Heading out of Cosmic Rays’ I had butterflies in my stomach, despite a very satisfying burger.  About 20 minutes before Wishes, I was prepared – the plan all in place.  I was going to bite the bullet, head round to the wishing well and wait for the fireworks.  Then ‘star light, star bright…’ I get down on one knee <cue loud sound of needle scraping across a record! then silence>.  The entrance to the path was roped off, there was a very friendly looking cast member standing in my way.  I hadn’t anticipated this, nowhere in my research had anyone said forget the wishing well during Wishes, it is roped off!!  So we paused on the bridge, “this’ll be a good place” I said, “it won’t be busy”.  My carefully orchestrated plan had come to a stunning halt.  I thought about trying to sneak through the rope, but it didn’t seem likely – or maybe get the cast member on side, but that might be too obvious.  Ok, I thought – it is only Tuesday, loads of time left to come up with another plan.  But I was psyched up and it had all gone perfectly…

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