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Thanks for sharing your awesome trip with us, Dave!! I'm so glad you had such a great time!! I especially liked hearing about your terrific meals!!. Looking forward to your adventures on the high seas!!
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Thanks for sharing your awesome trip with us, Dave!! I'm so glad you had such a great time!! I especially liked hearing about your terrific meals!!. Looking forward to your adventures on the high seas!!
Glad I could do so! The dining is a good part of the reason why I go to WDW as the food is just that good with the sigs! Even though there are plenty of great places back home, the parks, golf, lounges and whole WDW experience is what it makes so worthwhile and such a great trip!
My cruise TR I hope to start this week sometime. Not easy to do my updates during the week as I get out of work late, but certainly will begin by the weekend! I love doing these, but just wish I could find more time to do so as I know so many of you enjoy all the TRs that are on this board as well as mine!
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Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!!
Glad you enjoyed this Lisa and thanks for following along on this long ride!
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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!
Really enjoyed tagging along on your TR and enjoyed reading about all of your many daily adventures, especially your very descriptive account of your meal at V&A. Even though I may never eat there, it was very interesting seeing all of the different entrees you enjoyed that evening. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the Disney Cruise TR to come soon.
Really enjoyed tagging along on your TR and enjoyed reading about all of your many daily adventures, especially your very descriptive account of your meal at V&A. Even though I may never eat there, it was very interesting seeing all of the different entrees you enjoyed that evening. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the Disney Cruise TR to come soon.
Glad you enjoyed my TR as it's been a lot of fun sharing it with everyone here! The meals were great and I'm always about details! The cruise TR, I hope will commence quite soon!
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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!
Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us, as I've loved reading all about it.
I never knew that they waited for families on Disney's Magical Express - I assumed that if you weren't there, they went without you - after all, that's your problem, not the problem of everyone else on the bus, surely? That weather when you got back was a bit of a shock to the system, I'm not surprised you wanted to head straight back to Orlando.
Thanks for writing this up, Dave! Looking forward to your cruise report. It's also news to me that Magical Express will wait for late guests. I agree with Cheryl. Everyone on the bus shouldn't have to risk a rushed arrival at the airport for someone who is so inconsiderate.
Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us, as I've loved reading all about it.
I never knew that they waited for families on Disney's Magical Express - I assumed that if you weren't there, they went without you - after all, that's your problem, not the problem of everyone else on the bus, surely? That weather when you got back was a bit of a shock to the system, I'm not surprised you wanted to head straight back to Orlando.
I felt that was odd that DME waited for that family! Never experienced that before as another DME would be by in another thirty minutes! They seemed so unorganized, so may have been cutting it close for their flight! I did not like the contrast in weather back home and believe I was thinking of heading back to Orlando in my mind....although not realistically!
Glad you enjoyed my TR and my next should be on its' way later this week!
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Glad you made it home safely Dave! Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us!
Glad you enjoyed it as I did so sharing it!
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Thanks for writing this up, Dave! Looking forward to your cruise report. It's also news to me that Magical Express will wait for late guests. I agree with Cheryl. Everyone on the bus shouldn't have to risk a rushed arrival at the airport for someone who is so inconsiderate.
Glad you enjoyed it Laurie and looking forward to composing and sharing my first ever cruise TR! That was quite odd with DME and the wait for that family! There must have been a reason for this!
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Great wrap up! Looking forward to your next TR!
Glad you enjoyed it and I too am looking forward to my next TR!
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Sounds like a fairly easy trip home, except for the folks who couldn't make the scheduled DME time. for sharing your trip with us.
All went well on the trip home until I felt the cold temps, torrential rains and wind! That was strange with DME! Glad you enjoyed my TR as I enjoyed sharing it here with everyone!
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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!
just found this TR and have read so far up until your plans are made. sounds like good plans, can't wait to read the rest of your TR.
Been a while since, I've gotten a response on this TR but never too late as it's always here! Take you're time and glad you are enjoying it so far! There will be plenty of photos for you to enjoy from my trip!
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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!
O wow this whole magic band thing is new to me. I didn't realize when I heard about it here, that you have to link everything on it. I don't think I would know how to do that. Can they just do that at the park when you get there or at the resort?
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I'm so glad you had such a great time!! I especially liked hearing about your terrific meals!!
. Looking forward to your adventures on the high seas!!
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The dining is a good part of the reason why I go to WDW as the food is just that good with the sigs! 
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That weather when you got back was a bit of a shock to the system, I'm not surprised you wanted to head straight back to Orlando. 
Never experienced that before as another DME would be by in another thirty minutes! They seemed so unorganized, so may have been cutting it close for their flight! 
I did not like the contrast in weather back home and believe I was thinking of heading back to Orlando in my mind....although not realistically! 
That was strange with DME! 
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