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Cute pics from the day at the studios. We have never made it to Muppets, Josie never seems into them for some reason and when her and I went last May, she said she was done with the GMR. Maybe this year she will change her mind
Looks like a great evening at DHS! Bummer that you didn't make it to TSM. Now Writers Stop - I have to make it there for a cookie!
It's a nice stop. I think we go in there at least once a trip, if not every time we're at DHS. It's our 'Starring Rolls'.
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Your boys are precious with all their poses! Great day at DHS!
Thank you! Dylan can ham it up and Lukas follows suit.
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Looks like a great time at DHS Love that you guys got to do STAR TOURS so often but Bummer about TSMM we had same problem last year. Now I want a Cookie as well
ST was a walk on, I guess because everyone was in line for TSMM.
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Love all the photos! That kids' meal box is so cute. I like Dylan's "Stinky Pete" pose!
I almost wanted to keep that box, but knew I really had no use for it.
I tried to get Lukas to hold his nose too, but he was done posing then.
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Great evening at the studios. Love the fun Buzz was having with Mike!
Hope you guys are ok weather wise. Looks like you might be getting some icy stuff. Stay safe!
Too funny about Buzz right? I didn't know he held the 2 fingers up until I saw the PP pics.
Yesterday the steps were a bit icy, but it got warmer throughout the day. It was over 70 today!!! And supposed to be almost that warm tomorrow, then in a few days we have a low in the teens!!! Does anyone else have weather like this? Or just us in the MidWest?
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Lots of fun at DHS! Great pictures, too!
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Great time at DHS! Love the pics!
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Looks like a great night at DHS!!!
Thanks! We had a great time!
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First, I just had to say that it looks like you wrapped the poor kid up in duct tape in this picture!
Anyway, great evening at HS! Looks like it was nice and empty there...just they way I like the parks.
We didn't force him in, but wanted out right away BUT I had to get a pic first.
It was pretty low - everyone was in line for TSMM.
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Looks like you had fun at DHS!
We did!
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Nice day at the studios. I still love the Muppets even after all these years
We love the Muppets too and the boys are big fans. They go around quoting the show and we watch the new Muppets pretty often. In fact Lukas picked it out yesterday to watch.
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Looks like a fun night at DHS!
We had a great time!
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The Muppets rock. I've never been to the Writer's Stop- more for the to do list... I DHS!
The Writer's Stop is a nice little place - it's next to Sci-Fi. They have cookies, coffee drinks, cookbooks, etc.
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Cute pics from the day at the studios. We have never made it to Muppets, Josie never seems into them for some reason and when her and I went last May, she said she was done with the GMR. Maybe this year she will change her mind
WHAT?! Never made it to Muppets?! You must next trip!
I remember you saying Josie was done with GMR because Dylan was the same way in June, but a few months (and maybe MawMaw & PawPaw) changed his mind.
Great way to spend the day at DHS! Those boxes were cute. I saw yesterday where they have power packs at the resorts and those looked pretty cool too. Might keep those in mind for breakfasts or snacks next trip.
I know I am really tired of the up and down here in Oklahoma. It was 74 yesterday and in the 60's right now. Then tomorrow our high is low 40's. No wonder everyone is so sick around here.
The train ride that you went on for the Polar Express is in the town I live. We have never been on the train. I loved the pictures. We might have to check it out next Christmas.
I know I read,about Biergarten and Dylan's lip...how did I not respond till now
Poor little face. Biergarten looks like a lot of fun, I'm just not sure of the food for the boys. I do know they'd have fun oompah'ing
What a fun afternoon!! The Tatooine Traders and the PoC gift shops are the hardest to get my boys out of
I love the Stinky Pete picture too! And I know the line is long, but I think we're going to visit the toys next trip. Great pics
Great way to spend the day at DHS! Those boxes were cute. I saw yesterday where they have power packs at the resorts and those looked pretty cool too. Might keep those in mind for breakfasts or snacks next trip.
I think they're kind of the same thing from what I gather. I think they're great for a light meal or a snack for the boys to share.
