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Nice shots of my favourite night-time show at Disney! As you know, I always get emotional when I watch it and I'm in pieces before we even get to "We Go On"....
Sounds like you had the perfect day and evening in Epcot! I didn't know about the special viewing area for Disney Visa holders but I will definitely check it out on my next trip!
Tell me more about this illuminations viewing spot?! What a long but wonderful day at Epcot!
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Not much to the spot, but you need a Disney Visa card to access it in the Italy pavilion. It projects a bit farther over the water a bit farther than the standard viewing areas. It's like the VIP area views in other areas like over in the UK and elsewhere. That's all I can describe it.
I had such a long and most memorable day which I enjoyed from beginning to end! Never a dull moment!
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Great day! Too bad we were on opposite sides of Epcot as the next we met I had to rush off due to loosing my wallet☹️. Great pictures!
Yeah that was too bad as we couldn't meet that day but got to meet at least briefly a couple of days later. I remember the wallet issue and glad it was resolved happily, when you text me later!
Will you be going to WDW in October again? My dates are October 8-14 with latter being departure day.
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Nice shots of my favourite night-time show at Disney! As you know, I always get emotional when I watch it and I'm in pieces before we even get to "We Go On"....
I know how you are about Illuminations as it does it to me as well and especially making my way out of Epcot with that beautiful song playing!
Glad you like the photos. They were all done on my Galaxy 5. It's good for nighttime photos and served me well on this trip!
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Beautiful photos of Illuminations!
Glad you enjoyed them and always an incredible show as always!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Sounds like you had the perfect day and evening in Epcot! I didn't know about the special viewing area for Disney Visa holders but I will definitely check it out on my next trip!
It was a phenomenal day and a long one from rope drop to closing which was crazy as only time I've ever been at any park from open to close! The VIP Visa area is definitely worth the view as it protrudes over the lake more. I just happened to run into it during the day.
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What a great ending to your day! Love the pictures!
Can't think of a better ending to any day at Epcot! Glad you enjoyed the photos as I felt they came out well for Illuminations!
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I haven't heard of that Disney Visa perk either. But I'd like to know more about it as it looked like a great spot for viewing Illuminations!
I just happened to see the sign for this viewing area and you just present your Visa card to enter. Not sure if they do this always or perhaps maybe for the F&W Festival or just certain days? I'm sure we can find out more with some searching.
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Dave we wont be back until oct 2019. We have an Alaskan cruise this year and next year we will be going back to Aulani. If you decide to do the festival in 2019 we should definitely try to meet again I will definitely miss going for 2 years but we will be having a lot of fun for both the trips planned. Enjoy and have some food and drink for me!
Your photos of Illuminations have me excited to finally see it again. We've been to Disney World literally dozens of times over almost 30 years and have seen this show a grand total of once. So looking forward to it!
Dave we wont be back until oct 2019. We have an Alaskan cruise this year and next year we will be going back to Aulani. If you decide to do the festival in 2019 we should definitely try to meet again I will definitely miss going for 2 years but we will be having a lot of fun for both the trips planned. Enjoy and have some food and drink for me!
Sounds like a couple of great trips and new experiences for the two of you, which I'm sure you'll absolutely enjoy! 2019 is two years away, so not planning now, but we'll see!
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Your photos of Illuminations have me excited to finally see it again. We've been to Disney World literally dozens of times over almost 30 years and have seen this show a grand total of once. So looking forward to it!
Illuminations is a must see at WDW and one of my favorite things about WDW! I can't believe you've only seen it once in your many trips! Glad you'll be seeing it shortly as it's such a great show! I'm happy I was able to inspire you with Illuminations!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I haven't seen Illuminations in several years now. I love your photos as they bring back so many memories. Though we have never done a rope drop I have to admit that staying until closing is one of my favorite things to do. I love getting those special shots of a nearly empty park. The evening lights are so beautiful.
I haven't seen Illuminations in several years now. I love your photos as they bring back so many memories. Though we have never done a rope drop I have to admit that staying until closing is one of my favorite things to do. I love getting those special shots of a nearly empty park. The evening lights are so beautiful.
