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Tusker House is such a great late breakfast/early lunch spot. So glad your family enjoyed it so much. I'm loving the comments of your boys to the whole experience.
Sounds like a wonderful breakfast at Tusker House! It was so great that they were able to accommodate the allergies for the boys!
It was a great breakfast, and I really liked having it after the park opened because we were ready for an air conditioning break. The boys were also more settled so they were able to eat a bit more (otherwise they rush to get out the door to get on the rides).
We were really impressed with the food, service and how the allergies were handled.
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Phew!. I finally found your TR!! I was looking for it to be the same title as your PTR! All caught up now!! You guys look and sound like you are having a ball!! Your boys are so sweet and funny!!
Tara, I should have called it the same....as the Ch-Ch-Changes kept up We did have a ball on our trip
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I am really enjoying your trip report. Your little ones are so funny! It really makes for a funny and interesting read.
I love the purse you have in the pics at Tusker House! Can't wait to read more.
I must say with all the frustrations of the room issues, y'all seemed to handle it rather well. I sincerely hope that will be the last time you deal with something like that!
Kelly
The purse came from Kohl's and I bought it for the trip. It was a major score because it was on the "discontinued rack" so it was on sale for 75% off, and I covered the cost with Kohl's cash
We're pretty easy going when it comes to stuff like the room assignment - particularly when we showed up at 10:30 and official check-in is 4.
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Breakfast at Tusker House always sounds so good! One of these days I need to eat there!!
Two of my best pals raved about this spot, so I knew we had to give it a try and it didn't disappoint!
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Tusker House is such a great late breakfast/early lunch spot. So glad your family enjoyed it so much. I'm loving the comments of your boys to the whole experience.
Thank you! The older they get, the more their personalities really shine through (as you'll see in future updates ).
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Your awesome account of Tusker House is having me log into MDE and see if I can snag an ADR there. We dined there once, and enjoyed it (but, it was the trip I was sick on, and I was feeling pretty miserable and very dizzy). So, I feel like we need a re-do!
Oh how glad I am that you liked the breakfast, and that all of them could find something they could eat. We prefer the later breakfast too, as you know.
Great breakfast and some really nice photos with the characters as well! Too bad the rude people would not move their chair out of the way though! What's wrong with people who just can't be courteous?!
I totally missed that you started your TR! I guess I need to finally start mine now. I was glad that those storms were not a problem for you. I was worried which is why I texted you. Happy it was not a problem. I was also happy to read that our pesky Atlanta traffic was not an issue either.
You made good time heading down there. I was glad I was able to help with the goggles problem. Love the Disney selection at that Target! You made it in so earlier and I know you told me about the room issues but did not realize what an ordeal it was. Glad it was finally sorted out and I totally love that your room faced the monorail line!!
The new allergen menus that the restaurants have now are really nice and help alot. It is also great that you can talk to a Chef still if you need too. I am happy that the boys enjoyed Tusker House. We love it there too and it is great the they can have the donuts. Jonathon can eat the donuts ( krispy kreme) there as well as they are peanut free, if that is the same donuts the boys had.
Your awesome account of Tusker House is having me log into MDE and see if I can snag an ADR there. We dined there once, and enjoyed it (but, it was the trip I was sick on, and I was feeling pretty miserable and very dizzy). So, I feel like we need a re-do!
It was really awesome! I hope you can add this because it does sound like you need a re-do!
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Oh how glad I am that you liked the breakfast, and that all of them could find something they could eat. We prefer the later breakfast too, as you know.
You were the one that gave me the idea for the later breakfast I'd always tried to do the "pre park" opening ADR but felt I could be a bit more relaxed (well, except for one early ADR) this trip - possibly because with the DP I felt better about dinners I'm not exactly sure, but it was a perfectly timed break. The UDI's table was an unexpected perk too!
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Oh how glad I am that you liked the breakfast, and that all of them could find something they could eat. We prefer the later breakfast too, as you know.
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Great breakfast and some really nice photos with the characters as well! Too bad the rude people would not move their chair out of the way though! What's wrong with people who just can't be courteous?!
My computer is giving me fits - it wouldn't let me multi quote but now it's adding ditchdisneyfamily (Amy's) message to everything
Unfortunately, we'd run into this same family several times during our AK day, and again at Typhoon Lagoon (what are the odds?).
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I'm loving the comments of your boys to the whole experience.
I was looking for it to be the same title as your PTR! 
All caught up now!! You guys look and sound like you are having a ball!! Your boys are so sweet and funny!!
We did have a ball on our trip 
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I was glad that those storms were not a problem for you. I was worried which is why I texted you. Happy it was not a problem. I was also happy to read that our pesky Atlanta traffic was not an issue either. 
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I'm not exactly sure, but it was a perfectly timed break. The UDI's table was an unexpected perk too!
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