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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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The the next 1/2 hour we sat on the sidewalk and visited with the family in front of us, they were nice. The the tug-of-war began. CM's were coming by and telling us we had to stand up but there was still a 1/2 hour to go so we would nod and they would move on and we still sat. Finally about 15 minutes before the parade one CM stayed and insisted we stand, Karen and I stood but the lady in front of us told Beth to stay sitting and she did. A big family squeezed in on my left and 2 more couples crowded in behind us so my claustrophobia was kicking in. DD got to her knees, the reason her feet were so sore was because she wore flats that had no support. I had offered to get some tennis shoes but she didn't want them and was now paying the price. It wasn't my feet that were bothering me too much it was my back. I was leaning against a tree so that helped the back pressure some. Then the parade started and even with people jostling me, especially the kids on my left and with my phone I did manage to get some pictures.
Just before the parade Karen decided to go look for other students to ride SM with so as soon as the parade was over and people left the sidewalk I sat down to rest my back. DD moved to the road to see the fireworks better.
Then there was an announcement that the fireworks were delayed, after about 15 minutes there was an announcement that the fireworks were cancelled due to wind but they showed the lights/show on the buildings so we watched that then headed to the meeting place. I knew Sheryl and the teacher had FP right after the parade for ST's so they were not at the meeting place yet and students were watching clocks to see if especially the teacher made it by the time he had said all must be there. They came jogging up right on the dot. We headed for the hotel and had a short meeting about the next day with the teacher emphasizing all must be on time. I did room check then fell into bed.
Up next; We're early...no we're late.
Just so everyone knows, I am leaving today for TN so probably won't post for about a week and a half.
Great photos of the PTN Parade! Too bad the fireworks were cancelled!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Well, my week and a half turned into several months because I've missed placed my note book for this trip. I'm hoping to find it this weekend so I can finish!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I have been searching for months for my notebook for this trip and I think it's disappeared into a black hole however, yesterday I asked DD(18) for help in reconstructing our trip while we jogged each others memory I took notes; so I am going to try and finish using those.
Yesterday, we did not arrive early enough for me, so I was leaning a bit on the teacher and adults who are the type to get there whenever they are ready but maybe it worked because this morning everyone was on time and we were off. There was hardly any line for security and the lines at CA gates were much less than the lines we encountered yesterday which made me happy!
We were gathering in the plaza (?) just inside the gates
because we were going as a group to pick up FPs for WOC. After waiting for a few minutes, about the time I thought we should be going, word traveled through us that one student had forgotten her ticket...so we had to wait for her. So yes we had arrived earlier than yesterday but still not moving early enough for me because I wanted to get to TSM before the lines got too long. While I waited I took pictures.
I liked this bench.
Sitting around waiting.
Beautiful flowers
Beautiful girls (DD and her friend)
The look on DD's face is like "would you stop with the pictures" These are the ears she picked yesterday.
Teacher waiting with the students.
Then there was a commotion and we saw Oswald, Sheryl grabbed her daughter and hollered for the rest of us but DD and I were the only ones who went to check it out.
Finally, the student had her ticket and we moved on to find the FP distribution.
Because everyone now seemed to think I knew so much about Disney I knew where I was going they were all following me.The reason this was funny was that the first time I had been to CA there was no WOC yet and so I had never gotten FPs for it. I knew on the map about where it was so I had headed down the path passed Soarin but wasn't sure exactly where I was going but was hoping we'd find it without revealing I didn't know exactly. We followed the U turn in the path and headed up the hill. DD said students were complaining about the long walk but I saw a CM up ahead on the left and sure enough he was passing out FPs . We got our FP's and everyone dispersed quickly, DD, Karen and I kept going up the hill before we realized everyone else had turned around and went back the way we had come. Lucky for us, we turned the corner and on our left was Chip & Dale! DD and I had never met them and there was no line - only one person with them so we waited. I figured we were already later than I planned and a few minutes more wouldn't make a difference. I'm we did because they were hilarious! We had to coax Karen into joining us for the pictures.
While Chip was entertaining us, Dale took my sunglasses, I did not even know.
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. DD got to her knees, the reason her feet were so sore was because she wore flats that had no support. I had offered to get some tennis shoes but she didn't want them and was now paying the price. It wasn't my feet that were bothering me too much it was my back. I was leaning against a tree so that helped the back pressure some. Then the parade started
and even with people jostling me, especially the kids on my left and with my phone I did manage to get some pictures.
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and I think it's disappeared into a black hole
however, yesterday I asked DD(18) for help in reconstructing our trip while we jogged each others memory I took notes; so I am going to try and finish using those
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but maybe it worked because this morning everyone was on time and we were off. There was hardly any line for security and the lines at CA gates were much less than the lines we encountered yesterday which made me happy!
So yes we had arrived earlier than yesterday but still not moving early enough for me because I wanted to get to TSM before the lines got too long.
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The reason this was funny was that the first time I had been to CA there was no WOC yet and so I had never gotten FPs for it. I knew on the map about where it was so I had headed down the path passed Soarin but wasn't sure exactly where I was going
. We got our FP's and everyone dispersed quickly, DD, Karen and I kept going up the hill before we realized everyone else had turned around and went back the way we had come. Lucky for us, we turned the corner and on our left was Chip & Dale! 
DD and I had never met them and there was no line - only one person with them so we waited. I figured we were already later than I planned and a few minutes more wouldn't make a difference. I'm 
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