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Gorgeous, sparkling photos of a lovely day at MK. LOVE that Elsa photo! Just perfect, and great smiles on both of you. The photo of Lou cautiously going down the hallway is hilarious.
Love all your photos from the Magic Kingdom, but especially the Elsa one, although the one of Lou wondering what on earth was round the corner was classic too!
What a great last day! Glad that you enjoyed Tony's. We used to make that our final meal of trips - but haven't been there for a while now. I love sitting on the porch there.
LOVE the photo of you and Elsa!!
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Some great photos from the MK! Never ate at Tony's as that would probably be a lunch for me and don't usually have a big lunch at WDW as I also play golf on a few days during my trips. May have to try it as the reviews are pretty good here.
You forgot to mention your trip on the WDW RR as I recognize a number of the photos just before the HM!
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Gorgeous, sparkling photos of a lovely day at MK. LOVE that Elsa photo! Just perfect, and great smiles on both of you. The photo of Lou cautiously going down the hallway is hilarious.
The photo with Lou in the hall is a great example of a photo that is technically poor but a definite keeper
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Love all your photos from the Magic Kingdom, but especially the Elsa one, although the one of Lou wondering what on earth was round the corner was classic too!
Thanks, Cheryl.
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Great day in MK. You and Elsa look good. Lets hope that the power works.
Thanks, Michael - Elsa's Magic is definitely helping!
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What a great last day! Glad that you enjoyed Tony's. We used to make that our final meal of trips - but haven't been there for a while now. I love sitting on the porch there.
LOVE the photo of you and Elsa!!
Thanks, Lisa - Tony's was nice for a relaxing lunch. I'm sure Elsa was wondering what was going on
Some great photos from the MK! Never ate at Tony's as that would probably be a lunch for me and don't usually have a big lunch at WDW as I also play golf on a few days during my trips. May have to try it as the reviews are pretty good here.
You forgot to mention your trip on the WDW RR as I recognize a number of the photos just before the HM!
Unfortunately, the RR was down for track refurbishment. The photos you are talking about are probably the ones from the Cruise on the Liberty Belle.
I don't usually book a lunch ADR, but thought it might be a good idea given the heat.
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Let it Grow! Love it!!
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Thanks, Pam. I wasn't sure folks would appreciate the humor - sometimes it helps to laugh, even at the serious side of life
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Love the MK pictures. That is by far my favorite park. So I love looking at photos.
Thanks! Less than 60 days until your trip to WDW and the Magic Kingdom!
I'll be wrapping up this report soon - it's been fun getting the memories down in written form, and organizing all the photos.
We'd had a successful day at the Magic Kingdom, and just one dinner to go. We had several options, but chose to go back to the Rose & Crown for fish & chips. I have a teensy regret that we didn't do Tokyo Dining and Illuminations, but we'll save that for another trip.
It was also the last chance to get photos from our balcony. As you can see, the weather was wonderful this last evening. In fact, it was the best we'd had the whole trip!
We had a nice time before dinner, waiting on the patio by the Rose & Crown. The weather was perfect, and the light was also good for a few more photos of the World Showcase:
We were called to dinner, and the Fish & Chips were just as good as before. We didn't have quite the same experience - no surprise Illuminations viewing - but we weren't looking to duplicate our first night. No photos from dinner - we just enjoyed a relaxing meal and then walked back to the Boardwalk.
We planned to leave early the next morning, and we were up before 6am. I took some photos from the balcony, enjoying the peace and quiet at this early hour:
As I was setting up for more shots of the reflections, a boat went zooming by (never fails):
We left before the sun was up, and had an easy drive home. We spent the night in Florida, then flew back to Maine the next day. (It was quite a shock to go from the warm, humid climate to the cool fall days in the Northeast.)
Love all your photos!!!
WAT looks like a lot of fun and a definite must do on one of my future trips.
Your Elsa picture is priceless....!!! It looks like you had a wonderful day at MK.
I enjoyed looking at your Boardwalk pictures because very soon, I'll be arriving there for our trip!!! I can't wait and since I'm and early-to-rise person, those morning pictures made me even more excited for my trip!!
Beautiful photos of your last evening and early morning. I love waking up super-early in Florida. The best air of the day! The photo where the boat's wake messed with the reflection turned out very cool! Glad you got some beautiful weather for your last night. Even with the iffy weather, this seemed like a really good trip and a big step for you on the path to full recovery.
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Never ate at Tony's as that would probably be a lunch for me and don't usually have a big lunch at WDW as I also play golf on a few days during my trips. May have to try it as the reviews are pretty good here. 
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