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Glad you got the DME tags as I think that's what you meant and not MDE! You just switched the letter and esy to do with these two abbreviations we use often! You know the trip is coming up soon when you receive these!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Yay for Disney mail! I'm not even using my luggage tags, and I was still excited to receive them.
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I always feel the trip is closer as the luggage tags and Magic Bands arrive.
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Glad you got the DME tags as I think that's what you meant and not MDE! You just switched the letter and esy to do with these two abbreviations we use often! You know the trip is coming up soon when you receive these!
This is departure day. Boo! Though honestly, I’m sure by then we’ll be ready to return home, especially to our own bed. We have projected that our DME pick up will be around 2:00 PM. The only specific plan for our last hours at WDW is a lunch reservation at The Boathouse in Disney Springs for 11:00 AM, right at the restaurant’s opening. I’m usually packed up before this day except for what we need to get ready. So that will allow us to check out prior to lunch with our checked bags being turned in and our carry-ons stowed with bell services. Our flight is set to take off at 5:00 PM EDT and arrive back in Nashville at 5:55 PM CDT. We’ll have to pick up our luggage, call for the shuttle from the parking service, and then check out of there before we can consider heading home. I’m also guessing we’ll drive through somewhere to get a bite of dinner, and then we’ll hit the interstate for the road trip home. Hopefully, we’ll arrive home by no later than 10:00. Don’t know that at that hour I’ll attempt any unpacking, and unpacking can easily wait until the next day. We will probably collapse in our own bed ready to sleep with lots of wonderful Disney memories filling our heads.
So sad as these details are the end of your trip, but you will be ending it with a nice meal at The Boathouse!
I'm hoping to dine here eventually but just so much to chose from and may take me years to catch up even with an annual trip and a one week stay! This is insane but a good thing!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Isn't it funny - once upon a time we'd be doing 11 nights plus just at Disney and we were always ready to head home by the end of the vacation. These days, we always manage to jam other things in - either other destinations, a cruise or the other parks and I never feel as if we have enough time in Disney.
Departure day has mixed emotions for me too but I always know that another Disney trip is either already planned or will be soon after I return home. We loved the Boathouse restaurant when we ate there in January!
Departure day has mixed emotions for me too but I always know that another Disney trip is either already planned or will be soon after I return home. We loved the Boathouse restaurant when we ate there in January!
That is one of my favorite things about DVC. We've always got another trip in the works.
Congrats on the Disney mail Having lunch at the Boathouse sounds like a nice way to wrap up your trip!
That was our thinking that a meal at The Boathouse would be a fitting last WDW meal.
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So sad as these details are the end of your trip, but you will be ending it with a nice meal at The Boathouse!
I'm hoping to dine here eventually but just so much to chose from and may take me years to catch up even with an annual trip and a one week stay! This is insane but a good thing!
It is almost impossible to get around to all the wonderful dining spots now at WDW. There are even more new ones at Disney Springs than when we were there in October.
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Isn't it funny - once upon a time we'd be doing 11 nights plus just at Disney and we were always ready to head home by the end of the vacation. These days, we always manage to jam other things in - either other destinations, a cruise or the other parks and I never feel as if we have enough time in Disney.
I know for us it helps that we get two trips a year of 11+ days each. Since they keep adding stuff at the parks though we may want to add some days in the future.
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