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I know I am really tired of the up and down here in Oklahoma. It was 74 yesterday and in the 60's right now. Then tomorrow our high is low 40's. No wonder everyone is so sick around here.
Tell me about it! It snowed Saturday night (late) and today the high is like 55!
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Caught up!!!! Great pics, the one of your boys straped to the rocket are wayyyyyyyyyy to funny!!!
Thanks! Monkey see, monkey do!
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Just caught up on reading your trip report.
The train ride that you went on for the Polar Express is in the town I live. We have never been on the train. I loved the pictures. We might have to check it out next Christmas.
That's awesome! You should check out the train. We had a great time. They have a ton of other themed trains throughout the year too.
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I know I read,about Biergarten and Dylan's lip...how did I not respond till now
Poor little face. Biergarten looks like a lot of fun, I'm just not sure of the food for the boys. I do know they'd have fun oompah'ing
Going on to DHS...
Your boys would have a ball yelling "Oy! Oy! Oy!"
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What a fun afternoon!! The Tatooine Traders and the PoC gift shops are the hardest to get my boys out of
I love the Stinky Pete picture too! And I know the line is long, but I think we're going to visit the toys next trip. Great pics
So they're SW fans too, huh?
The line is long but it doesn't seem to be too bad since there's all the fun things to do while you wait and I knowALL your boys would have fun with it.
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Great pics with Woody and Buzz - love the fact that Buzz was making bunny ears behind Mike
I forgot to mention that yesterday morning Shelley (the Pooh) checked in on us by sending me a text and wishing we were having a good time. I just love PPs!!
The usual morning routine went on and then we were out the door, to the bus stop & on an AK bus in no time. We stopped before reaching the bag check for some silly hat photos. These are my MiL’s favorites of the trip. And we slowly made our way into the park. Dylan wanted to push the stroller but it’s kind of high and hard for him to see plus AK is not the best place to be trying this out with the bumpy terrain and narrower paths. Then he decided he needed a break. MawMaw got him moving again though.
Here's a good one of the lip.
We made a pit stop at the restrooms on the way to the safari. Funny as I must’ve been lagging behind and was waiting at the family restroom thinking Dylan was in there with my FiL and then other people came out. I guess everyone else just pulled off to the side there and they went into the men’s restroom.
We had a great safari! Even saw the lion pretty good and our driver even slowed for pictures!
testing the zoom
zebras!
non-zoom
They had some coloring set up after the safari so we let the boys color for a bit and learn about Africa then we grabbed a PP opp before heading off to Yak & Yeti for our 12pm lunch ADR.
And then the PP thought he'd get us girls:
I sent Melissa (honeybee723) & a co-worker a picture of my Yak Attack I had with lunch. Melissa’s reply was “A great way to start the afternoon!”. And it was! Those are DE-licious! I had the Bison burger for lunch and it was delicious too. I have no idea what anyone else had because I didn’t take pictures. Sorry! I think everyone enjoyed their meal though. And while we were waiting my FiL & Dylan did the ‘Mad Lib’ on the menu and created a funny story. Lukas is always so serious.
For something to do after lunch we did ITTBAB. We sat pretty close to the front and the boys were a little jumpy, but no tears were shed so that was good. It’d been years since I’d seen the show and I forgot how freaky it is – I hate those stingers!
Next up we ventured back to DinoLand. The gang wanted to ride Dinosaur, but Dylan wasn’t having it so I took the boys on Triceratop Spin while they went back in time. And then we played all the games while we waited for them to return. I thought about Jill and how this must be what it’s like with Maddie. J They had fun and we came away with 3 new ‘fluffies’. Dylan won one himself, Mike won him one at the basketball game and I think Mike won another that Lukas got. While the boys finished spending their tickets with MawMaw & PawPaw, Mike & I went on Primeval Whirl. I just love this ride! And it does seem tamer than the last time I rode it.
poor lip
It was getting pretty toasty so it was time to head back to the room to cool off a bit before heading to DtD that night.
Up next…making plans with a PP & getting a 5 year old boy to enjoy DtD
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