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What a great encounter with Mary Poppins! Love all the pictures from MK! The sky is so blue! Great time on the Jingle Cruise!
I was so excited to see blue skies as the day before had been overcast and rainy in the mid-afternoon. Wish we could have brought those blue skies and sun home with us as it as been so gloomy since we got back.
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Wow, what a magical moment with Mary Poppins! The photos of the two of you sitting together are adorable. The Jungle Cruise Christmas overlay looks fun!
Luke did a good job recording our encounter. I was so excited!
I loved your Jingle Cruise pictures! I can tell how much you enjoyed it too We missed it on our December trip and it looks like they added some more decorations from the previous year!
Finally caught up again. Seeing your pictures really makes me want to take a Christmas time trip. Someday....
How special to get to sit and chat with Mary Poppins! I love those little things about WDW. Also, loved the Jingle Cruise pictures. I actually haven't seen much from Jingle Cruise and have always been curious about what they did. Now I know.
Soooo glad we did get a chance to visit! I can't believe I not only forgot to take pictures of our meeting, but also with Lesley and Tom the night before….guess that just shows how very much I needed this vacay!
We loved the overlay on Jungle/Jingle Cruise! We did it the night of MVMCP…also the first time we've ever done Jungle Cruise at night.
OK…ready for more…can't wait to hear about the Christmas cruise!
I loved your Jingle Cruise pictures! I can tell how much you enjoyed it too We missed it on our December trip and it looks like they added some more decorations from the previous year!
I had wondered if the overlay was exactly the same as last year or if anything had been added.
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Finally caught up again. Seeing your pictures really makes me want to take a Christmas time trip. Someday....
How special to get to sit and chat with Mary Poppins! I love those little things about WDW. Also, loved the Jingle Cruise pictures. I actually haven't seen much from Jingle Cruise and have always been curious about what they did. Now I know.
I love to take ride queue photos. It keeps me from being bored, but I also can compare changes later.
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Soooo glad we did get a chance to visit! I can't believe I not only forgot to take pictures of our meeting, but also with Lesley and Tom the night before….guess that just shows how very much I needed this vacay!
We loved the overlay on Jungle/Jingle Cruise! We did it the night of MVMCP…also the first time we've ever done Jungle Cruise at night.
OK…ready for more…can't wait to hear about the Christmas cruise!
We've done JC at night before and it seems to totally change the atmosphere of the ride.
I'm finally caught up. So neat you got to chat with Mary Poppins! We have been at Christmas time once but we didn't ride the Jungle Cruise. We'll have to do that next time. Thanks for the great photos!
I'm finally caught up. So neat you got to chat with Mary Poppins! We have been at Christmas time once but we didn't ride the Jungle Cruise. We'll have to do that next time. Thanks for the great photos!
I love that there are still surprises at WDW, e.g. Mary Poppins greeting folks in an alley.
I'm back tracking here on this portion of your holiday trip.........but gosh, your time with Mary got me all weepy. We share the same love for her, for sure. My sister sent me the adorable Mary P Christmas ornament shoes and I LOVE them. How cute she was just sitting there waiting to chat.
I'm back tracking here on this portion of your holiday trip.........but gosh, your time with Mary got me all weepy. We share the same love for her, for sure. My sister sent me the adorable Mary P Christmas ornament shoes and I LOVE them. How cute she was just sitting there waiting to chat.
I honestly feel the years drop away when I meet Mary, and I'm a little girl again thrilled to watch her in the movie. I have the Mary Poppins shoe ornament from Disney, but it stays out all year in a glass cabinet.
Those are some of the best jungle cruise pictures I have ever seen. Fabulous!
I love all the Christmas touches too.
Off to read your cruise portion.
You are so good. I never remember to switch forums when I move from one part of a trip to another.
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Love all the pictures from MK! The sky is so blue! 
Great time on the Jingle Cruise! 
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I had wondered if the overlay was exactly the same as last year or if anything had been added. 
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