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Old 09-05-2010, 05:17 PM   #121
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Just getting to your trip report and I am so glad to hear this year's start was waaaay better than the trip last year. It sounds like y'all had a fabulous time! Can't wait to hear more!
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Another great day Darlene!! Love the pictures!
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I just found your trip report and I am all caught up. Sounds like you guys had a good couple of days. The autotrain sounds neat. I have never heard of it until now. I will have to check it out.

How awesome about CRT. We just went there and the place was full. We had a great time but it was definitiely not empty like on your day.

I was hoping for some pics of the parade at AK as that is something we never were able to see on our last trip.

Thanks for sharing your trip with us. More please!!
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Old 09-05-2010, 05:46 PM   #124
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Sounds like a great day at Animal Kingdom! Glad Abby enjoyed Prime evil twirl and stayed through the entire ITTBAB show (hopefully we can do the same next time)
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Old 09-05-2010, 06:12 PM   #125
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Sounds like a fun day at AK! And it's great that you were able to find breakfast options that agreed with you.
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Old 09-05-2010, 06:56 PM   #126
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What a fun day at AK! I had a great time reading your TR. I love Nemo too! I think they do such a great job with it. Abby has a talent taking pictures, for sure, and I too think she is VERY brave that she wanted to ride Primeval Whirl more than once makes me think that even more. Those sharp turns on that ride SCARE me (my kiddos laugh b/c I'm truly scared. lol). I bet Lady Divine loved having someone acknowledge her by saying, "Good Morning." We have seen her and it never occurred to me to ever speak to her. Way to go Lenny! I can't wait to hear more!
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The photos of Abby dressed up and with the drums are just TOO CUTE for words. You all look so happy in these photos. Glad you had a great time.

What didn't you like about It's Tough to be a Bug?? This is one of the few shows we're planning to do in AK during our December trip, so I am just curious for personal reasons.

Really enjoying this TR.
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Darlene I just love the picture of the three of you "holding" the balloons. It is such a great family picture.
Once again it is like being there in the park with you. The TR is great as well as all the pictures. AK is not my favorite park but you have made me want to try it again.
Can't wait for "tomorrow".
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Your AK day was a great success! I love those early morning ADR's - it gives you such a nice early, uncrowded start to the day! Abby's safari pictures were great - loved the baby elephant! You all got alot accomplished but still seemed able to follow your own pace! We've never managed to see the parade at AK - I want to make that a priority for our next trip. Glad you're all having such a magical trip!
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What a great day at AK, Darlene! You all got a lot done and it doesn't appear you were rushed at all! Love all the pictures!
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I love your details about AK. That is the one park I've never been too, and I'm excited to go when we head down in February. I was thinking we'd make it a shorter day, but now I'm thinking we might want to be there earlier than we planned. It looks like a ton of fun!
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Sounds like a great AK day! My daughter (8) got scared to death on ITTBAB and screamed bloody murder when she got "stung" I spent the rest of the movie calming her down so that everyone else in the theater could enjoy the movie. She's on the fence about doing it again, so I will have to tell her how brave Abby was to help sway her into seeing it again (since the rest of the family would like to).

Sorry about Lenny being sick - no fun, especially on vacation. On the other hand, it sounds like you got your breakfast problem under control, I hope it stayed that way your whole trip!
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I just found your trip report and have been enjoying it. It sounds like you and your family are having a great vacation! FYI - they do sell the NEMO soundtrack. We bought it a couple years ago. I think we picked it up at a store in AK, but it's been awhile so I'm not sure.

I have to say I went back and read your prior trip reports (I feel like I know you now) because we take the Auto Train to WDW too, so it was interesting to read about your experiences on it. We really enjoy it. Our next trip is in mid October and we're taking it then. In one of your TR's or PTR's you were considering taking another route to Lorton. We're from Central CT and usually head over the Tappan Zee to the Garden State, the NJ Turnpike, then 95 and it takes us about 6 hours to get to Lorton. The traffic through the big cities isn't bad (I don't like to sit in traffic either), although we try to avoid traveling during the busiest times of day.

I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip!

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Just got all caught up with your report. You have some wonderful pictures, and it looks like a wonderful trip! We had a similar experience in the Castle ourselves. Cinderella was so personable, it made my best friend cry (in a good way). I like to tease her about it, but it was really magical. Can't wait to read more.
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I'm all caught up and it sounds like you guys are having a wonderful trip! The experience at CRT sounds great! It also sounds like you guys had a great day at AK!
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