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Great updates, Beth! It stinks that there were long lines to get your race packs, but lucky for you, you had a FP of sorts. I love your DL at night pics. I love that park even more at night. Sorry you missed your breakfast reservation, but it looks like you had a productive morning in the park!
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Oh that's another one I can't wait to ride in December! I'm very much looking forward to seeing all those miniatures!
I would have loved to ride it again to get MORE photos! You'll love it.
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Great updates!
I am so with you about the construction walls - they are a nightmare. I'm so sorry you didn't do the character breakfast at Minnie - we had such a blast at that, I don't think I've ever laughed so much at a character meal before. :
Yes, I was very disappointed, too. I heard it is a fun option. However, we did have a great breakfast later in the week...
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Too bad about the breakfast. Bad planning on DLR's part for sure. I just love the canal boat ride-- one of my favorite things about DL's Fantasyland. I hate to see all the peaceful little rides disappear and hope this one stays around for a long time. Thanks for all the photos!
Well, they haven't gone the Livin' with the Land route yet, by getting rid of the narration of a live CM, so hopefully it will stick around.
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Again, great pictures! I don't remember Storybookland Canal Boats - it looks like a great attraction.
It was very enjoyable. It seemed like the perfect DL attraction.
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Great updates!!! I'm loving all the pictures and making mental notes of things to catch when I'm there. Can't wait to see Haunted Mansion all decked out for Halloween. And the Storybook Canals is another one I'm looking forward too!
I was disappointed that we didn't get to see Haunted Mansion. Take a spin on it for me!
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Bummer about the breakfast. I bet it was all messed up that morning due to the race. Well, there's always reasons to return, right? I also loved the Storybook Canal ride! Especially the lanscaping all within it. Do you think they have miniature landscapers that come and maintain it? Just kidding. (Actually, I already know the answer because our guide explained just how they maintain it, as I'm sure all the guides do.)
BTW, I'm totally inspired by your photography. I too have the same shots over and over and over. I've been trying to take different angles and whatnot, but it still appears to be repetitive. I'm now inspired to look for one detail and take pictures of that one detail throughout the parks. (your lamps or exit signs, for example) Clever idea! Now.... which detail shall I pick??!!!!
I didn't hear about the maintenance of the canal boats. Care to share? I'm glad I inspired you to take some different photos next trip. Can't wait to see what you chose!
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Sorry about the breakfast reservation! Great pictures from the park!
Thanks!
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Great updates, Beth! It stinks that there were long lines to get your race packs, but lucky for you, you had a FP of sorts. I love your DL at night pics. I love that park even more at night. Sorry you missed your breakfast reservation, but it looks like you had a productive morning in the park!
I couldn't believe how much we were able to accomplish! It made it worth it to miss breakfast.
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Sorry about your breakfast reservation! Duffy is too cute on Star Tours and trying to pull the sword from the stone. We love the new Star Tours -- it really is a fantastic ride! I've never done the Storybook Canal Boats. I've added that to our list for our next trip! Sorry about the long wait for Space Mountain, even with an FP. We actually like the DLR version better than the one at WDW!
Everybody I talk to agrees with you about Space Mountain. I think I was just too worn out to enjoy it properly. I'll try again next time!
We were finally able to ride my favorite attraction: it's a small world! I was so excited to see the addition of the characters. I know that iasw is a classic, and I respect that, but I also keep in mind what Walt said about Disneyland never being completed as long as there is imagination left in the world! I was able to get all of the characters during my two rides, except the cast of Peter Pan. They were flying above London, and it was too dark to photograph them. (Look for them if you ever ride this!) If you're not a fan of this attraction, you might want to skip this update!
The little clocktower show started while we were in line. I took a few photos.
Duffy is ready for some fun!
For our Canadian friends
This is the best picture I could get of Alice. She moves just slightly from side-to-side, and I couldn't get a clearer shot.
Cindy, pre-ball gown
Pinocchio
Jasmine and Aladdin
I may have a better picture of Mulan in the next set of photos
Timon and Pumbaa
You can see Timon and Pumbaa in this photo, as well
Three Caballeros
Ariel sings the theme song. It's cute, because it sounds like her movie voice!
Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...
Hey, where's Perry?
This is a newly added scene, as well
This picture has a Hidden Mickey on the ceiling!
There you have my photos from ride #1! Hope you enjoyed them.
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I love IASW! But it drives everyone else in the family bonkers, so I didn't get to ride it on our last trip to DLR.
I have to say that I admire your persistence with the photography. I always go in with high hopes and give up about half-way through the ride because it's so dark in many of the scenes that it's hard to get a good photo while the boat is moving.
I'm LOL at myself, though, because at first glance, I thought the picture of the koala was a picture of Duffy and I was wondering how you managed to get out of the boat to stick him up there for a photo.
I love IASW! But it drives everyone else in the family bonkers, so I didn't get to ride it on our last trip to DLR.
I have to say that I admire your persistence with the photography. I always go in with high hopes and give up about half-way through the ride because it's so dark in many of the scenes that it's hard to get a good photo while the boat is moving. I'm LOL at myself, though, because at first glance, I thought the picture of the koala was a picture of Duffy and I was wondering how you managed to get out of the boat to stick him up there for a photo.
I have been working on my IASW for several years. I usually take really crappy photos there, so I was very happy that most of them turned out pretty well! Funny about Duffy!
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Small World is another DL ride I'm looking forward to. I'd love to see it with the Christmas overlay sometime, too. Thanks for the photos!
I really love WDW's small world, but I have to say that I like DL's even more!
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I love iasw at WDW and I can't wait to see the DL version--especially since I'll get to see the Christmas overlay! Great job getting all of those characters in the photos!
I loved Small World at DL. Thought it was a wee bit better than WDW. Couldn't even tell you why?!
As for the miniature gardeners, they come out at night after the park is closed with their little tools and...... just kidding. Actually, he told us that they specifically grow certain plants to be dwarf plants. Like super-dwarf. It's all about mixing genes and stuff - highly scientific. That way, there's much less gardening to be done! I chose to believe him; not sure how accurate their info is though.
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I'm so sorry you didn't do the character breakfast at Minnie - we had such a blast at that, I don't think I've ever laughed so much at a character meal before. 
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Just kidding. (Actually, I already know the answer because our guide explained just how they maintain it, as I'm sure all the guides do.)
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