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What a nice surprise!



The view from our balcony was breathtaking. Watch what happens as night turns into day!





















Just WHAT were those cast members looking at?
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Those filets looked scrumptious!!! So did you ever find out what was going on with all those Cast Members under your balcony?
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Those filets looked scrumptious!!! So did you ever find out what was going on with all those Cast Members under your balcony?
We were never sure, but that morning there was one balcony that was closed off with a big canvas sheet. We thought maybe some glass had broken because they had it tied down tight on all sides.

It was an interesting photo shot, though. I have several, but only posted a few. The cast members stood there for quite some time looking.

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Sandy the last picture where the cast member were looking up. I have the same shot looking out from the main lobby.

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As you can see, I almost went out there but it was raining that day when I was doing this hotel. You missed me by couple of month or so. To bad maybe in 4 or 5 year we all could plan this gathering at WDW. I hope we can pull it of here for DL in three years when thing start to open up and the new attractions are available.
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