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A great time on the Boardwalk. The Abracadabar looks amazing as do your drinks! Great meal at Flying Fish with great service and cuisine from all your choices. Glad you got to enjoy the Bellevue Lounge as one of my top three lounges in WDW! The surrey experience is well... Not an ideal one. Those hills around the Swan/Dolphin are quite step as I know from my many walks back their from Epcot and the Boardwalk each day I was there back in October.
It was such a fun night!! Even fighting was fun!!
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Awesome dinner The Flying Fish! Oh mercy, what a surrey ride.
It was terrific!! The surrey ride was a hoot!!
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Forgot to ask - are you able to share the drink recipe?
Well, they gave it to me on a coaster and didn't say it was secret! I will PM you (and anyone else who wants it) with it just to be safe!!
This morning Adrienne sent me this gif to wake me up:
We took our morning walk and went to the Boardwalk Bakery for our coffee:
Then we went over to the Yacht and a beach Club side of Crescent Lake and I gave Adrienne a tour of these beautiful resorts. As a side note, I must add here that we saw only one dog. Anyway! Adrienne thought the resorts were beautiful and loved the lobbies of both. We continued on:
It was starting to get warm already, so Adrienne wanted to change her shirt. We went up to get the boys and everyone met on the Boardwalk as we were taking the Friendship boat to DHS.
Doesn’t Muffin look like he’s dodging the paparazzi?
We arrived at the Studios in no time flat and we all enjoyed the boat ride!!
We stopped at Starbucks for some yummy drinks and treats and then we got some PP pictures taken:
Then Muffin, Dave and I rode ToT for our first FP+ today:
Then we made our way to Star Tours for our next FP+ but not before stopping again along the way!!
Sadly, we did not get here this trip
We had a fun journey and then walked some more:
We next went to Muppet Vision 3D:
After the show, we continued on:
We walked through here:
The models for Toy Story Land and Star Wars:Galaxy’s Edge look really cool!! Next it was time for our final FP+ for TSMM:
We stopped for some fun pictures:
Then made our way towards the exit:
We stopped outside for one more photo shoot before catching the boat launch back to the Boardwalk:
We had an excellent morning at DHS and got so much done in such a short mount of time, but now it was time to go back and relax a little before MVMCP tonight!!!
Coming up: The rest of our last full day at WDW and our evening at MVMCP!!
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Just got all caught up with your last few posts. Sorry the hostess at your character breakfast was less than magical but it sounds like the experience and food besides that was awesome.I've always worried about those safes not opening but it sure sounds like Disney went up above and beyond to make it up to you. So sweet of them to send the chocolates to Adrienne's room because of the pool incident also. We haven't eaten at The Flying Fish in years but your meal did look great. Glad it turned out to be such a wonderful day even with the rough start.
Just got all caught up with your last few posts. Sorry the hostess at your character breakfast was less than magical but it sounds like the experience and food besides that was awesome.I've always worried about those safes not opening but it sure sounds like Disney went up above and beyond to make it up to you. So sweet of them to send the chocolates to Adrienne's room because of the pool incident also. We haven't eaten at The Flying Fish in years but your meal did look great. Glad it turned out to be such a wonderful day even with the rough start.
It was an awesome day overall and you guys really should try the Flying Fish!!
What a great morning at Studios with so much packed in with some of my favorite attractions including TOT and TSMM! You all looked like you were having such a great time! I can't believe this is your last full day already! Unfortunately, I can't put out the updates daily like you and Cheryl do so well!
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You all did pack quite a bit in this morning at DHS!
We did!!
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What a great morning at Studios with so much packed in with some of my favorite attractions including TOT and TSMM! You all looked like you were having such a great time! I can't believe this is your last full day already! Unfortunately, I can't put out the updates daily like you and Cheryl do so well!
We arrived back at the Boardwalk around 1:30 PM. We actually got off the boat launch at the Swan and Dolphin and enjoyed the pleasant walk back.
We went to the pool and sat at the bar for a drink and some grub:
These hot dogs were HUGE so we split them!!
We went for a swim and got some sun and then we all got refreshed and took a Lyft to the MK...........
WELL, AT LEAST THAT’S WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING!! We had the goofiest Lyft driver who had no idea how to get inside the MK, so we asked him to please just drop us off at the Grand Floridian. We wanted to show Dave and Adrienne the Gingerbread House anyway and sure enough, it was now completed:
Then we took the monorail over to MK and arrived around 4:30 PM. We were given our MVMCP bracelets and directed to a PP photographer for pictures. This was a new system and we really liked it!
