The Promise of Spring: Flower & Garden Festival 4.0 -- A Cam and Luke TR COMPLETED 8/27 - Page 12 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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You definitely did get a "cool" spot for the parade and wow you packed a lot in that day, both in terms of the length of time you spent in the park and how many attractions you got on. Very impressive!
Your Mother/Daughter charm is beautiful!! I think you should keep Luke.. The rest of your MK day sounded mostly wonderful!! I am more than sure you were simply suffering from some heat exhaustion and possibly a little dehydration. . Glad the Imodium helped. Your dinner looks delicious and I simply cannot wait to eat at that castle again!!
I loved seeing your Pandora charms that you purchased because I always get so overwhelmed and confused when I go into the shop on Main Street to make a purchase. I think I need you by my side to help me buy my next one as you have so many wonderful charms on your bracelet! It sounds like you found the perfect spot to watch the afternoon parade! The WDW Railroad Train ride is one of my most favorite things to do on a hot day as it's so relaxing and you do catch a breeze most of the time. Glad you enjoyed your dinner at Be Our Guest but sorry you experienced tummy trouble during the night.
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All of your purchases sound wonderful. I know just how the heat can make a person feel really bad and it may not hit you until hours later. The Photos are all great. Still writing where we will find the special effects photos around the Parks. You are right there is a list somewhere.
As much as Luke loves trains, have you ever considered doing the behind the scenes train tour at MK? We did it with my parents on the 2015 Anniversary trip and really enjoyed it. I'm not much of a train buff, but it was great getting to see the behind the scenes stuff and learn more about the trains. I think you and Luke would enjoy it as well.
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Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. Jenn
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Sounds like the heat was getting to you. Probably good that you found as many A/C opportunities that you did!
The more heat we had to deal with this trip the more our stamina was stretched. We did recoup some during dinner, but I was exhausted by the time we got back to AKL.
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You definitely did get a "cool" spot for the parade and wow you packed a lot in that day, both in terms of the length of time you spent in the park and how many attractions you got on. Very impressive!
If AKL wasn't so far from MK, we might have taken an afternoon break since the heat was so intense today.
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I love your Mother/Daughter charm! Just beautiful! I'm sure it brings a smile to your face every time you see it.
You certainly found a great spot for parade watching as well.
No problem on taking longer for updates. I know this is a busy time for a lot of people. We'll all be here waiting when you're ready and able.
I was just showing off my Mother/Daughter charm to a friend today, and it does make me smile. Thanks so much for understanding. I'm trying not to get frustrated that I don't have writing time because we are getting some things done that really need to be done.
Your Mother/Daughter charm is beautiful!! I think you should keep Luke.. The rest of your MK day sounded mostly wonderful!! I am more than sure you were simply suffering from some heat exhaustion and possibly a little dehydration. . Glad the Imodium helped. Your dinner looks delicious and I simply cannot wait to eat at that castle again!!
I hadn't even considered dehydration. You are probably right. I did have lemonade numerous times this day, but I wasn't as prepared for the heat as we usually are. It had been cool here in Kentucky right before our trip and I didn't need to drink as much to keep hydrated.
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I loved seeing your Pandora charms that you purchased because I always get so overwhelmed and confused when I go into the shop on Main Street to make a purchase. I think I need you by my side to help me buy my next one as you have so many wonderful charms on your bracelet! It sounds like you found the perfect spot to watch the afternoon parade! The WDW Railroad Train ride is one of my most favorite things to do on a hot day as it's so relaxing and you do catch a breeze most of the time. Glad you enjoyed your dinner at Be Our Guest but sorry you experienced tummy trouble during the night.
I'll shop Pandora any time with you. The angel feather heart charm that is right by the Mother/Daughter charm is one June and her family got me for the 5th anniversary of Stefanie's passing. I wanted the two of them together to remember her. I had bought a cute pair of railroad striped shorts just for the WDW RR ride.
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What a day! Love all the purchases and PP pictures! Dinner looks yummy! Sorry something didn't agree with your tummy!!
Thanks! Dinner was very delicious and quite filling.
Beautiful choices of Pandora charms! I love the steak at Be Our Guest! I think it's the garlic-herb butter that makes it so yummy!
We used to travel to Lexington, KY, quite a bit for Stefanie's doctor appointments, and we loved a steakhouse there, which also used garlic-herb butter. So when we saw this on the menu it reminded us of that place. They were quite similar.
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I love the mother daughter charm, I will have to remember it for my Oct trip. Again you got some wonderful photopass pictures.
I think this charm may be my favorite. Thanks!
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All of your purchases sound wonderful. I know just how the heat can make a person feel really bad and it may not hit you until hours later. The Photos are all great. Still writing where we will find the special effects photos around the Parks. You are right there is a list somewhere.
Normally, I do better in the heat, but we left a cool Kentucky for an extremely hot Florida and I'm pretty sure my body was a bit shocked.
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. The rest of your MK day sounded mostly wonderful!! I am more than sure you were simply suffering from some heat exhaustion and possibly a little dehydration. 
. Glad the Imodium helped. Your dinner looks delicious and I simply cannot wait to eat at that castle again!!
Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. 
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