fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Last Friday, September 21, Bill and I took his Mom, Annie, to MGM. Yeah, yeah OK I know it's called something else, but my old brain thinks MGM. So anyway, we entered HS about 3pm, amazingly the weather was decent, lots of clouds kept the temp around 89 and a small breeze helped too. Now Annie is 96 and can walk with a walker around the house, but for jaunts out of the house it's in a wheel chair she goes. Of course she is not into rides any more, but we got to Indie's stunt show just before the show started, after that we started to Toy Story area, just to look around. Bill and I hadn't been there yet. On the way we stopped at Little Mermaid's show. Annie seemed to like both shows. So onto Toy Story! Time might have been between 5 and 6pm. The rides look like fun, but the 70 minute wait for the Slinky Dog coaster and the 40 minute wait for the little green aliens did not appeal. Annie kept saying "go on the ride, I'll sit here'. But the waits were not appealing. Then we stopped at the open air eatery across from Beauty and the Beast. We had 3 kids meals for just under $22.00. Annie still was not able to finish her meal. We were too late to see a B&B show, so something for next time. End of report . except we didn't have a camera with us! BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robin 48 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thanks for the little report. I hope someone takes me to Disney when I'm 96. Glad to hear she liked the shows. wendinator 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 596 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 That sounds like a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Don't worry about not taking any pictures. You got to spend quality time with your loved ones at Disney. Then shared a glimpse of the time with us. That is all that matters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Sounds like a pretty great day. Thanks for sharing! Oh... and we still call it MGM, too :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slices 16 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thanks for sharing, it's great that Annie still has such a positive attitude and was able to enjoy the shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie 119 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Wow 96 and still going to parks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 How wonderful for you and Bill to take his mom to the park! I hope someone will take me if I live that long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Sounds like a fun outing! And I'll join the chorus of those that hope I'm still in the parks when I'm 96 - even if it means I'm being pushed around. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Well Annie is not so positive about life, she wants to die. But I told her that plan did not seem to be working so let's DO something. We tried to get to the parking garage roof to watch fireworks the other day, unfortunately we forgot it was Saturday night and the traffic around the Village was awful. The plan is to try again tonight. I'll let you know how that goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 20 hours ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: Well Annie is not so positive about life, she wants to die. But I told her that plan did not seem to be working so let's DO something. Excellent reply! Hope you were able to see fireworks last night. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 How wonderful! I imagine Bill will always be happy about these times you are spending with Annie. The last thing we want after our loved ones are gone is regret that we didn't spend more time with them. That lesson alone is worth more than any pictures you could have posted in this report. Thanks for sharing. BradyBzLyn...Mo, fladogfan aka Gretchen and momof3kids-Yvonne 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 11:04 AM, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Excellent reply! Hope you were able to see fireworks last night. 🙂 Oh we found a good spot to wait on the roof of the Orange garage, but when the high fireworks failed to start at 8pm Bill left at 8:08, of course when we were on the road there they were. time 8:11pm. Grrrr. Oh well, he took us to the Twisty Freeze for cones. They also have a small frozen cup for dogs. Taffy gave her approval. It was frozen yogurt with banana and peanut butter and a lot of weird stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted October 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Took Annie to Epcot last night, rode Imagination, saw the movies in the building behind the main one. It seems every time I go there the movies have changed. Really good, I enjoy them. Then did some grazing, stopped at the Bar-b-que spot for protein and then the CHOCOLATE for a tasty treat. Lot of walking, Bill pushed A in the chair and I had my rolling walker! Saw movie in France, by then almost time for fireworks, started for Mexico but stopped in Germany for apple strudel. The short fence across from food was almost empty, so we stopped to watch the show from there. PERFECT! no smoke, small amount of visitors and we could see the MK's high fireworks. The MK show and Epcot's started almost in unison and finished same. Gotta admit, I like the MK show much better than any of the other parks' shows. Food we had was good, saw more I want to try, weather was delightful, except Melty Mo would have been sweating. As we walked out a shower started, very nice, gentle rain and no thunder/lighting. Also cooled air so this morning the temp was comfortable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Sounds like a great evening, Gretchen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie 119 Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Sounds like a perfect evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 2:43 PM, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Sounds like a great evening, Gretchen! On 10/8/2018 at 7:43 PM, Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie said: Sounds like a perfect evening. It was, thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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