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So much to comment on in this update - firstly, I am so glad that we didn't take the buses on our most recent trip, judging by your experiences. Yes, the Minnie vans were expensive to use, but at least I could sit. There is no way I could've stood for some of your bus journeys with my chronic fatigue.
How great you finally got into the West Wing and wonderful that you got to meet Tara as well.
I loved the photos you got of Santa Goofy - I see a new career ahead of you as a Photopass photographer.
And how wonderful to have that Cast Member getting so enthused about the parade. I love that one, so I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
How nice to bump into Tara at dinner. You got some great shots of the parade but I love the shots you got of the castle. The party sounds like fun, hopefully we will get to experience it one year.
Yay! You got to sit in the West Wing! Dinner sounded delish. I will have to say, sadly, I will never get to eat dinner at BOG. New menu doesn't appeal to me at all. We will stick to lunch.
I love the parade. My fave are the wooden soldiers and the reindeer. Do you have a pic of your shirt?
I am with you with the extra parties and the price tag. We will probably do it in Nov because my girls were so tiny the only time we have done either of them and she really wants to do it now that she is older. After that we probably won't do them again.
Glad you found your earrings in the store, hopefully you found the lost one so you have two pairs. Maybe?
You’re right, that one picture of the castle with the light beams shining off it is SPECTACULAR!!
I don’t know that we’ll ever end up doing a party. They are so expensive, and to only be able to see one or two characters? Those end up being really expensive pictures! And then you may not even get a working PP camera - as you experienced with Goofy. Good you had your own camera!
Glad you got to see Tara at BoG! You two look as though you coordinated ears for the event!
Finally got all caught up with your last few updates. I'm so glad that you and Luke enjoyed your meal at Coral Reef since we recommended it so highly to you. We have had a great meal there consistently for the last two years. We have a reservation in May too! Sorry that you lost your Mickey earring. I know I've mentioned to you how we feel about the MVMCP now. Disney is definitely selling too many tickets for these events which just makes it less enjoyable with the wait times for favorite things. Glad you enjoyed your dinner at BOG and were able to sit in the West Wing finally! How fun that you got to meet up with Tara and Muffin too. I loved your shirt that you wore that evening and your Christmas colored mouse ears looked adorable with it! The picture that you took of the castle at the end of the night is truly spectacular!!!
Looks like you had a great time at the party. Sorry about the meet and greets. Judy and I were at the Halloween party and stood in line for over an hour for the Seven Dwarfs so at the Christmas party I jumped in line for Snow White and her prince. That took about an hour but I was successful. I really like your pictures of the parade. I learned the hard way that when viewing in Frontierland, the best side of the street is on the building side due to the lighting. I was there in November and was on the water side. The view was good but not for pictures----very poor lighting. You are right about the castle pix. You did very well.
Once again, some wonderful photography. I'm sorry about losing your earring, but glad you were able to find another pair to buy. Dining in the West Wing must have been a great experience. I missed the pictures with the Beast, but am sure they are very good.
I'm all caught up again. You had beautiful photos of Illumanations and from KS this morning. Meals have sounded good. Sorry you lost a favorite earring but glad you found another to purchase.
I've never been to any of the extra parties, and special characters would be awesome but not a 2 hour line, I can understand why you didn't get in line for seven dwarfs. You took great photos of Luke and Santa Goofy. Very fun!
I can understand why your last photo of the castle and fireworks and side building lit up is your favorite, it is so beautiful.
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Your dinner at Be Our Guest sounds very good. I'm glad you got to meet Tara and Muffin. Sorry you lost them later.
Sorry you lost your earring but luckily you were able to find another pair.
The pictures of the castle all lit up are amazing. It's been way too many years since I was there for Christmas.
Your experiences with buses sound like ours.
Liz
Your dinner at Be Our Guest sounds delicious. It is a little dark in there! I love all of your pictures of the castle and parade. You always capture the best shots! I am with you on having second thoughts about attending Halloween and Christmas parties (at least maybe not every year). The prices go up every year, which we don't mind paying at all, but they do seem to be so much more crowded. I guess we were spoiled in years past when these parties were not so highly attended. We used to stay until the very end and then it did get a little less crowded. Not so much staying late for us anymore! A slow day for you and Luke sounds good after such a busy party day.
I remember the slack off in the crowd after the fireworks in the past, but now it seems the crowds hang around until the clock strikes twelve.
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How nice that you finally got to sit in the West Wing! I love how yours and Tara's Minnie ears are opposite colors!
Too bad the parties are getting more expensive, and more crowded every year! When you figure out what you're really getting for the price you pay, those "free" cookies are pretty expensive!
Definitely some expensive "free" cookies!
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Dinner at BOG sounded very good as the two of you enjoyed it glad you got to eat in the West Wing and not thrown in with the masses in the ballroom. Very cool that you got to meet up with Tara and Muffin but too bad you lost sight of them!
I think you forgot to include the photos with The Beast!
Nice time for the party and parade but too bad you couldn't experience as much as you intended to with the large crowds. Not good, considering what you're paying for this event. Disney needs to rethink this and not try to cram as many people as possible for this.
Thanks for letting me know about the missing photos. I forgot to put in all the PhotoPass photos from this night. Oops! I've added them in now.
So much to comment on in this update - firstly, I am so glad that we didn't take the buses on our most recent trip, judging by your experiences. Yes, the Minnie vans were expensive to use, but at least I could sit. There is no way I could've stood for some of your bus journeys with my chronic fatigue.
