice and the White Rabbit in the land of wonder. Ah, the teacups. The race was on between Charles and Juli in one cup and Chris and Sharon in another. Noticing the challenge, the ride operator shouted, "If you want to get sick, look up." "To go faster, turn the wheel counter clockwise." Sharon's pig tails were flying in the wind as she leaned over (after looking up) and couldn't get back up. M & M and I shared a non-spinning cup. Well, that was exciting but not enough for the Vanyusha crew. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, that's it. Since we were in the neighborhood we decided to drop in on some old friends. Wendy, Peter and the Lost Boys were very happy to see us though I can't say the same for Captain Hook. We looked in on Sleeping Beauty while we were there. A strange course, that one. It's all full of dark and deadly images then the doors open and "they lived happily ever after." Charles said, "they ran out of cards."
Sharon with her talented curls that double as a mustache accompanied by "Ankle Biter," kept us at the front of the line for nearly every ride. Poor Mary Margaret, she was exhausted from being pushed around all day. Ready? Set? Annoy Sharon by saying, "Ready? Set?"
"Bad Charles," scolds Sharon, "Bad Charles, no suck face". His final punishment, a firm two fisted ass grab. Wow! I bet he'll never say that again. Toon Town, here we come! That roller coaster ride was rough, I'll tell ya. Where's Brian? He should be here by now.
Off
to the Carnation Café. We were seated but no waiter…….. no waiter…….. no waiter.
Sharon and Chris wage an all out war much to the amusement of those seated near
us. The only weapons allowed were Sweet 'N' Low packets and forks. Still no
waiter. Sharon comments that they must be in the back drawing straws to see
who gets stuck with our table.
Finally, the waiter arrives. Sharon in her ever so tactful way asks "So, you drew the short straw?" He mournfully answers "yes." Realizing what he had just said he quickly tried to cover it up with, "No, you guys drew the short straw." Sharon apologized for him having drawn that short straw. The waiter replied, "Oh it's no problem, don't worry about it." Go figure!
M & M and I split a warm chocolate brownie sundae with two scoops of vanilla ice cream. Sharon and Charles split the same. Chris orders a chocolate chocolate brownie sundae and Juli opts for an iced mocha with hazel nut and whipped cream.
Brian's here!!! Sharon decides that it is better to wear the whipped cream instead of eating it and shared the experience with Juli. A new fashion statement perhaps? Chris dropped his "cherry." Sharon kindly ordered him a new one (hehe). Ummm….. hot fudge good.
People who tie knots in cherry stems with their tongues are scary.
Time for an entertainment break. We stopped in for a show starring Billy, his brother Billy, his other brother Billy and his other brother Billy. What a kick that was. Aside from the extremely rude women at the table next to us, we enjoyed the show immensely. We laughed to the point of tears. The Billys all sang and played a variety of instruments. They told stories that coincided with the music, did a little audience improv here and there. The main Billy did an Elvis impression and a little touch of the Beatles. I can't wait to go back and see that again.
A
little more "fun," hey, it's getting dark. Sharon and Charles staked out a prime
spot for Fantasmic while the rest of us went on a few more rides. Fantasmic
was incredible. The scenes that played out on a screen of mist were so amazing
I just can't find the words to describe the experience. If you haven't already,
go see it. That's about all I can say. As if that wasn't enough, the fireworks
show came next. That was exciting. I love fireworks and D-land puts on a great
display.
Oooo, tired now. M & M is even more exhausted having been pushed around in "Ankle Biter" all day. Sharon was aching as well. Time to call it night. A quick stop to see if anyone had turned in Charles' pager. Nope. He still doesn't seem upset (hehe).
This was truly one of the best birthdays I've had in…….. well, I don't know how long. Never let it be said that the Vanyushas are "all" animal. Thank you all so much for giving such wonderful day.
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