Hey guys! Thank you for all of the great reviews. I am glad to hear that you are all liking the story. I know that it has been a while between updates and it will probably continue to be that way.I will write and update everything as fast as I can! Each section of the park is getting it's own chapter so they take a while towrite:)
Chapter 5
Fantasyland
Jordan grabbed Woody's hand as they passed through the turnstiles at the park entrance. "So where are we off to first?"
Woody smiled as she handed Jordan a map of the park, "Well…are you up for an adventure in Adventureland, or a journey into the future in Tomorrowland, or a trip into a fairytale dream in Fantasyland?"
Jordan had to think for a moment. "It all sounds exciting, but I think every girls dream is to be a part of a fairytale so I guess I will have to choose Fantasyland."
"Ok Fantasyland it is. This way madam."
Woody tightened his grip in her hand as they made their way through the crowds of Main Street. Jordan was amazed at everything they had on just one street. She had never seen so many people in one place. She tried to look at the map while they walked, but she wasn't being very successful, "What ride are we going on first?"
"This is your trip Jordan. You get to choose."
"I have no idea! You have to pick!"
"Ok. How about Alice in Wonderland?"
"Lead the way!"
Weaving through the mass of people they finally arrived at Alice. "Ladies first," he said as he guided her into the line. "Take a look at and see what you want to do next."
Jordan studied the map now knowing where to go. "There is so much to choose from!" "I know, but don't worry we have all weekend." She looked up to survey what was around her. "Let's do the Mad Tea Party next." "Ok."
The line moved quickly and they were soon seated in a pink and purple caterpillar winding their way down the rabbit hole. They made their way through Wonderland they were greeted by the Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, serenaded by the flowers, and kicked out by the Queen.
Jordan giggled as she stepped off the ride, the sounds of the Tea Party explosion still echoing behind them. "That was cute." "Yeah, I always liked that one."
He took her hand in his again and they made their way to the Mad Tea Party. They were in line behind 2 teenaged girls who were fighting about something. "I bet I can spin faster then you!" "No way! I can totally spin faster then you ever will!" Woody jumped into there argument, "I bet I can spin faster then both of you!" The first teen turned around, "You wanna bet?" Woody scoffed, "Yeah I do!" "Fine! Loser buys the winner ice cream." "You're on!" The second girl spoke up, "How will you be able to tell who is faster?" Woody thought for a second before saying, "I'll take care of it."
When they made it to the front of the line he told the girls to go and choose their teacup and for Jordan to reserve one for them. From her seat in the cup Jordan could see Woody talking to the ride operator. After shaking the kids hand he walked towards her, giving the girls a thumbs up before taking a seat next to her.
"What did you just do?"
"I simply asked the guy to keep an eye on our teacups and judge which one spins faster."
"Woody you can't think that this bet is fair. They are two teenaged girls and you are a grown man!"
"Don't worry Jordan; I have taken care of it."
Before she could say anything else, the ride began to move. "Come on Jordan, help me spin this thing!" They both grabbed the wheel in the center of the cup and turned it as fast as they could. They spun around so fast Jordan thought she was going to be sick. Thankfully, the ride quickly came to an end.
Woody exited the cup first, offering his hand to Jordan as she too stepped out. The girls were already standing next to their cup waiting for Woody. He motioned for them to follow them over to where to ride operator was standing.
"So what do you say kid, who had the faster cup?"
The boy, whose nametag read Dave, thought for a moment, "Well, it was close...but I've got to say the girls were faster. Sorry man."
The two girls rejoiced with the results of the bet. "YES! I KNEW IT! WHOO-HOO!"
Woody smiled at the Dave as the four of them made their way back out into the park. They found a near by ice cream cart where Woody bought them all Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream sandwiches. Woody and Jordan both waved goodbye to the girls before they went their separate ways.
Woody could feel Jordan looking at him as they walked through the crowds of people. He finally turned towards her eating the final bite of his ice cream, "What?"
"You told that kid to say that the girls won didn't you?"
"Now what makes you think I would fix the bet like that?"
"Because you knew that you would beat them but you felt bad about it."
"Ok…I'll confess…I did tell ask him to do that. You know me too well Jordan."
"I knew you were too nice to do that to too young girls."
"Alright, now that you have figured me out, what's next?"
Jordan pulled the map out of her back pocket to see where they were. "Well, how about we hit Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and then make the rounds from there."
"Ok."
He interlocked their fingers once again as they walked to the ride. He loved being able to hold her hand like that. She didn't seem to mind either. If she ever said anything, he could just say that he was doing it to avoid losing her in the sea of tourists. The park didn't seem to be too busy that day because all of the lines were relatively short.
"On this ride, all of the cars have the names of the characters on the front of them. We always used to guess what car we were going to get."
"What are my choices?"
"Mr. Toad, Toady, Winky, Weasel, Basel, and Ceril."
"Ok, I think it is going to be Toady."
"Alright, I'll choose Weasel. Now we just have to wait and see."
