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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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Even with all that rain it sounds like you both had a great time and hit all your must-do's. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you had some sunshine when you woke up.
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It sounds like you two had a great time despite the rain. It makes me want to have one on one trips with my girls. My DH is going take our olds out this summer. I am going to try to do something with our youngest while they are gone.
I really enjoyed this 1/1 trip!
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Great MK day!!! Love all the pictures of Dillon....especially on the Tea Cups!! Priceless vacation!!!!!!!!!
Definately Priceless!
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Sorry you didn't get to see Wishes!
Me too....
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Sorry to hear about all the rain, but at least it sounds like it's keeping the wait times down. How nice you got the chance to spend one-on-one time with him. That is very !!
The rain definately scared people off...
That's a shame Dillon was hard on himself at the AA. I could totally see my Abby being the same way.
He is always so hard on himself....
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More great updates!
Thanks!
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Just got all caught up!! Wonderful TR!!
Sorry for all the rain, but the upside....low crowds!
Thanks!
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Great day at MK. Don't you always wonder why Philarmagic doesn't have more lines? It's such a great show.
But really, you don't like french fries?
I know, I Philharmagic! And for french fries, I just don't care for them- I don't hate them or think they taste aweful- but I'd just assume have fries as I'd have green beans- I can take them or leave (and unless I'm really really hungry, I generally leave them).....
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Even with all that rain it sounds like you both had a great time and hit all your must-do's. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you had some sunshine when you woke up.
The sun definately came out the next day (but with it came more people)!
Saturday March 13th
This morning we slept a little later. We woke up at 6:45am, got ready quickly and headed for breakfast at the food court. The good thing about sleeping in is the food court was fully open- so I was able to have that French toast I had been wanting. By 7:15am we were eating breakfast. Dillon had a cinnamon roll and a side of bacon. I had the French toast with sausage. (Our total was $10.41) We had a note on our door this morning saying that DME didn’t have our flight information and we needed to call for our pick up time. I called the number provided and we were told our pick up time would be for 9:45am the next morning.
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We headed to the bus stop just shy of 8am and walked up to a waiting bus. The driver asked us if we had a character breakfast scheduled. When we told him no, he wanted to know if we realized the parks didn’t open till 9am. I told him yes, I knew that. The entire bus ride he told us how we should have went to the Studio’s for EMH and that we were going to be waiting a long time, bla, bla, bla…. He was VERY nice and friendly but I was surprised that he was so surprised that we wanted to be at the parks early. We had the bus to ourselves- literally. He dropped us off at Epcot at 8:15am and we headed for the entrance. It was 45 minutes before park open and there were PLENTY of other people already there also. But all the people were in the two lines to the far right. I asked a CM if all the other turnstiles would be opening at the same time and he said yes. So, we were first in line for our turnstile!
**Dillon waiting for the gates to open, at the front of the line**
About 8:45am they started letting people in and we were among the first people to enter the park. Of course they had everything roped off once you got to Innovations.
**The cool topiaries, I just zoomed in while waiting for park to open***
We were the second people to make it to the ropes. Before long the folks from Soarin’ came over and said we all had to stay behind them while walking to Soarin. On the walk there two teenage girls and one lady managed to get in front of us, but that was it… We were numbers 4 and 5 in line for the first ride! We got front/top row and I was excited about this! I love this ride!! I wish I could just ride it over and over! After we rode, we checked the stand by time and it was listed at 30 minutes, so we just got fast passes that were good for 10:45am.
Next, we headed to Journey In to Imagination with Figment. We walked right on and we were literally the only ones there. After the ride, we had the play center to ourselves also. Dillon enjoyed turning his self into an animal and making music in Figment’s studio. We looked around the gift shop, but didn’t see anything that we needed.
Up Next: Innovations
Great morning!! Yummy breakfast.....and opening a park!!! I am soooo jealous-I really want to do that someday! and getting on Soarin' first....awesome!
Yes, it was! And it didn't hurt that Epcot is our favorite park
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Despite all the rain, you guys seemed to really have a blast! I am glad you guys were having such a great time. Can't wait to hear more!
We did have a blast!
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Just found your TR! Don't know how I missed it! I'm glad you pressed on despite the rain. Sorry about not being able to see Wishes.
I was a little bummed about Wishes also, but one day.......
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Great updates! So sorry about the rain. We spent in the day in DHS and MK on our trip in the rain. We sat upstairs at CHH and just watched it pour!
I've never seen the bird on TSMM before. Very cool!
So sorry the animation academy didn't go well.
Can't wait to read more!
Thanks! I think the bird is the lowest animal/score you can get
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What a great start to the morning! First Soarin' ride of the day
I was so excited to be on the first row of the first Soarin' ride of the day
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Being at the park at opening is the best! My family won't get up early enough though
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Great morning!! Yummy breakfast.....and opening a park!!! I am soooo jealous-I really want to do that someday! and getting on Soarin' first....awesome!
We don't have any problems making park opening, but we have tremendous trouble making park close/ night time shows It would be nice if we could find a balance and pull off a little of both...
Saturday March 13th Continued:
Next we headed for Innovations. There were a few people in here, but not many. Usually, I take a seat in Innovations while the kids play and I just move my seat depending on what game they are doing. Well with Dillon being the only kid this trip, I got to play the games and they were pretty cute. (But I must say, I did miss my break of sitting) We played the House on fire game and it was fun. We played the piggy bank game and it was fun. We also decorated the Velcro frogs. We did this last time and Madilyn has the frogs all over the roof of the van and she loves playing with them while were driving. So Dillon and I each made a frog using a ton of accessories to give to her at home. And she was SO glad to see us come home with more frogs and accessories. Dillon played a few video games before we headed over to Mission Space.
The green/mild side only had a 5 minute wait. This is the side we wanted and it was perfect since the orange side was listed at 30 minutes. Dillon and I both really enjoy simulator rides, but I must say it was pretty mild compared to what I remembered. I’d really like to try the orange side one day, but Dillon doesn’t want to. <For reference Test Track was listed with a 50 minute wait, but we didn’t ride it> Dillon spotted a Jedi Mickey in the gift shop that he had to have so we got that ($14.86). Up Next: World Showcase
Saturday March 13th Continued:
It was now right at 11am, so we made a bath room stop and headed into World Showcase. We were in Mexico by 11:15am. We enjoyed looking around the shops. I was surprised when Dillon said he didn’t want to ride Donald’s boat ride- but glad because there was a line for it.
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I could totally see my Abby being the same way.
Philharmagic! And for french fries, I just don't care for them- I don't hate them or think they taste aweful- but I'd just assume have fries as I'd have green beans- I can take them or leave (and unless I'm really really hungry, I generally leave them).....
and getting on Soarin' first....awesome!
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