Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet

Fishbulb · 09-17-2006, 10:31 PM

Eyes_of_Mara, last seen here in this picture was thought
to have vanished forever suffering the curse of his namesake idol!

News of his where-abouts suddenly came to a halt back in early
January of 2006 and he was last seen at the base of the Sun Wheel
cleaning vomit out of the cabins and walkways.

Finally, at long last he made plans to return from hiding under the steel supports of the attractions in DCA to make his glorious comeback to the CHURCH OF WALT!
(all Church of Walt Merchandise can be purchased here for Sunday services)

Dustysage and I raced up the Golden State Freeway to make the noon meet at the Hub (a.k.a. the Church of Walt, C.O.W) to hang out with everyone's favorite idol, Eyes_of_Mara!

Expecting the worst we took the side entrance to the parking structure and sailed right through. We got a great spot in the Goofy level and headed to the escalators.

Yup the were broken. I'm not gonna start.

We bolted down the adjacent stairwell and rode the escalator down from the Daisy Level.

Surprisingly, there was hardly a wait for the trams! WOW the transportation department had their act together! GREAT JOB! We boarded the tram and I looked over and thought I saw a familiar face.

Imaginerd was that you?!?

The tram dropped us off and we walked to the security tents. ALL THREE TENTS were open and there was NO WAIT! This was unheard of. It was Amazing. Great spot in the Parking Structure, no wait at the tram, a breeze through security. Huh. What could possibly go wrong?

Oh.

The lines stretched out to the Esplanade, threatening to meet DCA's line.

To the CM's Credit, however, it took us a mere ten minutes to get through the line. There weren't as many gates open as there should have been, but the CM's were hustling!

We got in and bolted to the right this time. Pluto and Goofy greeted guests on Main Street.

The Disneyland Band played a frantic song as Dustysage and I darted through the crowds to make the noon meet.

We Made it! Late, but, you know, We made it!

EYES_OF_MARA!

Fishbulb and Eyes_ofMara

Mr.Mainstreet gives a hearty hello

DisneyRedHead hangs with the family

StitchTT6 and her Mom (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!) and Sister

Darkbeer and David Lane

RoseRedAngel and the Fishbulb

IndianaJenn and Wolfy999

Frogberto, Wife, and a sleepy Tadpole showed up

Grumpy4 hangs with Goofy

Nemopoppins made an appearance at the meet!

What does Santa do in the off-season?

Santa likes to stay cool while at Disneyland

The Mercifully silent Matterhorn presided over the noon meet

Fishbulb and Paige

Savik101 and his wife Jenice

Once we had hung out long enough, we all decided to address the issue of Lunch.

EOM addressed the crowds and we all decided to go to
Redd Rockets Pizza Port.

Eyes_of_Mara and Dustysage recreate a special scene

Yipee! another ODV in Tomorrowland!

We all got our fabulous food and headed out to the outer dining area.

Eyes_of_Mara called Big Daddy Kyle to harass him for not being at the EOM meet.

IndianaJenn and the magic hands of Fishbulb

During lunch Savik101's Wife confessed she had not been on the new Pirates. Well, after an uncomfortable silence we all quietly decided it best if our group just get her there immediately.

After making a brief pit stop to get Fast Passes for Indy...

...21 of us MC'ers stormed the line for Pirates of the Caribbean line.

SO EXCITED!

Full boat of 21? No problem!

Ship of fools

The verdict? I think she liked it! We all grouped afterward outside the Pieces of Eight store and decided what to do nest. Savik101, Jenice, Wolfy999 and Wolfette had to run.

Fishbulb, Jenice, Savik101, Dustysage

Wolfy999 says adios as Sam looks on from the background

Bye Wolfette! Have fun on Buzz!

We said goodbye to them and then headed on to Indy.

The lovely mums in New Orleans Square

A wonderful vocal group entertained the crowds

Indy Jones!

At the entrance to the line we realized that some of our party had not gotten their FP's and so, after a yet another tearful goodbye, we agreed to meet them at the exit.

Our clan of now 12 adventurers stormed the Temple in search of fun and excitement.

Jessy was elected the driver for our trip into the Temple of Mara. We found out later that was a pour choice.

Jessy tugs the rope of Destiny!

The Projection room of Death!

The hidden Mickey of Fate!

We boarded the transport and everyone buckled in.

Eyes_of_Mara was racked with fear that the real Mara would be angry at him for stealing it's name and then put a hardcore curse on him.

We encountered all manner of dangers!

