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Very glad you'll be able to get to MK! I think with a combination of short lines and FP+ you should be ok to do the rides you need to get in. I'm hoping for low crowds that week, too!
I don't think I can do FP+, because I won't have park tickets until I meet up with Heather and she lets us in... so I won't be able to "book" any FP stuff in advance, right?
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It wouldn't be a Mel TR without tweaks!
So true!
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Those sound like good tweaks to me.
I kinda thought it was a pretty darn good reason to tweak!
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How great that you'll get a little park time and you'll get to spend some time with Heather!
Win-win!
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Just to add a little more confusion into the loop Rory has a little Birthday present for Meri. Are you still going to the Polynesian on Sunday morning because if so I could drop it off for her at bell services or something?
I sent you a FB message about this, lol... we aren't planning on going to the Poly, but... I mean, now we MUST attempt to meet up with you. Where are you staying? Worst case we can grab it from Bell Services at your resort, but maybe we'll get to bump into you for a fast hello and a hug (and a coffee?) depending on your schedule... we'll talk!
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I think getting to spend some time with Heather and having fun in MK is the best tweak of all!!
I'm inclined to agree!
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Great that you get to spend some time with Heather!!! And in the MK!
It's going to be a lot of fun! Last visit we hung out with Heather in EPCOT, so this go-round we'll do MK!
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That's great that you'll get to meet up with Heather and get in a few hours at MK too!
I'm really glad to get time in with her.
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Sounds like a great plan plus get to spend some time in MK with Heather
I'm really excited! Are we THERE YET?!?!?! Three weeks from today is embarkation day!!! I can't believe it's so close!
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So much to do, so little time! I ordered a bunch of Disney pins from Amazon again, so those will go in the FE gift bags as well. Last year I had a good response about them, so I figure why not do it again? Now I need glow sticks, and some kisses, and I'll still price out the frame kits for the kids, to see if it's worthwhile.
I need to really start to be thinking about packing... maybe I'll get some time on Saturday afternoon / evening to do that. Life is insanely busy. A friend at church looked at my planner and nearly fell over. She said, "Surely that isn't REAL!" I told her I wished it weren't... every single day is full up until the cruise. It's positively exhausting! I'm going to start bringing my personal laptop to work, so that on my hour-long lunch breaks, instead of reading, I can get some work done, working on lists, bills, church stuff, spreadsheets, etc... trying to get myself back organized.
I so look forward to this cruise. I can't wait to unwind!
OH!!! And did I tell you, someone found out the list of movies that are playing on board... and I tell you, if my TR doesn't have something about me being parked in that theatre at least twice (probably three times), then something has gone horribly wrong, lol! They are playing Frozen (which Meri will want to see again, and I want mom to see it) and Thor 2: The Dark World (which you KNOW I want to see at least once, maybe twice if I can make it happen, and I want to make mom see it, too)! I admit I was squealing like a little girl when I heard that I'd get to spend my cruise (ha) with Loki! Hehehe!
Have I mentioned that mom and I cannot find my camera anywhere?? I let her use it for her trip to Italy, and she brought it back and I unloaded all of the photos off of it. And then we never saw it again! I have no idea where the stupid thing could be, and I am probably going to end up just buying a new one, only to find the old one the day after we return. Oh well.
It's true that you can't do the FP+ in advance, but you can still do it right when you get into the park---- Heather will show you! You'd probably be able to get one for Big Thunder or something else that has a longish wait, do the others first and then head over there. You'll have the best possible tutor for all the new stuff right with you!
It's true that you can't do the FP+ in advance, but you can still do it right when you get into the park---- Heather will show you! You'd probably be able to get one for Big Thunder or something else that has a longish wait, do the others first and then head over there. You'll have the best possible tutor for all the new stuff right with you!
I'm kinda hoping that if people are there at rope drop then the lines for FP+ shouldn't be too mad then.
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Always fun to see your planning mojo in action. Have a great trip.
Note - Saving Mr. Banks and Monsters University were also playing on the Dream earlier this month (it was a 4 day cruise, not sure if they have the same movies on the 3 day).
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