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I feel like vacation starts as soon as I leave the office on the last day before vacation, and adding a night at a hotel before the flight makes it even that much more 'vacationy'
Well, if you can't eat at Via Napoli I think the F&GF booths would be a great alternate
And The Village People...How Fun!!
Looks like another great trip. Some great plans already in the works! Perhaps, we will cross paths over at the DME line as I will be departing for Port Canaveral around 10 am (as I mentioned in your other TR)!
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Plans look great! I hope the timing works out and Emily gets her Space Mountain ride in to start the trip off right. When I saw the list of the bands for the festival the one I thought would be the most fun was Village People!
I love staying at the airport the night before our trip. Growing up, we lived about an hour from the airport. We would always go stay at a hotel near the airport the night before. Like you, we would leave our car there and then we could head out nice and early the next morning. It added an extra night to the trip and got the vacation kick-started early! We would always try and get all of our homework done at the hotel and on the plane on the way there so we didn't have to worry about it the rest of the trip (we never had a full week of spring break, so we were always missing some school!).
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YMCA, it's fun to stay at the YMCA.....
How fun!!!
Great plans for that first day!
Thanks! I can't wait to see them!!! In the navy..........
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Great start and a great first day of plans!!
Thanks!
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Great plans for the night before the flight and your first day! Can't wait to read more
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Sounds like an exciting start!
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Plans for your first day sound great!
Thanks!
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I feel like vacation starts as soon as I leave the office on the last day before vacation, and adding a night at a hotel before the flight makes it even that much more 'vacationy'
Well, if you can't eat at Via Napoli I think the F&GF booths would be a great alternate
And The Village People...How Fun!!
Thanks! I think the food booths will be fun!! Especially with the Village People!!!
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First day plans look super!
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Looks like another great trip. Some great plans already in the works! Perhaps, we will cross paths over at the DME line as I will be departing for Port Canaveral around 10 am (as I mentioned in your other TR)!
Thanks! I will be watching for you!
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Oh my gosh - the Village People - talk about a fun time! I saw them years ago, too. You must take pictures!!!
Thanks! They do make for a fun show! Oh you know I will take a ton of photos!!!
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Plans look great! I hope the timing works out and Emily gets her Space Mountain ride in to start the trip off right. When I saw the list of the bands for the festival the one I thought would be the most fun was Village People!
Thanks! There shows are a ton of fun! I can't wait!
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I love staying at the airport the night before our trip. Growing up, we lived about an hour from the airport. We would always go stay at a hotel near the airport the night before. Like you, we would leave our car there and then we could head out nice and early the next morning. It added an extra night to the trip and got the vacation kick-started early! We would always try and get all of our homework done at the hotel and on the plane on the way there so we didn't have to worry about it the rest of the trip (we never had a full week of spring break, so we were always missing some school!).
Thanks! Yes, My vacation will officially begin on Friday, April 10th!!!
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Great start! Your first day plans sound so much fun. So cool that you get to see the Village People.
Thanks!!! They will be a ton of fun!!
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Our First Day Plans (Sunday, 4/12):
(I still can't bring myself to not have instant contact with my bags!!! A little OCD )
This is so me too. However, I don't like even parting with them at all. When we took our 1st Disney Cruise, I panicked about leaving the luggage with the baggage handlers even though they were just loading it onto the boat. And, of course, since I was paranoid - one of my bags didn't arrive with my other bags so I really went into a tizzy. Then, when it finally arrived, it had been beaten up pretty bad. Disney was kind enough to replace the bag though.
Great 1st day plans!! I am a hit the ground running kinda girl too. And I keep going til the end. Just never enough time when in the bubble!
So awesome and jealous that you are gonna see the Village People! I second on taking lots of pictures!
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Can't wait to read more about the upcoming trip. I've been reading the report from y'alls summer trip last year and couldn't wait to start another.
My wife and I are like y'all in that we like to go up the night before (it's about a 2-3/4 to 3 hour drive to the airport from where we live). And you have to fly out early to pack as much park as you can into the first day.
