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There are other changes as well.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Very nice last day. EOS looked yummy. Sorry the flight was bumpy. I'm sure you were as happy to see the fur babies as they were to see you. Did they get gifts too? Sorry about your computer.
Thanks everyone for all the comments. We are planning next years trip and it is going to be in December,and probably Wilderness Lodge. I'm pretty sure we are driving,especially after seeing the movie "Flight More comments to come,there are so many good TRs and threads going on here.
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So sorry to see this come to an end. I can't believe how many meal and snack credits you had left at the end!
That was about the same as last year - but last year we drove and we got to exchange our TS for snacks. 3 snacks for 1 TS and we ended up going home with 2 bags (big brown grocery type bags) of snacks! We had like 55 snacks! That's A LOT of rice krispy treats!
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Glad you made it home safely My own bed is still my favorite destination
It is.
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We do exactly what you did when we have left over snack credits. Hit Goofy Candy Co.
Glad you got your seats together. That always worried me too when it was just me and my girls. We actually had one attendant at Delta separate me and one of my girls even when the plane wasn't full. The nice flight attendant fixed it quick when we got on the plane.
I absolutely love Earl of Sandwich.
Glad you made it home safe and sound!
Last year we just went to the gift shop and Contempo Cafe where we got to exchange our TS for snacks. This year - we just hit Goofy's. Loved it though!
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The last day is always hard-- too much time to do nothing, but not enough time to do something!
Glad that, despite the turbulence, you made it home safe and sound. You may be missing OKW, but the pups are happy!
Thanks - that last day was a hurry up and wait kind of deal. In retrospect, I should have made an earlier flight.
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If I expand with my fingers on this iPad just right, I can almost pretend I'm eating that sandwich... "no dancing" made me laugh!
That sandwich was really good! And we kept saying that - every time we saw a sign like that. "No dancing"
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We love going to the Gurgling Suitcase.
Hate that last day when you know you are leaving the bubble.
When you get to MCO you love to see the DME, But always hate when it's our time to take it back to the airport
Going to is great. Going from is not so great. The bartender at the Gurgling Suitcase had it all together. She knew what all her regulars were drinking. It is a neat place - but all of OKW is!
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So sorry you had a bumpy flight on the return trip! I can't believe that your trip is over.
I know! I'm ready to go back!
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Glad you made it home safe with all your snacks! The day you leave is always so sad. Not looking forward to my day, especially since I already know I have at least a 2 year wait till next time...at least.
Looking forward to your final thoughts. About to make an entry in my PTR today. 25 days left!!!
I have to re-write my final thoughts. But soon.
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This is where's the flying is better than driving. Getting home in 2 1/2 hours is so nice. Does anyone know how we can drive don,and fly back ???
That last day is the ultimate downer day. Like when you were a kid and summer vacation was over,and it's the first day in a new school bummer.
Didn't realize we were taking the "cruise line" bus. Good thing we asked,and what's with us having to take our check-in bags? It was a quiet drive to the airport,then the wait to board the plan was brutal. We just wanted to get home and see our babies,give them lots of lovin', then fly back to WDW for a few more days. But is it ever enough?
But next time you want to drive? That's even longer!
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Chuck - how about renting a car - get it at home, return it to MCO airport at end of your trip - OR there is an Alamo right on WDW property - if you didn't want to keep the car the whole trip. We have thought about doing that - it works out to be about the same price for the most part.
Lisa, I priced it. It would cost about $700 ONE WAY to drive a car down and then fly home.
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EOS!!! MY favorite!!! looks so yummy!!!
Great way to use up those snack credits! That is what we used to do when we used DDP (we now are faithful TIW users ).
You have me getting excited to use DME for the first time! Out of curiosity - ifyou had to get the bus at 3pm, what time was your flight? We are so used tohaving a rental car, and we usually leave WDW property about 2 hours prior to flight time and make it just fine - hate to give up any time at the parks to just go sit at the airport
Our flight was at 6:20 but our pick up time was about 3 hours before that. Every time we have driven, our car just sits in the parking lot. We always take Disney buses. So we didn't even rent a car.
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Great last day! Looking forward to your final thoughts!
Once I get them re-written. This week sometime.
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Sorry to see the trip is over with. Glad you made it home safe!
Thanks
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I hate bumpy airplane rides but I'm glad you made it back safely. EOS looks good!
Thanks - it was good!
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Thanks for letting us come along!
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Sorry your trip has come to an end.
Glad you made it home safely!
Thanks
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Sorry about your computer! Hope you didn't lose too much.
I lost everything. DH got it recovered but back to "factory" settings so none of my pics, TR gone from Word, Music, everything - gone.
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We're here when you are ready...................Lord Knows I am slacking a bit.......
Thanks - this week, I promise.
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Pixies for your computer. Hope the problem is fixed soon.
DH recovered it but it's empty. Lost everything
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OH NO!!! Hope that the loss is not to bad.
It's all gone. DH got it running again. I'm happy with that. At least most of my pics are on photobucket and my music on Itunes. But I lost my TR, etc.
Very nice last day. EOS looked yummy. Sorry the flight was bumpy. I'm sure you were as happy to see the fur babies as they were to see you. Did they get gifts too? Sorry about your computer.
They got to share in some of the treats. We did get Meg a stuffed Yeti once. (It's among all her other fluffies )
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Thanks everyone for all the comments. We are planning next years trip and it is going to be in December,and probably Wilderness Lodge. I'm pretty sure we are driving,especially after seeing the movie "Flight More comments to come,there are so many good TRs and threads going on here.
You need to add your POV for this trip. You've been holding your tongue.
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I really like the sound of your next trip! I'd love to do Christmas time in either Wilderness Lodge or Animal Kingdom Lodge.
That's what I thought. And since we did AKL 2 years ago, we kind of thought WL would be great. (Not that I would mind AKL again either!)
Hi all - Chuck got my computer back/recovered. BUT - I did lose everything. I lost my pictures, my music and my TR which was on Word. It's back to factory settings. I'm just glad that he got it back up and running and I don't have to splurge for another laptop (yet). We have $ set aside but it's for the Premium Annual Passes! So this week I plan on re-writing my final thoughts and getting this thing wrapped up! Thanks for all your patience and hanging in there!
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