Then we were given a little map of the festivities and some cookies, but we didn’t eat them because we were pushing it for our 5:05 ADR at Be Our Guest. We inquired about sitting in the West Wing but there was an hour wait for that so we settled for the Ballroom and were seated right away!!
I love this window!!
I immediately began looking for Cam and Luke who shouldn’t be far behind us but did not see them yet. We got our menus and I even love them here:
We ordered our dinner and then our waiter encouraged us to walk around and check out the different rooms. Adrienne and I did just that and, again, the whole time, I was also scouting for Cam and Luke!!
When we got back to our table, our food was just coming out!! Adrienne loved this castle so much and everything was really delicious!!
Adrienne ordered the Garden Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese, Dried Cranberries, and Pumpkin Seeds with Lemon Vinaigrette:
And Grilled Strip Steak with Garlic-Herb Butter and Pommes Frites:
Muffin and I both ordered Salmon with Seasonal Vegetables:
Dave ordered Sautéed Shrimp and Scallops with Lobster, Mushrooms, and Seasonal Vegetables in a creamy Lobster Sauce:
We also got a bottle of Conundrum to share! Adrienne’s steak was a little undercooked for her, so she sent it back. I thought it looked delicious but both Muffin and Adrienne like their cow dead and leathery! she told the rest of us to eat in the mean time.
Some time during our meal, I finally spotted Cam and Luke coming into the restaurant, so when I was finished my meal, I looked around for them. I checked our room and then the Music Box room and finally found them in the West Wing, those lucky ducks!! I only meant to say hello and that we would meet up with them after dinner but I wound up talking to them for about 20 minutes and Muffin had to come looking for me! :blush:
Those guys had already eaten dessert without me but ordered me this:
We got on line for pictures with the Master and Cam texted me to let me know that they were just a few people behind us.
We saw them on line while we were getting our pictures taken and then we all went to use the restrooms and when we got out, they were gone! Disappeared into thin air. On top of that, my phone died and that was the only place I had Cam’s number!! We looked for them all night but we just couldn’t find them! . I was so grateful that I had at least spent some time with them at dinner and we really would have loved to enjoy MVMCP with them!! I hope you guys had a great time!!
We had a great time at last years party, but this one was even better!! Last year, I feel like it was much more crowded because we didn’t ride much at all during the event. This year, we got to ride tons of stuff and still enjoyed the Castle shows, the Christmas parade and were able to get some cool PP photos as well!! I had to use Muffin’s camera so these are hit or miss!!
First we rode Dumbo, since we were right there. I let Adrienne control the up and down part and she was crazy! It actually got pretty chilly tonight so Adrienne me bought Dave a cute Stitch sweatshirt.
Then we rode Under the Sea-Journey of the Little Mermaid. Next was The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh:
And then Peter Pan’s Flight:
We continued on to the Haunted Mansion:
We then went to see Elsa turn the Castle to ice and it was beautiful!!
Then we went to Tomorrowland and rode the Peoplemover and Buzz:
Me checking out Muffin’s score
Then it was time for the beautiful Holiday Wishes:
After the fireworks we went ride BTMRR and then found spots for the Christmas Parade in Frontierland. I was brimming with excitement as this is my favorite parade and I couldn’t wait to share it with the Adlers!! By this time, Muffin's phone was running low too so I couldn't get any pictures of the parade.
The Parade was wonderful as always and by the time it was done, it was after 11:00 PM. We headed to Main Street to purchase a few things and then got to see the parade a second time as it was finishing!
We took the bus back to the Boardwalk and settled in for the night.
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Great meal at Flying Fish with great service and cuisine from all your choices. Glad you got to enjoy the Bellevue Lounge as one of my top three lounges in WDW! 
The surrey experience is well...
Oh mercy, what a surrey ride. 
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to share! Adrienne’s steak was a little undercooked for her, so she sent it back. I thought it looked delicious but both Muffin and Adrienne like their cow dead and leathery! 
she told the rest of us to eat in the mean time.
Disappeared into thin air. On top of that, my phone died and that was the only place I had Cam’s number!! We looked for them all night but we just couldn’t find them! 
. I was so grateful that I had at least spent some time with them at dinner and we really would have loved to enjoy MVMCP with them!! I hope you guys had a great time!! 
By this time, Muffin's phone was running low too so I couldn't get any pictures of the parade. 
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