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Great wrap up, Melissa! It's always fun to read your TRs, but this one was extra special since it included Kelly and her family too. So glad you all had such a great time! Looking forward to the next trip
I often think about the same things when I write a TR. It amazes me that others would be interested as most of the people I'm traveling with don't even care about it. We are all just cut from the same mold I guess. I love reading TR. It lets you relive a little of your own trips and I can't tell you how many tips and tricks I've picked up on too.
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Great ending to the trip and wrap up! Yikes about the creepy gas station guy. Women should always trust their 6th sense.
I have the same problem in the car. Though I always have. I was just telling someone the other day that driving to WDW from MA, when I was a kid was SO hard for me. I can't do anything in the car....read, draw, write, etc. and of course back then there were no tvs in the car, ipads, or even handheld video games really. I mean yes, there were some but they were expensive! That left me to look out the window (which makes me ill sometimes), listen to music, or sleep. Not easy for an 11 year old in a car for 2 nights/3 days. We stopped overnight twice on the way down. Makes me never want to do it again, I'll tell you!
Can't wait to read your next TR! Thanks for sharing!
Such a great wrap up! Love hearing all the positive things about the trip We love 1900 Park Fare as well, so glad you loved it!
It's nice experiencing new places that end up being extra nice in the end.
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Great wrap-up to a fabulous trip. I'm always impressed that people with families and jobs manage to write TRs at all! This one was fun to read, loved the photos, and especially loved eavesdropping on all the fun your two families had together. One of my favorite things about PP is being able to watch all these adorable children grow up. Doesn't matter if you don't have time to do a PTR for the next trip, but you'd better do a TR when you return!
Thanks Laurie. You know how to make me feel better about my time management skills. I promise to do a PTR and a TR though....I promise.
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Great wrap-up to a great trip report!
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Great wrap-up to a fabulous TR! Thanks so much for sharing! I'm looking forward to the next TR!
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Great wrap up! Can't wait to read your new PTR
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Great wrap up to a great trip! Looking forward to the next one!
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Great wrap up Melissa! I loved reading all about your trip! Looking forward to the next one.
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I love reading your report as I learn so much from you and everyone else. Thank you for sharing your trip with us and look forward to reading your next adventure.
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Great wrap up!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip with us!!
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Love the wrap up. Thanks for sharing your adventures!! Can't wait to read your next PTR
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Great wrap up of a wonderfully amazing trip!!!
Hope your next trip is almost as magical if not more
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Really enjoyed reading along! Will be looking forward to your next one
Thanks guys!
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That pretty much sums it up for me. I'm so glad you joined us! It made our first cruise so much more special! I can't wait to do it again!
Awww...thanks Kelly. I can't wait either!!!
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Awwwww........buddy, I have been catching up and reading along, with no time to ever comment, but I'm just smiling away here at all the pics of my dear friends and knowing just how much fun you were all having.
Great TR!!! We are having a Skype night soon before our trips...........YES???
BTW, I just LOVE all you did at AKL, I love spending days at the resorts!!!
It's okay...I haven't been the best with other people's TRs myself. I would love to throw a Skype night in before we leave. Although I'd probably just bombard you with even more questions that you'd have to answer right there on the spot.
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The Land/Sea won't be until June 2016, but we have an Oct trip we are planning now. It was actually a May trip that got cancelled. I think we would have been there when you are there, actually. It would have been May 17-24.
Darn! It would have been nice to catch up and say hi in person.
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Great wrap up! I really enjoyed this as we are staying at AKL (savannah view) and then sailing the Dream (4 night) in October!
Yay! You're going to have soooo much fun!
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Great wrap up, Melissa! It's always fun to read your TRs, but this one was extra special since it included Kelly and her family too. So glad you all had such a great time! Looking forward to the next trip
I know! The next trip won't be nearly as exciting without them.
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wonderful TR and very nice recap.
I often think about the same things when I write a TR. It amazes me that others would be interested as most of the people I'm traveling with don't even care about it. We are all just cut from the same mold I guess. I love reading TR. It lets you relive a little of your own trips and I can't tell you how many tips and tricks I've picked up on too.
I love reading anything about Disney, so maybe that's the interesting part about all of this. Haha!
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Great ending to the trip and wrap up! Yikes about the creepy gas station guy. Women should always trust their 6th sense.
I have the same problem in the car. Though I always have. I was just telling someone the other day that driving to WDW from MA, when I was a kid was SO hard for me. I can't do anything in the car....read, draw, write, etc. and of course back then there were no tvs in the car, ipads, or even handheld video games really. I mean yes, there were some but they were expensive! That left me to look out the window (which makes me ill sometimes), listen to music, or sleep. Not easy for an 11 year old in a car for 2 nights/3 days. We stopped overnight twice on the way down. Makes me never want to do it again, I'll tell you!
Can't wait to read your next TR! Thanks for sharing!
When we were little we used to drive down in a conversion van where the backseat turned into a bed. So we'd leave around 6pm and then drive straight through. For my brother and I it was great because we'd sleep the entire way and then wake up in Disney World. For my parents it was probably a lot worse, but as a kid I never thought abuot what they were going through.
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Great report Melissa! I'm glad you liked your stateroom on the ship. That's the category I've been looking at and it's nice to know that people are happy with it. I know you've cruised with Hope a few times now. The first was when she was pretty little right? Would you say it's better to wait until the kids are fully able to enjoy the ships kid activities? We're debating when to cruise right now and I don't want to regret not waiting until Mallory can enjoy the activities on the ship!
I still think it was great that you got to sail with Kelly and family. It's always nice when you have friends that you're comfortable traveling with.
Great wrap up, and a lovely meal at 1900PF to close out your trip. I enjoyed following your family on the cruise, since you have so much fun and take such great photos. And, it also makes a nicer trip when you have another fun family to share it with.
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I would love to throw a Skype night in before we leave. Although I'd probably just bombard you with even more questions that you'd have to answer right there on the spot. 
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