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Old 06-16-2006, 03:16 AM   #136
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The opening ceremony sounded fantastic Cheryl, I'm sure I would have cried too. Looking forward to more.

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Another great update! Wow, a bit crowded today [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Love the pics [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Great pics again Cheryl!! We missed the opening ceremony thing as we were actually on the train. I would have been in tears as well. More please! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Love the pics. Your pictures of Crush turned out really good dude. My daughter loved Turtle Talk at WDW. Crush picked her out as the little dudette in the pink shell. She just loved that! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Great update Cheryl - Crush sounded too funny!!!
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OK . . .I am all caught up now! (I've been slacking! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blushing.gif[/img] )

The line for Pinks may be the lonest line for anything I have ever seen in my life . . . next to Spalsh Mountain on a really hot summer day! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] I have never been, so I don't know WHY that line is always so long, but holy cow . . .

I can't believe Mark actually VOLUNTEERED to go on IASW!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]

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Finally all caught up myself [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Great updates, great pictures. I cannot WAIT for next Feb!!!!!
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Just got all caught up on this, and WOW you're having quite a trip and this a great report! Your tour of LA hit all the field trip spots of my youth...very nostalgic! Sigh. I miss Disneyland!
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Sunday 23 April – part three: a Californian guide to a Floridian favourite

Still laughing, we came out and by now, things were a lot busier, so we abandoned plans to go to character close up and instead walked back past the entrance and across to Flik’s Fun Fair.



We noticed It’s Tough To Be A Bug and it didn’t seem too busy, so we walked in and literally there were only about 20 other people waiting. The waiting area was great:



Even when we went in, I don’t think that the place was full and certainly it was full of people who had never seen it before. The screams when the hornets stung were quite something! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

We carried on exploring Flik’s Fun Fair when we came out:



We went on Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train next. This was about the only ride we could go on here, as most are designed for a younger audience and boy, I’m glad we didn’t wait long for this. It was fun, but it was over in about a minute. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] We rounded the corner and were back at the loading bay, not what we expected at all.



I was starting to get hungry, so grabbed a Mickey Bar and thought of Robin (Fortissimo) as I ate it! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]



We carried on exploring Flik’s Fun Fair:



Our Fastpass time had opened up for Soarin’, so we headed that way and only had a few minutes wait before we were boarding. The entrance to this is much better than in Disney World. It makes a lot more sense here as it’s all about Californian aviators.



When we got on the ride, I was lucky enough to be next to a California resident, who was able to talk me through where we were and what we were seeing. This was my main criticism of this ride in Disney World and I was glad to finally learn where the places were that we were seeing.

Next: those people look pretty scared! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
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More great pictures Cheryl! I wish they'd put a Flik's Fun Fair at AK [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]

More please [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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