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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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You really captured some beautiful night time shots on the People Mover! So sorry that you started to not feel well and I'm sure the heat contributed to it.
I'm sure it did too.
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I love the moving gravestone picture. Technology is just so amazing.
When they mentioned what it was, we just had to try it.
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How frustrating that the heat and humidity were still interfering with the enjoyment of the party! But I can imagine seeing Hallowishes from the bungalow is going to be so cool!
Sorry you were having tummy troubles and I'm betting that the heat wasn't helping. (But I would honestly take some of that tonight, we're expecting another 18 inches of snow tonight. Not looking forward to digging out tomorrow morning..sorry for hijacking, just had to vent for a moment. Back to the regularly scheduled trip report!)
Sorry you were having tummy troubles and I'm betting that the heat wasn't helping. (But I would honestly take some of that tonight, we're expecting another 18 inches of snow tonight. Not looking forward to digging out tomorrow morning..sorry for hijacking, just had to vent for a moment. Back to the regularly scheduled trip report!)
Friday 23 September – part eleven: watching Wishes from the bungalow
We continued on our way…
So where were we going? We hadn’t made it on to the Haunted Mansion earlier, and no Halloween Party is complete without doing that, so we headed in.
We practically walked on, and had the best stretching room ever. Honestly, people knew the words and the screams everyone let out at the end was just classic. However, it did set at least two kids off screaming, so sorry to those parents…
Thankfully we didn’t break down, which was a relief after our Disneyland Paris experience in May, and made it out safely. We did think the bit with the hitch hiking ghosts was a bit stupidly overlit, we’d never seen it like that before.
When we came out, we ran into Janine, Marie and Stephanie again, and they were about to go on the Haunted Mansion. We looked and the wait time was now 30 minutes. Wow, how the heck did that happen? We passed on the photo by the Haunted Mansion, which was a huge shame, but the line for that was just insane. They also had a treat line here as well, which was not sensible. They had so many lines altogether, you just couldn’t work out what the heck was going on. Not good planning on Disney’s behalf.
We started to make our way out…
… and went into the Emporium, where I got a T-shirt. Then we headed out of the park:
I was really sad about the parade, and I’d have liked a couple more Photopass photos (the lines at the entrance to the park were still crazy too ), but we did as much as we could in the heat. We are just so not used to this.
We headed for the resort launch dock, and were stunned when this brute appeared.
It turned out this is used for some of the fireworks cruises, and I’m not quite sure how we got it, as they took it out of service as soon as we got to the Poly. Our crew were hysterical, handing out imaginary wine and cheese, and telling us “Disney encourages you to use your imagination!” The kids on board weren’t impressed though – “there’s nothing there”…
When we got back to the Poly, I went to get pineapple Dole Whip floats for both of us, which was a really bad idea. It was too much for my body, and I almost collapsed on the way back to the bungalow. I really had overdone it. I wasn’t even sure I could stay awake for the fireworks, but in the end, I decided I wasn’t going to miss these.
It was so lovely to sit out on the veranda and watch HalloWishes from there. At first, we weren’t sure they were going to pipe the music in, as we could hear talking from the Magic Kingdom, but once it started, sure enough the music kicked in. It was like our own private party, and wow, what a great experience it was. I can see why the bungalows cost so much, as they do have so many bonuses to them, like this and the plunge pool. I’d love to be able to afford to stay here again, although I doubt it will ever happen…
I decided to try out the fireworks setting on my camera, although you need to be able to prop it up to use this, so it won’t always work, but in this situation it was perfect.
After that, we retreated straight to bed, utterly exhausted.
The weather today was hot and sunny with temperatures in the mid 90s. The best thing today was catching up with so many friends. The worst thing today was not being able to see the Halloween Party parade. The funniest thing today was Mark and Barb with Piglet. Today we tried the Skipper Canteen And the result was I was impressed with it. The most magical moment today was seeing HalloWishes from our room.
Next: that’s where all the people would sleep then!
Great photos from the Peoplemover, especially the indoors ones! I always struggle to get those in focus.
I totally understand your giving up in the heat. It's the way I give up in the cold. I've missed out on a few things with the kids in the winter (sledding, ski hill tubing) because I just cannot handle the cold. You know your body and its limits. And when you're done, you're done. It's a bummer. But you gotta be smart!
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Great photos from the Peoplemover, especially the indoors ones! I always struggle to get those in focus.
I totally understand your giving up in the heat. It's the way I give up in the cold. I've missed out on a few things with the kids in the winter (sledding, ski hill tubing) because I just cannot handle the cold. You know your body and its limits. And when you're done, you're done. It's a bummer. But you gotta be smart!
Oh completely and my chronic fatigue is always much worse with extreme heat or cold.
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Sorry you had to cut the party short because you weren't feeling well. At least you got a couple last Photopass pictures and ride on the Haunted Mansion before heading home. So glad that they piped in the music for Hallowishes. Your pictures of the fireworks are amazing!!
Oh my goodness, the fireworks view!!! That right there should be the #1 marketing point in selling Poly points. I hope you at least had your feet in the pool at the same time?
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However, it did set at least two kids off screaming, so sorry to those parents… 
Wow, how the heck did that happen? We passed on the photo by the Haunted Mansion, which was a huge shame, but the line for that was just insane. They also had a treat line here as well, which was not sensible. 
They had so many lines altogether, you just couldn’t work out what the heck was going on. 
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