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Originally Posted by mom to 3 princesses and 1 prince
Yay! That ROCKS! Hope you'll take lots of pics and tell us all about it!
Yours was you 40th, right? This is my 50th!! And I never would have thought to ask if you had not written this!! I am so excited!! I am planning to buy a new camera (Destin Beach killed mine in August) and take TONS of pictures!!! Thanks again!!!!!
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Yours was you 40th, right? This is my 50th!! And I never would have thought to ask if you had not written this!! I am so excited!! I am planning to buy a new camera (Destin Beach killed mine in August) and take TONS of pictures!!! Thanks again!!!!!
Yep, 40 for me, although it's not til October 20th! It's funny, because DH and I took a couple's trip last year, and it inspired many PPs to take couples trips of their own; now I'm inspiring solo trips! Disney really should give me a commission!
I couldn't find this picture when I did my last update, so I thought I'd post it here: Empty Epcot bus - and this was around noon on a Wednesday! I ask again, where IS everybody???
Before I left Canada, I headed over to see the O Canada show. It is one of our family's favorites - I've loved Martin Short since his days on SCTV! I posted a photo from the movie on Facebook to let my family know I was thinking of them! Marty!
United Kingdom was next on my list, and I was looking forward to wandering around the gardens (and of course, finding some more HMs!)
Clue 60 page 66
I'd never spent much time back in the garden area. It's quite beautiful, and as you can see in the photos, there's nobody back here at all!
Continued in next post: more WS wandering...
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The more I read about solo trips the more I want to take one. Enjoying every minute of it. I can't believe you were there the last week of July and there aren't any crowds in your pictures.
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Can you see the yellow hot air balloon? You can go up in it at Downtown Disney! I considered it on my first day, but I was having too much fun finding HMs at AK! It's called Characters in Flight, and you can find more info here: Characters in Flight operated by Aerophile Balloon -- Downtown Disney
Japan
The bridge from the UK to France at 2:00 on a Wednesday afternoon in the middle of the summer. Seriously, where is everybody?
Morocco
I took a quick detour into France and found another of my favorite HMs of the trip: Clue 58 page 66
I didn't really have to post this one, since it's pretty much the same as the one I took the day before in AK. But since you can find these both in France and Japan, they should get at least one mention! Clue 56 page 66
This next photo has a GREAT story! I finished up in France and was walking towards Morocco when I spotted a familiar face. During our Spring 2008 family trip, we had a fantastic interaction with Alice in Wonderland in the UK. (In short: my youngest DD called to her as we walked by while she was greeting guests. She left her line to come right over, probably because she saw my son, who is in a wheelchair. She spent several minutes with us, and at the end, she planted a big lipstick kiss on my 12-year-old son's forehead!) The entire interaction was caught on film by a great Photopass photographer named Dan, who had volunteered to be our "personal PP photographer" as we wandered throughout the UK pavilion. We must have at least 50 photos that Dan took of our family.
When I recognized him, I ran toward him, calling his name. I just had to make sure he knew how much we appreciated the photos he took of our family, especially the ones with Alice. I explain ed who I was and what he'd done for us last spring, and it wasn't until I got to the part about Alice that he remembered us. I told him I didn't think that we had really let him know how much we appreciated him when we were there last spring, so I wanted to make sure I told him now! He expressed his appreciation, and also told me that he had given Alice a big thumbs up for the special treatment she'd given our family that day. I asked if I could take his picture (I wonder how often THAT happens?) Dan is the one on the right. The other photographer was going to scoot out of the photo, but I told him that he should stay (although I didn't ask his name!) I was so glad to have run into him, and I gave him a CM appreciation card and told him that we would definitely look for him the next time on our next family trip! ??? and Dan, Photopass Photographer Extraordinaire
Up next: you guessed it...more WS wanderings (and more HMs, too!)
Holy hidden mickeys, batman! You are doing a phoenomenal job finding all of these. I have to admit, I can't even find them all in your photos. I guess I'm not looking hard enough!! I'm so glad you didn't have too many crowds. That is really cool. And I'm really glad you could spend some quiet time in the UK garden. I love it back there!
That is awesome. I'm so glad you ran into that PP photographer. I'm sure all the CM's appreciate it when guests thank them. Especially nearly 1 year later!
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What a wonderful story about the Photopass Photographer and your family. Its great to hear when a CM goes above and beyond their job to make a memorable moment for your family. Also, more great pictures and the back gardens in the UK are some of my favorite.
What a great day so far and you definitely picked a great day to wander Epcot - it looks empty. I am loving all your hidden mickeys and you seem to be having the time of your life. How nice that you got to see Dan the PP Photographer again. I remember your TR from last year as your described that morning with Alice...and what wonderful memories you took from that day.
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) The entire interaction was caught on film by a great Photopass photographer named Dan, who had volunteered to be our "personal PP photographer" as we wandered throughout the UK pavilion. We must have at least 50 photos that Dan took of our family. 
I asked if I could take his picture (I wonder how often THAT happens?
) Dan is the one on the right. The other photographer was going to scoot out of the photo, but I told him that he should stay (although I didn't ask his name!) I was so glad to have run into him, and I gave him a CM appreciation card and told him that we would definitely look for him the next time on our next family trip! 
I'm so glad you didn't have too many crowds. That is really cool. And I'm really glad you could spend some quiet time in the UK garden. I love it back there! 
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