Well fortunately we survived that crazy mixed up tour of The Forbidden Temple. It was now time for us to start saying our goodbyes. At the little refreshment stand we congregated and talked about when we would see each other next. One of us has a birthday coming up soon, so we might meet up then. Don't know for sure.

Dusty savoring the elixor of LIFE.

Where's Barbie? asked to eat some of Dusty's Brownie. Then Grumpy4 got in on the fun. MMMMMMMMM

SunnyGirl suggested that the group head out to Big Thunder Mountain!

"Hey! Big Thunder!?!?"

With that we all left.

We passed the ever-long Dole whip stand.

and headed down Main Street from whence we came.

As we were approaching the boarding area for the Trams, we saw another familiar face. SADAKO!

After quick hugs and kisses, we had to quickly jump on the next tram and get outta dodge.

It was such a great meet today. We have missed EOM something fierce at the meets. As a founding member of C.O.W. it just didn't seem right not to have him there. What a nice return to form that was. Also there were so many great new faces, new people. Today I got to hang out with PezLightyear, Sam, and IndianaJenn (who, by the way, has NEVER been on Monsters Inc. just sayin.) I got to meet NemoPoppins real quick too!

Here's the thing. If you are new, we know you are shy. WHO CARES. Just come up and say hi to all the nutty MiceChatter's and instantly you have a connection and something to talk about so there isn't that weird silence. You know the one. The one where you go "Are you from MiceChat?" and we say, "yeah.", And you say "Oh me too." and then it gets quiet? That one? Yeah, well, that really doesn't happen. We are way too friendly.

So come on by. It's fun!

THE END

TINK23 · 09-17-2006, 10:38 PM

Another great report! Thanks Fishbulb.

Melonballer · 09-17-2006, 10:38 PM

Thanks for the trip report Fishbulb

elly · 09-17-2006, 10:39 PM

fantastic pix and great read as always...i seriously have to stop myself from scrolling all the way down before reading it all becuase i want to see The End pic so dang bad!

eww...that sounded...freakish...hehehehe

JiminyCricketFan · 09-17-2006, 10:41 PM

Great Update! I looks like everyone had a lot of fun. I am also looking for evidence of that HalloweenTime. So far, it does not look like much is up yet. But hopefully that will change soon.

sunnygirl · 09-17-2006, 10:41 PM

Great trip report, as always, Fishy! Was wonderful to see you!

painted windows · 09-17-2006, 10:45 PM

Man I really want to go to a micechat meet BEFORE I DIE!!!! Thanks for the trip report I always love it

A Change In Me · 09-17-2006, 10:47 PM

Very nice report.

Thanks for sharing.

DisneyDan24 · 09-17-2006, 10:50 PM

Yay pictures! How is Monsters Inc.? I haven't been down since it opened.

BFJen · 09-17-2006, 11:01 PM

Thanks Fishbulb - hey, are you guys always late???

Olympicnut · 09-17-2006, 11:07 PM

Sorry I had to miss out

The "in-laws" are in town so we had to show them around all weekend. I had a nice time with them, but missed ya'll. But I did ge to act wacky like I was with you guys.

At Brians friends ranch I played teeter totter with her daughter. Brian said it looks like I stole her hat and she's mad at me but I just think it looks like she's appauled to be seen with a 39 year old being a dork on a teeter totter.

*IndianaJenn* · 09-17-2006, 11:11 PM

It was so nice to meet everyone. I had a great time!!

hollywood1939 · 09-17-2006, 11:17 PM

I want to go but in person I am real shy and I usually have work on Sunday's but that should change in October. Hope to meet you guys sometime.

Princess Buttercup · 09-17-2006, 11:57 PM

Great report as always! The picture of Santa cracked me up!!!

eyes_of_mara · 09-17-2006, 11:57 PM

That Meet Was Awesome!!!

Thanks to everyone who came and had fun at the meet - let's do it again sometime!

I hope to be getting my AP very soon, so I can come back and hang with everyone again!

