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on trying to get a dining package for River of Lights.
I'm assuming that the Disney minifigs will be sold just as the previous series of minifigs have been sold, in a blind bag. I've done a good job of feeling what is inside the bag to find the ones that I want.
Groot is my favorite (SO reminds me of what an outer space Ent would be like) with Drax running a close second, because of his eloquence.
Good luck getting Tiffins and Rivers of Light.
Groot is mine and Luke's favorite, too. I even got him the Pop Groot for Christmas. So cute!
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I am hoping those Lego minis are sold separately - as the only one I really want is Peter Pan! Hope they are still available when we go in September!
I'm not surprised at all that you'd want the Peter Pan!
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I'm sceptical too about the Rivers of Light dining packages going on sale today, but you never know with Disney. I'm thinking if they do go on sale, they won't include Tiffins for the moment, given they're saying it will now open in summer 2016.
I checked today and nothing was to be found on the RoL dining package. Now I've heard tomorrow. Got to love rumors.
I had heard the same about the Rivers of Light packages. I will be up at the crack of dawn! I al was talking to Tim about the Lego minifigures as we would like all of them as well. It will be interesting to see how they are sold.
Here's hoping we both luck out tomorrow on RoL! and
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Hoping the dining packages become available soon!
Me, too! Though I really love all our current ADRs, but I'd like to be sure we get a good spot for the Rivers of Light, too.
Great ADRs and FP selections.
Glad you got your APs back!
Good luck with Rivers of Light and Tiffins. I can't wait to see how this is going to be!!!
Luke has been showing me new photos every morning that someone is posting of the new light effects on the Tree of Life. I can't wait to see all the new nighttime stuff at AK!
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on trying to get a dining package for River of Lights.
I'm assuming that the Disney minifigs will be sold just as the previous series of minifigs have been sold, in a blind bag. I've done a good job of feeling what is inside the bag to find the ones that I want.
That's what we'd figured. Now I'm wishing you were coming with us so you could feel the bags and let us know what we're getting.
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Rainy days are perfect for movies...I should probably start checking out more about Tiffins, I'll be there a few days before you. I'm surprised it doesn't seem like they're going to have the packages available for your dates.
Rainy days are perfect for movies...I should probably start checking out more about Tiffins, I'll be there a few days before you. I'm surprised it doesn't seem like they're going to have the packages available for your dates.
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Tiffins may not be open until summer, and if so, that's fine, we'll try for our October trip.
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We'll be at Epcot May 11 also! I hope we can plan a meet up there or at the resort. I can not wait to stay at AKL
The 11th my sister and niece will be with us, so our plans may be a bit more fluid. Pam enjoys meeting PPers so as I get a better grip on plans that day, I'll let you know. I hope you love AKL!
Our weather has been on a roller coaster ride since the beginning of March, but somehow Luke and I have managed to walk a minimum of 3.2 miles/5 kilometers most days. A few rainy days never had a gap in the rain to permit us getting out. Stefanie would always say that her mom and dad were practicing for Disney. She wasn’t far from right. We do walk mainly for our health, but walking definitely gets us ready for a Disney vacation. For the month of March we walked a total of 80.04 miles. I’m hoping for 90 miles by the end of April. During today’s walk we battled 25+ mph winds the entire time with a few much strong wind gusts. The high was only in the upper 50s so the wind chill was a factor as well. At 3 miles Luke asked how much further I wanted to go. My reply was “I want to go home. I’m tired of fighting the wind.” We still had a quarter of a mile before we were back inside though.
Yesterday after our walk on the farthest section of our city’s Greenbelt from our home, we stopped in at Menard’s to pick up a few things and to check out the tree selections. We had planted two small tulip poplars last year a few weeks before our May Disney trip. These were wee little trees that unfortunately did not survive the summer. We really wanted to replace these with some sturdier young trees. None were available yet at Menard’s, so Luke asked if I’d mind going to Rural King. Here the selection was much more comprehensive and the trees were already a fair size. We pulled out the tallest two tulip poplars and then we also saw some Jane Magnolia trees. Luke has wanted a miniature magnolia for some time now to put in the same area as our white Dogwood that his family purchased for us on the anniversary of Stefanie’s passing. So that went in the cart as well. We got to the entrance to the store and the trees were too tall to enter safely. Luke headed inside with the sales tags and soon our trees were loaded up. At home Luke began the process of planting all three while I picked up limbs from our weeping willow in the front yard that had succumbed to the mild wind we had yesterday. You’d never know I’d cleaned up as the yard is even more covered in branches after the high winds today. That’ll be a job for Monday.
Jane Magnolia
White Dogwood
New Tulip Poplar #1
4-Year Old Tulip Poplar
New Tulip Poplar #2
Fairy Light
Our Weeping Willow with Luke and his Volvo
Our Front Porch
One Exceptional Weeping Willow
We do love our trees. There is a whole evergreen forest in the back that we've planted over the years.
On a Disney note: Both Luke and I checked Disney World’s website for potential Rivers of Light dinner packages. Nada. Nil. Nothing. Zip. Zero.
Your garden's looking great! Great work on the walking - 80 miles, my goodness! However, I never add up how much I swim in a month and I bet that would add up to something. Maybe I should do that... hmmmm.....
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I love all your trees especially the Jane Magnolia!!! You and Luke really have a green thumb and your home is decorated so beautifully inside and out Great job on all your walking!!! My DH and I have been trying to get out more with the winter months behind us but the winds in New Jersey have been incredible in the past 24 hours. I believe we're getting up to 50 MPH gusts right now so no walking for us today! It is great practice for Disney vacations besides doing it for health reasons.
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We still had a quarter of a mile before we were back inside though. 
We pulled out the tallest two tulip poplars and then we also saw some Jane Magnolia trees. Luke has wanted a miniature magnolia for some time now to put in the same area as our white Dogwood that his family purchased for us on the anniversary of Stefanie’s passing. So that went in the cart as well. We got to the entrance to the store and the trees were too tall to enter safely. Luke headed inside with the sales tags and soon our trees were loaded up. At home Luke began the process of planting all three while I picked up limbs from our weeping willow in the front yard that had succumbed to the mild wind we had yesterday. You’d never know I’d cleaned up as the yard is even more covered in branches after the high winds today. That’ll be a job for Monday. 
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Great work on the walking - 80 miles, my goodness! 
However, I never add up how much I swim in a month and I bet that would add up to something. Maybe I should do that... hmmmm.....
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