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We were excited about being at WDW and looking forward to many great days.
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Great pictures from AK!
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Great Start to your day at AK!!!
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Great photos from the safari!
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Great pics from the safari!
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Great pics!
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Great start to your AK day!
Thanks everyone!
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Great arrival and start to your first day. AK is actually my favorite park!
It was fun being at a new place.
Confession...I've discovered something new about myself
I've always liked Disney products, the park, the movies, especially for their "family values". I never had to worry about my girls being exposed to negative ideas if they watched Disney, but I never wanted to go to DL or WDW every year, although I've been several times to DL over my life. I didn't buy lots of Disney products. When I began reading the PP forums, I found many of you were really big Disney fans, which is great, it just wasn't me. Recently, I've been thinking about our trip and how wonderful and magical it was. Just really enjoying the memories and everything we did, but especially how I felt while at WDW property. Thinking what I'd do when I go back, I've never done that with any trip I've taken! I was trying to explain to DH how I felt, the only answer I could give was that it had to do with staying on site was a truly magical experience. I understood what other passporters meant by the Disney bubble. DH, DD and I talked about what we would do for our next family vacation after we got back from WDW, and there was interest in a cruise, both DD and I wanted to try Disney and DH agreed since it was what we wanted (he's a sweetheart). Now, since I discovered I REALLY want to go back to WDW, staying on site of course, I've been trying to figure out how to make that happen. I would love to take my grandsons, and oldest DD wants to try Disney cruise.
We've talked about smaller frequent trips to several places (not Disney) or 2 bigger trips; one road trip around the U.S (maybe with a stop at DL), and a Europe trip for DD's high school graduation. I've always wanted to go to Europe and so far haven't been, taking her for graduation is an great way for me to go! Anyway, I asked DD to list her 1st, 2nd, etc choices for vacations, her list was...#1 Disney Cruise tied with U.S. road trip, #2 WDW, #3 DL, #4 Hawaii (only because we've talked about before). "Anything Disney would be best" was her main answer. I found I agree with DD! Anything Disney would be best! oh dear, I now have the bug. LOL
The idea I'm toying with is saving up for the two bigger trips, a U.S. road trip (cutting out 1/3 - 1/2 of original places) so that we could include Florida with both a cruise and WDW. DD's request that daddy come too, and I think he's close to agreeingif can work out his work schedule. DD wants to share the Disney magic with him. Then Europe for DD's graduation, going to Disneyland Paris, of course! The main reason I'm pretty sure I've got the Disney "bug" is yesterday I was planning places for ADR's, how I could arrange a longer WDW stay and this trip would be 2 1/2 years from now! , Ummm, is a 5 day cruise and 2 weeks on property too long? naaah. LOL. I know I can share with my fellow passporters because you will understand. Thanks for listening to my confession (grinning).
I would say the bug has definitely bit you! Your plans for the two big trips are already sounding very good!
Was a little surprised but happy. I'm excited about the upcoming trips even if I'm waiting 2 & 1/2 years and then 3 years for Europe. Somethings are worth waiting for.
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It is never too early to start planning the next trip
I'm discovering that. LOL
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It's never too early to start planning a trip.
Just got ALL caught up. Really enjoying the fun you guys are having. Can't wait for more.
I'll have a new installment, after I start laundry and do the dishes.
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We are in the same boat. We went !* months ago and got the Disney bug big time. My husband wants to go for a full two weeks next time. I'm not sure we can swing that, but we are looking at ten days. We are looking at Boston and Europe as trips to do in the future also, but I am most excited about Disney lol. I know you all here would understand.
We are in the same boat. We went !* months ago and got the Disney bug big time. My husband wants to go for a full two weeks next time. I'm not sure we can swing that, but we are looking at ten days. We are looking at Boston and Europe as trips to do in the future also, but I am most excited about Disney lol. I know you all here would understand.
