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Crowd levels are why we are not planning on going over to MK for the day. Better off just hanging out at The Fort and relaxing There will some other people we have met there on past visits and some fellow campers I have met on line in a different forum so we'll have plenty to keep us busy Worst case scenario we hit the pool if warm enough and hope there is a golf cart parade during the day
Thanks for the insight Mike and sounds like you have a nice plan for a well relaxing day to spend your day with your family on Christmas!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Thanks for the insight Mike and sounds like you have a nice plan for a well relaxing day to spend your day with your family on Christmas!
After 2 years of running around the state of De for work purposes Last thing I want to do for Christmas is run around and fight crowds We have option of making it a laid back day and intend to do that
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That sounds like a perfect way to spend Christmas Day!! How fun and festive!!
Thanks Tara
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Great relaxing plans for Christmas Day!!
I go to WDW to relax and have fun why fight crowds when other options work in my favor
26 Dec
Today this trip becomes an official Disney trip by my standards. Today I will walk out onto Main Street USA And see The CASTLE ahead of me. One we find a PhotoPass that's free ad get some pics we'll head up the stairs to the train station so Lucille can ride the train over to Fantasy Land/. Most likely I'll try for a FP for 7DMT and 100 Acres wood before our dinner ressie at TONY's, as that has become Lucilles must go to restaurant. Before we eat we'll grab a good vantage points for the daytime parade.
Depending on how the girls are behaving we may stick around for a whie. If we do have to go back we'll most likely taking them on a walking tour of the campground visiting the loops that have some of the more interesting displays or where some friends are set up. worst case scenario there will be Monday Night Football game on and e can make it in early night.
That sounds like a terrific day!!. Hopefully the fur kids will be good and you can get some extra magic in. We usually make MK our first day as well, but this year, since we are staying at AKL, it will be AK.
Plans look great so far! Suggestion: on the day you are staying at SOB, if you need anything at all, be sure to stop and get it before you get there. SOB is WAAAAY overpriced and not the safest place to be. I used to hang out there when I was in Jr high and high school at the arcade, but that was back in '79-'81. Now? No way! There is a Walmart Neighborhood Market at exit 31 9St Pauls),a nd exit 22 in Lumberton has about anything you could need (Walmart, Lowes Foods, Chick-fila, Zaxby's, Wendy's, Sam's Club, etc).
That sounds like a terrific day!!. Hopefully the fur kids will be good and you can get some extra magic in. We usually make MK our first day as well, but this year, since we are staying at AKL, it will be AK.
Happily they love going ADVENTURING and adjusted to being in the coach the 1st weekend they came home with us just need to see how they do alone at home and on the road foe a while
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Nice day! the girls are on good behavior and allow you to hang in the magic a while longer!
From your lips to God's ears as my Grandmother used to say. Right one on one they can be angels but together well Maggie and WookieBear were deemed to be HEATHENS these 2 are SAVAGES
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Plans look great so far! Suggestion: on the day you are staying at SOB, if you need anything at all, be sure to stop and get it before you get there. SOB is WAAAAY overpriced and not the safest place to be. I used to hang out there when I was in Jr high and high school at the arcade, but that was back in '79-'81. Now? No way! There is a Walmart Neighborhood Market at exit 31 9St Pauls),a nd exit 22 in Lumberton has about anything you could need (Walmart, Lowes Foods, Chick-fila, Zaxby's, Wendy's, Sam's Club, etc).
Thanks for heads up on SOB. We've heard that Campground is okay but rest of the complex something on the seedy side. Doubt anyone is foolish enough to try and come in our RV We have been places and people have asked is WookieBear a dog or a bear. We'll do majority of our shopping here in Delaware as we have good size fridge and freezer and lots of storage space in cabinets and basement and I am getting a new bike rack that has a cargo rack built in where I am going to secure some totes
Great plans once you get to WDW! I would love to wake up at WDW Christmas Day. Maybe one day...
Since I haven't read your other trip reports, I have to ask. How do the doggies behave while your at the parks? Do they stay in the camper all day? Have they ever gotten into mischief?
Considering how long we are going to be in the bubble we won't need to push our touring days but 3 days and not at the MK is just too long So we have to at least get in there . Figure do a couple of things we both really love and call it a day
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Great plans once you get to WDW! I would love to wake up at WDW Christmas Day. Maybe one day...
Since I haven't read your other trip reports, I have to ask. How do the doggies behave while your at the parks? Do they stay in the camper all day? Have they ever gotten into mischief?
I dreamed of it for a long long time now asnd decided in connection with a MAJOR BDay this was the year to do it
WookieBear and Maggie were both 10 years old when we took them for their 1st trip so they did fine, we alllowed enough time every day to go EXPLORING with them and they had a blast. Sky and Katie (AKA Mischief and Mayhem) will be 10 months so more time needed for them. They were 6 months old when they came home with us. That was on a Sunday and on Friday went on their first ADVENTURE. They took the RV just fine. A couple of incidents mostly because Katie has been on antibiotics for a skin infection that is now cleared up and they have figured out that if they go tothe door out they go. Still need to let them out a lot to play but in the house wrestling matches are getting far fewer and manageable with verbal correction. So we hope they will do okay going to take them out on an ADVENTURE once eah month before we go and I'll keep doing basic obedience training when I am home
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