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It's time to move on and move forward.
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Glad you were able to find Star Wars Launch Bay and enjoyed its theming. Chewie really does a great job interacting with guests. With our Disney Visa Rewards card we can see Kylo Ren in another section of the Launch Bay with hardly any line.
It's funny that you couldn't find the SW LB as if you look through the arch here in your photo it's straight ahead!
Glad you were able to experience it and I love all the details of it. I'm with you regarding Episode I as I can't watch it either, just for Jar Jar Binks alone. One of the most irritating movie characters ever. What were they thinking?
Somehow, Mark seems to manage to get in trouble and offend many of the Disney characters on each trip. You may need to keep an eye on him in the future!
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Glad you were able to find Star Wars Launch Bay and enjoyed its theming. Chewie really does a great job interacting with guests. With our Disney Visa Rewards card we can see Kylo Ren in another section of the Launch Bay with hardly any line.
That's a very nice perk, although I really do get annoyed, as I'd love a Disney Visa Rewards card, but of course it's not on offer to international visitors. It's about time they offered one to the UK market...
It's funny that you couldn't find the SW LB as if you look through the arch here in your photo it's straight ahead!
I hadn't even noticed that until you posted that!
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Glad you were able to experience it and I love all the details of it. I'm with you regarding Episode I as I can't watch it either, just for Jar Jar Binks alone. One of the most irritating movie characters ever. What were they thinking?
I'm completely with you on that - what were they thinking of when they created him?
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Somehow, Mark seems to manage to get in trouble and offend many of the Disney characters on each trip. You may need to keep an eye on him in the future!
Sunday 26 February – part three: these things are how much?
We came out of the Star Wars Launch Bay, and they have some displays in the shop area…
… but hubby had no interest in any of those. He had his eyes on one of these…
It did look very good, but it was an insane price – I want to say $180. That wasn’t the worst of it, the full size body suits were something like $6,000. I couldn’t believe it, but I know there will be people willing to pay those prices, otherwise they wouldn’t bother selling them.
From there, we made our way over to One Man’s Dream…
As we entered, I said that I couldn’t help but feel that this is now very much the poor relation, now that we’ve been lucky enough to visit the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. Don’t get me wrong, this is amazing for anyone who can’t get there, but after that, you realise how small this is, compared to the sheer variety of things they have there.
I like the way they’ve started to add other things in. They have a meet and greet with Moana, which was 40 minutes, which was the second longest wait we saw in the park that morning. They also had this, which is what we’d come for, as it was the last day it would be on display…
When we came out, we ran into a Photopass photographer…
We then headed into Toy Story Mania…
After the second round, I was actually winning but of course, it wasn’t to last…
Even Mark commented how hard he found this on his hands now. Well, imagine being me with carpal tunnel then… We also felt much more thrown around than we ever have done before. This will definitely remain a once and done for us each vacation…
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When DH and I ride, I'm always up after the first half, and then he shoots past me. I've asked him how he does that, and he will not tell me. I even brought up that he took a vow, and all that entails, but he just says that TSMM was not part of that promise
You look like a natural with your Oscar
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That light sabre is an expensive toy! It clearly doesn't fold down, so I wonder how one would take that back home on an airplane? Or I guess you'd have to have it shipped.
Cute photopass pics! I don't recall seeing the Monsters guy before. (can't remember his name, Billy Crystal is all I see when I see that guy)
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Poor Mark, not getting to take home his own light saber.
DD tried to convince me that she AND DH needed those when we were in DL. Needless to say, my answer was also no.
When DH and I ride, I'm always up after the first half, and then he shoots past me. I've asked him how he does that, and he will not tell me. I even brought up that he took a vow, and all that entails, but he just says that TSMM was not part of that promise
I'm sure it is part of the vow!
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You look like a natural with your Oscar
and thank you to my family, my friends... etc..... etc... etc... !
That light sabre is an expensive toy! It clearly doesn't fold down, so I wonder how one would take that back home on an airplane? Or I guess you'd have to have it shipped.
We had that discussion... could you imagine showing up at security with that or even the plane? I'd love to know what would happen if someone tried that.
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Cute photopass pics! I don't recall seeing the Monsters guy before. (can't remember his name, Billy Crystal is all I see when I see that guy)
I think that's Mike... the bigger one is Sully, if I remember right?
Poor Mark, not getting to take home his own light saber.
DD tried to convince me that she AND DH needed those when we were in DL. Needless to say, my answer was also no.
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He had his eyes on one of these… 
I couldn’t believe it, but I know there will be people willing to pay those prices, otherwise they wouldn’t bother selling them. 
but of course, it wasn’t to last… 
and thank you to my family, my friends... etc..... etc... etc... !
I'd love to know what would happen if someone tried that. 
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