Goin' Down the Bayou ~ The TR (November 1-10, 2012) - Page 18 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Sounds like a great evening! When I see shots of the whole family together I am still facisnated by how much Kaeli looks like Chris and Abby looks like you. Too funny!
I like the Piggy Bank game, even though it's not thrilling.
Those fiber optics were very cool! I have seen the little lights in the black tiles around SE, but not those big ones. I'll have to check for them next trip.
Love the pics in front of SE at night, I don't have any shots of SE at night...another thing to add to my to do list.
Can't wait about the best breakfast ever.
It's funny that we both have little "mini me's", right? Abby especially takes after my side of the family, she's the spitting image of my sister when she was a kid, she even has the same silly personality. They are two peas in a pod
Those fiber optics are really cool! I've only ever seen the smaller ones that look like stars sparkling, but these are hidden off of the main path in a little square in front of the Innoventions West building. They change colors and "dance", definitely worth looking for them
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I was going to say the same thing!!!! WOW!! They really each are a mini of each of you!!
sounds like a great day!!! And love the pic at the end - just try to pry that Duffy from her!!
I just love that picture, she's got a death grip on that porr Duffy
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Great evening at Epcot! Living with the Land is cool at night! Love the last picture! Priceless!
We loved seeing Living with the Land at night!
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Great evening. That's got to be one of the best towel creations I've ever seen!
Isn't that mouse cute?? They used the lid to one of the shampoo bottles to give him ears And, that was just the start of some great towel creations, we got some other cute ones later in the week!
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I love the nighttime shots in front of SE.
Those are my favorite! I love the lighting on SE at night
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Great update! Funny how our plans seem to get overruled by our children right? Great pictures at night! I always seem to forget to get night pictures anywhere but at MK. I love the action photopass shots of the girls, too fun!
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Great update! Funny how our plans seem to get overruled by our children right? Great pictures at night! I always seem to forget to get night pictures anywhere but at MK. I love the action photopass shots of the girls, too fun!
Darn kids, they always get in the way of our plans I usually forget about the night time shots at the other parks too, I was glad I remembered this trip! I was so glad that action shot came out, I wasn't sure how it was going to end up when the photographer took it. Usually if I try something like that, all I get is a big blurry blob
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Great evening in Epcot!!! Great pics of the family!
Thanks
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another great update. Love all of the Photos of your family . Very cute girls!!
Aww, thank you!
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That's exactly what I was thinking reading the last post!!
I love The Land at night, I have to ride it both ways on each trip. Duffy is certainly having a grey trip And I love the jumping picture of the girls.
Duffy was making the rounds this trip, wasn't he? Lucky bear I love that picture too, it's one of my faves!
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What a great time at Epcot! Love the pics!
Thank you!
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Looks like a great evening at Epcot! Love how she's holding Duffy in her sleep...so cute!
We had a great night Abby had a death grip on that bear, I couldn't pry it from her hands if I tried
We were up and at ‘em pretty early this morning, we dressed and headed out the door by 7 for our early ADR at TH. We made our way over to the bus stop, hardly waiting at all for a bus to the AK.
We arrived at the park and walked over to the turnstiles open for early breakfasts, where they checked and double checked our names and confirmation number on a list before allowing us in. I just thought it was odd that they seemed so strict here, but not so for our early breakfast on Sunday at the MK.
We stopped for a couple of Photopass pics before heading over to Tusker House.
I got a little worried when I saw a huge line waiting to check in , but got a place in line while Chris took the girls to get some pressed pennies for our collection. Turns out, there was a large party checking in, and everyone in the party was on line. When they were done, about 20 people left the line, so I ended up not having a long wait at all. Phew!
It was misting a bit this morning, so we all hung out under the covered seating area of the Dawa Bar while waiting to be called. After a few minutes, our table was ready and we were being brought over for our picture. I guess because of the weather, Donald was not outside for photos he would be inside instead.
We were brought to our table and enjoyed some Jungle Juice and coffee while we waited for the chef. Man is that juice good! I’ve been craving it ever since we got back. Soon enough, the chef had come over to discuss Kaeli’s allergy, he accompanied us up to the buffet and walked the line showing us all of the options for her. Mostly everything was safe, but there were some things we needed to avoid, like the baked goods because of cross contamination issues. He did point out a table full of donuts, and to our surprise, they were on the safe list! Krispy Kreme makes them for Disney, and guarantees that they are nut free.
We grabbed some plates and filled them up with lots of delicious things (sorry, no pics again!), Kaeli had only one thing on her mind though – those donuts! She grabbed a couple (and nothing else), and headed back to the table to chow down. I know, Bad Mommy! It’s just so rare that she gets to enjoy a treat like that out, and we were on vacation, so I was ok with her having them this morning. This is, of course, was the time she declared this the best breakfast ever!
After several trips to the buffet, and lots of plates of food, our bellies were quite full! We settled the bill and headed out towards the safari, which was practically a walk on. We made it all the way up to the loading area, where the trucks stopped for a bit. Apparently, there were some animals on the path up ahead, so they had to wait for it to clear. Soon enough, we were boarding our truck for our two week journey.
This was one of the best safaris we had ever been on, it was definitely worth being here early for. There were tons of animals everywhere, with lots of movement and activity. Most times were are just watching them nap, so this was a real treat!
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Love the photos of the girls at the bus stop. So cute! I see Abby is still holding Duffy and keeping him nice and warm. Breakfast sounds so yummy and Kaeli must have been so happy she could have the donuts. Great safari pics-- so many animals out and standing up!
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Thanks for your pictures at the Tusker House. This is one of our early breakfast I have set for us too. Can't wait to try that juice everyone is talking about. Looks like you had a great time and got to see a lot of animals.
All caught up. Sound like you had a really nice day in Epcot. I missed just walking around WS on our last trip so I REALLY want to make sure I do that on our next trip. So cool to have Agent P at the Kidcot stops. I suppose some boys would rather not have a cuddly bear.
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I usually forget about the night time shots at the other parks too, I was glad I remembered this trip! I was so glad that action shot came out, I wasn't sure how it was going to end up when the photographer took it. Usually if I try something like that, all I get is a big blurry blob 
, but got a place in line while Chris took the girls to get some pressed pennies for our collection. Turns out, there was a large party checking in, and everyone in the party was on line. When they were done, about 20 people left the line, so I ended up not having a long wait at all. Phew! 
Soon enough, the chef had come over to discuss Kaeli’s allergy, he accompanied us up to the buffet and walked the line showing us all of the options for her. Mostly everything was safe, but there were some things we needed to avoid, like the baked goods because of cross contamination issues. He did point out a table full of donuts, and to our surprise, they were on the safe list! Krispy Kreme makes them for Disney, and guarantees that they are nut free. 
She grabbed a couple (and nothing else), and headed back to the table to chow down. I know, Bad Mommy! It’s just so rare that she gets to enjoy a treat like that out, and we were on vacation, so I was ok with her having them this morning. This is, of course, was the time she declared this the best breakfast ever! 
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