Family Travel Adventures by Disney – Tour Bus Time

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Here’s a problem: 12 families on a tour bus, and several hours to kill between destinations. With children ranging from 7 through adolescence, how do you keep everyone entertained and happy? Well, our Adventure By Disney guides had the answer. The first leg of our Adventures By Disney Southwest Splendors trip took us from Phoenix to Sedona, and our guides, Joanne and Brian, managed a non-hokey Adventures by Disney Tour Bus (Jennifer Miner)“getting to know you” sort of family group-wide game. We found stranger who fulfilled a variety of preset questions, such as,”Who on the bus has seen the Grand Canyon before,” “Who likes to camp?” etc. On another leg of our vacation journey, Joanne asked questions related to Sedona Arizona, and for every question the children answered correctly, Brian had to eat a chocolate covered bug.

Before you feel too sorry for Brian, you should know that there were a few leftover white-chocolate covered worms at the end of the travel game, and some kids tried them. My oldest kid ate one, in fact, which motivated my younger to also take one. With all eyes on her, however, she lost her nerve.

Guess who had to eat the worm instead? That’s right, me, Mudslide Mama. And no; it wasn’t good. Yuck!MudslideMama Ate the Worm (David Miner) The kids on the tour bus all thought this was pretty funny, though, which makes it worth it…Well, a little worth it, anyway. Sort of.
Adventures By Disney family travel tours has the task of keeping kids happy down to a science. The in-bus games, Disney movies, and parties all eliminate calls of “are we there yet,” and well-timed breaks – like at the Montezuma Castle National Monument – are interesting destinations unto themselves. However, on this leg of the Arizona trip, the highlight for the Mudslide Family was definitely when Mama ate the worm.

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August 20, 2008 | Filed Under Culinary Travel, Family Travel, The Cookie Jar 

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5 Responses to “Family Travel Adventures by Disney – Tour Bus Time”

  1. Snorkeler says:
    August 20, 2008 at

    Sounds like a great vacation! Especially the whole eating the worms part of it. Keep the updates coming.

  2. jamie says:
    August 20, 2008 at

    Sounds kind of like college, except without the naps.

  3. Sandra says:
    August 26, 2008 at

    White chocolate covered worms?! Eww, who comes up with this stuff? I’m glad you had fun anyway. :)

  4. Jilly says:
    August 26, 2008 at

    MMMM, worms…..

    You are one brave lady.

  5. jonie says:
    November 27, 2008 at

    I am trying to find someone who can help me get a bus tour leaving from NY to Olando Fl.

    I will do the Hotel and Disney tickets myself but need the tour bus.

    email me at jonie1515@yahoo.com

    thanks

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