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You see, this is how well Team GB is doing - it was amazing to get a silver, but I don't class that as a victory, as we didn't get gold... although my goodness, we ran the USA way closer than I ever thought possible!
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Fun that you'll get to experience the Halloween festivities on your cruise!
Yes, one week until we meet in Southampton!!! Now that we've got Ryan settled in to his apartment (and spent obscene amounts of $$$ on Amazon today, all to avoid stores on campus) I'm ready to get home tomorrow to start MY packing!!! I'm working Monday and Tuesday, so time feels very tight to me right now.
I bet! Wow, sounds like that was quite the day. I bet you can't wait to get your vacation straight, now you've sorted out the rest of the family.
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Hope you've gone back to bed now!
Just surfaced half an hour ago at 9:00am our time - we stayed up until 3:30am (Mark eventually came down to join me) and I went back to sleep about half an hour later. I'm so glad we don't have work today and I don't have work tomorrow, Tuesday or Friday so can do the same thing three more times this week...
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I'm with you, I"m very disappointed in Disney...everything is costing, and costing more and more. I understand Disney is a business, but lately they've become overly so and sometimes I feel the chase of the $$ is overtaking the Disney feel. EVERYTHING is 'under construction' and turning into either Frozen or Star Wars...which I love, don't get me wrong, it just seems if it's not one of the two of these things, they fade away.
And don't get me started on their ability to get hours of things out when they are forcing us all into overplanning our vacations! I'm STILL waiting to see if Kylo Ren and Chewie will be out when we are there in September...and JUST found out the time of the Star Wars fireworks in September
Yeah for Halloween on the High Seas!! Will you be dressing up? We received an email thru our TA that they have a costume contest with the following categories: Best Group, Most Disney, Most Original and Most Spooky. Told my son we are in the running for most Disney with our UP costumes and I got the typical teenage eyeroll.
I'm with you, I"m very disappointed in Disney...everything is costing, and costing more and more. I understand Disney is a business, but lately they've become overly so and sometimes I feel the chase of the $$ is overtaking the Disney feel. EVERYTHING is 'under construction' and turning into either Frozen or Star Wars...which I love, don't get me wrong, it just seems if it's not one of the two of these things, they fade away.
Oh you just put it so well! We all know and have always known Disney is a business, but they've never made it as obvious as over the last couple of years, which I think is a real shame.
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And don't get me started on their ability to get hours of things out when they are forcing us all into overplanning our vacations! I'm STILL waiting to see if Kylo Ren and Chewie will be out when we are there in September...and JUST found out the time of the Star Wars fireworks in September
I know - I found those this morning... finally! I don't think we'll see the Star Wars meets. I haven't re-checked them today, but the last time I looked they were something like 11:00am - 4:00pm for the Sunday when we'll be at the Studios. Well, frankly we won't be at the Studios during those hours, so we'll just miss out.
Yeah for Halloween on the High Seas!! Will you be dressing up? We received an email thru our TA that they have a costume contest with the following categories: Best Group, Most Disney, Most Original and Most Spooky. Told my son we are in the running for most Disney with our UP costumes and I got the typical teenage eyeroll.
We won't be. Halloween is becoming a bigger celebration over here, but it's still nothing like the States and they won't have much stuff out before we leave, so much as I like the idea, it just won't be happening.
Finally!! I've caught up on this. Such a big trip, and so much planning.
We basically did your Canada trip just a month ago in July! Please let me know if you have questions - more than happy to help you out there!!
Ugh, Disney and their lack of information with AK at night. It's so frustrating. And just today - they've finally announced the park staying open till 8:30 or 9pm at night now for September.
Fun to read the development of your trip though as it's pretty much what we all go through!
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A little Olympics update as your own Justin Rose won the gold for golf! Congrats to GB! Silver for Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Matt Kuchar of USA with bronze.
Interview with Matt Kuchar as he was very emotional and so honored to be able to experience this and represent the USA and medal in the event. He's one of the better golfers around and seems really decent!
