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Yay! Another TR and this one has the whole fam damily in it! I love those. I always get the best tips about candy and sweets around the World from your mom!
yeah another p-sha report
congrats on the upgrade
hope you all handle the heat well
can't wait to hear all about your family adventures
hurry back with more please
Another trip?? But I just finished reading your other TR. Just kidding. I really enjoy reading your TRs. Congrats on the room upgrade!! Have a great time at our favorite place!!!
Wow! I just finished reading about Paris. I can't believe you are back in Orlando. I don't think you're crazy at all. I'd be at Disney every waking moment if I could.
Just got caught up. Princess Sharon trip reports are the best. Great pictures. Hope the weather is nice to you and that you have a great time with your family.
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I was wondering about you Miss Sharon! I knew you had a family trip coming and as it was getting closer and closer.....no pre trip from you......I was getting worried girl!
It sounds like lots of fun and craziness is going to happen on this trip!
Stay cool and drink lots of water along with your FBs and FABs!
AK is such a hot park as it is....I hope you didn't melt!
Wow... back at Disney again.... they might as well just have you stay in Cinderella's suite... Heck, just give you the keys for whenever you decide to "pop" on down - you're royalty anyway....and you're ALWAYS there.... Wow - maybe I'll get lucky and get to meet up with you as I will be at AK on Thursday in the morning - Happy birthday to your brother!!
Can't believe our Luck! Another Princess Sharon TR and with the Royal Family too!! Hope you enjoy the Portofino, we stayed there last October and thought it was beautiful. Loved sitting out in the Court Yard listing to the Music or the Opera singers after a day at the Park's !! Or sitting on our Balcony early in the Morning, NICE LouigiAnne
have a great time on your trip. who knows? maybe i will run into you over there! it sounds like it is going to be a GREAT family reunion for you all! thanks for sharing your travels with us....
Be on the lookout for me, Sheri!
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Yeah, that would be the view we had in April....that we PAID for....only saw animals early in the morning before they moved them off to the other savannahs. I was very disappointed! The people pen was directly below us.
That stinks! Maybe the resort was totally booked and that's all they had.
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Just caught up and its so great you get to have this big family trip! Its really great! I hope its not as hot in AK! the free upgrade...that rocks!
Okay so that dessert you showed us looked fab whatever it was....
Have a great day at AK! Thanks for giving us live updates! I love it!
It was really hot at AK, but I left just before noon, so I wasn't there the really hot part of the day. And that's the profiterolles. So
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I just finised the DLP trip report (thanks...I'm going with BFF for her 50th so that was HUGE help ) and now you're already at WDW again.
I think I'm your long lost sister separated at birth....I wanna be in the family....
I thought someone was missing! Get on down here, girl!
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Congrats on the free upgrade! Is that a Kaki Gori I see in your hand? Hope you're having fun, and the heat isn't too bothersome!
Funny you should say that, Molly. I actually wanted a kaki gori, but I don't like to pay for it since the price increase. I decided to get something else and use a snack credit for one later in the week.
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I'm thinking its one of those non-alcoholic razz/tea slushi things maybe from China? At the Joy of Tea stand.
Hope you're having a blast at AK! I love that park first thing in the AM!
Yes, Heather, good beverage spotting (but I expect no less from a bartender ). It's a strawberry oolong tea slush.
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Woohoo! Thanks for starting a TR, Sharon.
Please tell Mable and Ed "Hi" for me. It was so great getting to meet them, albeit briefly. [You can tell the rest of the family, too, it's just they don't know me from any ol' Disney nut.]
I am so looking forward to seeing you next weekend and I can't tell you how excited I am for you that you are going to take the Backstage Magic Tour. We had Carmen as a guide and she was superb. Can't wait to compare notes! It'll give us something to talk about over dinner if we can't think of anything else.
Good luck with the heat. I doubt it will be as hot as Greece but it sure will be more humid!
See ya real soon!
Larry, I'll tell the rest of the family you said hi, but you can tell Mable and Ed yourself (briefly). They're flying home early Sunday morning. And it's good to know we'll have the Backstage Magic Tour in case of a lull in the conversation. And we can use your trip to Greece as a backup.