How great you finally got into the West Wing and wonderful that you got to meet Tara as well.
I loved the photos you got of Santa Goofy - I see a new career ahead of you as a Photopass photographer.
And how wonderful to have that Cast Member getting so enthused about the parade. I love that one, so I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
I think I might enjoy being a PhotoPass photographer during the winter months, but I don't think I could stand like some of them do out in the heat and humidity of summer. Or maybe they'd give me an inside job.
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How nice to bump into Tara at dinner. You got some great shots of the parade but I love the shots you got of the castle. The party sounds like fun, hopefully we will get to experience it one year.
I'm pretty proud of my castle shots.
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Yay! You got to sit in the West Wing! Dinner sounded delish. I will have to say, sadly, I will never get to eat dinner at BOG. New menu doesn't appeal to me at all. We will stick to lunch.
I love the parade. My fave are the wooden soldiers and the reindeer. Do you have a pic of your shirt?
I am with you with the extra parties and the price tag. We will probably do it in Nov because my girls were so tiny the only time we have done either of them and she really wants to do it now that she is older. After that we probably won't do them again.
Glad you found your earrings in the store, hopefully you found the lost one so you have two pairs. Maybe?
I thought I had a picture of me in the reindeer shirt, but I didn't wear it until I got home. I never did find the missing earring. I kind of wondered if it might have fallen off when I removed my elastic headband when we got off FOP.
You’re right, that one picture of the castle with the light beams shining off it is SPECTACULAR!!
I don’t know that we’ll ever end up doing a party. They are so expensive, and to only be able to see one or two characters? Those end up being really expensive pictures! And then you may not even get a working PP camera - as you experienced with Goofy. Good you had your own camera!
Glad you got to see Tara at BoG! You two look as though you coordinated ears for the event!
I'm thinking I need to print that photo and frame it for our wall. I think that Luke and I aren't really party people, not anymore.
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Finally got all caught up with your last few updates. I'm so glad that you and Luke enjoyed your meal at Coral Reef since we recommended it so highly to you. We have had a great meal there consistently for the last two years. We have a reservation in May too! Sorry that you lost your Mickey earring. I know I've mentioned to you how we feel about the MVMCP now. Disney is definitely selling too many tickets for these events which just makes it less enjoyable with the wait times for favorite things. Glad you enjoyed your dinner at BOG and were able to sit in the West Wing finally! How fun that you got to meet up with Tara and Muffin too. I loved your shirt that you wore that evening and your Christmas colored mouse ears looked adorable with it! The picture that you took of the castle at the end of the night is truly spectacular!!!
I saw that shirt on our first park day and told Luke it was the one for the Christmas party. That photo is one of the best I've ever taken.
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Looks like you had a great time at the party. Sorry about the meet and greets. Judy and I were at the Halloween party and stood in line for over an hour for the Seven Dwarfs so at the Christmas party I jumped in line for Snow White and her prince. That took about an hour but I was successful. I really like your pictures of the parade. I learned the hard way that when viewing in Frontierland, the best side of the street is on the building side due to the lighting. I was there in November and was on the water side. The view was good but not for pictures----very poor lighting. You are right about the castle pix. You did very well.
I'm not sure if we'll do a party again, but if we do, I've thought we'll not make an ADR for dinner that night. That would give us time to join a character line earlier.
Once again, some wonderful photography. I'm sorry about losing your earring, but glad you were able to find another pair to buy. Dining in the West Wing must have been a great experience. I missed the pictures with the Beast, but am sure they are very good.
Thanks! I tend to wear this pair of earrings most of the time, so I knew I had to get another pair. At least now I have a spare. I forgot the PhotoPass pics from this night, but I've edited and added them in.
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I'm all caught up again. You had beautiful photos of Illumanations and from KS this morning. Meals have sounded good. Sorry you lost a favorite earring but glad you found another to purchase.
I've never been to any of the extra parties, and special characters would be awesome but not a 2 hour line, I can understand why you didn't get in line for seven dwarfs. You took great photos of Luke and Santa Goofy. Very fun!
I can understand why your last photo of the castle and fireworks and side building lit up is your favorite, it is so beautiful.
Thanks! I had a blast acting the role of PhotoPass photographer with Luke and Goofy.
Sorry about your earring. Glad you were able to find another pair! Dinner sounded great. How fun to meet up with Tara! Stunning castle pictures!
Thanks! I have loads of castle shots, but these are now my favorites.
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Your dinner at Be Our Guest sounds very good. I'm glad you got to meet Tara and Muffin. Sorry you lost them later.
Sorry you lost your earring but luckily you were able to find another pair.
The pictures of the castle all lit up are amazing. It's been way too many years since I was there for Christmas.
Your experiences with buses sound like ours.
Liz
I kept looking for Tara and crew, but we never saw them again, which is just sad. I love MK in its Christmas finery.
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I know I've mentioned to you how we feel about the MVMCP now. Disney is definitely selling too many tickets for these events which just makes it less enjoyable with the wait times for favorite things. Glad you enjoyed your dinner at BOG and were able to sit in the West Wing finally! How fun that you got to meet up with Tara and Muffin too. I loved your shirt that you wore that evening and your Christmas colored mouse ears looked adorable with it! The picture that you took of the castle at the end of the night is truly spectacular!!!
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