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Sorry about the crowds at AK. I think it's always hotter there too! I remember the portion sizes at T-Rex. My brother finished off my entree for me! But wow, even your sampler was bigger than I could manage on my own. Was that meant to be for 2?
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Still having a great time reading through your reports. Strangely we're having a similar vacation to this one in October. We're only doing 2 days on either end of our cruise, but a number of your ADRs are the same also. I would be inclined to stay longer, but we have 4 dogs and 3 birds that we have to board. As is we're paying a small fortune in pet boarding.
We have 5 weeks until we can make cruise reservations and I'm going to attempt a second night Remy reservation, as you had done. We are doing a 4 night cruise, so hopefully this works for the dining rotation. The first night of the cruise is our first anniversary, but I would like to meet our dining companions and our servers first. I think my DW can wait an evening.
Looking forward to the continuation of this trip report!
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T-Rex would have been something we had to do when DS was 3-6 years old. He knew the names and all kinds of facts about all the dinosaurs. Now that he's almost 15 I don't know if he'd enjoy it as much. Your sampler was so big! Looked yummy, too!
We've never looked into renting a boat at DTD. I have to add that to my list of fun non-park options. How much is the rental?
Sorry about the crowds at AK. I think it's always hotter there too! I remember the portion sizes at T-Rex. My brother finished off my entree for me! But wow, even your sampler was bigger than I could manage on my own. Was that meant to be for 2?
I checked the menu and it doesn't say so, but it does warn you that "it's for an appetite as big as a T-Rex!"
Still having a great time reading through your reports. Strangely we're having a similar vacation to this one in October. We're only doing 2 days on either end of our cruise, but a number of your ADRs are the same also. I would be inclined to stay longer, but we have 4 dogs and 3 birds that we have to board. As is we're paying a small fortune in pet boarding.
We have 5 weeks until we can make cruise reservations and I'm going to attempt a second night Remy reservation, as you had done. We are doing a 4 night cruise, so hopefully this works for the dining rotation. The first night of the cruise is our first anniversary, but I would like to meet our dining companions and our servers first. I think my DW can wait an evening.
Looking forward to the continuation of this trip report!
Sounds like you've got a wonderful trip coming up!
T-Rex would have been something we had to do when DS was 3-6 years old. He knew the names and all kinds of facts about all the dinosaurs. Now that he's almost 15 I don't know if he'd enjoy it as much. Your sampler was so big! Looked yummy, too!
We've never looked into renting a boat at DTD. I have to add that to my list of fun non-park options. How much is the rental?
It was $45 for 30 minutes... just as well I photograph everything, including the price signs!
Sounds like a great meal at T-Rex!
What a fun idea to rent a boat, there are so many things I 've yet to do at WDW. And I must say I figured it would be overpriced, but I see you posted it is only $45 per half hour... I think that's reasonable... I'll have to make a mental note to remember this!
Great update! Sorry your cruise was so short and the goodbye was less then stellar. I can't wait to see pictures of your room at the Contemporary, it is on our list of resorts to stay at one day. It is amazing how humid AK gets even in the cooler months, but I really like the new mist effect. Can't wait to read more.
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Cool T-Rex photos! This was on our list of things to do for our last 2 trips, but didn't get to do more than glance inside either time. Oh well, one more thing to keep on the running list of missed-things-must-do-next-time list! Looking forward to hearing about the Contemporary too!
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BTW, we were in AK on 4/16. It was very hot but I don't remeber it being extra crowded (at least when we first arrived). We were in MK on 4/17, so we just missed you!
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I remember the portion sizes at T-Rex. My brother finished off my entree for me! But wow, even your sampler was bigger than I could manage on my own. Was that meant to be for 2?
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. And I must say I figured it would be overpriced, but I see you posted it is only $45 per half hour... I think that's reasonable... I'll have to make a mental note to remember this!
I can't wait to see pictures of your room at the Contemporary, it is on our list of resorts to stay at one day. 
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