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Great changes, Dave!! : I am jealous that you are getting to see La Nouba again. I love that show and also haven't seen it for some time. This trip, we will just not see able to fit it in.
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Oh wow, what a pain with the computer - glad you were able to get it going in the end. Nice plans for Food and Wine. I hear you about the prices of Party for the Senses - we were talking about that when we were down there, and it's just insane!
So glad everything is working out for you to book! Some great stuff lined up for sure
So far so good and quite happy with the plans!
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Lots of changes but it all looks good ��. It will be here before we know it.
I'm happy with my changes and new additions! Just 13 days for me now and a bit less for you!
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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!
Great changes, Dave!! : I am jealous that you are getting to see La Noisba again. I love that show and also haven't seen it for some time. This trip, we will just not see able to fit it in.
I'm happy with the changes. It was definitely time to see this show again as it's been 12 years!
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Happy to inspire anyone to spend more money!
Oh wow, what a pain with the computer - glad you were able to get it going in the end. Nice plans for Food and Wine. I hear you about the prices of Party for the Senses - we were talking about that when we were down there, and it's just insane!
I know you always welcome the spend more factor!
It was a bit of a hassle with the computer, but all is good now!
I'm looking quite forward to the festival and feel I've made a couple of good choices with my seminars. There is no way, I'd spend that kind of money for PFTS as the price doesn't substantiate it as it's not an elegant sit down dinner in which you are being catered to amazingly like at V&A's or DL's Club 33!
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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!
You've been busy while I was away! Great changes! I love all your restaurant choices and agree, it's so hard to decide where to go now with all the new places! Sadly, our next trip is also kid-centric, so the more adventurous ones will have to wait.
Glad you got your computer issues resolved as well!
You've been busy while I was away! Great changes! I love all your restaurant choices and agree, it's so hard to decide where to go now with all the new places! Sadly, our next trip is also kid-centric, so the more adventurous ones will have to wait.
Glad you got your computer issues resolved as well!
Just so many choices now with the eateries and it wasn't easy deciding, which ones had to wait for another trip! I'm quite happy with my computer now and all seems to be good!
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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!
Great job on the La Nouba tickets and the ADR additions!!
Thanks! I'm quite happy with them!
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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!
Wednesday, August 24th I was reading a post in my PTR from NanaTink and she asked whether I planned on making any Fastpass+ reservations. Somehow, as I’m staying at a non-Disney resort I had overlooked this! I plan on doing this beginning September 15th, when my window opens for this. How could I forget this? Thanks NanaTink! Saturday, August 27th Today, I was reading another post on my PTR from Jandsdennis (Julie) about being in WDW around the same time as I am. She had mentioned this a few months ago when I started this PTR, but it was probably too far out to make these plans. I sent her a pm and I plan to meet with her and her husband at Epcot for the Food & Wine Festival. We plan to hit some of the booths together. It will be good to meet up with some Passporters as I always enjoy this!
I visited the online Disney Store and looked at all the various Magic Bands they had available. I was just looking for a basic one and settled with a green one as I had a blue one for my last WDW trip back in April, 2014. It was about $20 with shipping and tax, so not too bad.
Sunday, August 28th I learned on the Disney Parks blog that transportation is now being offered one way from the parks to Disney Springs. This is very welcoming and a great option for me as I will be staying in the Disney Springs area.
Saturday, September 3rd I called the La Nouba box office at Disney and asked if my tickets had been shipped yet. They said they were but I haven’t received them yet. Like I said in my previous post I can go to the box office and have them reprint them for me. It would just be better to have them in hand and not go through this extra process.
As I post this, I still haven’t received my tickets, so it looks like I will be bound for the box office on arrival day to get them!
I got some Disney mail today! My Magic Band has arrived!!!
NEXT: This Will Take Some Figuring Out!
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Oh my gosh!!:the wave: Your trip is right around the corner!!! Congrats on the magic band arriving and how fun to meet up with passporters!!
Always good when the Magic Bands arrive! I'm definitely looking forward to my PP meet with Julie and her husband at the F&W Fest.
My trip is coming up close and I can say now....I will be in WDW next week!
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Glad the MBs arrived! I hope the La Nouba tickets show up!!
I'm not betting on the La Nouba tix showing up any time soon as it's been about 1 1/2 months, since I ordered them. I probably will have to pick them up now as the show is just 12 days from now! The problem may be going directly through the box office and not through Disney, but they were able to get the tix I wanted!
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Your trip's almost here!
That's a pain about the La Nouba tickets.
Yes it is, and almost S-I-N-G-L-E- D-I-G-I-T-S !!!! ......which is even better!!
Certainly a hassle with this as I've noted above with Colexis!
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I'm quite happy with my computer now and all seems to be good! 
We plan to hit some of the booths together. It will be good to meet up with some Passporters as I always enjoy this! 
Like I said in my previous post I can go to the box office and have them reprint them for me. It would just be better to have them in hand and not go through this extra process. 
Congrats on the magic band arriving and how fun to meet up with passporters!!
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