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Another great update!
Love the poly! Think it's my fav place!
The pics of your dad with the rock & roll hair! TOO MUCH!
We had a lot of fun taking goofy pictures this year
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Another great day! Great pictures!!
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I'm just getting caught up on your TR and finding it so enjoyable as the pictures make me almost feel like I am there.
Thank you
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Great pictures! Sounds like you had a good day at DHS.
It was a relaxing move at your own pace kinda day.
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Great update, but what a busy day! I love your sunrise photos.
Thank you I loved taking pictures when I was up before anyone else. It was relaxing for me to walk around
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Another fantastic update Amy!!
Thank you
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omg! the weather looks like it was perfect-- such great sunny pics you got! you were such busy bees today! sounds like a fun-very-filled day! your family seems like so much fun! i wish our trips had overlapped last year so we couldve met up! what a great TR!
One of these years I hope that we will be able to meet up.
Today was a chill out morning. We decide that we would head over to CBR so that the guys could rent some Sea Raycer. My dad feels more comfortable at the CBR on boats then at Poly with the other boats & ferries. We rode the ferry over to MK & caught a bus to CBR at about 10:00am or so.
Once we got to the CBR we went shopping. I know that is a big surprise. The CBR feels like home to us because we have stayed there the most. I love the music that is played when you are walking around. We also wanted to check out the new pool area since we will be staying there this year. After we got some of our shopping out of the way we decided to grab some lunch. In my opinion the counter service at CBR is much better than the Poly.
My dad & Shayne headed over to rent the boats. My mom & I enjoy a table by the pool & talking.
I ran inside for a bit & found the Pirates of the Caribbean beanies. So I bought one for my mom. When I got back to the table & show her. She decided she wanted a couple of more. By this time my dad & Shayne were ready to head out. My mom & I went over to the landing & took pic & video of them.
After they were done my mom & I went to take pics of the new pool area.
Then we started heading back to the Poly. On our way out there was a DVC stand. Here is a back story to this. I have been telling me parents that we should look into the DVC since this was are 4th trip in a row. At night I usually turn in before them & would turn the TV on to DVC channel. When they came in the room that was what would be playing. One night I was dozing in & out when they came in. Shayne had already went to bed. I overheard my dad talking to my mom about DVC. I laid perfectly still & was smiling to myself. There was a method to my madness. Back to the story, we were standing them so I went over to look at the info. The lady started talking to my parents. She asked us where we are staying & if we had every been on a tour before. We had never been on a tour. Our first trip to the worlds we stop & talk to a guy at MGM but didn’t want to time out to do a tour. They just sent us some info in the mail. At that time we didn’t realize that we would be going to WDW so much & wasn’t in the budget. She told us we should go on a tour & talk to a guide. So we told her we would have to check our schedule & see when we could fit it in. We headed back to the Poly & had a few hours before we had to get ready for MNSSHP.
My mom & I went to do laundry. My dad chill out in the room & Shayne went swimming. My dad had said on the bus ride over that he was going to call & see about setting up appointment for DVC tour. After everyone got ready we headed over to the MK for some trick or treating.
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just caught up, the boats did look fun, I hope to do that one of my trips.
so is there a DVC future in your future TR's? I will stay tuned.
cant wait to hear about MNSSHP
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What a great day...the "boys" looked like they were having a great time on the Sea Racyers. I think a nice relaxing day was a gret idea before heading out to heading out to the MNSSHP. Can't wait to hear all about the party and if you went on the DVC tour or not.
great update!!! Hope your parents go for DVC...my husband and i took the plunge last year...and my parents, who were with us on the trip, regret not doing it......
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your pictures totally make me long to be in disney!
great pics! i love CBR too! when we stayed at boardwalk our last trip i told rob i missed the food court at CBR--- at least the poly has one! if we hadnt been updated to concierage we woulda been eating when we got into the parks!
sounds like a great morning--- and i love the way you plotted for the DVC! ive been plotting to get my parents just to go to WDW but cant seem to get them to commit! im the only one in my family who has gone and i get so excited about it they think im crazy! lol!
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