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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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We basically did your Canada trip just a month ago in July! Please let me know if you have questions - more than happy to help you out there!!
Oh cool - I will do! I'm not sure I can think of anything at the moment...
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Ugh, Disney and their lack of information with AK at night. It's so frustrating. And just today - they've finally announced the park staying open till 8:30 or 9pm at night now for September.
Yep, I saw that - but still nothing as far as any night-time entertainment goes...
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Fun to read the development of your trip though as it's pretty much what we all go through!
A little Olympics update as your own Justin Rose won the gold for golf! Congrats to GB! Silver for Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Matt Kuchar of USA with bronze.
Interview with Matt Kuchar as he was very emotional and so honored to be able to experience this and represent the USA and medal in the event. He's one of the better golfers around and seems really decent!
And about half an hour earlier, Team GB took its first ever gold medal in gymnastics, when Max Whitlock won on floor - unbelievable evening so far!
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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I too am totally disappointed with Disney for all this additional, expensive experiences. It's not like going to Disney is a cheap vacation from the start. How exciting that you all will be experiencing the Halloween fun at sea.
I'm in agreement with you all on the extra expenses that Disney seems to be adding on to things. I'm not interested in buying into EMH for an additional expense for sure. I also think they're pricing out a lot of families when it comes to the Halloween and Christmas Party nights. So glad that you decided to get your tickets for Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour show in New York City! It sounds like the VIP ticket has some nice perks to it! Halloween on the High Seas should be a fun time! Are you going to bring a costume to dress up into for it?
Very much so! We are calling it Spectacular Sunday, following Super Sunday at London 2012, when Jess Ennis (as she was then), Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all won gold in less than an hour at the athletics. Yesterday, we scooped a total of five gold medals, including our first ever two in gymnastics - just amazing to watch history being made like that!
I too am totally disappointed with Disney for all this additional, expensive experiences. It's not like going to Disney is a cheap vacation from the start.
Not at all. I appreciate they are all added extras, but they're also things that a lot of us would like to do if they had a cheaper price tag to them....
I'm in agreement with you all on the extra expenses that Disney seems to be adding on to things. I'm not interested in buying into EMH for an additional expense for sure. I also think they're pricing out a lot of families when it comes to the Halloween and Christmas Party nights.
Oh they are and I keep wondering what Walt would think of all of this.... yes, Disney is a business and he got that, but the idea was that he wanted a place where families could come and enjoy themselves together. I don't think that's really the case for the seasonal parties any longer now.
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So glad that you decided to get your tickets for Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour show in New York City! It sounds like the VIP ticket has some nice perks to it!
It seems to have and for less than Disney would charge for it...
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Halloween on the High Seas should be a fun time! Are you going to bring a costume to dress up into for it?
Probably not... it's not about the space in the suitcase, it's the fact it's so tough trying to get any sort of costume over here. We just really aren't that into Halloween as a country....
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Now that we've got Ryan settled in to his apartment (and spent obscene amounts of $$$ on Amazon today, all to avoid stores on campus) I'm ready to get home tomorrow to start MY packing!!! I'm working Monday and Tuesday, so time feels very tight to me right now.
Wow, sounds like that was quite the day. I bet you can't wait to get your vacation straight, now you've sorted out the rest of the family. 
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We all know and have always known Disney is a business, but they've never made it as obvious as over the last couple of years, which I think is a real shame. 
I don't think we'll see the Star Wars meets. I haven't re-checked them today, but the last time I looked they were something like 11:00am - 4:00pm for the Sunday when we'll be at the Studios. Well, frankly we won't be at the Studios during those hours, so we'll just miss out. 
Halloween is becoming a bigger celebration over here, but it's still nothing like the States and they won't have much stuff out before we leave, so much as I like the idea, it just won't be happening. 
Congrats to GB! 
Silver for Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Matt Kuchar of USA with bronze. 
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