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I really think I need to get me some Tonga Toast........dang it looks sooooooo good! You mean the Princess has never seen this guy before? I think the goodbyes is the one thing I am dreading about my Oct trip. I fear once I meet my PP's buddies in person I will never want to leave WDW.
"Only get one maple for your father. And the rest chocolate or chocolate with nuts." Now this is even funnier when you know that my DF doesn't like chocolate ( I know!! ). DM doesn't want to share with poor DF.
I just caught this and there's maple fudge I'd rather have maple over chocolate as well. Where did you find maple fudge? I'll go back to see if you mentioned where you bought it.
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What a wonderfully fun last day! And the fact that you kept saying you'd see folks again before long wasn't so sad. The view from your CR room was so ! But I'm not sure if I would bond with the CR or not -- I'm more of a WL and AKL girl.
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Great update and pix, sorry it had to end, but I'm glad you get to go again "right away". I got to see the Stitch Show in the shade of the TTA, so maybe it wasn't so bad for me. Plus we were all newbi-fied, so we liked it I feel kinda special knowing that I got to see it before it got canned...
Waiting for your final thoughts, you rock star you - you mean people don't recognize you at the airport counters?
I mentioned my suspicions to Heather at the time and she agreed!
of course I did . . . as Brandon says "its the only place on earth where all the princes grow up to be queens"
I totally played the "celebrity incognito" card, Lorie! And I'll be there in December with bells on, with as many of my buds as possible. Big stars like me have to have an entourage, don't you know!
I now fully expect to get entourage membership cards in december
That show was an epic FAIL!
I wouldn't have stood through it again--and stitch is my favorite!
I hate reading about the last day of a trip but when there are so many goodbyes it is even sadder Glad though that you were able to spend a nice portion of the day with friends and enjoying some more rides.
You mom is on the top of my list...FUDGE - there is nothing like Disney fudge, that is always the last thing I pick up as we are leaving (and a tin is just fine, you can never have enough )
Glad you were able to stratch out on your flight home (much better then your seat partner on your flight to the UK )
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I miss Tonga Toast . Great last day at MK. I too LOVE that picture of the castle. I swear the clouds look like they are moving when I look at it.... Hmmm should I be worried about that? I showed DH some of the veiws from your balcony and I think we may have moved CR up on our "places we must stay in at Disney" list. Would Love to wake up to that every morning.
Stitch Show: Check out the guns on the dud… err, chick with the blue hair!
Favorite photo:
I woke up in time to get off at the B side, which is the first stop. There was a long line to check my suitcase and a minute or so after I’d joined the line, I had a surprise encounter with Cindy! She got a picture which she posted earlier in the TR. After she left, everyone in line was looking at me like I was a celebrity.
Sharon, you me up! You definitely deserve an award for a lengthy but hilarious TR!
Glad I skipped the Stitch show, but I thoroughly enjoyed your description of the androgynous dancers!
And I absolutely the photo you took of the castle your last day. In fact, I'm sorry I didn't see it before I finalized my "snapbook" of the DoD celebration, because I would have totally stolen -- er, borrowed -- it and would have shamelessly claimed to have taken the picture myself.
And when Aunt Vera finished taking the "sleepy-eyed" photo of you & me in the Orlando airport and we started walking away, she looked over her shoulder and noted that everybody in line with you appeared to be speculating on your celeb status. As well they should, Your Highness!
Thanks for your continued postings in this TR -- you've brought May back to us in the middle of summer!
Considering that I also love bananas, fudge, bacon, Tonga toast, and ToT, I'm thinking Cindybelle and Princess Sharon better hook up on a future trip to that magic place! Later, dude!
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Thanks for the TR. I have enjoyed reading both of your adventures at the same time. Your pic of the castle is very good. Don't recall noticing it from that side before. I have spent so much time reading TRs by others that I have been lazy in doing mine from Mousefest 2008. Guess it is too late now.
