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2 Jan 15, 11:04 AM |
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Great that you and Rebecca hit it off in person, I can imagine that must've been a little daunting. How cool to meet one of the Disney ride engineers too, I bet that was really interesting.
We've never managed to get on the Peter Pan ride as it had horrendous queues on our first visit (bit of a cult classic I guess?) and was closed last time around if memory serves me correctly. Sounds like you enjoyed it and I'm glad we have a FP+ for this next month. Had a good chuckle at your first fireworks picture! The ones that followed look fab though. The parade looks great, shame you were both freezing. Thanks for sharing. |
2 Jan 15, 07:26 PM |
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More really good photos of the evening.
What a shame it was so cold. Extreme temperatures really can change your view on things if it has made you really uncomfortable. Looking forward to more. x
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2 Jan 15, 08:24 PM |
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Hello, Happy New Year and thanks for reading along x
Its a shame it was so cold and that we just hadnt expected it to be THAT cold - I mean , they said it was cold when we arrived but we found it warm so we thought they were exaggerating. I am sure if we had dressed more warmly we would have enjoyed it more . There did feel like alot of standing around though and its something we are just not good at Yes, Frozen seemed to be everywhere - bit lost on us , LOL, we havent seen anything since UP ! hello, Happy New Year x The parade was fun - I love the music, the dancers and the floats , it is good fun , over too soon though ! Happy new Year xx It was a good day really, just a shame we had to defrost ourselves on the way home ! Hello, Happy new year - and you go away THIS year, yay It was so nice to meet Rebecca, we have been following each others trippies for years . My best friend was at DLP just before Xmas and she said it was bitterly cold - Im no good in the cold .. hence I never found the attraction in skiing holidays Andy was well pleased with his purchases and I nabbed some right bargains too - and tomorrow , the sun comes out all
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2 Jan 15, 08:37 PM |
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Hello and Happy New Year xx
It was a busy day but we didnt feel rushed and thats where FP + paid off for us really as we had some guaranteed rides and anything else was a bonus . Yes I think this was at the end of your hols - it was warm enough in the day but the temperature dropped rapidly at night. I am pleased I saw Rebecca - it was weird and I was nervous but I am pleased we did it , she was so lovely. Our photopass pics are pretty good - we only had a couple and I am not sure if we are smiling or teeth chattering there on that one Ah, the Cath Kidston bag - crafty spot. There was in fact a temporary CK outlet - I pointed it out to Andy, as it looked like a jumble sale, there were just rows of tables with CK bags and stuff piled on them in what must have been an empty shop. ( and its not listed on the store maps) BUT that bag had actually come from the store in Milton Keynes as I had bought Rebecca something from there for her birthday and I think we then re used the big bag to stuff our Walmart purchases in when carrying from the car to the room Happy New Year Julia x It didnt occur to us it would be that cold either ! Still, we avoided the rain ( mostly) and we did buy jeans and jumpers so the cold days later on were more manageable. Andy even got a coat as he only had thin shirts and polo tops with him, at least I got some cardigans and could wear multiple layers Lol, he is so funny isnt he ! He is such a determined shopper - he has been amazing in the recent sales, he found loads of stuff for me bless him. It is a shame about the cold but I am pleased we did it, another special memory , even if we look back and laugh on how cold we were Lol, I think we need a new camera too as being disappointed with the pics seems to be a theme in this trip - you take what you think is a great shot and then realise its rubbish and by the time you looked at it, the moment to snap again has passed.
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2 Jan 15, 08:46 PM |
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Hello, yes it has had a mixed press hasnt it - I guess as we didnt do any character meets , it was just the parade and fireworks that we went for and that makes it relatively expensive . I think they could be a little more inventive with the free snack offering - Andy doesnt like hot chocolate or cookies ( or apple slices) so something savoury would have suited him. I can see it would appeal to the kids more with the different characters and the dance parties. I didnt feel it was bad value , I just wasnt as " blown away" as I had expected to be if that makes sense ?
It was so nice to meet her and Chris was fascinating - Andy still couldnt quite get his head around someone working on the rides for a living and really enjoying going into Magic Kingdom every day - he needs some serious pixie dust Peter Pan was fun - not something I would queue a long time for, 20 minutes felt about right and as we did a few rides that we had previously missed , it was nice to tick this one of my list . We were so cold i found it hard to walk back as my toes were curling over in my thin shoes We really should have taken more layers with us and gone back to the car ( or bitten the bullet and bought a hoody in the park, too tight ! ) - it was ok when we were walking around, it was the last hour waiting for the parade that nailed us
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3 Jan 15, 05:16 PM |
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great day
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4 Jan 15, 05:00 PM |
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Lovely report and fab photos...such a shame it was too cold to enjoy MVMCP... we were there on the 10th and it was pleasant x
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4 Jan 15, 06:53 PM |
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Ah, thank you, yes , apart from the cold, we had a great day overall.
Hello, happy new year . We managed to pick a cold one ( still at least it wasn't raining! ). It was great to see the parade and fireworks though.
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4 Jan 15, 07:39 PM |
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Aaw, I feel your pain Amanda, I also suffer with a sore back when standing too long and I hate being cold Saying that, the parade photos are lovely, it's a shame it wasn't a great experience for you.
How nice to meet up with Rebecca too
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4 Jan 15, 09:28 PM |
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Aargh, that back pain has started to creep up on me, I notice it even at work now if I am standing in the same spot for any length of time so in the freezing cold it was just unbearable. I put it down to a car accident I had when I was pregnant , I couldn't do much physio at the time to help put it right. Or maybe I'm just ageing badly
I am so pleased I met Rebecca , she was lovely .
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