When it was their turn to get in the car Jordan read the front of the car, "Toady it is!"
"Good guess!"
Jordan sat behind the wheel of the car and pretended to drive it as they went through the ride. As the entered "Hell" Woody turned to Jordan and began to tease her, "Oh great! I always knew that working with you would make me end up here! This is all your fault."
She punched him in the arm as hard as she could from the angle she was at. "Shut up you jerk!"
He smiled, "Oh come on! You know I'm kidding!" He kissed her on the forehead to reassure her that he was in fact joking around.
He tugged her out of the exit of Mr. Toad and over to the line to Peter Pan. As they were standing in line he directed her attention to the building across from them.
"That ride right there is Snow White. If you look up in that window right there, the Queen opens up the drapes and stare down that everyone."
They watched the window for a few moments and just as he said, the Queen did appear.
"That's cool. I probably would never have noticed."
They wound their way through the line and soon found themselves stepping into the pirate ship and flying off to Neverland. Woody watched Jordan as she gazed at all of the animatronics around her. Her eyes then widened even more when they flew over the miniature city of London. Then it was off to the second star to the right and straight on til morning. She smiled thinking of a childhood memory of hers, "I always wanted to be able to fly as a kid."
"Me too. I think that every kid has always wanted to do that at some point or another. Cal and I used to jump off of the couch or off of our bunk beds and pretend we could fly, especially after seeing this movie."
After following the Lost Boys, defeating Captain Hook, and meeting the Mermaids the time came for Woody and Jordan to leave Neverland and move on to the next ride.
They went across the way and got in line at Snow White. They paused just inside the entrance to read the Queen's evil plan of how to poison Snow White. As they moved into the line Jordan asked, "So are there any games or special things I should know about this ride?"
"Well actually, we always played a game like the one we played on Mr. Toad. Each car has the name of one of the dwarfs on it and you have to guess."
Jordan thought for a moment before making her final decision. "Alright...Dopey was always my favorite so I choose Dopey." "Ok, I'm gonna guess Bashful."
When they approached the front of the line, Woody counted the number of people in front of them and the number of cars behind them to see if either of them were right.
"Well Jo, I am sorry to say that it look like neither of us was right this time. You were only off by one car though. It looks like we are going to get Happy, but Dopey was right behind it."
Jordan looked in front of them again and realized something that Woody had missed. "Uh...Woods, think again." She directed his attention to the family in front of them where two twin boys were tugging on their mother's shirt. They couldn't help but over hear the conversation.
"Mommy! Mommy! Can me and Alex ride in our own car! Please!" "Yeah please Mom! Me and Andy are big boys! We're 7 now! We can ride on our own!"
Jordan watched for the mother's reaction. She was obviously apprehensive about letting her two boys ride in a separate car from her and her husband, but in the end she gave up. "Alright, but your father and I will ride in the car a head of you so we can wait at the exit for you."
The boys could not contain their excitement and started jumping for joy. They watched as their parents enter their car and then turned to see what car was in store for them! Jordan laughed as Andy started jumping up and down, "Yay! We get the Happy car! He is my favorite!" The boys quickly jumped into the front seat of the car and we whisked off into Snow White's Scary Adventures.
As Woody and Jordan got into their car, Jordan stopped to point out the name on the front. "Well, Detective Hoyt it looks like you were wrong. I believe the front of our car says Dopey. So that is twice I have won your little guess the car game."
"Yeah whatever. Beginner's luck! And how was I supposed to know that those boys wanted to ride in their own car? They are the only reason that you even won this time!"
She smiled, "Bitter party of one, your table is now ready."
"Just get in the car Jordan."
After Snow White they moved on to Pinocchio. As they moved through the line they stopped next to a door that was built into one of the pillars. Woody looked it over, remembering it from when he was there as a kid.
"I always wondered what was in here. It's probably only used for storage, but I still wonder."
"Well Farm Boy, you've seen how handy I can be when it come to picking locks so if you give me a minute we could find out."
"No Jordan! I am not letting you break into anything here!"
"Ok, ok! I was just offering."
Their car made it's way around the track and they soon entered Pleasure Island. Woody started laughing out of no where. Jordan gave him a confused look. "What?"
"The last time I was here, Cal's hat fell off when we were in here so he jumped out of the car to grab it and then had to chase us to get back in. You probably had to be there to see it, but it was really funny."
"Did he get in trouble?" "No. It was so funny to watch though. He kept yelling, 'Wait! Wait!' like we had control over the car. It was great!"
When they were done with Pinocchio, they made their way over to Casey Jr. "Ok, you get to pick which car we ride in."
Jordan looked over her choices of cages and spotted one that read Monkeys on the top of it. Pointing to it she said, "I don't know about me, but I know that you definitely have to be in that one!"
"Ok, ha ha. Let's go."
They climbed into their cage and locked themselves in. After the worker checked to make sure all of the cages were secure the train started to chug forward. Jordan looked over all of the beautiful scenery as they went up the small hills. She began to hum along with the Casey Jr. theme song. "You like this song?" Woody asked when he heard her humming.
