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Goes4FastPass
10-23-2009, 01:51 PM
I had an unusual experience sitting next to my son on Soarin'.

During the scene where you follow a helicopter as it flies over the deck of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN 74), my son anxiously pointed to the right rear of the flight deck and said, "Look! That's us! See the F-14s with checkerboard marking on the tail!? VF-211! I was on that cruise with that group!

We had to see Soarin' again. It was a big thrill.
Ms. Mode
10-23-2009, 03:06 PM
WOW! That is so cool...I'm going to look for you when I'm there in January:thumbsup:
BluewaterBrad
10-23-2009, 03:51 PM
That is really cool!! I will look for you in 2 days!!:mickey:
Iluvpooh
10-23-2009, 06:14 PM
It's a small world after all... Sorry couldn't resist.:thumbsup:
wdwfansince75
10-23-2009, 09:22 PM
Wish they filmed the scene on a real carrier approach..rather than overflying from the bow to the stern (front to rear). But Soaring and the launch of RnRC trigger memories of carrier days in the Gulf of Tonkin....Made over 125 carrier landings in the back end of the EA-3B...never saw the deck until the trap....Just hung on and prayed....I could do almost a complete rosary from the time the pilot called the ball until the EA-3B caught the wire, and came to a complete stop.

I was amazed back then, and remain amazed, of the hundreds of diverse men (and today, women), who flow across the decks during carrier operations...that each knows what to do, each is depended on by so many others, and each performs, hours and hours on end, in incredible, carefully orchestrated apparent chaos....My classmate, Charlie Plumb, talks of such people in his speeches..."Who Packs Your Parachute" You learn to appreciate (and accept) people when you realize that your life depends on them...and theirs on you.
TheRustyScupper
10-23-2009, 11:03 PM
Finally, FAME !
Joannelet
10-24-2009, 08:10 AM
That is sooo exciting!! :) I will look for you in less than 2 months! :)
Ian
10-24-2009, 08:18 AM
My Mom gets all gushy at that point, too, because she supported the F-14's from about 1984 all the way through their decommissioning in 2006. She spent a lot of time out in Miramar and everything and, even though she's moved on to supporting the Maritime Reconnaisance Aircraft (P-3/S-3) she still considers the F-14 "her" plane.

Pretty cool, though ... your son was probably on that boat at the exact time they filmed that sequence!
threeh
10-24-2009, 08:53 AM
That is really cool!!!:thumbsup:
garymacd
10-24-2009, 04:51 PM
Why didn't he wave to me when we flew over????
PeterPan
10-24-2009, 06:59 PM
This is a truly amazing story, and one I will not forget. In fact, knowing this is better than knowing where a Hidden Micky is!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
MushuGrl
10-26-2009, 11:50 AM
SQUEEE! I can tell my sister I know that person!

Kinda.

Sorta.

:mickey:

That's such a cool story!
PlutoPlanet
10-26-2009, 12:21 PM
My classmate, Charlie Plumb, talks of such people in his speeches..."Who Packs Your Parachute" You learn to appreciate (and accept) people when you realize that your life depends on them...and theirs on you.

I heard a speech from Mr. Plumb in the seventies. He was very impressive then. I certainly hope is is doing well.
texasteacher
10-26-2009, 07:06 PM
I will look for you next Nov!
MississippiDisneyFreak
10-27-2009, 09:36 AM
Awesome
Nascfan
10-27-2009, 12:16 PM
That is so cool! :thumbsup:
TheVBs
10-27-2009, 06:51 PM
How cool is that?!! :mickey: That must have been an amazing feeling!
wdwfansince75
10-27-2009, 10:10 PM
I heard a speech from Mr. Plumb in the seventies. He was very impressive then. I certainly hope is is doing well.

For a native Kansan, Charlie is surprisingly articulate. He was always a positive person. While a POW, Charlie was named the Chaplain by the other POW's...He still tours and speaks, and his messages are always well received.
disneyworld55925592
10-28-2009, 10:45 AM
thats so awesome! that will be a memory you can have forever now, ill be sure to look for you!
princessgirls
10-28-2009, 01:03 PM
That is so awesome!!!!
MOJoe
10-28-2009, 01:07 PM
:tiphat:

What an amazing story!
PlutoPlanet
10-30-2009, 12:12 PM
For a native Kansan, Charlie is surprisingly articulate.

I heard Mr. Plumb speak at Boy's State in Missouri. I don't recall that he ever mentioned he was from Kansas.
beksy
11-02-2009, 08:56 PM
That is so awesome and since this has become my Mom's favorite ride (replacing IASW :jaw: ) I have a feeling we'll get plenty of times to look for your son in Dec/Jan! We'll wave! :hi: I agree with a pp...this is better than a hidden mickey.
Giggy
11-02-2009, 10:06 PM
That's really cool! If we wave when we go on next year tell him to wave back!;)
pdrlkr
11-02-2009, 10:26 PM
:waycool:
Imagineer1981
11-03-2009, 02:46 PM
wow, thats very cool!!!!
SpecJoe Magic
11-04-2009, 07:04 AM
That reminds me of the time I was viewing a WDW slideshow on Youtube and noticed that I was in one of the pictures. I've always wondered how many pictures that were taken by other people that I've ended up in unknowingly, and now I know of one for sure.

Granted, that's not nearly as cool as ending up on the Soarin' film, but it's the closest I've come to something like your experience.