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Another fantastic day! Glad you got to meet up with Cam and Luke. It's amazing at Disney you either don't see people you want to see or you run into people you know, like neighbors, that you didn't even know were going to be there. Glad you had a wonderful time at MVMCP and your dinner at BOG looks wonderful!
It sounds like you're having a great time with the Alders. It's always fun to show new people things you love a Disney.
The surrey ride sounds horrible. That's one of the reasons I've never done one.
The Christmas party looks like fun. I haven't been to one since the early 90's. The joys of working in retail at Christmas. What luck you had running into Cam and Luke. Too bad your phone died.
Liz
Looks like you had a wonderful dinner at BOG and how great that you were able to meet up with Cam and Luke, if even for a short time, after all these years on the boards together. They're just the cutest couple too. You all certainly did a lot during the MVMCP! So sad that your TR is coming to an end. I've really been enjoying it Tara!
Oh my goodness, a Lyft driver who didn't know how to get to the Magic Kingdom? Wow, that's a bit worrying...
I'm so glad you got to meet up with Cam and Luke. As I was reading this instalment, I was hoping you'd get to see them. Shame you weren't able to catch up later.
It sounds like you packed a lot into your evening.
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Glad you were able to meet up with Luke and Cam for a bit during dinner! I’m still so sad Southwest wrecked our chances of meeting up while we were still there.
The party sounded like a lot of fun. Funny as I’ve seen so many complainers and whiners on Facebook saying they’ll never go again....
I really privileged now that we were seated in the West Wing. I had not idea it had an hour wait. I'm so glad we got to visit a bit since we missed connecting up later. We too went to the restrooms after our encounter with the Beast, but I guess our paths didn't cross. Bummer!
A delicious meal at BoG and a great time at MVMCP! Glad you were able to run into Cam and Luke!
It was delicious and me too!!
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Another fantastic day! Glad you got to meet up with Cam and Luke. It's amazing at Disney you either don't see people you want to see or you run into people you know, like neighbors, that you didn't even know were going to be there. Glad you had a wonderful time at MVMCP and your dinner at BOG looks wonderful!
Thanks, it was a wonderful day!!
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Good thing you found Cam and Luke during dinner, you sure got on a lot of rides.
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It sounds like you're having a great time with the Alders. It's always fun to show new people things you love a Disney.
We doing just that!!
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The surrey ride sounds horrible. That's one of the reasons I've never done one.
The Christmas party looks like fun. I haven't been to one since the early 90's. The joys of working in retail at Christmas. What luck you had running into Cam and Luke. Too bad your phone died.
Liz
The surrey ride was awful and I will never do it again!! : The Christmas party was wonderful and I am so glad I got to meet Cam and Luke!!
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Looks like you had a wonderful dinner at BOG and how great that you were able to meet up with Cam and Luke, if even for a short time, after all these years on the boards together. They're just the cutest couple too. You all certainly did a lot during the MVMCP! So sad that your TR is coming to an end. I've really been enjoying it Tara!
Cam and Luke are adorable and it was so fun to meet them!! Thanks, Linda!!
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Oh my goodness, a Lyft driver who didn't know how to get to the Magic Kingdom? Wow, that's a bit worrying...
I'm so glad you got to meet up with Cam and Luke. As I was reading this instalment, I was hoping you'd get to see them. Shame you weren't able to catch up later.
It sounds like you packed a lot into your evening.
He was too much and we were so happy to get out!! The evening was wonderful!!
Glad you were able to meet up with Luke and Cam for a bit during dinner! I’m still so sad Southwest wrecked our chances of meeting up while we were still there.
The party sounded like a lot of fun. Funny as I’ve seen so many complainers and whiners on Facebook saying they’ll never go again....
Me too and perhaps we can all meet up one day!! We loved the party!!
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I really privileged now that we were seated in the West Wing. I had not idea it had an hour wait. I'm so glad we got to visit a bit since we missed connecting up later. We too went to the restrooms after our encounter with the Beast, but I guess our paths didn't cross. Bummer!
It was so nice to meet you both, even for a short while!!
This morning we all packed up bright and early and Adrienne and I took our morning walk. We got our coffee, the boys came down and we checked our bags and carry ons. I also texted Cam to let her know what happened last night. I so wish we would have found those guys again during the Party!!
We had to be back by 1:30 PM for the Magical Express so we took off for Epcot.
Adrienne stopped in the shop right at the IG and picked up a couple of F&WF plates that were now on sale for 5 bucks! Our intention was to grab some breakfast in Paris but we couldn’t go that way yet as World Showcase was still closed.
We decided to do a lap around World Showcase and up to China was open on the other side, including FEE, which was up, running and posting a 35 minute wait. We decided to jump in line.
It was a fun ride and I’m glad we got the Adlers on it!! We continued on:
Heading back to Future World and our FP+ for Soarin’:
This turned out to be Dave’s favorite ride but once again, Adrienne had some issues with it. . She liked parts of it but not all of it. When we came back down to the ground, we realized that we were all hungry and headed to the Sunshine Seasons food court for some breakfast.
Everyone except Muffin got this:
Muffin’s much healthier breakfast:
Actually, I was surprised he even ate because of flying today but he said he had to! When we were finished, we rode SE one last time and then headed back out to World Showcase to make our way back to the Boardwalk.
Adrienne and I stopped at Choza de Margarita for a delicious next to final vacation beverage!
I got a Grapefruit margarita. I usually don’t like frozen drinks but this was delicious!!
Adrienne stayed traditional and said that her choice was equally delish!!
We walked through the German train set:
Then stopped in Italy:
We next stopped in Morocco where we got some fun pictures with Jasmine:
And then Paris!! Here we went in the perfume shops and Adrienne and I split a Champagne flight:
Then we stopped one last time on the way out of Epcot:
This was an awesome way to wrap things up!! We made our way back to the Boardwalk and retrieved our carry ons. We had to wait maybe 10 minutes for the Sad Bus and got to MCO in no time without incident.
Our flight home was delayed as you guys know, but honestly, that was the worst part of the whole trip!!. We had a wonderful and full vacation and I can't wait to do it again next year!!!!
Thanks for following along!!
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Great night in the MK for MVMCP and you got to see and do a lot! Glad you got to meet up with Cam and Luke for a bit at BOG! Nice day in Epcot to end your trip with some nice beverages and attractions!
Too bad this TR has come to an end but I enjoyed your adventures so much!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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You all certainly did a lot during the MVMCP! So sad that your TR is coming to an end. I've really been enjoying it Tara!
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Wow, that's a bit worrying... 
doing just that!!
: The Christmas party was wonderful and I am so glad I got to meet Cam and Luke!! 
When we were finished, we rode SE one last time and then headed back out to World Showcase to make our way back to the Boardwalk.
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