09-17-2006, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fishbulb So sad, I can't breathe MiceChat News Team MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,402 Blog Entries: 1	Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Eyes_of_Mara, last seen here in this picture was thought to have vanished forever suffering the curse of his namesake idol! News of his where-abouts suddenly came to a halt back in early January of 2006 and he was last seen at the base of the Sun Wheel cleaning vomit out of the cabins and walkways. Finally, at long last he made plans to return from hiding under the steel supports of the attractions in DCA to make his glorious comeback to the CHURCH OF WALT! (all Church of Walt Merchandise can be purchased here for Sunday services) Dustysage and I raced up the Golden State Freeway to make the noon meet at the Hub (a.k.a. the Church of Walt, C.O.W) to hang out with everyone's favorite idol, Eyes_of_Mara! Expecting the worst we took the side entrance to the parking structure and sailed right through. We got a great spot in the Goofy level and headed to the escalators. Yup the were broken. I'm not gonna start. We bolted down the adjacent stairwell and rode the escalator down from the Daisy Level. Surprisingly, there was hardly a wait for the trams! WOW the transportation department had their act together! GREAT JOB! We boarded the tram and I looked over and thought I saw a familiar face. Imaginerd was that you?!? The tram dropped us off and we walked to the security tents. ALL THREE TENTS were open and there was NO WAIT! This was unheard of. It was Amazing. Great spot in the Parking Structure, no wait at the tram, a breeze through security. Huh. What could possibly go wrong? Oh. The lines stretched out to the Esplanade, threatening to meet DCA's line. To the CM's Credit, however, it took us a mere ten minutes to get through the line. There weren't as many gates open as there should have been, but the CM's were hustling! We got in and bolted to the right this time. Pluto and Goofy greeted guests on Main Street. The Disneyland Band played a frantic song as Dustysage and I darted through the crowds to make the noon meet. We Made it! Late, but, you know, We made it! EYES_OF_MARA! Fishbulb and Eyes_ofMara Mr.Mainstreet gives a hearty hello DisneyRedHead hangs with the family StitchTT6 and her Mom (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!) and Sister Darkbeer and David Lane RoseRedAngel and the Fishbulb IndianaJenn and Wolfy999 Frogberto, Wife, and a sleepy Tadpole showed up Grumpy4 hangs with Goofy Nemopoppins made an appearance at the meet! What does Santa do in the off-season? Santa likes to stay cool while at Disneyland The Mercifully silent Matterhorn presided over the noon meet Fishbulb and Paige Savik101 and his wife Jenice Once we had hung out long enough, we all decided to address the issue of Lunch. EOM addressed the crowds and we all decided to go to Redd Rockets Pizza Port. Eyes_of_Mara and Dustysage recreate a special scene Yipee! another ODV in Tomorrowland! We all got our fabulous food and headed out to the outer dining area. Eyes_of_Mara called Big Daddy Kyle to harass him for not being at the EOM meet. IndianaJenn and the magic hands of Fishbulb During lunch Savik101's Wife confessed she had not been on the new Pirates. Well, after an uncomfortable silence we all quietly decided it best if our group just get her there immediately. After making a brief pit stop to get Fast Passes for Indy... ...21 of us MC'ers stormed the line for Pirates of the Caribbean line. SO EXCITED! Full boat of 21? No problem! Ship of fools The verdict? I think she liked it! We all grouped afterward outside the Pieces of Eight store and decided what to do nest. Savik101, Jenice, Wolfy999 and Wolfette had to run. Fishbulb, Jenice, Savik101, Dustysage Wolfy999 says adios as Sam looks on from the background Bye Wolfette! Have fun on Buzz! We said goodbye to them and then headed on to Indy. The lovely mums in New Orleans Square A wonderful vocal group entertained the crowds Indy Jones! At the entrance to the line we realized that some of our party had not gotten their FP's and so, after a yet another tearful goodbye, we agreed to meet them at the exit. Our clan of now 12 adventurers stormed the Temple in search of fun and excitement. Jessy was elected the driver for our trip into the Temple of Mara. We found out later that was a pour choice. Jessy tugs the rope of Destiny! The Projection room of Death! The hidden Mickey of Fate! We boarded the transport and everyone buckled in. Eyes_of_Mara was racked with fear that the real Mara would be angry at him for stealing it's name and then put a hardcore curse on him. We encountered all manner of dangers! Well fortunately we survived that crazy mixed up tour of The Forbidden Temple. It was now time for us to start saying our goodbyes. At the little refreshment stand we congregated and talked about when we would see each other next. One of us has a birthday coming up soon, so we might meet up then. Don't know for sure. Dusty savoring the elixor of LIFE. Where's Barbie? asked to eat some of Dusty's Brownie. Then Grumpy4 got in on the fun. MMMMMMMMM SunnyGirl suggested that the group head out to Big Thunder Mountain! "Hey! Big Thunder!?!?" With that we all left. We passed the ever-long Dole whip stand. and headed down Main Street from whence we came. As we were approaching the boarding area for the Trams, we saw another familiar face. SADAKO! After quick hugs and kisses, we had to quickly jump on the next tram and get outta dodge. It was such a great meet today. We have missed EOM something fierce at the meets. As a founding member of C.O.W. it just didn't seem right not to have him there. What a nice return to form that was. Also there were so many great new faces, new people. Today I got to hang out with PezLightyear, Sam, and IndianaJenn (who, by the way, has NEVER been on Monsters Inc. just sayin.) I got to meet NemoPoppins real quick too! Here's the thing. If you are new, we know you are shy. WHO CARES. Just come up and say hi to all the nutty MiceChatter's and instantly you have a connection and something to talk about so there isn't that weird silence. You know the one. The one where you go "Are you from MiceChat?" and we say, "yeah.", And you say "Oh me too." and then it gets quiet? That one? Yeah, well, that really doesn't happen. We are way too friendly. So come on by. It's fun! THE END __________________ "Marge, what's wrong? Are you hungry? Sleepy? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?” Homer Jay Simpson Last edited by Fishbulb; 09-18-2006 at 09:01 AM.

