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"Shenanigans? You're talking about Shenanigans, right?"
February 27th-March 1st, 2009 Walt Disney World Trip Report
Presented By
In stores March 31st, 2009
STARRING
- James (NemoRocks) -
- Jennifer (One Lil Spark) -
- Elise (Big Al's Gal) -
And other friends in supporting roles!
"Shenanigans? You're talking about Shenanigans, right?"
February 27th-March 1st, 2009 Walt Disney World Trip Report
Presented By
In stores March 31st, 2009
STARRING
- James (NemoRocks) -
- Jennifer (One Lil Spark) -
- Elise (Big Al's Gal) -
And other friends in supporting roles!
Back in November, an absolutely amazing forum member here by the name of Jenn, aka One Lil Spark, had a thought of having a lil ESPN The Weekend meet for her birthday. This idea quickly evolved into something amazing. I will now describe the amazingness that took place during a period of three days from my point of view. It is hard to remember exact details, times, and such as it all seems like a blur now, but I will do my best to give you this tale of the most excellent time at Walt Disney World to ever be had to the best of my abilities.
February 27th, 2009
I woke up to the sound of my alarm just after 9am, hardly having gotten any sleep during the night because of my anticipation of the weekend. Little did I know that today would be the start of something amazing.
After my usual morning routine, I went and checked my phone for missed calls and text messages during my slumber. A text message from Jenn about 20 min. earlier said Elise had made it through the first round of auditions for the American Idol Experience. I was ecstatic! I knew she would do it. My plan was to get over there for her show, which I figured was going to be around 12-1pm. I got online and did some other things around the house until around 9:45 when I received another text from Jenn. Elise was performing in the first show at 11am! I had an hour and 15 min. to get showered/dressed, pack the car, and get to DHS. I hurried and had everything done in less than a half hour. I encounter slow drivers and nearly every red light on my way to I-4 West, but once I got in I shot down it, parked, and got inside the park just before 10:45.
I surprisingly walked right into the queue without waiting and a minute or two later the doors opened. I went for a middle seat in a middle row. As I walked down the row, I looked all around for Jenn, until I finally heard a beautiful voice call my name from the other end of the theater. It was her! She was with her friend (who will go by the name of Jenn's friend in this TR) in a VIP seating area, so I couldn't get down there for a proper greeting. We texted a bit before the show began, though. 11am quickly rolled around and it was then time for the American Idol Experience to begin!
The girl on the left went first. I don't remember her story or whatever, but she sang 'Part of Your World.' She was OK outside of some problems hitting the high stuff. Thankfully she was done pretty quickly and then it was time to hear Elise's absolutely incredible voice!
