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I'm going to chime in. You forgot to tell everyone that one of your pictures of the clouds won you a second place ribbon and a little moola at the county fair.
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Great update!
I SOOOO feel your plane with flights!
We were planning a Christmas trip if you remember to WL this year but moved it up to Summer at Boardwalk ALL based on the cooky flight schedules and prices! I have heard the prices are going to drop but airlines are going to charge for every little thing to make up for some of it.
Heres hoping it all works out!
Glad you got your flights squared away. I always take the late flight home, too, so I'd be really disappointed with a flight at that time, too. Good thing it worked out!
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Glad you were able to find flights that were decent but also let you maximize your trip...13 days at the Poly - that is definitely a dream come true
I can't wait. I have been having a lot of problems at work. So this trip couldn't come soon enough
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I'm going to chime in. You forgot to tell everyone that one of your pictures of the clouds won you a second place ribbon and a little moola at the county fair.
Thanks Mom. I love taking photos!
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Originally Posted by MyRapunzal
Great update!
I SOOOO feel your plane with flights!
We were planning a Christmas trip if you remember to WL this year but moved it up to Summer at Boardwalk ALL based on the cooky flight schedules and prices! I have heard the prices are going to drop but airlines are going to charge for every little thing to make up for some of it.
Heres hoping it all works out!
I am not complaining that we got to stay an extra day because of airfare. More time at my happy place!
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Glad you got your flights squared away. I always take the late flight home, too, so I'd be really disappointed with a flight at that time, too. Good thing it worked out!
The last 2 years we were able to take a late flight on SW but this year they had other plans. How dare they not consult with us first.
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I just got caught up on your PTR. I'm so jealous that you're staying for so long!! You're going to have a blast. More please!!
The next update is on its way
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The Poly! How exciting. I know you are going to have a great time.
I can't wait I just hope the weather is OK
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So with 14 days, you must have tons of fun plans!? More please!
We called at actually 180 days out! Shortly after 7:00am to get of ADRs & we still had problems trying to get some of them. So without further ado here is our list.
Sept 23- Spirit of Aloha @ 8:00pm. We have never done this so since we are staying there we thought we would give it a try. It was one of the things my Ddad wanted to try.
Sept 24-We are not doing any ADR today. We are schedule for a tour & will be having lunch with that. For dinner we thought we could have a CS whenever we got hungry so we didn’t have to sit down for a meal.
Sept 25- WCC @ 6:35pm. We went to this one last year & had a great time. We laughed so hard. My aunt actually called to see how our vacation was going. Our waitress took my mom’s phone & started to talk to my aunt. She asked why she wasn’t here with us. My aunt said because she had to work. Our waitress held out the phone & told everyone at the restaurant that Aunt Wanda was on the phone & she couldn’t come because she had to work. So on the count of 3 she had everyone say “Hi Aunt Wanda”. We laughed so hard & my aunt who was driving home from work had tears in her eyes. She told my mom everyone she was passing probably wonder what is gong on with that lady.
Sept 26- Cape May Breakfast Buffet @ 10:00am. We ate here last year for dinner. Everyone says how good it is for breakfast so we thought we might want to try it. Plus with Goofy being one of Shayne’s favorite character it was a no brainier. Sept 26- Le Cellier @ 8:20pm this is my Mom’s favorite when we called at 180 days out the only two options were 4:00 something & 8:20 my dad said to go later than earlier on the ADRs. I have tried numerous times to see if we could change it but it is sold out.
Sept 27- 50’s Prime Time @ 12:00pm. We like this restaurant but last year our server wasn’t the best. So we thought we tried for lunch.
Sept 28- Liberty Tree @ 5:05pm. We are going to MNSSHP tonight & after seeing PamCarey picture last year with the character dressed up we thought we would like to try this again. We went 2 years ago when my extended family went with us. They had wonderful service we had mediocre.
Sept 29- Kona Café @ 5:30pm. We ate here last year & thought it was very good so we thought we would try it again since we are staying there.
Sept 30- Ohana’s @ 10:10am for breakfast with Stitch. I can’t wait for this one. It is new for us.
Oct 1- Donald’s Breakfast Safari @ 10:30am. We loved the old Donald’s & are hoping this one is just as good.
Oct 2- Crystal Palace Breakfast Buffet @ 10:05am. We are celebrating my B-day today so I wanted to be at MK. We have never eaten there before but I am super excited.
Oct 3- Coral Reef @12:00pm. We have never eaten here before. My dad has been wanting to try it so we thought why not.
Oct 4- Chef Mickey Breakfast @ 10:15am. This is a tradition for us to do our last day & then we go to MK before we head home. Since we are staying an extra day we just left this because our flight out Sun. is early so we are pretty sure we won’t be able to get to Chef Mickey on Oct 5th. Oct 4- Since we added a day we got another day of food. Our flight home Sun leaves at 11:45am. I think DME will pick us up between 8:30-8:45 so we didn’t want to be rushed with a breakfast. We are eating at Ohana’s for dinner on the 4th. When we first called a couple of months ago. The only time available was 9:35pm so we took it. We have been calling about it several times. Finally last week we were able to change it to an 8:15pm
Oct 5- If we have time we might do a CS at the hotel before catching the bus back to MCO.
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