Let me start at the very beginning...a very good place to start.
2 days ago, Erik, Robert, Nikki, and I went to Studios. We met a Green Army Man (too bad Clara couldn't be there to meet him) and Nikki met Caspian for the first time. We went to see Beauty and the Beast and guess what? We got to go backstage afterward! It was amazing!! A lot of detail was put into the show that no one would ever think about just watching it. I really want to watch the show from backstage now! Our next show we hope to have the good fortune in seeing behind the scenes is Nemo followed by Lion King and Fantasmic. Wish us luck! Anywho, since we all had to work later in the evening (except Erik) we started to leave the park around 2:15. On our way out, we spotted a kid dressed as a Block Party Bash captain. Of course, we went crazy! And of course we went over to him and his mom and talked. Shortly into our conversation, his two sisters and father came back...the sisters were dressed as BPB captains too! The mom told us that they have been coming dressed as Character Attendants for a few years. It turns out that this family is a celebrity among the cast at the Magic Kingdom. There are pictures of them in the break rooms. The mom then told us that they were going to Animal Kingdom dressed as Timon and the Tumble Monkeys the next day. After this, we departed to go to work.
Robert and I went to Animal Kingdom the next day to 1) see our weekly Nemo, 2) visit Terk (too bad Nikki wasn't with us), and 3) find the Tumble Monkeys and Timon. We saw Nemo and Lion King and while visiting Terk the family walked by. Of course Robert and I flipped out. We caught up to them and talked while walking to the parade gate (they were going to be in the parade). We exchanged numbers and watched them in the parade. It was fun! Robert and I then left for Studios to see Fantasmic. It was fantastic...or was it fantasmic? Haha. Later in the evening, I received a text message from Jessica (the mom of the family) asking if I wanted to go to breakfast with them the next day. I couldnt' refuse, so I made reservations for Boma (at the Animal Kingdom Lodge...we tried Chef Mickey's where Erik was working, but that didn't work out).
Boma was amazing! I loved it! I soon became part of the family...Bethany (one of the girls) wanted to hold my hand all the time. It was really cute! This time, Eric (the brother) and Joclyn (the other sister) were dressed as Character Attendants while Bethany was dressed as a Tour Guide. They were so adorable! We spent the day at the Magic Kingdom, where everyone loved them. During the parade, almost the entire cast stayed to the right side (where we were located). Maleficent told them that they were in the wrong spot...that they should be attending characters, not watching the parade. Br'er Fox gave the distress signal...1) because they were character attendants and 2) because all of the Flood Characters were off in the dance. It was pretty hilarious. After that, we left the family to get ready for the Party.
Robert and I decided that we should go as dead people again, since that was a hit last time. So we went as dancing zombies. About 6:30 I got a text message from Jessica asking when we would return to the park...the natives (the kids) were getting restless. We ended up getting there about 7:30. We met them at the Confectionary on Mainstreet (where I told Katie we'd be so she could see us while in the parade). Yet again, we had a blast staring people down. We didn't get as big of a reaction as last time, but it was still fun. After the first parade, we wandered with Jessica and family. After seeing a few characters and going to a dance party, Robert and I went to Liberty Tree to see Dale (too bad Eliza couldn't see him too). Dale was pretty scared of us. Then we decided to visit Captain DeCay. He wasn't at his post, so instead Robert and I pretended to be living statues. We entertained the guests for about 40 minutes...that's when Captain DeCay came back from his break...or wherever he was. When the Boo to You music came on, Robert and I came to life and danced around. Other than that, we moved randomly, with Robert cracking a one liner every so often. Most of the guests couldn't tell if we were real or fake...and they thought we actually worked there! Once Captain DeCay got back, we left so that he could do his job. Then we went back to our spot for the second parade. However, instead of being by the Confectionary, we went to the end of the parade route. Of course I video taped the parade this time. And I was still able to stare people down. Some of them remembered us from the first parade. It was great. After that, we said our goodbyes to jessica and family and returned to the apartment...since Erik had to get up early for work the next day and he was our ride...and we all had to work the next day as well.
I loved hanging out with Jessica and family! They were a blast. I'm so glad I went to the party again as well. I can't wait for the Christmas Party...though I don't think I'll go to as many of those. Haha.
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~Crystal
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