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It's time to move on and move forward.
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When Lucille found the initial announcement I was praying for Lt Dan. but he will be there while we are on our way down.
We saw CP with Lt Dan! He was awesome. His family was there and had his father stand up along with other veterans in the audience. Very nice experience.
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Dining packages became available for Passholders today at 10. I was able to get Garden Grill on 12/6 for Neil Patrick Harris!!!
Oh, that was right after I called! I guess I need to call back. I'm going for 12/6 also.
ETA: After about 50 min. on hold, I, too, got our package. We got Via Napoli (swapped out for an ADR we had later in the week) on 12/6 to enjoy Neil Patrick Harris as well.
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Congrats! I got Christmas Day lunch at Restaurant Marrakesh. I'd hoped the packages would be available for 11:00 when the restaurant opens, but the packages start at 1:30. I may pop in there early and politely ask if they'll take us ...
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Got on line at 0700 am and got 3:15 reservation for the 23rd at Chefs de France and
assigned to second show . The ever popular, TBD is slated to be our narrator but I understand that is subject to change
We saw CP with Lt Dan! He was awesome. His family was there and had his father stand up along with other veterans in the audience. Very nice experience.
I was very proud and moved to stand when he asked for our vets to stand when we saw him several Years ago. Wish I could talk Lucille into leaving 2 days earlier for this trip and go over on the 17th from Tampa just to see him again
UPDATE I called this morning to see if I could change our show time. Michelle the CM I spoke with was super helpful. She advised me that the show you are assigned to is dependent on your meal time. Meal time must be 2.5 hours prior to show. She played around for a few moments and got us changed to 2 pm at Chefs de France with 5pm show as Lucille wanted after I initial reservation.
I was very proud and moved to stand when he asked for our vets to stand when we saw him several Years ago. Wish I could talk Lucille into leaving 2 days earlier for this trip and go over on the 17th from Tampa just to see him again
UPDATE I called this morning to see if I could change our show time. Michelle the CM I spoke with was super helpful. She advised me that the show you are assigned to is dependent on your meal time. Meal time must be 2.5 hours prior to show. She played around for a few moments and got us changed to 2 pm at Chefs de France with 5pm show as Lucille wanted after I initial reservation.
How wonderful that you were able to get that sorted.
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Thanks for posting this. I have reservations for the Biergarten on Dec. 9--Whoopi Goldberg will be the narrator! I'd have liked to see Gary Sinise, but we'll probly have to be back in Ohio by then, as DS18's college is out the week before.
Thanks for posting this. I have reservations for the Biergarten on Dec. 9--Whoopi Goldberg will be the narrator! I'd have liked to see Gary Sinise, but we'll probly have to be back in Ohio by then, as DS18's college is out the week before.
We saw Whoopi a few years ago and really liked her.
Thanks for posting this. I have reservations for the Biergarten on Dec. 9--Whoopi Goldberg will be the narrator! I'd have liked to see Gary Sinise, but we'll probly have to be back in Ohio by then, as DS18's college is out the week before.
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I guess I need to call back. I'm going for 12/6 also.
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