"Yeah. I had a friend in second grade who's name was Casey so we would call her Casey Jr. She moved away later that year. We would always run around and sing this song. Those were the good times."
They moved on from Casey Jr. to Dumbo and Storybook Land before ending their travels at King Arthur's Carousel.
Jordan eyed Woody as he straddled the fake white and pastel horse. He could even manage to look like a stud on a fake horse with a gold pole running down the middle of it. He turned to face her when he felt her eyes on him, "What?"
"Nothing." You're just gorgeous that's all, she thought to herself.
After riding in circles they decided to take a break for lunch. As they sat outside the Village Haus Restaurant, Jordan pulled out the map. "So where are we now?" "We're right here," Woody said pointing out their position on the map.
She looked over the map once more, "Ok then, it looks like we still have the Sleeping Beauty Walk Through, the Matterhorn, and It's a Small World and then we are done with Fantasyland."
"What about the Skyway?"
"The what?"
"The Skyway."
She looked over the map one more time to make sure she hadn't missed it, "That's not on here."
"It should be right over there." Woody turned around in his seat and pointed up in the air. "They took it out! How did I not notice this earlier?"
Jordan gave him a confused look, still not understanding what he was babbling about, "You have to remember that this is my first time here. They sky what?"
"The Skyway. It started over there," she followed his finger to the area to the left of Casey Jr., and area that seemed to be unused, "and it went all the way across Fantasyland, through the Matterhorn where you saw the Abominable Snowman, and ended in Tomorrowland. It was so cool. You could see the whole park. I can't believe they took it out!"
"Well, believe it Farm Boy because it looks like they did. Now let's move on and play our next plan of attack." "Ok." He looked over her shoulder so he could see the map, "How about Sleeping Beauty, then the Matterhorn, and then Small World and we will go to Toon Town from there?"
She agreed, "That works. So what is Toon Town like?" "Actually…I don't know. I haven't been here since it was added to it will be a new experience for the both of us."
They took turns reading the story of Sleeping Beauty as they walked up and down the castle halls. Once they were done there it was off to the Matterhorn.
While they were standing in line, Woody could sense that there was something wrong with Jordan as she stared up the side of the large mountain, "Are you ok?" She tried to turn away from him so he couldn't look into her eyes, "Yeah, of course."
"Don't pull that with me. Are you scared of roller coasters?" He grabbed her shoulders and turned her to face him. "I wouldn't use the word scared. I don't get scared."
That was his Jordan, trying to hide her emotions about anything and everything. "Uh huh, sure. Do you want to skip this one?" "No! I can take it! I can do it!" After all she had been through she wasn't about to wimp out on something as silly as a roller coaster. "Ok, I will hold you if you need me too."
Woody stepped into the bobsled first and then held out his hand for her to help her inside. Once they were buckled in properly, Woody wrapped his arms around Jordan's waist as she sat securely between his legs. She leaned her head against his shoulder and squeezed her eyes shut as they made their ascension into the mountain. She felt slightly more comfortable being able to lean again his strong chest.
He leaned in closely to her ear and asked, "You doing ok?" Her only response was, "Hold me tighter." He smiled remembering the conversation they had had the last time they had come to California together, "My pleasure."
As the train reached the top of the hill and began to drop, Jordan grabbed Woody's hands that were around her waist and held on for dear life. She screamed at the top of her lungs as the bobsled gained speed. Once she got the courage to open her eyes she realized that it really wasn't that bad, in fact, it was really fun. As the car twisted along the track through the mountain she began to feel more comfortable and was able to let go of Woody and put her hands in the air. Before she knew it, the car was coming to a stop and a recording was asking them to, "Remain seated please."
She laughed as she leaned her head back on his shoulder once again, "That was awesome!" He started to laugh with her while running his hands up and down her shoulders, "You see! I told you it would be ok."
By that time the car had moved further forward and it was their turn to exit. He was helping her out of the sled when she eagerly said, "Let's do this one again!" He pulled her to his side and guided her through the exit and back into the park, "Ok, we'll go on it again later, but now let's slow things down a little and go to Small World."
The line for Small World moved quickly due to the fact that you could fit so many people into one boat. When Woody slid into his seat, Jordan immediately snuggled up to his side. She enjoyed being so close to him while riding the Matterhorn that she wanted to do it again. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders without any question at all.
Jordan didn't know what to look at as they entered the Small World. There were so many things on either side of the boat! She felt like she could go on the ride a million time and still not see everything, she might go crazy from hearing the song that many time, but she wouldn't be able to see everything.
They visited almost every part of the world in no time at all. When they got out of the boat and back into the park, he made the first move this time and placed his arm back in its position around her shoulders. He was surprised and pleased to see that not only did she not pull away, but she pulled him closer by wrapped her arm around her waist.
He loved her and loved holding her, and he wanted her to know that. He would have to find a way to tell her. As they were walking together he devised a plan that he would put into play later, but for now….
Toon Town.
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