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Yum! Your FB looks good. I'll be on the search for those in December. I've given up on FAB and all AB 'cause I don't feel well after drinking them.
Love your room. And your dessert from Chefs de France looks
I am a lover of frozen drinks of all kinds, so I can always make recommendations, Lorie!
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Great pics.
Hope you are having a great day at AK.
You must have tons of vacation days or work for yourself. You are always on your way somewhere related to Disney. I am jealous. Hopefully one day I will travel to all Disney destinations.
Hope you are having a great time with the fam damily!
I get 4 weeks vacation. It's more than the average American, but if you ask me, it isn't enough.
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Yay! Another TR and this one has the whole fam damily in it! I love those. I always get the best tips about candy and sweets around the World from your mom!
She was pretty good yesterday! Just only had one big cookie. Although when I think about it, she wasn't in my presence until 4:00, so who knows what she was up to. Knowing DM, I'm going to assume the worst.
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I was wondering about you Miss Sharon! I knew you had a family trip coming and as it was getting closer and closer.....no pre trip from you......I was getting worried girl!
It sounds like lots of fun and craziness is going to happen on this trip!
Stay cool and drink lots of water along with your FBs and FABs!
AK is such a hot park as it is....I hope you didn't melt!
Ann, I've been too busy finishing my ABD/DLP trip reports. And I survived a hot day at AK. They should put that on a t-shirt.
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I'm off the TR forum for one day and sure enough...you have zipped down to WDW....again!
How awesome to spend some time with Meg and her girls. Hope the heat cools down a bit. Can't wait to see the pearls....
danielle
It was great to finally meet Meg. We live somewhat close to each other, but we work only about 20 blocks from each other and we have to travel all the way to WDW to finally meet!
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Wow... back at Disney again.... they might as well just have you stay in Cinderella's suite... Heck, just give you the keys for whenever you decide to "pop" on down - you're royalty anyway....and you're ALWAYS there.... Wow - maybe I'll get lucky and get to meet up with you as I will be at AK on Thursday in the morning - Happy birthday to your brother!!
My castle suite key must have been lost in the mail. Or maybe your TA mailed it to me. If you see me in AK, say
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Originally Posted by LouigiAnne
Can't believe our Luck! Another Princess Sharon TR and with the Royal Family too!! Hope you enjoy the Portofino, we stayed there last October and thought it was beautiful. Loved sitting out in the Court Yard listing to the Music or the Opera singers after a day at the Park's !! Or sitting on our Balcony early in the Morning, NICE LouigiAnne
I've stayed at Portofino a few times. I was actually on the opening team, so the first time I stayed there was before it even opened. Glad you liked it!
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Yesterday was a fun day! I arrived at AK in time to see the opening ceremony.
I was able to meet up with Meg and her girls and got to ride with Tinkerbell for her first ever trip on EE. She screamed the whole way through, but immediately wanted to go on again. Counting the 2 times I rode with Meg's crew, I got in 7 rides on EE.
Then I hung out with a few other characters.
Before heading back to AKV to check in at Kidani Village. Here's room #2.
I booked a savanna view, and there was some activity out there.
Then I headed over to SSR (bus/boat) to meet my family. I bumped into Tanya (Eeyoresmom) and Scott (ZAX) with their family as they were waiting for DME.
We had dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express and then spent the rest of the evening hanging out at the pool..
I that picture! Brings a HUGE smile to my face. Sooo stinkin' cute. Ahem, forgive me, I got caught up for a minute there.
I'm just about to head out for Blizzard Beach (none of us wanted to do the photo shoot today, maybe later in the week). Then we'll hit MK later.
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Another trip?? But I just finished reading your other TR. Just kidding. I really enjoy reading your TRs. Congrats on the room upgrade!! Have a great time at our favorite place!!!
I don't think you're crazy at all. I'd be at Disney every waking moment if I could. 
Enjoy a Disney Lifestyle......Everyday!
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Maybe the resort was totally booked and that's all they had. 
) and now you're already at WDW again.
Knowing DM, I'm going to assume the worst. 
Or maybe your TA mailed it to me. 
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