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Oh my the torture! Poor Morgan, first the long long bus wait and then you did not even get the girl off Main Street! LOL, it seem like she took it better than most though. Hope dinner was worth the wait and that she finally got on some rides. Keep it coming.
Waiting for the bus can be so frustrating! Especially when you're trying to get to MK and 3 AK busses, 2 Epcot busses, and 4 DHS busses have come and gone, but not ONE MK!!! AARRGGGG!!!
Just want to get to dinner and ride something and get a Family Castle picture, and everything else just keeps getting in the way!!! At least there was some fun interaction with the parade and you got some good pictures!
Sounds like you were waiting at that bus stop that very day with us! I couldn't believe how many buses arrived for everywhere that we weren't going. Two for DTD arrived one right behind the other. Ridiculous! The evening does get more fun!
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Waiting is so hard!! Sorry that the parade messed up your photo op. I love the music from that parade, but as OneLittleSpark said above, I can take or leave the parade itself.
I'm glad you got all of the "administrative" stuff out of the way, so now it's just time to eat and enjoy!
And now that you mentioned the Plaza, I want a tuna sandwich on a croissant with a rootbeer float. MMMMMMMMMMMMM!
Can't wait for you to read what I had and my opinion of it.
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Waiting for the bus is no fun, and it's worse when it's on your first day when you are rearing to go! I'm glad you finally made it to the park. Move it! Shake it! Celebrate it! is a fun parade, a great start to your time at MK.
Love the pictures of the house, the floors and carpeting look great!
I was beginning to wonder if a bus to MK was ever going to arrive and I know Morgan was worried.
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The house looks great. And poor Morgan. But waiting at WDW is still better than waiting anywhere else in the world.
She adapted very quickly to the routine of waiting.
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Your new floors are very nice and I love the way your house is decorated. Poor Morgan, having to wait so long for the bus. At least, she got to see part of the parade. I fulling understand her wanting get start riding the rides and having fun.
Liz
Once we got inside MK and then getting the high five from the stilts guy, she was feeling the magic.
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I understand what that is like Morgan, sometimes waiting is part of vacation. Timon was striking a Pose!!! All the Parade Pictures are great.
The floors are wonderful. Everything turned out great!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!
I think I have enough great shots for a really good scrapbook spread.
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I understand how hard it is to wait and get going at Disney. Hang in there Morgan! I love the parade pic's. We missed that parade last year when we were there and now I can't wait to get back there and see it!!!
Love the floors and your carpet! You house is beautifully decorated! I love the disney touches.
We tend to happen upon this parade as we're moving from one land to another, but Stefanie always loved it, especially shaking her tail feathers.
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Poor Morgan! I know how impatient kids can be and this being her first trip I'm sure all she wanted to do was get to the rides. I hope the rest of the time the wait for the buses was not as long.
Morgan was definitely into the rides where we were used to Stefanie being into characters so a slow start was her style. Morgan began in high gear and so we adapted.
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Sorry for the long wait on getting to MK, and then not being able to find a PP person to take your picture! Great pics of the parade! And I love the pictures of your house! So beautiful!
It felt like an ominous start and I was in a gloom mood, but in just a few minutes I began to turn around and so did the evening.
So thats why Morgan was so excited to ride BTMRR when we meet you. She was at Disney all this time and just wanted to be on the rides. It does feel like a lifetime for the kids when your sitting there waiting for the bus,the worst is when every bus comes first except the one you want
I felt bad that we didn't talk long, but we'd promised her as little waiting after dinner as possible. We had been up early and knew we'd probably not make all of EMH, but we wanted her to get in a few thrilling rides before ending our first day. By the time you met us, she was seeking thrills.
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Awesome photos of the parade! I wish mine turned out that great.
Thanks for sharing the pics of your home - it's right out of the pages of a beautiful magazine shoot.
