Lost in Space, Back in Time and Sum of Thrills
Our final Fast Pass was Mission:Space from 2:15 to 3:15.
Time for a math problem- We have 12 teen boys, and 5 Chaperones, 1 ride with 2 versions.
How many ride Orange (intense)?
How many ride Green?
How many opt out?
But first, before you answer, let’s do a Flashback to the last time Ben rode M:S Orange (July 2009)
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Givin’ it up for Mission Space Orange (Warning: Graphic update not for the faint of stomach)
My husband has always wanted to try Mission Space Orange, the more intense experience but we have always been on green. I don’t do well on spinny rides, so I wasn’t going to attempt it, and Nate had stomach issues on a previous trip, so he wasn’t willing to go, but Ben, our 9 year old daredevil, was game to accompany my DH.
Nate and I waited for them in the game area near the exit of M:S.
After about 20 minutes, I see Mark and Ben walking triumphantly towards us. Ben has a huge smile on his face.
“I puked! 3 times!!!”
Our apologies to their two unsuspecting shuttle-mates, who exited on the opposite side from Ben. On the plus side, apparently Ben successfully utilized the barf-bags provided in the ride vehicle.
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Final Answer:
1 Chaperone, 1 boy sat out, same one who sat out Test Track. I think they went on Spaceship Earth
2 Chaperones, 2 boys on M:S green (including me)
2 Chaperones, 9 boys on M:S orange (including Ben)
Because I was not with any disapproving members of my own family, and it was only members from my group in our capsule, I was comfortable taking a few pictures.
Barf Bag
M:Selfie
“Don’t Move a Muscle!”
When we finished with the ride and regrouped the brave space travelers, I put a post on Facebook with a picture of the 9 boys holding Green Cards:
“Nobody Ralphed!!!”
Next, we went with a kinder, gentler attraction- Universe of Energy.
But we were still waiting for our two missing group members to get back from Spaceship Earth. It was raining so we decided to go into the preshow.
They were still not there when the doors opened to the ride vehicles so we asked if we could just wait for the rest of our party in the waiting room. We were told no, but we could wait in the empty room (maybe the exit area?) next to the ride.
The boys sat in a circle and you probably could never guess what the boys did.
They played the Telephone Game! You know, where one person whispers a phrase to the boy next to him, and so on until the message, often much different, gets back to the original speaker.
I didn’t even know Ben knew this game!
Once the others arrived, we went back into the preshow, then onto the ride.
While some napped, I snapped some of the best pictures I have ever taken in here!
As we exited, one of the boys realized he had left his hat in the preshow area. I went in with him and when the preshow was over, we went to the CM working the room, and she had the hat. Phew!
In the meantime, the boys were in the empty room, playing more telephone.
One more attraction was on the agenda. We decided to check out Sum of All Thrills, the design your own thrill ride attraction in Innoventions. This was a must-do for this group of students as it involves design, engineering, physics and SPEED!
I believe the wait time was around 25 minutes, not bad at all!
As predicted, a couple of the kids opted out. My friend L. took them to Living with the Land. I was so proud of her, though. Not a thrill rider, she did try this ride out with another chaperone while the rest of us were in the marine biology class earlier that day.
I believe I rode with hard-core S. for whom no ride is too extreme! I let her design as I took pictures.
We had one more important stop before we “Hit the World”- a visit to Club Cool is definitely a necessity for teen boys. Bright lights! Sticky Floors! FREE Soda!
We didn’t have the *spoiler alert* video on the Magical Express to the airport, so a couple of the boys were potential marks for a taste of Beverly. I believe a couple of boys had their first tastes.
We had done just about everything on our must-do list for Future World- it was time to make our way to the World Showcase. We hoped the rain would hold off as we walked by the countries, ate dinner and headed to Hollywood Studios.
Next Up: A Visit from RCFD