Two Chips and a Dip (The Appetizer Trip) Nov 30 thru Dec 5, 2007 - With Final Thoughts - COMPLETE - Updated 2/21 - Page 42 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Poor Calder...I felt so much for him during those final moment....I hate those last few hours when you know it is over and you just want to stretch it forever...
I also tried really hard not to make mental comparisons between the WDW and DLR versions, without much success. Disneyland’s POTC is so far superior that it’s not really even fair to compare them.
I agree. It's probably in large part because of all the treasure you pointed out on the Girls Trip!
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We headed over to Peter Pan's Flight and that’s when I remembered about my magic DVC FastPasses. I pulled them out and told Karen how I’d snagged them – to which she gave me much teasing about how I’d be even more hopeless about chatting up random strangers if there was a *chance* that I’d get prizes for doing so.
Now that I think about it, I agree with Karen.
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Within a minute or two of Karen and I bobbing and weaving to see over the heads of oncoming guests, our frantic searches for sight of Sharon’s big smile were rewarded! There she was, yammering on her cell phone as she walked our way.
In my defense, my friend called me. And then I hung up on my poor friend because I like you all so much better. Also, I'm sure my poor friend will never read this.
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Karen and Sharon (and Bob and Calder) primed the fuse by letting me yammer on about the misguided bagpiper in the white room and then lit me up by adding “it’s not so much the not noticing as the not caring…”
[There he is -- the bagpiper with the wrong sheet music!]
I guess if you mention it enough times, I'll start to care.
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...Just as I allowed my own ample behind to lean against the seat, I twisted slightly towards K&S and asked if either of them had an anti-bacterial wipe to wipe away what the inappropriate @$$-crack had left behind. (I think I like saying “inappropriate @$$-crack” almost as much as Karen and Sharon like to say “poopyhead!”)
Still cracks me up! Oh, and by the way, it's "poopypants."
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I watched them walk off to the buses…
You know, *in* the moment, it wasn't so sad, but looking at that photo breaks my heart. Poor Calder.
And the Photopass pictures exist! Amazing! Love them!
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So, it's time for my final thoughts on the appetizer portion of this trip. (I don't know **when** I'll ever get a chance to think final thoughts on the Mousefest/CLT portion as I have no idea when either of those ladies will get back to their TRs....)
Well, I'm plugging away (and much more slowly than usual ), but I'll have to have it done before April 2.
I'm so sorry that it's over, but at least I can look forward to your contributions to the other CLT TRs.
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Thanks Eileen for the TR. I'm just getting caught up!! That pic of Calder & Bob has to be the saddest I've seen.
I know all about teens & wearing Disney stuff, my dd (17 in Aug trip) just had to have that yoda back pack from Star Wars gift shop, promising she'd use it. I haven't seen it in months!!
Sorry you didn't enjoy CBR as much as I did, one of my fav. things was walking over the bridge to the food court, etc.
And last, thanks for the heads up about the Cheesesteak at the Philly airport!!! If I ever fly thru again I'll be sure to give you more notice
Sue
sounds like you and your family had a magical time at the world
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I've just read your TR (better late than never?) and I thoroughly enjoyed all your comments/observations/and general silliness!! You guys seem like a really caring & fun family!! And that means your real family and the CLT family! Thanks for a great TR!
I'll be sure to look for the CLT trip reports to dive into next....
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The poor kid! 
Still cracks me up! Oh, and by the way, it's "poopypants." 
), but I'll have to have it done before April 2. 
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