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Now that's what I call a lot of great interaction - my favourite has to be Pluto. The shots of him down on all fours is just brilliant! I also love the shot of the two of you in Japan.
Lots of character fun at DHS! Pluto was great with the scratching and I love Minnie's new set up. More great tasting at the F&WF. I was too full by the time we got to Africa to try the spinach and cheese paneer. Maybe it will be back this year. Great PhotoPass pics from this day.
As soon as I saw that Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise I immediately tracked a recipe down and pinned it. That looks so good.
You and your husband are so cute. Looking forward to reading more.
Ooh - can you share the recipe or where you found it??? Those were one of our favorites!!! Thanks for the compliment on Scott & I
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Seriously, it's a good thing I just finished up with breakfast, you sampled so much yummy stuff at Epcot that night!
It's amazing how much stuff you have done so far, I"m exhausted just from reading it!
Sorry - forgot to post another warning!
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Now that's what I call a lot of great interaction - my favourite has to be Pluto. The shots of him down on all fours is just brilliant! I also love the shot of the two of you in Japan.
It was a lot of fun with Pluto! I also loved that he got down on all fours!!
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I forgot to skip your update until after I had lunch....now I'm on the hunt for kielbasa and pirogues for lunch.
Sorry.....forgot to post a warning
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Great morning at DHS and a great time again around the World! Great pictures!
Thanks!!!
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Lots of character fun at DHS! Pluto was great with the scratching and I love Minnie's new set up. More great tasting at the F&WF. I was too full by the time we got to Africa to try the spinach and cheese paneer. Maybe it will be back this year. Great PhotoPass pics from this day.
Thanks!!! Pluto was so much fun!!! I have to sadly say, I personally was a bit disappointed with the paneer . It was good, but I had really been looking forward to it, and it was just eh.
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Pluto has always been a favorite of mine at meets! I love just treating him as my dog-- petting, and scratching-- and the response is usually adorable! Great time noshing and sipping around Epcot!
Sure, here's the recipe I found. I don't use banana leaves when I make kalua pork, I line the bottom of the crock pot with bacon per my favorite food blogger Nom Nom Paleo.
just jumping in to read up on your F&W trip, as we are heading down in Oct/Nov!
Wanted to say, first- your pics are AMAZING, especially the animal activity!!!
and also, I am surprised at the number of Photopass photographers you found! I have been reading that they are "disappearing"....
so maybe I will re-think the Memory Maker.
I will DEFINITELY re-think just using my snack credits for F&WF. You seem to be able to do WAY more than that in a night....
ok, mentally adding to the budget!! lol
Pluto has always been a favorite of mine at meets! I love just treating him as my dog-- petting, and scratching-- and the response is usually adorable! Great time noshing and sipping around Epcot!
Thanks! He was so much fun!!!
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I am with you I don't like TOT! I rode once last year on recommendation of my dentist saying oh it's not that bad.
I love the picture of you and stitch and the caption you put
Thanks!
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Sure, here's the recipe I found. I don't use banana leaves when I make kalua pork, I line the bottom of the crock pot with bacon per my favorite food blogger Nom Nom Paleo.
Thank you!! I am going to have to try it!
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just jumping in to read up on your F&W trip, as we are heading down in Oct/Nov!
Wanted to say, first- your pics are AMAZING, especially the animal activity!!!
and also, I am surprised at the number of Photopass photographers you found! I have been reading that they are "disappearing"....
so maybe I will re-think the Memory Maker.
I will DEFINITELY re-think just using my snack credits for F&WF. You seem to be able to do WAY more than that in a night....
ok, mentally adding to the budget!! lol
Thanks for joining in - and all your compliments! For us, the trick was sharing!
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After a quick rest/change of clothes back at POP, we were ready to PARTY at the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!!!! We were able to get tickets for tonight’s event and I was SUPER EXCITED!!!
We arrived at MK around 6:30ish, got our bands and went right through to the hub to get some photos of some of the décor! I love these little statues!
We knew our mission tonight would be characters!!! When we come to these parties, we tend to steer clear of the rides, and do the things that only occur for the parties.
So we headed for our first character meet of the evening – and it was with Terrance and Tinker Bell!!! I was so excited when we saw Terrance – as he is Emily’s very favorite of the fairies – so of course I had Scott take a phone photo and I sent it with a text that her friend said hello – my phone rang almost immediately!!!
When we came out we knew that Tarzan would be coming out soon, so we got in line – it wasn’t long before they were coming out – however, at first it was just Jane and Terk – then while we were still there, Tarzan came out – so we got all 3 together!
We did a bit of the candy trails and rode Pirates of the Caribbean.
Man – does time fly by fast when you’re having fun! Before we knew it – it was time for the parade – so we found a seat outside of Pecos Bills (somehow Scott was hungry – so he grabbed something to eat, okay I shared!) and we were able to see most of the parade from here – with me sticking my lens through the fence!
I finally got the headless horseman!!!
After the parade, we wanted to find the Photopass Photographer with the hitchhiking ghosts – and we did!
And the Ghost Horseman!
Next we headed towards Fantasyland to find the Seven Dwarves – of course there is always a long line for these guys – but I believe we only waited about 30 minutes or so.
We caught some of Hallowishes from behind the castle area.
Then we saw Mad Hatter and Alice with no line!
Checking the times guide – we saw that Donald and “friends” would be out in the Storybook Circus area – so we went over there – they were not out at that time, but the CM told Scott to wait, as Donald would be out as soon as he checked on his nephews……….poor Scott got his hopes up thinking that Huey, Dewey & Louie were coming out……………it was Donald and Daisy in their Halloween Costumes.
Then we headed over to Tomorrowland to catch the Monster Bash! I had a lot of fun dancing with all the Monsters!!! The big orange one – George Sanderson really liked to dance!!!
Buzz Lightyear was next – he was right outside his ride!
Then we made our way back up Main Street, as we wanted to meet Jack & Sally! On our way there, we met up with Lady Tremaine, Drizella, and Anastasia ~ they were feisty as ever, trying to pick up guys on the street!
We got in line for Jack & Sally with the rest of the park……….actually we waited about 45 minutes for them! I was kind of shocked that their line was longer than the dwarves! But they were A LOT of fun!
It was time for the last villain party – so we headed up to the castle stage to watch this! What a great show! I had missed it last year, very happy that I caught it this time!
And after the show we met Judge Claude Frollo:
And Maleficient!
I managed to get a couple of night time photos of my castle!
And then we rode Haunted Mansion – by now it was almost midnight – and it was walk on!
After we came off HM, the party was over and the park was closing…….we didn’t even get to get a Photopass Photo on Main Street – oh well, next time.
We took the bus back to POP and called it a night – tomorrow would be our last day.
Up Next: More Animal Kingdom!
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You certainly made the most of the party! I love all your parade pics and you did really well getting all those characters, especially with such short waits for the dwarves and Jack and Sally.
I tell you what, people say that we're always on the go and pack a lot in - but my goodness, I think you guys pack in more!
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I also love the shot of the two of you in Japan. 
Great pictures! 
More great tasting at the F&WF. I was too full by the time we got to Africa to try the spinach and cheese paneer. Maybe it will be back this year. 
. It was good, but I had really been looking forward to it, and it was just eh.
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