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Wonderful final thoughts!! You had an amazing trip and your writing really reflected how much you fell in love with DL!! Reading your report makes me want to return so bad! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!!
Wonderful final thoughts!! You had an amazing trip and your writing really reflected how much you fell in love with DL!! Reading your report makes me want to return so bad! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!!!
I was pretty certain from my mini live updates that I hadn't hidden my love for another Disney park. Writing it has made me want to get back sooner rather than later, too.
After reading your TR and especially your final thoughts, we definitely need to get out to DL. It has been many years since we've been there. We were there with our son at the age of 12 and he is now 29! It's been too long. It sounds like a completely different park. This is where we spent our honeymoon more than 30 years ago.
I'm so glad you and Luke had a wonderful trip to DLR! I know that feeling of anxiety when you're fulfilling a lifelong dream, but I knew this one wouldn't disappoint. I'll be on the lookout for your WDW PTR as a sign of spring's approach!
I'm so glad you and Luke had a wonderful trip to DLR! I know that feeling of anxiety when you're fulfilling a lifelong dream, but I knew this one wouldn't disappoint. I'll be on the lookout for your WDW PTR as a sign of spring's approach!
Glad to see you back on the board Laurie as I miss you so much here and everyone else does as well! Hope, things are ok with you, but I know it is very difficult at times for you!
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I loved your final thoughts. There is nothing like being there, where Walt walked. You can certainly feel his presence there. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I loved every minute of it.
Wonderful final thoughts Cam. I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip so much. One of these years I hope to make it to DLR. We were there for 2 days about 12 years ago and I don't remember very much. I'm such a better planner now than I was back then - I know our next trip will be so much better the next time around!
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After reading your TR and especially your final thoughts, we definitely need to get out to DL. It has been many years since we've been there. We were there with our son at the age of 12 and he is now 29! It's been too long. It sounds like a completely different park. This is where we spent our honeymoon more than 30 years ago.
How cool to honeymoon at Disneyland! I hope you all can get back before too much longer.
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I'm so glad you and Luke had a wonderful trip to DLR! I know that feeling of anxiety when you're fulfilling a lifelong dream, but I knew this one wouldn't disappoint. I'll be on the lookout for your WDW PTR as a sign of spring's approach!
I was so excited today when I noticed you posting again. You are never far from my thoughts! Not a bit of disappointment. Instead a huge dose of happiness and magic.
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Wonderful wrap up! Your final thoughts mirror my thoughts about my DLR trip very closely.
I am so glad that we both had such wonderful visits to Walt's park.
I loved your final thoughts. There is nothing like being there, where Walt walked. You can certainly feel his presence there. Thank you for sharing your trip with us. I loved every minute of it.
You comment on "where Walt walked" reminded me that I failed to mention our tour in my final comments. I enjoyed everything about this tour, our guide, the rides, the history, the lunch, and the Dream Suite. But most of all, I really felt Walt as we toured.
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Wonderful final thoughts Cam. I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip so much. One of these years I hope to make it to DLR. We were there for 2 days about 12 years ago and I don't remember very much. I'm such a better planner now than I was back then - I know our next trip will be so much better the next time around!
Looking forward to your next TR!
I sure hope we don't wait 12 years to go back. It would be neat to go after the Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land are done to compare them to the ones at WDW.
We read and were told beforehand that DLR resort could be easily done in three days. I’m not sure if it is our age or the heat or a combination of both, but we visited the two parks over five days and still left quite a bit undone.
(I can't get this to write in black right now, sorry!) This is my experience as well. I would say for anyone who is an "atmosphere fan", who is not going to just rush from headliner to headliner...well, you can easily fill 5 days at these 2 parks.
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(I can't get this to write in black right now, sorry!) This is my experience as well. I would say for anyone who is an "atmosphere fan", who is not going to just rush from headliner to headliner...well, you can easily fill 5 days at these 2 parks.
We definitely qualify as "atmosphere fans." I love to absorb as much of the parks as I can.
What a great trip! Thanks for taking us along. DH & I were in DL for a day waaay back in 1990, and your report has me wanting to go back for a much longer stretch than that, and very soon! So glad you had a great time & I will be on the lookout for your next PTR!
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What a great trip! Thanks for taking us along. DH & I were in DL for a day waaay back in 1990, and your report has me wanting to go back for a much longer stretch than that, and very soon! So glad you had a great time & I will be on the lookout for your next PTR!
Thanks for reading! I've been thinking of how I want to do things next time ever since we got back home.
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I was pretty certain from my mini live updates that I hadn't hidden my love for another Disney park. Writing it has made me want to get back sooner rather than later, too. 
I hope you all can get back before too much longer. 
So glad you had a great time & I will be on the lookout for your next PTR! 
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