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I've got that Walt Disney show on the DVR as well. And was just looking through the PBS listings and saw the Jim Henson one. Might have to get that one too.
I already had my DVR set for the Walt Disney special, but I didn't know about the Jim Henson one. Another show to record! We watched Cars before our trip, too, and it really made a difference in how much our jaws dropped when we saw Carsland. Also, be sure you see the Sh-boom lighting in Carsland at dusk. It is truly magical!
Congrats on getting the tour booked! Glad it was easier than the dinners!
I'm recording the Walt Disney show, but still need to program the Jim Henson one.
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So glad you booked the tour! I can't wait to read all about it. I love watching Disney stuff to countdown a trip too. Of course we love just watching Disney stuff period, right? Ha!
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Glad you got your tour booked. I can't wait to read about Cars Land. I've been waiting for my children to be tall enough for the Cars Land attractions before heading to DL.
Congrats on booking the tour, it is something I am so looking forward to reading about in your TR. What a treat to be able to call Disney and get a CM in that short of a time, miracles do happen.
I've got that Walt Disney show on the DVR as well. And was just looking through the PBS listings and saw the Jim Henson one. Might have to get that one too.
One of my first memories of Luke was at a WKU basketball game where I spotted him with an Animal puppet. I already liked the Muppets, but he taught me all about Jim Henson.
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I already had my DVR set for the Walt Disney special, but I didn't know about the Jim Henson one. Another show to record! We watched Cars before our trip, too, and it really made a difference in how much our jaws dropped when we saw Carsland. Also, be sure you see the Sh-boom lighting in Carsland at dusk. It is truly magical!
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We'll definitely head to Carsland at dusk. Maybe I'll get some cool photos.
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Congrats on getting the tour booked! Glad it was easier than the dinners!
I'm recording the Walt Disney show, but still need to program the Jim Henson one.
I've got a training next Tuesday evening, which should still have me home before the start of one, but I would miss the other. So setting the DVR will allow us to watch when we want.
Congratulations on the tour, it sounds like it will be amazing!!
Thanks! I'm very excited about this addition to the trip.
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So glad you booked the tour! I can't wait to read all about it. I love watching Disney stuff to countdown a trip too. Of course we love just watching Disney stuff period, right? Ha!
I intend to take lots of notes and photos both. This tour has me excited. Right! Luke and I never really need a special reason to watch Disney.
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Wonderful getting the tour booked! I know this will be a memorable part of the trip.
As we walked today, I kept babbling on to Luke about seeing inside Walt's apartment. I was so glad we didn't have an trouble making this reservation.
Glad you got your tour booked. I can't wait to read about Cars Land. I've been waiting for my children to be tall enough for the Cars Land attractions before heading to DL.
Cars Land is one of the attractions that Luke is most excited about. His Disney Rewards Visa card is Lightning.
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Congrats on booking the tour, it is something I am so looking forward to reading about in your TR. What a treat to be able to call Disney and get a CM in that short of a time, miracles do happen.
I'm really hoping to do brief live updates while we are there o give you all a sneak peek into the coming TR.
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Yay on the tour! I'll have to see about the shows, we longer have a DVR so I'd need to watch it live.
I had thought we'd watch them live, but then remembered I have a training to go to on Tuesday evening.
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