I had not idea how mine were turning out because I was snapping shots and answering Morgan's questions at the same time. Luke was off getting SM FPs! for the compliment on the house! I thought when I looked at the photos of the kitchen that in a magazine they'd have had the fridge cleared of all the kid art, but I prefer mine with all my Stefanie memories.
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Oh my the torture! Poor Morgan, first the long long bus wait and then you did not even get the girl off Main Street! LOL, it seem like she took it better than most though. Hope dinner was worth the wait and that she finally got on some rides. Keep it coming.
She was an angel the whole trip! We all three learned to adapt to a new way of doing Disney.
All caught up now - I love your craft room! Mine looks like a "before" pic, lol. Your home is lovely. It's somehow warm and cool at the same time, kind of like AKL...
It must have been tough for Morgan with all that waiting! I'm glad she enjoyed my all time favorite parade
I can feel Morgan's pain! I always want to run straight to the parks and hop on a ride, but since we come from so far away, it doesn't make sense to use whole days ticket on just two hours or so in the parks. You can just see in those pictures how impatient she is feeling. Kind of cute. Your house looks beautiful!
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Sorry to hear Morgan had to wait out the bus situation, then the AP situation, then the Photopass situation... poor kid just wanted to be on the rides. Glad to hear you got to see the parade before heading to dinner.
Can you please explain what you mean by the ticket exchange with Stefanie's annual pass and Morgan?
We had renewed our annual passes in September with our DVC discount, so the ticket was already in Stefanie's name. we had to transfer it to Morgan.
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All caught up now - I love your craft room! Mine looks like a "before" pic, lol. Your home is lovely. It's somehow warm and cool at the same time, kind of like AKL...
It must have been tough for Morgan with all that waiting! I'm glad she enjoyed my all time favorite parade
It's a real compliment to us to have our house compared to our favorite resort AKLV.
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I can feel Morgan's pain! I always want to run straight to the parks and hop on a ride, but since we come from so far away, it doesn't make sense to use whole days ticket on just two hours or so in the parks. You can just see in those pictures how impatient she is feeling. Kind of cute. Your house looks beautiful!
She was getting impatient, but what 11 year old wouldn't be once they had arrived at WDW!
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Just found this thread today. I read down from page 22 to page 8. Had to stop for a break. Loving the TR. Morgan is so precious, love her smile .
Your scrap room is fantastic. I'll pay your way to come to Delaware. My organizations are... Well lets just not say.
All your pictures are awesome.
Delaware is another state I've never been to visit. I might need to plan a sweep of the New England states.
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Waiting is the hardest part at Disney!
The floors look great and I'm glad you found the cord for your camera!
I was very thankful that lost cord was finally found!
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Oooh Now I'm waiting for your opinion on the Plaza too. I have never been there, but have a reservation for September!
I'll have that review up tomorrow!
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Sorry to hear Morgan had to wait out the bus situation, then the AP situation, then the Photopass situation... poor kid just wanted to be on the rides. Glad to hear you got to see the parade before heading to dinner.
I never thought all these things were going to take so long, but fortunately, the parade came our way and brightened our day!
Cam, your home looks amazing...great colors with the magic of Disney accents. Loved your pictures of BWVs (my "home" and favorite place to be). I also choose the boardwalk view, as a matter of fact.....on our last 2 trips, we got the room....right over the general store....the view is awesome, isn't it......and we never has a problem with noise either...once the patio door was closed it was quiet.....I'm missing it more now that I saw your recent pictures.....the pictures are wondereful. I'm so glad that you liked it at BWVs.......our only problem there was "always" long waits for the right bus to come....So sorry that was your experience, too.
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I couldn't believe how many buses arrived for everywhere that we weren't going. Two for DTD arrived one right behind the other. Ridiculous! The evening does get more fun! 
Timon was striking a Pose!!!
And I love the pictures of your house! So beautiful! 
for the compliment on the house! I thought when I looked at the photos of the kitchen that in a magazine they'd have had the fridge cleared of all the kid art, but I prefer mine with all my Stefanie memories. 
Your house looks beautiful!
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