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So sorry to hear about your eye accident I'm glad it doesn't hurt as badly as it looks! Your pictures of the Tarzan Treehouse were so wonderful I didn't remember that from our last trip to DL! Indiana Jones ride in DL is such a fantastic ride but I do remember how long the queue was for it! This trip just sounds so magical.
Ugh! Don't you just hate it when you do something stupid like poke yourself in the eye. for quick healing. You got some great photos of the ride lines. It looks like some of them are definitely better than WDW.
So sorry to hear about your eye accident I'm glad it doesn't hurt as badly as it looks! Your pictures of the Tarzan Treehouse were so wonderful I didn't remember that from our last trip to DL! Indiana Jones ride in DL is such a fantastic ride but I do remember how long the queue was for it! This trip just sounds so magical.
I sort of forget about the eye now, but we're going to a Christmas program at another church tonight, and I'm sure I'll remember it every time it freaks someone out. This trip really was magical for both of us, but especially me as I had been afraid I'd be disappointed. Thankfully, that never happened.
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Ouch! Your eye injury sounds like it was painful! that it clears up soon!
It only hurt during the initial whack with the earpiece. But I knew the hit had been pretty hard. Within a minute or two the pain was gone, and if I'd never looked at my eye, I wouldn't have known it had hemorrhaged.
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So sorry about your eye injury! Lots of that it feels better (and looks better) very soon.
Great photos of your time in Frontierland! I love Dinosaur so I know I would like the Indiana Jones ride
Luke loves Dinosaur, too, but even he felt Indiana Jones was better.
Ugh! Don't you just hate it when you do something stupid like poke yourself in the eye. for quick healing. You got some great photos of the ride lines. It looks like some of them are definitely better than WDW.
Absolutely! It just takes seconds for a silly little mistake to mess things up for a few weeks. BTMRR was one of my favorite queues at DLR.
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I hope your eye is doing better! There have been quite a few times when I put my glasses on I have poked myself in the eye. I have to say to myself that they go over the ears not in the eye.
The two of you are certainly covering a lot of territory after Walt's Tour! You got so many attractions under your belt today and glad you got some new experiences and a different take on some DL versions!
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you have me re-thinking my retirement trip in 2018. DL is sounding better and better
I think a DLR trip would make a great celebrations of retirement.
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I hope your eye is doing better! There have been quite a few times when I put my glasses on I have poked myself in the eye. I have to say to myself that they go over the ears not in the eye.
I have done this before, but always shut my eye. This time I hit myself full on the eye.
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I love all the little details you catch in your pictures. You're so much better than I am with that.
So sorry about your eye. I hope it heals quickly!
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I love the little details and so I just keep looking for them.
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The two of you are certainly covering a lot of territory after Walt's Tour! You got so many attractions under your belt today and glad you got some new experiences and a different take on some DL versions!
I was thinking as I typed this update that we did several things done after the tour, but we sure didn't rush as the temp was right around 105 all afternoon.
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Great pictures from the queue of the Indiana Jones ride. I only got to see it at nighttime and you miss a lot of the little details. I love the Jungle Cruise and I agree that at either park it is a classic!
Great pictures from the queue of the Indiana Jones ride. I only got to see it at nighttime and you miss a lot of the little details. I love the Jungle Cruise and I agree that at either park it is a classic!
Hope you're eye is feeling better!
I hadn't thought about that after dark much of the IJ queue wouldn't be visible. Glad we did it in the afternoon then.
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I'm glad it doesn't hurt as badly as it looks! Your pictures of the Tarzan Treehouse were so wonderful
I didn't remember that from our last trip to DL! Indiana Jones ride in DL is such a fantastic ride but I do remember how long the queue was for it! This trip just sounds so magical.
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This trip really was magical for both of us, but especially me as I had been afraid I'd be disappointed. Thankfully, that never happened. 
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