Goin' Down the Bayou ~ The TR (November 1-10, 2012) - Page 6 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Sounds like a great day! You did do a lot in such a small amount of time.
I loved that you each had some one on one time with each girl. I love to do that when we go as a family. I let DH take DD on a couple rides alone, so that way it's their special time together. Think....tea cups! HAHA! Then I take her on a couple rides by myself for our together time. Usually Dinosaur, BTMRR, something of that nature.
You got some great pics from today! I love the up close ones of the girls. The one of Chris tickling Abby is such a great one. It really captures a moment in time. Priceless.
Can't wait to hear all about your dinner!
I agree, I love the moments we have when Chris and I split up and have time alone with each of the girls. I hope they'll grow up to cherish those moments too
Considering that I had absolutely no plans for today, besides seeing the Halloween decorations before they got taken down, I could not believe how much we got done!
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Love the pictures of your family at MK. More please
Aww, thank you!
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You sure did accomplish a lot in a short time! And still had time for all those great photos, too. I love the description of the new queue set-up at Dumbo. Very smart! It must have been great to get the news from your dad about the power being back on.
Thanks, Laurie! I wish more rides would have a similar set up for waiting, it really was great!
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LOL! Love this one!! So cute!
My kids loved the bow and arrow fun at Merida's meet and greet too - gives them a little something to do while waiting!
What a great day at MK! You guys got so much done. I love the new Dumbo Queue--so much easier than standing in the sun! Can't wait to hear about dinner!
Your timing was perfect to get so many rides in! The Merida you all met was really true to character. Awesome PP photos!
Our timing could not have been more perfect! I was so glad to have fit so much into this day That Merida was awesome!
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Great day at MK! You got so much done!!
We really did!!
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What a great day at MK! You guys got so much done. I love the new Dumbo Queue--so much easier than standing in the sun! Can't wait to hear about dinner!
That new Dumbo queue is great, can't they do that to all of the rides??
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Love the photopass pictures! You did get a lot accomplished. I'm glad you got to finally ride Peter Pan. It's my favorite!
It's one of my favorites too! I'm so glad the girls finally gave it a chance
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Love all the photos from the Magic Kingdom!
Thanks, Cheryl!
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Great update - what a good day at the Magic Kindgom. The Merida Meet looked like lots of fun - can't wait to take the Grand Kids there in January.
Love all your pics!
Thank you! It's a great little meet and greet, your grandchildren will love it!
We took the path near Cinderella’s well to get out of Fantasyland. We had never done that before, but what a great photo op!
Boy was I glad we decided to meet Merida earlier, her line was just crazy now!
We stopped to watch the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Parade as it made it’s way up Main Street and then made our way out of the park and on to the Monorail to the Contemporary. We were really early for our ADR, so we stopped to get some pennies for our collection before checking in. We were about 30 minutes early when we got to the podium and besides the CM there was no one around, this place was a ghost town! We were handed our pager, and before we could even get over to get our picture taken it was going off
We were quickly brought to our table in the first section off to the right as you enter the restaurant, we had a nice view of the lake outside the window. Our server came to get our drink orders and then we waited for the Chef to come speak to us about Kaeli’s allergy. I didn’t make any notes, but I’m pretty sure that everything on the buffet was safe for her, minus the breads and most desserts. Everything was just delicious! I can’t remember everything we ate, nor did I take any food pics tonight. But, I do remember that we all made several trips up to the buffet, we ate plenty!!
Abby had a ton of fun during the celebration song
This is the one and only food pic I got tonight, Mickey Mousse! I’ll start by saying that desserts made only of chocolate are not really my thing (Gasp!), but this little treat was so so good!! It was basically an oreo cookie topped with chocolate mousse, delicious!
This was our first time having dinner at CMs, and while everything was good I think I prefer the breakfast buffet. I didn’t have any complaints about the food at all, I just think that I prefer breakfast foods when it comes to buffets.
We settled the bill and planned on walking back to the MK to catch the bus, and as we came down the escalator from the 4th floor Kaeli picked something up off of the ground. I wasn’t sure what it was, but a closer look revealed that it was a twenty dollar bill! We took a look around, but there was no one to be found to return it too, so we let her keep it and add it to her souvenir fund. She was thrilled, and so was I when she decided to split it with her sister without any nudging from Chris or I!
There was quite a crowd when we arrived at the POR bus stop, I think everyone was staying there with us! Every night we would walk past empty bus lines for other resorts, but the POR corral was ALWAYS full. Even so, we didn’t wait long, and everyone waiting was able to fit on the next bus that came along. We got off at the West Depot and headed back to our room. We were greeted by a new friend …
We're still not sure what it is, a bunny maybe? Any guesses?
I had gotten a text earlier that my friend Chris and her family had finally arrived. They were in Riverside Mill grabbing some dinner, so we grabbed our mugs and headed over there to say hi. We sat and chatted for a bit, and then they followed us back to our room to pick up the groceries I had for them from Garden Grocer. We wished them a good night and got ourselves ready for bed, the girls both had showers and settled in to watch the bedtime story with Duffy before drifting off. Chris watched some tv while I caught up on my notes and made a phone call to Jet Blue regarding our flight home. I forgot to mention earlier, but I had downloaded an app to my phone (Yapta) which tracks the price of your flight for you. If it happens to go down it will notify you right away so that you can request a refund. Well, while we were in the MK I received a notification that our flight had been lowered by $60 per person! By the time I called them that night, the price had gone up a little, but I still got a credit of $44 for the each of us! Now I have nearly $500 in credits to play with for next year.
Lights were out by 11PM and the alarm was set for an awful hour, we had an early morning for EMH at DHS the next day!!
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But, I do remember that we all made several trips up to the buffet, we ate plenty!! 
We took a look around, but there was no one to be found to return it too, 
so we let her keep it and add it to her souvenir fund. She was thrilled, and so was I when she decided to split it with her sister without any nudging from Chris or I! 
Every night we would walk past empty bus lines for other resorts, but the POR corral was ALWAYS full. Even so, we didn’t wait long, and everyone waiting was able to fit on the next bus that came along. We got off at the West Depot and headed back to our room. We were greeted by a new friend …
Any guesses?
Chris watched some tv while I caught up on my notes and made a phone call to Jet Blue regarding our flight home. I forgot to mention earlier, but I had downloaded an app to my phone (Yapta) which tracks the price of your flight for you. If it happens to go down it will notify you right away so that you can request a refund. Well, while we were in the MK I received a notification that our flight had been lowered by $60 per person! 
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