So I’m on the line for my first time on Mission: Space early one fine Epcot morning a few years ago. My wife decided to sit this one out because of all the horror stories she read on the internet about people tossing their churros all over the space capsules, and for some reason she didn’t want any part of that particular Disney magic. (This was before the milder (green) side of the ride became available.)
There’s no one on the line but a tall 20-something guy, a 55-ish woman whom I assume is his mother, and me.
We’re watching the preshow on the monitor where they’re trying to scare the hell out of us while working up our enthusiasm for the great time we’re about to have, when Mama says something to tall son in Chinese, tall son says something back to her in Chinese, and she waves her hand and clearly says (although I don’t understand Chinese): “I am so outta here.”
Mama then says to the castmember: “Which way out? I no ride!” The castmember points the way, and off she goes, leaving her son and me.
He turns to me and asks if I would mind if he were the captain since he already did the other jobs on this ride. I thought: “Great! At least there won’t be any churros in the lap on this trip”, and told him that would be fine.
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