Contributor: Lyssa, Duck77@aol.com My olsen experience was when was just two months ago. This is no lie! Over christmas break we went to california to visit family. One day, my aunt took me and my cousin out to lunch at this great place in southern CA and guess who was there? The olsen girls, their mom and one of their friends! They were seated around this small booth in the corner of the restaurant and seemed to be having a fun time. My cousin who is a year younger than me attends the same academy as them and knows them. So, she took me over and introduced me to them. Mary-kate seemed to be really tired and Ashley was more than happy to meet me. There was a small crowd huddled around their table and the girls signed a few autographs. Once everyone had left we started talking and I asked them how they were doing and I told them that I really liked their show. Jordan was their friend's name. My cousin didn't seem to mind because she knew the girls. Anyways, we talked for about 10 minutes and then the girls had to leave. My aunt had a camera and took a picture of me, mary-kate, ashley, jordan and my cousin Liz all standing in front of this big surf board in front of the restaurant. I am going back to visit my cousin again this summer and hopefully I will get to see the twins again! Contributor: Hilary F, DanceCool7@aol.com I met Mary-Kate & Ashley at Mall Of America when I saw them film the movie "The Mall Party" I was watching them film and then when they had lunch in the Rainforest Cafe my family and I ate there too. I said hi to Ashley and she replied back. I also asked Mary-Kate a question. I got to talk with McKenizie their Stepmom when they were in a dressing room changing. It was a total blast! Contributor: pooh_rade@worldnet.att.net I really didn't MEET Mary-Kate and Ashley, but I attended a private screening of their (then) brand new mystery videos: The Case of the Mystery Cruise, and the Case of the Sea World Adventure, in Sea World; San Diego, CA- WAYYYY Back in 1994!! Some dorky woman in a dorky sailor suit introduced them, and they can riding in on a security car from the left- where no one was sitting- Jarnie, and Lizzie were there also, sitting way up there- they were kinda obvious too. Anyways, it stopped in the middle of the Amphitheater- the one where Shamu performs, and they got up and walked to the center-end where at the end of the Shamu show- he comes up to get food, hehehe. There were two director chairs there, and some men help them get up. First, we got the screening of the video- not all of them, just parts of them. But it was still neat. My dad was snapping photos of them the whole time! Then we did a short question and answer. Everything had been pre-rehearsed- the fans they picked, already knew what to ask. Jarnie was sitting in the stands too- helping Ashley and Mary-Kate along. This lasted about 10-15 minutes. Then they stood to leave. My dad ran to get pics, and he got RIGHT in front and got some AWESOME pics! Well, that's my encounter. Contributor: anuta@sprint.ca I live in western California, but I was on my vacation in L.A. And I had no idea that that the Olsen Twins lived there. I liked the movie Austin Powers so when I saw the commercial about Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me I decided to go see it. And I did on June 13. The movie was just about to start when someone else walked into the room. And they were Mary-Kate and Ashley and a couple of their friends!!!!!! I almost screamed. After that I wasn't so interested in the movie.I was thinking about the twins!!!! I am they're biggest fan!!! They were sitting about 3 rows ahead of me! Then I realized why they came here on June 13! It was their Birthday!! After the movie I caught them in the hall and said HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!. And I took couple pictures of them. When I returned to my hometown I showed their pictures to all my friends!!!! And they still can't belive that I met Mary-Kate and Ashley!!! Contributor: pher_e_gurl@hotmail.com I actually haven't met the twins, but I was there when my friend did on the twins' way to the Alaskan Cruise they took on the M.S.Veendam [the boat]. My friend was assigned to look after them (to make sure they found their driver etc...) We saw them come out of Customs and their whole family looked a bit confused, so my friend walked up to them to give a hand. (The twins were there along with a baby, Lizzie, their stepmom, their dad, a nanny and two boys we think were their brothers?) She introduced herself to all of the girls (Mary-Kate, Ashley and Lizzie) and talked to their stepmom about their luggage and stuff. She was quite nervous although she didn't quite know why. (She is 17 and still turned bright red when she spoke to them.) Well she told me that the girls were really sweet and the whole family is nice. She would probably kill me if she knew I was writing this but the twins' visit was quite interesting for the whole staff.		