09-17-2006, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
TINK23 Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 236	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Another great report! Thanks Fishbulb. __________________ Laughter is timeless -- Imagination has no age -- And dreams are forever

09-17-2006, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Melonballer In excess of acceptable Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 5,999	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Thanks for the trip report Fishbulb __________________ Change is necessary. Without change, we'd all wear the same clothes everyday and only watch the movie Tango and Cash. __________________________________________________ Star Wars figures for Sale

09-17-2006, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
JiminyCricketFan The one, the only... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,515	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Great Update! I looks like everyone had a lot of fun. I am also looking for evidence of that HalloweenTime. So far, it does not look like much is up yet. But hopefully that will change soon. __________________ Jiminy Cricket Fan ................................. Love Disneyland and Walt Disney World! *MiceChat GOLD member!*

09-17-2006, 10:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
sunnygirl life is good Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: happily ever after Posts: 18,567 Blog Entries: 62	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Great trip report, as always, Fishy! Was wonderful to see you! __________________ When you wish upon a star...makes no difference who you are...anything your heart desires will come to you... If your heart is in your dreams...no request is too extreme...Like a bolt out of the blue...fate steps in and sees you through...When you wish upon a star...as dreamers do Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain

09-17-2006, 10:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
painted windows Planet errrrr red Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 1,424	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Man I really want to go to a micechat meet BEFORE I DIE!!!! Thanks for the trip report I always love it __________________ http://www.myspace.com/51486502

09-17-2006, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
A Change In Me Sock Puppet Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 52	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Very nice report. Thanks for sharing.

09-17-2006, 10:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
DisneyDan24 Time Traveler Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hill Valley Posts: 1,097	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Yay pictures! How is Monsters Inc.? I haven't been down since it opened. __________________ I hate robots... One Annual Pass-$~~365~~ 379 Gas For Car- $60 Meeting Billy Goat Bob- Priceless

09-17-2006, 11:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
BFJen I helped! 5/19/07 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Idaho Falls Posts: 10,343	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Thanks Fishbulb - hey, are you guys always late??? __________________ Will trade husband for Disneyland and DCA Pins!

09-17-2006, 11:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Olympicnut Happy Winter! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baby it's cold outside. Posts: 14,146 Blog Entries: 49	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Sorry I had to miss out The "in-laws" are in town so we had to show them around all weekend. I had a nice time with them, but missed ya'll. But I did ge to act wacky like I was with you guys. At Brians friends ranch I played teeter totter with her daughter. Brian said it looks like I stole her hat and she's mad at me but I just think it looks like she's appauled to be seen with a 39 year old being a dork on a teeter totter. __________________ "I'm a drinker with a writing problem." Brendan Behan - poet

09-17-2006, 11:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
IndianaJenn FrostythesnowJenn MiceChat Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: the tundra of the OC Posts: 7,706 Blog Entries: 11	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet It was so nice to meet everyone. I had a great time!! __________________ Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand What you've been out there searching for forever is in your hands When you figure out love is all that matters after all It sure makes everything else seem so small

09-17-2006, 11:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
hollywood1939 isn't an elitist MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Twin City Posts: 12,488	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet I want to go but in person I am real shy and I usually have work on Sunday's but that should change in October. Hope to meet you guys sometime.

09-17-2006, 11:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Princess Buttercup Circle of Ancients Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a pile of leaves Posts: 14,578	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet Great report as always! The picture of Santa cracked me up!!!

09-17-2006, 11:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
eyes_of_mara THIS IS SHOPPED!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Coast Metro Posts: 1,240	Re: Fishbulb's Trip Report 09/17/06 The EOM meet That Meet Was Awesome!!! Thanks to everyone who came and had fun at the meet - let's do it again sometime! I hope to be getting my AP very soon, so I can come back and hang with everyone again! __________________ I'm not a nerd, I'm an orc warrior.