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What a lovely thing to do-- staying in the train room. A second honeymoon for you and Luke!
Definitely a second honeymoon!
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Most definitely! You need to fulfill this! I'm excited for you!
If we weren't going to stay here, I still think I'd rather just drive on through to home. But this makes the difference.
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I am now all caught up! Your plans look, as always, fabulous! I love reading your PTRs and TRs. I've never eaten at Sanaa. Maybe we will correct that in 2016!
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Chattanooga is an interesting city as it seems to be nestled right up in the mountain, so the hotel will have some beautiful scenery all around it, too.
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Love that yall will finally get to stay in a train room!
Me, too!
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Very cool about the train room! Great list for MK!
That room is ADORABLE!!!! Scott would love that!!!
It will truly be fun to have something to look forward to on the drive home.
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The train room looks really cool... and what a sweet backstory!!
We talked about going back for our 20th anniversary, but by the time we checked no train rooms were available so we gave up. I don't think we've mentioned staying here since then. And now it kind of drops in our laps.
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Love your Magic Kingdom list. I love the smells walking down Main Street.
Love your stop on the way home, how cool that you will finally get to stay in a Train Car Room
I baked cinnamon rolls Sunday morning for Easter, and when I opened the oven, the smell that wafted out reminded me of the Main Street Bakery. Love those Disney moments.
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Love your MK favorite list!!! The sights and sounds when you first walk underneath the railroad overpass is one of my favorite experiences The Main Street Starbucks Bakery has become a routine favorite of ours too I'm heading back to WDW in a couple of weeks with my DD and we're both looking forward to seeing all the improvements at the Hub!
We've been getting a few Starbucks gift cards to use at WDW for our morning runs.
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I love your MK list! Appreciating all the sights, sounds and smells is one of my favorite things to do. I just love strolling down Main Street listening to the music!
Absorbing the atmosphere is quickly becoming my favorite thing to do in all the parks.
Cam, I love your lists for both AK and MK. Your train room story is adorable and that room looks so cute! Definitely better late than never!
Tara
Better late than never is true. We arrived after midnight on our wedding day and left fairly early in the morning, so maybe we can spend a little more time exploring the hotel this time.
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The Train room looks pretty cool. Glad you are finally getting to stay in it. Your MK plans look great. I got a BOG ADR for our trip in September. Looking forward to trying it out!!
What a fantastic list for the MK and an amazing Groupon!
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Sounds like a great MK day planned, and I love the idea of the Train Room on the way home.
By the way, you can always come visit the Memphis Zoo. We have polar bears and pandas!!
I luvs me some Magic Kingdom so all the things you are excited about I am too.
That train room is so cute. I wanted to take Evan to one when we went to Strasburg railroad to do Thomas but it was actually half a train car so the room was super-duper small. just one double bed and we had 4 people so it just didn't happen. Congrats to Luke hope he likes it, 34 years is a long time to wait.
Sounds like a great MK day planned, and I love the idea of the Train Room on the way home.
By the way, you can always come visit the Memphis Zoo. We have polar bears and pandas!!
We might have to plan a Memphis trip. I think we drove through Memphis years ago on our way to New Orleans, but didn't stop.
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I luvs me some Magic Kingdom so all the things you are excited about I am too.
That train room is so cute. I wanted to take Evan to one when we went to Strasburg railroad to do Thomas but it was actually half a train car so the room was super-duper small. just one double bed and we had 4 people so it just didn't happen. Congrats to Luke hope he likes it, 34 years is a long time to wait.
You would think that they'd have the train rooms sleep 4 since most travelers are not couples. I can tell Luke is very excited about it.
1. My favorite thing at Epcot is Illuminations so it will always be first on my list of things to do here.
2. I’ve already mentioned the Flower & Garden Festival with its gardens, topiaries, and food booths. Really it’s a party for the senses.
3. We haven’t ridden Ellen’s Energy Adventure in several trips, so I’m hoping we might squeeze it in at some point.
4. Simply wandering at our leisure the pavilions of the World Showcase makes me happy.
5. Spaceship Earth is such a classic Disney attraction, and makes me feel nostalgic just like Carousel of Progress.
6. Taste Track is a new quick service restaurant near Test Track that serves grilled cheese and soups. I really want to try this for lunch, but the food booths may win out.
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I saw something about the new grilled cheese on the food blog. They looked so good!!
Ellen's Energy Adventure = nap time for me That's an attraction I think could use a make-over, or just replacement.
I saw something about the new grilled cheese on the food blog. They looked so good!!
Ellen's Energy Adventure = nap time for me That's an attraction I think could use a make-over, or just replacement.
I've taken a nap or two on Ellen's before myself. When we went in June, this one was always a great way to cool off.
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Awwww! I am very nostalgic, too, Cam! . I Spaceship Earth(though I still miss Walter Kronkite)! Your list sounds both fun and flexible!
Tara
Our first trip to WDW our first day was in Epcot. Luke immediately steered Stefanie and me to Spaceship Earth. I couldn't remember what I had read about this one, so Stefanie and I kept working it would be too fast. Not so much, and she and I loved it from that moment on.
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I definitely think you all should try Sanaa. 
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Great list for MK! 
I'm heading back to WDW in a couple of weeks with my DD and we're both looking forward to seeing all the improvements at the Hub!
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Spaceship Earth(though I still miss Walter Kronkite)! Your list sounds both fun and flexible!
Not so much, and she and I loved it from that moment on. 
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