The “Hurt So Good” TR or How You Can Feel Bad and Still Feel Good - UPDATED 10/17 COMPLETE!! - Page 6 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Oh my goodness. The smile on your face in this picture immediately brought tears to my eyes. So much joy. I'm so glad you got to meet Mickey and that it was such a wonderful expperience for everyone!!
What a great day at DHS, so glad that you got to enjoy two rides on TSMM, you can't help but love that ride. Your lunch looked like so much fun, it is definitely a fun place to eat and the food is really good too. Glad Cory enjoyed her first ride on RNRC. Sorry that you had to miss Fantasmic but I would have picked the MNSSHP as well....can't wait to see the girls in costumes and hear about all the fun.
What a magical day at DHS! I'm so glad your strategy for TSMM worked, the crowds sounded crazy. I'm just loving your photopass pictures, I think they are great, you all look like you're having so much fun !!
I'm all caught up! Great Trip Report--I feel like I am there with y'all. And your family IS photogenic! You've got some great shots and great memories.
I know what you mean about heat and humidity. I was down for Labor Day Weekend. But, hey, better to deal with it there than at home!
BTW, if you are interested, I can share our route from Alabama to WDW. We used to go around Atlanta but find it much more pleasant to head down I-65 to Birmingham and Montgomery and then cut over to 231 south (I think it is--I can verify if you want) towards Troy and Dothan. We drop down to I-10 and take it east across to I-75 South, at which point our routes intersect. We are now very happy to avoid all the traffic around Atlanta.
Looking forward to hearing about MNSSHP--it's something I have never done.
Great pictures! Glad you survived the Toy Story Insania morning rush!
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Glad the commando approach paid off for Toy Story Mania. I dread to think what it must've been like to be caught up in those crowds.
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The rush to TSMM is my biggest fear from my trip. Glad you made it and were able to get FP's and use the stand by line. Sounds like you are enjoying your day at DHS. And great pictures too. More please!
It was exactly that - I've never seen anything quite like it - can you say "Jingle All the Way" ?
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What a wonderful end to your MK day. I am so glad that you got to see Spectro and enjoy Wishes as you had missed them your last trip. What a great bench Kevin found you guys, looks like you had a perfect viewing of the parade.
You had me laughing as you described your planning for DHS and getting to TSMM. Those lines are actually scary looking. Glad you had little wait in the standby and FP's for a second ride.
Spectro and Wishes were both better than I dreamed of! And we did sit for the parade exactly where I had planned, which was a double-plus.
The morning crowds at DHS were scary but worth it - at least for us.
Great update. all the pictures! Cant wait to hear more.
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more please
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What a great time you guys had at DHS! Glad you finally got to meet Mickey too! Love all the pictures!
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What a great time at the 50's Prime Time and I love the photos with Mickey.
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What a magical day at DHS! I'm so glad your strategy for TSMM worked, the crowds sounded crazy. I'm just loving your photopass pictures, I think they are great, you all look like you're having so much fun !!
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what a wonderful day! love the photos!
Thanks! I'm really happy with our Photopass this year; last trip, all of our MK PP pics were lost (and that was the majority of the ones we had taken!) so I didn't purchase the CD (I think we only had baout 20 photos total.)
Fantasmic day at DHS! Your battle strategy for TSMM was incredible. Glad you all were able to get two rides in. Your lunch at 50s Prime Time looks so I their meatloaf. Cory, riding RnRC. That's one I'll probably never do. I think your PP photos are great, and I especially like the kissing ones. We were laughing, too, which does make it hard to kiss.
You can do it, Cam! RnRC is really not that much more intense than EE.
My girls remembered your kissing pose - and they were like, "Ewww! Disgusting! Do we have to do that one, too?"
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Great day at DHS, even if you were limited on time! Wow, I can't believe you managed to be one of the first to the FP machines for TSSM- I'll have to make a note of how you did it for our upcoming trip! Your dd sounds like mine, with the bathroom- more than once weve made it all the way to the front of the line, and then she has to go right then, nope can't wait 5 more minutes....... Can't wait to hear about the MK Party!
I figured I'd rather Kelley go in the restroom than go on the Star Tour!!
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What a great day at DHS, so glad that you got to enjoy two rides on TSMM, you can't help but love that ride. Your lunch looked like so much fun, it is definitely a fun place to eat and the food is really good too. Glad Cory enjoyed her first ride on RNRC. Sorry that you had to miss Fantasmic but I would have picked the MNSSHP as well....can't wait to see the girls in costumes and hear about all the fun.
This is twice we've missed Fantasmic! - but I know we'll get there eventually. And I wouldn't have missed MNSSHP for the world!!!
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Oh my goodness. The smile on your face in this picture immediately brought tears to my eyes. So much joy. I'm so glad you got to meet Mickey and that it was such a wonderful expperience for everyone!!
Thank you so much! It truly was one of the most special moments I've ever experienced. If you're excited to meet the Mouse, then this was the perfect way to do it.
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I'm all caught up! Great Trip Report--I feel like I am there with y'all. And your family IS photogenic! You've got some great shots and great memories.
Why, thank you!
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I know what you mean about heat and humidity. I was down for Labor Day Weekend. But, hey, better to deal with it there than at home!
That really puts in in perspective. I like that.
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BTW, if you are interested, I can share our route from Alabama to WDW. We used to go around Atlanta but find it much more pleasant to head down I-65 to Birmingham and Montgomery and then cut over to 231 south (I think it is--I can verify if you want) towards Troy and Dothan. We drop down to I-10 and take it east across to I-75 South, at which point our routes intersect. We are now very happy to avoid all the traffic around Atlanta.
Looking forward to hearing about MNSSHP--it's something I have never done.
I'm going to get my map out and check your route and see how it would work for us - thanks for sharing!!
Great TR so far! For a family that is supposedly not photogenic...you got some great pictures! I love the kissing ones and the one with the girls holding the balloons! Can't wait to read more.
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What a great wrap up to your day at DHS. 50's Prime Time is probably one of my favorite meals and yours sound delicious and fun! Can't wait to hear all about MNSSHP!!
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