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Old 09-10-2013, 03:23 PM   #241
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It sounds like you got a lot done at Hollywood Studios and had a great day over all. I'm glad Lenny found his glasses. I imagine the rest of the trip would have been quite difficult for him without those.
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Old 09-10-2013, 03:33 PM   #242
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Abby is SO cute waiting for Wreck It Ralph!! You can see the excitement all over her face. That's cool they now have a M&G with him!

GMR -- I have never, ever seen anything BUT the Gangster scene. I'm starting to doubt that a Western one exists!!

Star Tours is a big NO for me, too!! I've never ridden it, I know I wouldn't handle it well.

And yeah, how sad that the CMs were so apparently shocked by an honest person! Wow. The world needs more people like you!!!

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Old 09-10-2013, 04:08 PM   #243
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Sounds like you had a great day!! I had to giggle when I was looking at your Beauty and the Beast photos. We have only ever seen it once, and when we did, the Beast had a costume malfunction... his pants fell down! It was funny & we felt so bad for the actor! It was still a wonderful show and we cant wait to see it this Spring!
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Sounds like you had another great day. I am glad Lenny found his glasses. I know how frustrating it is to not have them and have to fumble around. Luckily I have been able to now get contacts and only have to worry about losing the sunglasses.
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More excellent work on the penny search, especially running into TL to get those! You all covered quite a bit of ground at DHS. Glad Abby was able to meet the crew from Wreck It Ralph. You weren't kidding when you said Ralph's hands were huge. So glad Lenny found his glasses. All your PP pictures are great, too.
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I'm glad Lenny found his glasses! It's sad when honest people are so rare. I love the Photopass pics!
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Another great update! I'm with you feeling sick from Star Tours. I can only ride it once(at the most). I'm glad Lenny found his glasses. That would have been a bummer not having them for the rest of the trip.
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I must say HS is not our favorite Park. Reason being that most rides are the same old, same old. Glad you were able to see all the shows. Abby riding curtain rides by herself, is possible because of the great parents she has. DH and myself will be taking our 1st couples only trip in 3 weeks and I want to see some of the shows. I'm not sure what else we will do, but this Park will be taken at a slow pace. Glad Lenny found his glasses. I know what loosing something important can feel like Once again you have great memories( I like all the Photos)!! And last, it is so good to hear some people still do the right thing. I believe in doing the right thing all the time, so good for you going back and doing what is totally right!!!!!!!
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Another busy day at HS. I love the Beauty and the Beast show. TSM is my favorite ride but there is always such a wait and if you don't get there early the fast passes are gone. The GMR is good but I think they need to update it a little.
My favorite picture is Abby waiting for Wreck it Ralph.
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Abby's smile when she was waiting to meet wreck it Ralph and vanellope...OMG!!! She looks so happy! That is my favorite picture so far. That is what I call "the Disney look" and it's the reason I LOVE going to Disney. Her face explains how I feel on the inside.

I'm glad Lenny found his glasses, sounds like a rough time looking for them. I hope that nasty storm cleared up for you guys. Sounds like a fun day!!
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Great day. Glad the GAC finally worked. It would be nice if all of the CMs knew how to handle them.
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Enjoying the report so far, you are very descriptive and your report is really fun and interesting to read! Thank you for taking the time to do this.

Regarding TGMR, the Western side does still exist, but they only run it in every 4th run of cars. A set of cars leaves the Hollywood loading room every 3 minutes, so if you want to do the Western set, ask the CM as you go in the door to the loading room. They will move you over to the far right hand side of the room, and you may have to wait up to 12 minutes for the right car. It is worth it though, as it is so much fun! We have done this on our last two trips.

Keep up the good work, Darlene, really enjoying this!
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Great pictures, you criss cross this park just like we do. While I like HS I find it the least organized.

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