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Yes, we are. I really need to start preparing, I've done nothing. Unfortunately, AK isn't even on the agenda this trip; so we won't be seeing Divine this trip either. It's a long weekend trip with just me and my ds(10). He doesn't even know yet! But a few days at WDW is better than no days!
You need to get crackin' girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll bet your son is going to be so happy when we finds out!!!!! And a few days in WDW is def better than no days!
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We have actually seen her on several of our more recent trip. The most frequent location is the area down from Tusker House where there are usually character meet and greets.
We have actually seen her on several of our more recent trip. The most frequent location is the area down from Tusker House where there are usually character meet and greets.
Initially, I had thought we would return to AK for a 2nd day, but the boys had other plans!!
Today we head to EPCOT. Did we open the park? Nope…we slept in this morning until 9 a.m. Ok….this opening the park idea doesn’t seem to be working with this family of mine. Peter & I had a quick breakfast of peanut butter & crackers, blueberry muffins, & juice. I headed over to start some laundry (w/ lots of quarters in my M&M minis tube). I started two loads then headed back to the room while they washed. By now, Nathan was up & eating his usual Pop-Tarts & Sunny D breakfast. Neither of us are breakfast eaters, so eating a quick snack in the room works fine for all 4 of us.
Peter & Nathan headed to the game room for a couple of games while I waited for the laundry to finish drying.
Peter stopped by on his way back to help me take the folded laundry to the room.
It was now noon, Logan finally got up & we headed for the bus stop. We just missed the bus for Epcot, so while we waited for the next bus (about 15 mins.), I called Mom to see how the weather was back home. VA had gotten 10+” of snow & freezing temps. She said church was cancelled & they were pretty much housebound (except for Dad going to our house to feed our cat, Jaxson). It was in the 50’s here today- but compared to what we were missing at home, 50’s sounded awesome! We just pulled out the fleece & sweatshirts today and we were just fine!
We got to the park and after getting some pictures as we entered
then we headed right over to
to get Soarin’ FPs. It would be Logan’s first time on Soarin’ & we could hardly wait for him to ride.
The stand-by wait was too long, so we decided to just come back for our FP time (3:39 p.m.). Since we were already there, we decided to get lunch at Season’s.
We love the choices there. I ordered the sweet/sour chicken/rice/brocolli, diet coke, & Butterfinger cheesecake. Peter got the beef stir-fry/rice/veggies, sprite, & cookie. All of our food was yummy!! Nathan & Logan got the grilled chicken Caesar salad (which they said was ok), 2 sodas, rice krispy treat & strawberry short cake (which was yummy).
Total for lunch: $64.10 (4 CS credits) This is a wonderful place to get lunch-we love all the choices & that you can use CS & SC here.
After lunch, we rode TT. After a 10 minute wait, we got right on.
This was Logan’s first TT ride & he loved it as much as we did!
Here’s our picture:
After TT, we split up for a bit and wandered around, stopping to look in some of the shops. I bought my first pin, a Valentine’s Day Mickey pin. It was time for our Soarin’ ride, so off we went. This is one of Peter’s favorite rides- so we would try to do it again before leaving. Logan loved this one too - I couldn't believe he hadn't ridden it before.(I started to wonder what he had actually done on his week-end long Grad-nite trip in ‘06???)
We had dinner ADRs at Coral Reef at 5:05 p.m. We still had a little time, so we did MS. The boys chose the orange team, and Peter & I chose the green team . It was fun & we will probably try it again later. Then, we went on Finding Nemo (the boys thought they looked silly on this one!). LOL
It was nice to be warm inside though, as it was getting chillier as the day went on.
wow. I can't believe I have this far behind. Love the pictures and all of the things that you have done so far. We are excited to hear about the Hoop Dee Doo. It is a must on our list. Love those kinds of things. Can't wait to read more and see those pictures. Thanks for sharing!!
Great updates. What a fun time at the Hoop Dee Doo - good to see photos from the upper level, as we ate on the lower level the time we went to see it.
Did any of the cast interact with you? None of them asked us to participate in any of the show, but the one guy, came over & talked/joked with us a bit (which was fine with me!).
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We've never done HDDR either - looks like fun!
It is a fun night & great food!
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I'm having fun reading what you guys are doing.....except.....for the late starts. EEK! I'm cringing just thinking about all those wasted park hours.
I know, I know, I tried!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great day! - My fave park (epcot) and my fave ride (soarin')! Glad everyone enjoyed it!
Looking forward to more!
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We all Soarin'! Sounds like a wonderful day at Epcot so far! Can't wait to hear about dinner.
We ended up doing Epcot a 2nd day!!
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Sounds great and your mornings sound like ours - slow to move out!
Hope CR did not disappoint.
There was so much more that I wanted to do, but I could tell I was losing the guys fast when I started rambling on about opening parks, EMH, & all the attractions/rides I intended to try. Later in the trip, I headed out alone on a few occasions!!!!!
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wow. I can't believe I have this far behind. Love the pictures and all of the things that you have done so far. We are excited to hear about the Hoop Dee Doo. It is a must on our list. Love those kinds of things. Can't wait to read more and see those pictures. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for reading!!! It is fun sharing what we did with everyone here!!
More to come.....
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. Unfortunately, AK isn't even on the agenda this trip; so we won't be seeing Divine this trip either. It's a long weekend trip with just me and my ds(10). He doesn't even know yet! But a few days at WDW is better than no days!
I'll bet your son is going to be so happy when we finds out!!!!! And a few days in WDW is def better than no days! 
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What a fun time at the Hoop Dee Doo - good to see photos from the upper level, as we ate on the lower level the time we went to see it. 
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It was time for our Soarin’ ride, so off we went. This is one of Peter’s favorite rides- so we would try to do it again before leaving. Logan loved this one too - I couldn't believe he hadn't ridden it before.(I started to wonder what he had actually done on his week-end long Grad-nite trip in ‘06???)
Deb
Later in the trip, I headed out alone on a few occasions!!!!!
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