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Lol Oh the vacation nightmares! I had one very similar, where I was in an airport and suddenly became worried that they wouldn't let my puppy on the plane because he was in my backpack. Then started to wonder how I got thru security with him in the backpack. Then someone told me a dog could die from that. Ohhhh vacation nightmares! Haha
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I have often wondered how many miles we walk at Disney... sure that all of our excessive eating is counterbalanced by all the exercise! You will have to let us know the results of your tracking!
Glad to hear you've done your last pre-trip Target run (probably!) and are accomplishing so much in the yard. It is nice to leave for vacation when everything is in order at home!
My very first trip to WDW was the week that Disney-MGM opened! It was a fun time to be there because there were lots of celebrities in the parks. I loved the old Robin Williams/ Walter Cronkite film intro for the Animation tour.
Laurie, we must have been there at the same time! This was our first trip with the kids, and we were in DHS about 5 days after it opened. I remember watching the motorcade with John Davidson as the star of the day. We watched him put his hands in the cement. I, too, loved the Robin Williams/Walter Cronkite film!!
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Glad you got everything you need from your Target run. My BFF and I once brough pedometers to see how far we walked while on vacation and then lost them on the first day!! I can't wait to hear how far you walk. What a scary Disney nightmare!!
Lol that dream! Too funny! Sorry but how silly is it when we have nightmares about a rubber wrist piece? Loved the history about the dhs openings seemed to be quite crowded there today based on busses we saw!!
I know when I woke up I thought the whole nightmare was quite ridiculous.
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My very first trip to WDW was the week that Disney-MGM opened! It was a fun time to be there because there were lots of celebrities in the parks. I loved the old Robin Williams/ Walter Cronkite film intro for the Animation tour.
I hate those Disney nightmares!
I'm a little jealous that you got to be there at the opening of DHS. I don't think we ever saw the Robin Williams/Walter Cronkite film intro.
I think we've all had Disney nightmares like that prior to our trips!
Maybe our nightmares are the result of extensive planning.
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I'd put your magic bands on before you even leave your house for the airport, then you'll have it with you at all times! It sounds like you guys are ready to go and really have all of your packing well organized!
I thinking wearing the from the start of our day would be smart!
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Maybe it was me. I talked about my Disney nightmare early on in my PTR. Everyone thought is was way to early to be having them.
Mayra, I think you are right. I knew it was a current PTR. Hopefully, we'll neither one have another nightmare.
What a nightmare! Strange what the mind comes up with before our trips to Disney! Glad you found a pedometer that did not break the bank. Did you get Mine Train fastpasses, I here that you can book them now with the opening on May 28th? Good luck!
FastPass+ isn't available for the soft opening, only dates of May 28th and after. I'm still hoping for a chance at a soft opening. I won't mind standing in the queue as it will give me time to take lots of photos.
I hate those Disney dreams. Mine always start with me oversleeping for whatever event I have planned. I usually have one a trip so I'm happy once I get it out of the way.
I used to have oversleeping nightmares quite often when I was working.
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I tend to suffer from Disney nightmares, too! At least yours was helpful in that it got you to add your Magic Bands to your packing list.
I am glad it got me to add the bands to our packing list.
Lol Oh the vacation nightmares! I had one very similar, where I was in an airport and suddenly became worried that they wouldn't let my puppy on the plane because he was in my backpack. Then started to wonder how I got thru security with him in the backpack. Then someone told me a dog could die from that. Ohhhh vacation nightmares! Haha
Funny nightmare!
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I have often wondered how many miles we walk at Disney... sure that all of our excessive eating is counterbalanced by all the exercise! You will have to let us know the results of your tracking!
Glad to hear you've done your last pre-trip Target run (probably!) and are accomplishing so much in the yard. It is nice to leave for vacation when everything is in order at home!
I plan on including our mileage at the end of each day's post. I do love having everything in order before we leave on a trip.
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Laurie, we must have been there at the same time! This was our first trip with the kids, and we were in DHS about 5 days after it opened. I remember watching the motorcade with John Davidson as the star of the day. We watched him put his hands in the cement. I, too, loved the Robin Williams/Walter Cronkite film!!
And now you're another that I'm a little jealous of for being at DHS opening. That had to be so exciting.
Glad you got everything you need from your Target run. My BFF and I once brough pedometers to see how far we walked while on vacation and then lost them on the first day!! I can't wait to hear how far you walk. What a scary Disney nightmare!!
We had a cheap Mickey pedometer that came in Stefanie's cereal one year that I clipped on my waistband the first day and I'm pretty sure I lost it in the Hall of Presidents midway through the day.
On this day in 2011, Thor premiered at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Stars Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky arrived at the red carpet in a personal fleet of Acura S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles inspired by the film. Also in attendance was Walt Disney Company President and CEO Robert Iger.
And one more Disney fact, on this day in 2014, at an early morning dedication ceremony at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs announced that the "crowning jewel" of New Fantasyland, the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, will officially open on May 28. I think the stampede to get FP+ for this one beginning with May 28 plus the chance for free dining caused some techno issues for Disney’s website today as well.
Luke and I spend part of the day cleaning house, but we also managed a 2-mile walk. After dinner tonight, we went to Sam’s Club to pick up AAA batteries. As Luke said, we go a long time between needing replacements and then just today, we needed 7 for the thermostat and a remote. Next to our Sam’s Club is Home Depot, and they are currently having a sale on the Scott’s Earthgro mulch that we use each year. While there we even ran into a former student who invited me to his 25th class reunion late this summer. What amazed me was that he still recognized me without my wonderful 80s big hair. We also picked up a flat of coreopsis to fill in some of the bare spots in our flower bed under the dining room window. Hopefully, the weather is as sunny and warm as predicted tomorrow and we can get more yard work done.
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We also picked up a flat of coreopsis to fill in some of the bare spots in our flower bed under the dining room window. Hopefully, the weather is as sunny and warm as predicted tomorrow and we can get more yard work done. 
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