You must return for Illuminations as it's my favorite WDW nighttime show and maybe overall show! Glad you like my photos of the show as I thought they came out well and there are a lot of them. I love closing down the parks and seeing the park as it is clearing out!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Tuesday, October 18th (Part I) I slept in a bit later than normal so far and got up at around 7:45 am. I have another active day in store, which is always the norm, when I go to Disney! After getting ready for my day, I went downstairs to The Pickup and got some breakfast, which was the standard coffee, pound cake and a yogurt. Nothing special, plus I don’t want to spend a lot of time for a sit down breakfast and would prefer to spend it in the parks.
After, finishing my breakfast in my room, I went downstairs to take the Disney Springs bus to the Magic Kingdom. I knew it was going to be close on making this bus as it was just past 9 am and they run close to the half hour. Unfortunately, I just missed it as I could see my bus just pulling into the Doubletree Suites next door. Now I had some time to waste and just returned to my room for a bit and finished up some of my trip notes from yesterday.
Next time, I got downstairs in time and my bus arrived at 9:35 am. After a quick stop at the Doubletree Suites for a pickup, I was on my way to the Magic Kingdom via the Ticket and Transportation Center. We arrived at 9:50 am. It was much quieter here than normal, especially with the monorail traffic, but not today.
I decided to take the ferryboat to the MK, which would be a first for me! Now, why haven’t I done this before? Even, when I stayed at the Poly back in 2009 I never did this as it was a five minute walk from my longhouse. I guess, I just preferred taking the monorail as that was even closer as the Grand Ceremonial House was next door. So, quite convenient!
When I got to the dock, there wasn’t a ferry there but I could see one of them approaching and it would be just a few minutes. In the meantime, I took some photos.
Our ferry just before boarding
It was only a short wait until we boarded and within five minutes we were on the short cruise to the Magic Kingdom. I made sure to capture a lot of the great scenery on the way.
Love the new bungalows at the Polynesian, but then again there is the cost to stay in one of these!
The Contemporary Resort, where I enjoyed a memorable brunch two days ago at the California Grill!
Arrival at the dock with a familiar and welcoming sight!
And another!
I disembarked the ferry at around 10:15 am or a bit earlier. Once again as I’m a solo traveler to the MK I was chosen once again for extra screening at security! So, I guess this is what they call being the recipient of Disney Magic? It went quick and soon I began my trek towards Fantasyland.
Arrival in Fantasyland and The Beast’s Castle
I decided to take a walk over to 7 Dwarves Mine Train and see how long the wait was. It was not even 10:30 am and already a 70 minute wait! Well, this won’t be happening on this trip. I guess, next year with some luck!
My first FP+ for the day was already ripe and I made my way over there for that as this one would be a first for me.
Love this waterfall, which adds so much to the theming of this attraction
The wait time for this was listed at twenty minutes and once I got inside there was a good size line. Once I arrived in the boarding area I pretty much got right on. You are in a clamshell, just like with Nemo in Epcot. It was a good ride although, nothing special.
After exiting the attraction, it was on to Adventureland for my next FP+ for the day at 11 am and Jungle Cruise, which is always a favorite. Especially, for the corny humor by the skipper.
There was quite a line for standby and not exactly sure how long, but looked like quite a wait. For the FP+ line, I think it was about a ten minute wait. There was somewhat of a delay due to all the traffic on the river. Once, we were boarded I enjoyed it as much as ever and we had a very good and entertaining skipper. This always makes it a better experience as some are better than others. It took us a while to arrive back due to the traffic.
Once we arrived and disembarked I had some time before my next activity of the day, which would be a new dining experience for me. I did a bit of walking around just to make the time go.
It was 11:45 I walked towards to the destination for my 11:55 am ADR for lunch, which wasn’t too long of a walk.
NEXT: The Reviews Have Been Mixed, So Will I Enjoy It?
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As you know, I always get emotional when I watch it and I'm in pieces before we even get to "We Go On".... 
Never a dull moment! 
I remember the wallet issue and glad it was resolved happily, when you text me later! 
The VIP Visa area is definitely worth the view as it protrudes over the lake more. I just happened to run into it during the day. 
I'm sure we can find out more with some searching. 
Now I had some time to waste and just returned to my room for a bit and finished up some of my trip notes from yesterday.
Even, when I stayed at the Poly back in 2009 I never did this as it was a five minute walk from my longhouse. I guess, I just preferred taking the monorail as that was even closer as the Grand Ceremonial House was next door. So, quite convenient! 
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