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they are slow to put those dates out...I'm still waiting to see if Chewie and Kylo Ren are having meet and greets for the littles trip. March of the First Order isn't scheduled either. Does this mean they WON'T have meets or they don't have it scheduled yet?
Your plans look great! I'm sure the Vaughns are going to have a blast with you two!
I'm not seeing any of the character meet and greets at DHS during the time we are there, so my guess (and my hope) is that these are just not listed yet. Luke and I both thought that Chewie and Kylo Ren were permanent fixtures of Star Wars Launch Bay.
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Your plans look great! Based on your reaction in your previous TR, I'm not surprised you guys are going back to Morimoto Asia - you guys really seemed to enjoy that restaurant
I think we may have discussed on the way home talking with the Vaughns about Morimoto Asia. I do remember calling her soon after we got back home.
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The two bedroom villa sounds perfect. Your park plans look great!
I fret over the plans a little bit when we're taking family along.
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I'm not seeing any of the character meet and greets at DHS during the time we are there, so my guess (and my hope) is that these are just not listed yet. Luke and I both thought that Chewie and Kylo Ren were permanent fixtures of Star Wars Launch Bay.
I fret over the plans a little bit when we're taking family along.
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I hope you are right! Seems like it should be!
I am the same way....SOOOOO much easier to plan for just the two of us! I think we want everybody to love it like we do and we want to make sure their experience is 100%!!!
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Not sure if Chewbacca and Kylo Ren are permanent fixtures; however my husband and son had a blast meeting them in July. My daughter (16 yo) sat off to the side on a bench and every time the stormtroopers marched by her, they said "We've have our eyes on you". It was great. If you get a chance to see the Star Wars Fireworks, do. They were awesome.
Not sure if Chewbacca and Kylo Ren are permanent fixtures; however my husband and son had a blast meeting them in July. My daughter (16 yo) sat off to the side on a bench and every time the stormtroopers marched by her, they said "We've have our eyes on you". It was great. If you get a chance to see the Star Wars Fireworks, do. They were awesome.
We are planning on seeing the fireworks on Friday night, but that is before the Vaughns arrive. I'd really like a chance for them to see them, too.
9:10 - 10:10 AM Spaceship Earth10:40 - 11:40 AM Mission: SPACE
Leave Future World for World Showcase and Food & Wine Festival booths
1:20 - 2:20 PM Frozen Ever After
6:40 PM Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria (This is a repeat from the Vaughns last visit to WDW in 2013. The whole family loved this one, so it was an easy choice.)
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
Wednesday, October 5 (Animal Kingdom)
9:30 - 9:50 AM Festival of the Lion King
11:15 AM – 12:15 AM Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (Cam, June, and John will do something else.)
4:25 PM Tusker House for dinner (This is another repeat for the Vaughns and the only character meal of the trip. Originally, I booked this one in hopes of getting the Rivers of Light dining package, but I'm pretty certain at this point that that will not be happening.)
6:20 - 7:20 Kilimanjaro Safaris
Since Animal Kingdom will close soon after our ride on Kilimanjaro Safaris, we plan to transfer to the Magic Kingdom which has Evening Extra Magic Hours until 1:00 AM. I’m not a huge fan of Main Street Electrical Parade as I find the music extremely annoying, but it is going away, so we’ve decided to say farewell one last time. The Vaughns may actually love this parade, and I’d hate to be the reason they missed out. Then we can take in any attractions that we want. I’m not sure how late we’ll make it, but it will be fun to try to endure until one in the morning.
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What a fun couple of days you have planned!! I can't believe you don't like the Main Street Electrical Parade!! I'm so happy that you are going anyway!!
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Lots of great plans for ADRs and FP+! Nice choices!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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