For our June trip, we're flying out at 6:10 a.m. and landing at 9:45, about like y'all are this time. So, we're staying at the airport and doing a park and fly.
Can't wait to read more about the trip as it inches closer.
This is so me too. However, I don't like even parting with them at all. When we took our 1st Disney Cruise, I panicked about leaving the luggage with the baggage handlers even though they were just loading it onto the boat. And, of course, since I was paranoid - one of my bags didn't arrive with my other bags so I really went into a tizzy. Then, when it finally arrived, it had been beaten up pretty bad. Disney was kind enough to replace the bag though.
Great 1st day plans!! I am a hit the ground running kinda girl too. And I keep going til the end. Just never enough time when in the bubble!
So awesome and jealous that you are gonna see the Village People! I second on taking lots of pictures!
Thank you!!! I can't wait to see them!!!
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I love the Village People!! What a fun plan for your first day!
Thank you! I can't wait to see them!
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Can't wait to read more about the upcoming trip. I've been reading the report from y'alls summer trip last year and couldn't wait to start another.
My wife and I are like y'all in that we like to go up the night before (it's about a 2-3/4 to 3 hour drive to the airport from where we live). And you have to fly out early to pack as much park as you can into the first day.
For our June trip, we're flying out at 6:10 a.m. and landing at 9:45, about like y'all are this time. So, we're staying at the airport and doing a park and fly.
Can't wait to read more about the trip as it inches closer.
Thanks! Yes, it makes it so much easier to stay the night before, especially if you have a 3 hour drive!!!
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Sorry I missed updating yesterday - it's been a bit crazy here - between the craft room/office renovations and then Joie's fiance's mom passed away on Tuesday - she had been sick on and off with medical issues, but it was still unexpected, and very sad. His father also passed just a few years ago around the same time of the month. So I have been helping Joie with getting photo boards and such for the service this weekend. Tom was possibly going to come with us on this trip (depending on his work schedule, and his mother's health) so I am not sure if he will join us now or not (I think it's a good idea to get away ). We have all our dining ressies for 6ppl just in case, so we will see. I didn't even approach the subject yet.
Onto our plans for Day 2, Monday 4/13:
We will start our day at Animal Kingdom (not sure yet what we will do for breakfast, if we will just grab something from our room, or stop at a CS).
Our fastpasses are:
9:50 - 10:50 Kilimanjaro Safari
11:00 - 12:00 Dinosaur
12:05 - 1:05 Expedition Everest
I am sure that after we exit the safari, we will walk through Pangani Forest Trail to try to see the baby gorillas, and Lily! I am so excited to see the new babies, so I am really hoping they will be out!
I am also hoping to see a few characters along the way today as we wander in between our fastpasses. And I would bet money that the girls will jump back into the Single Rider line for Expedition Everest to ride multiple times if time allows.
Not sure if we will have lunch in the park or not - I am SUPER BUMMED that my favorite, Flame Tree BBQ will still be closed for refurb .
We are planning to head back to the resort late afternoon for a quick pool break before we head back to Epcot for the evening.
Dinner tonight will be at La Hacienda. Scott, Emily & I have eaten here a few times and LOVE it . This will be a first for Joie & Caitlin, but they love mexican food - so I am looking forward to sharing this with them!
Of course Epcot closes at 9pm tonight, so we will probably try to catch Illuminations and just head back to the resort at park closing.
Up Next: Day 3 plans
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I love the Village People!! What a fun plan for your first day!
- she had been sick on and off with medical issues, but it was still unexpected, and very sad. His father also passed just a few years ago around the same time of the month. So I have been helping Joie with getting photo boards and such for the service this weekend. Tom was possibly going to come with us on this trip (depending on his work schedule, and his mother's health) so I am not sure if he will join us now or not (I think it's a good idea to get away 
. This will be a first for Joie & Caitlin, but they love mexican food - so I am looking forward to sharing this with them! 
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