That's is the great thing about passporters, everyone here does understand and is so encouraging, supportive, and fun! It's cool that your husband wants to go longer. My DH has been 1 day to WDW and the only thing he remembers (long time ago) is who went with, that it was HOT, they went on some ride and got wet and because it was so hot they ducked in a ride with no line to get out of the sun and it was IASW. LOL. Also, DH is a very big guy and concerned about 'fitting'. I told him yesterday that WDW is large size people friendly. I'm really hoping he'll agree to come this time, especially since DD has asked him to come.
After KS we headed over to the 1st Nemo show, gave us a chance to sit, in a cool room out of the sun as it was getting quite hot and watch an amazing show. All three of us really liked this show.
Here's a few pics.
Bro really likes photography and I love his pics! Hope you enjoy them.
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Tell you DH that I'm sure he will be fine. My hubby is tall and "pooh sized" and the only rides he had an issue with were Astro Orbiter and.... I'm blanking out at the name, but the liitle car ride, where kids drive the cars. His shoulders were the problem, not his middle.
Lunch was next, so we made our way to Restrauntosaur, not my choice but had researched and knew there was food DD would like. Gave Bro a couple of other options/ideas and he decided to walk over to Flame tree BBQ for himself and would meet us outside Restrauntasaur after we were all done. This was my first time with DDP, I had gotten the QS plan free and paid the $10 a day per person upgrade to have a TS. I have said I love a deal and this was no exception, I figured for our $30 a day we ate about $175 in food a day between the QS, snack, and TS we were allotted. (I just re-read the previous sentence and sounded a little funny so to clarify, we got Disney priced food worth $175 a day.)
After entering the restraunt, told DD to look for a table while I got food, managed to figure everything out easily. Picked up food, made a stop at the drink station, got napkins etc, I am a messy person and need lots of napkins . Began looking for DD, she had managed to find a table, although she said 2 separate adults and 1 set kids tried to talk her out of the table. We enjoyed sitting and having a bite, I didn't remember to take pics until dinner, DD had nuggets and FF. I think I had a burger. While we were eating, at least 2 or 3 more people asked us when we would be done, it was busy!
Headed outside to meet Bro, he said his lunch was good, BBQ pork sandwich, I believe. Started a slow...stroll to the Asia trail, found some water on the way to wet our hats. I remember doing the Asia trail but cannot find pics. I remember the bats, there were a bunch! I remember the tigers, magnificant! DD remembers monkeys, and the bird enclosure. By now it's almost time to make our way to CMM for TLK show and we were warm, very warm.
Here's Bro strolling along, he's a laid back kind of guy (99% of the time).
The heat was getting to DD and we had run out of water when I snapped this, I asked what that look was for? We were in WDW!
This was her response .
DD says this is the monkey house, she just asked why do I not trust her? It has nothing to do with trust, its my memory that doesn't work as well as it used to.
Have a great day!
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I was trying to explain to DH how I felt, the only answer I could give was that it had to do with staying on site was a truly magical experience. I understood what other passporters meant by the Disney bubble. DH, DD and I talked about what we would do for our next family vacation after we got back from WDW, and there was interest in a cruise, both DD and I wanted to try Disney and DH agreed since it was what we wanted (he's a sweetheart)
. Now, since I discovered I REALLY want to go back to WDW, 
, I've been trying to figure out how to make that happen. 
I would love to take my grandsons, and oldest DD wants to try Disney cruise. 
I found I agree with DD! Anything Disney would be best! oh dear
, I now have the bug. LOL
if can work out his work schedule. DD wants to share the Disney magic with him
, Ummm, is a 5 day cruise and 2 weeks on property too long? naaah. LOL. 
Alaskan Mom aka Bonnie
We enjoyed sitting and having a bite, I didn't remember to take pics until dinner, DD had nuggets and FF. I think I had a burger. While we were eating, at least 2 or 3 more people asked us when we would be done, it was busy! 
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