Contributor: Short87121@aol.com Hi i met the olsen twins on the set of Two of a Kind. You see, my dad works on there. He's the ex-producer and I went with him because I wanted to meet the Olsen Twins. So we went and when we got there I was so excited because I was going to get to meet them. I finally saw them and I also met her mom and her younger sister and her brother. They were nice. I got their autograph and a picture with them and the next day I went back to the set and saw them again. It was fun me and my mom and mka's mom went to eat then we went to their house. Their house is so cool and now we are best friends and we see each other every day. Contributor: Sara, IamShort4@aol.com During this past summer, me, my mom and sister went to Disney World at the same time the cruise was being held. We stayed in the Grand Floridian, the same hotel Mary-Kate and Ash stayed in. And on with the story. Well, I was with my sister in the lobby talking and I said something (which was probably embarrassing) and she started running after me and she chased me around the lobby, but one of the service workers told us to stop. So i just started walking real fast up to our room and then started running up the stairs, as i did I bumped into Ashley. Mary-Kate was next to her. I must've been caught up in the chase because i just said 'sorry' and Ash just looked at me like 'oh ok'. Later I realized it was them and was a little mad i didnt say anything more. Also I think Ashley and Mary-Kate said something about me because after as we both went are ways I could hear them whispering and snickering. Contributor: elizabeth@cmconline.com Hi, my name is Elizabeth! My olsen experience was at Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel when they were their shooting Hawaiian Beach Party! I met them, they were nice and so cool... When they had breaks they would go swimming with their friends, so did I. It was so cool meeting them we also built a sandcastle it was so much fun!!! This year I'm going to meet them again at the Alaskan Cruise I can't wait! Oh, I also met them at Sea World 5 years ago (1994) when they were filming Sea World adventure! After they shot the video we hanged out together because my dad worked on the set and that's how I met them that day! til' now we still keep in touch with each other! So that's my olsen experience!!! Contributor: Victoria, mkafan4ever@hotmail.com I went to the set of Two of a Kind. And my mom got backtage passes to go meet them. First we watched a few scenes being made, and a lady came up to us and said to follow her. It was their agent. I went in there dressing room, and there they were. They were standing there and then I said hi. I said are you going to make any more movies? They said yes we are going to make a fashion movie and a soccer movie. And I asked alot more. I was sooo nervous. We had pictures taken with them. They are so short. When it was time for the next scene we said bye and I put out my hand to shake, but they hugged me instead. They smelled very good. The Two of a Kind I saw being taped was the one about Carrie was going on a Adventure and Kevin did not want her to go . And MKA tried to hook Kevin and Carrie together. Well that is my story about meeting MKA. I am meeting MKA again because I'm going on the Alaska cruise. Bye Contributor: SadieK4@aol.com Well, I was with my cousin Katey and we were watching Mary-Kate and Ashley's Our Music Video and it showed the phone number and a little bit about it [the Sail with the Stars advertisement] and stuff. Well, we both like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, so I ran to Katey's room and wrote down the phone number. When we got home, I told my mom about it and she called, but it was a lot of money and I was really upset, but my mom said we can do it, but it's a very special thing. I was so excited! I waited until August 3rd (the date we went on it). When we got to the airport in Florida, we took the bus to the boat and went to our hotel which was beautiful. It was the Dolphin Hotel in DisneyWorld. I saw them [the twins] at a couple of places in the Animal Kingdom. I saw them in the restaurant, the dinosaur digging area and coming out of the Tree Of Life. Then everyone went to Planet Hollywood where everyone saw them for the first time. A couple days later, we went onto the boat and a couple of hours later they took off. You couldn't even feel the boat moving at all. It was the Disney boat so of course it was beautiful. The elevators were clear with gold around them! They were their dancing every night by the Pluto pool and that is my Olsen Experience.