I really think I need to get me some Tonga Toast........dang it looks sooooooo good! You mean the Princess has never seen this guy before? I think the goodbyes is the one thing I am dreading about my Oct trip. I fear once I meet my PP's buddies in person I will never want to leave WDW.
I've seen him before, I just always forget where the heck he is. And the best way to say goodbye to the PP buddies is to know when you'll be seeing them again.
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I just caught this and there's maple fudge I'd rather have maple over chocolate as well. Where did you find maple fudge? I'll go back to see if you mentioned where you bought it.
Maple walnut fudge, actually. It's my favorite. There are a bunch of places to get fudge, but my favorite is in the MK from the Confectionery. I guess they all sell the same fudge, but to me, it tastes best coming from the MK. If I don't get it at the MK, I get it from Goofy's Candy Co. at DTD or the candy shop (can't think of the name right now) at DHS.
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What the heck is this?????
That's the boy strangling his chicken in it's a small world.
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(You had me at Tonga Toast.)
Great update and pix, sorry it had to end, but I'm glad you get to go again "right away". I got to see the Stitch Show in the shade of the TTA, so maybe it wasn't so bad for me. Plus we were all newbi-fied, so we liked it I feel kinda special knowing that I got to see it before it got canned...
Waiting for your final thoughts, you rock star you - you mean people don't recognize you at the airport counters?
I feel a little bad about the Stitch Show bashing. It's not really terrible. Just cheesy. But yeah, I do feel a little special at having seen such a short-lived show.
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Sharon, you me up! You definitely deserve an award for a lengthy but hilarious TR!
Glad I skipped the Stitch show, but I thoroughly enjoyed your description of the androgynous dancers!
And I absolutely the photo you took of the castle your last day. In fact, I'm sorry I didn't see it before I finalized my "snapbook" of the DoD celebration, because I would have totally stolen -- er, borrowed -- it and would have shamelessly claimed to have taken the picture myself.
And when Aunt Vera finished taking the "sleepy-eyed" photo of you & me in the Orlando airport and we started walking away, she looked over her shoulder and noted that everybody in line with you appeared to be speculating on your celeb status. As well they should, Your Highness!
Thanks for your continued postings in this TR -- you've brought May back to us in the middle of summer!
Considering that I also love bananas, fudge, bacon, Tonga toast, and ToT, I'm thinking Cindybelle and Princess Sharon better hook up on a future trip to that magic place! Later, dude!
Cindy, this is actually on the short side for my TRs. I should've been a little faster with the updates so you could've used my photo. I'll be happy to send it to you if you want. Just PM me! And I'm sure we'll meet again at Disney. I'll save you a seat on TOT!
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I think the goodbyes is the one thing I am dreading about my Oct trip. 
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I'd rather have maple over chocolate as well. Where did you find maple fudge? I'll go back to see if you mentioned where you bought it.
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And the fact that you kept saying you'd see folks again before long wasn't so sad. The view from your CR room was so 
! But I'm not sure if I would bond with the CR or not -- I'm more of a WL and AKL girl.
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Hmmm should I be worried about that? I showed DH some of the veiws from your balcony and I think we may have moved CR up on our "places we must stay in at Disney" list. Would Love to wake up to that every morning.
She got a picture which she posted earlier in the TR. After she left, everyone in line was looking at me like I was a celebrity. 
the photo you took of the castle your last day. In fact, I'm sorry I didn't see it before I finalized my "snapbook" of the DoD celebration, because I would have totally stolen -- er, borrowed -- it and would have shamelessly claimed to have taken the picture myself. 
As well they should, Your Highness! 
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There are a bunch of places to get fudge, but my favorite is in the MK from the Confectionery. I guess they all sell the same fudge, but to me, it tastes best coming from the MK. If I don't get it at the MK, I get it from Goofy's Candy Co. at DTD or the candy shop (can't think of the name right now) at DHS.
It's not really terrible. Just cheesy. But yeah, I do feel a little special at having seen such a short-lived show.
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