The Promise of Spring: Flower & Garden Festival 4.0 -- A Cam and Luke TR COMPLETED 8/27 - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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So excited to see the beginning of your TR. I have been absent from the board for a few days and I was wondering how much I missed. Glad to see I am getting this feom the start.
Seems like all the animals came out to welcome you and Luke home. Can't wait to hear more from your trip.
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I couldn't have scripted any more animal activity. We saw so many animals right off
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Originally Posted by chezp
Great start and how cool to have your room number before you'd even boarded your plane!
I was bouncing in my seat when the text came in.
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Originally Posted by lindawdw
So excited that you started your trip report!!! Isn't that the greatest feeling to receive the text from Disney that your room is ready before you even board the plane! That happened to me once and I was over the moon excited! Glad that your flight went smoothly and that you had such a beautiful view from your balcony once at AKL!
This was a first for us as usually we get the text once we're on the ground in Orlando. It was so cool to know this far in advance where I room was. I wasn't sure what view we'd have of the savanna, but it was cool to also get the beautiful backside of the lodge.
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Yay!! You've started. How fitting that you should be greeted by a giraffe on your first view from the balcony.
The giraffe was a bit of Disney magic on our arrival.
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Great start! Loved the selfies of you in the mirror!
I thought if I was in the photo via the mirror that I might as well wave.
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Originally Posted by cubfancolleen
Maybe you (or Luke - he s in IT, right?) need to develop a note taking app for those of you with accents!
How awesome to have your room assigned before you even left home!! Well, your home airport, at least.
Is today your dad's procedure? I thought so.... Either way to him!
Now that is an idea! My accent just seems to confuse my phone. Thanks for the pixies. Today was Dad's 3D C/T scan. June hasn't called, so I'll be checking with her tomorrow.
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Great start. So nice of the giraffes to greet you from your window.
Liz
Luke was a bit behind me in coming out on the balcony, but he knew instantly that I'd seen a giraffe.
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Originally Posted by Tara O'Hara
What a bonus that your room was ready before your flight left the ground!!. I think it's good luck that the giraffes were there to welcome you!!How cool that you guys got anexcellent view of the savanna!!
P.S. I start out every trip taking great notes and then as each day goes by, they get sketchier and sketchier!
That's my usually MO, but this time the notes petered completely out after Day 3. This should be an interesting TR.
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Originally Posted by manticorjenn
So glad that your flight was smooth and the giraffes were there to great you. Looking forward to reading about your adventures.
Holy Guacamole Batman I found this before its 10 pages in. Good start glad to see that We are not the only ones that have mishaps on departure day. Good thing you are on the 5th floor and too high for the Killer bunnies to attack you. best of all a hidden Cam in the bathroom mirror so it's an official TR
I honestly thought of you as I waved and took the photos as you always notice the hidden Cams.
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Was excited to see this when I got into forum today. Can't wait to hear about your adventures. I had to laugh at your note taking reference it gets hard after a while to keep up with the notes.
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Thanks for the pixies. Today was Dad's 3D C/T scan. June hasn't called, so I'll be checking with her tomorrow.
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