The Twelve Days of Swinter: From Castaway 'Key' to a Partridge in a Palm Tree!

[Tiggerrn2]

Have an awesome, last park day!!! Hope you have a wonderful cruise. Thankful the weather has all cleared out for you.

 

[jenseib]

I am sure I'll be up early that day....don't know why? LOL

 

[mickeystoontown]

Wow! Talk about pixie dust! How exciting for you guys. I can't wait to hear all about your trip and see all of the pictures. I hope that you have a great time on the Dream. Every time I see the pictures of the semi-submarine tour that we took, I think of you since you wondered if that would be a tour you'd like to take.

 

[pmama]

We will be there in 9 days! So exciting you got into FLE!!! Agree with party days being the best at MK. 2 of our 3 days planned there will be party days.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

That's awesome that you got to see some of the new FL! We lucked out and saw it too - It seemed weird that they had it open on and off and still haven't done the AP and CM previews until now. Glad to hear you had a great day at MK!

Have fun on the Dream - hoping for calm seas and warm sunshine for you!!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Have an awesome, last park day!!! Hope you have a wonderful cruise. Thankful the weather has all cleared out for you.

Thank you! Yes, the weather has been perfect after the first two or three days!

I am sure I'll be up early that day....don't know why? LOL

Ok, we'll see you soon then! Have a safe trip down!

Wow! Talk about pixie dust! How exciting for you guys. I can't wait to hear all about your trip and see all of the pictures. I hope that you have a great time on the Dream. Every time I see the pictures of the semi-submarine tour that we took, I think of you since you wondered if that would be a tour you'd like to take.

Yeah, I thought about that the other day that I never found out if there was a ceiling overhead of the lower hull like it looked in that picture. Hopefully, I'll get caught up on all the TRs I'm behind on and I'll get the answer to that question... 6 months after your trip...

We will be there in 9 days! So exciting you got into FLE!!! Agree with party days being the best at MK. 2 of our 3 days planned there will be party days.

Well, you can thank me now or later, b/c I think I took the crowd hit for you. Things have really cleared out since Monday. Hope you guys have a fantastic time!

That's awesome that you got to see some of the new FL! We lucked out and saw it too - It seemed weird that they had it open on and off and still haven't done the AP and CM previews until now. Glad to hear you had a great day at MK!

Have fun on the Dream - hoping for calm seas and warm sunshine for you!!

That is weird. It did seem like only CMs were back there though. There really was hardly anyone else in that area except for in the restaurant. BOG was packed to the brim with people. They were allowing anyone who went back there to eat in the restaurant if they wanted to and I think most of the people did just that.

Calm seas!!!! YES, please!! I'm already nervous!

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Well, this is it... we're off to the Dream in just a bit so I won't be back on until next week. It has been super windy here and the boats have not been running much because the wind is making the water so choppy. I sure hope that's not the case at sea. I'm nervous just thinking about it. I did get the motion sickness patches from my doctor this time so hopefully I'll be ok.

For those of you coming in soon, the crowds have really thinned out since Monday. It appears that most of the people left on Sunday b/c this week has been more like what I am used to at WDW. Oh, and Halloween is indeed a great day to be in the parks. We didn't have to wait for anything at AK yesterday. It was great! And we had the BEST safari EVER!! Animals, animals everywhere! It was cool and crisp and they were feeling frisky. We really enjoyed it. Several of the animals walked right up to the jeep within touching distance. Best time EVER!! I was also brave and rode Everest. I haven't done that since our first trip in '08 and now I remember why... Once a ride chicken, always a ride chicken!

Anyway, still praying for all of you up north and I hope life gets back to normal for you asap. I've been where you are many times before and I know how challenging it is to function in 2012 with 1879 utilites, not to mention the clean up.

Talk to everyone soon!

 

[sjs314]

So sorry I missed you but am so very happy you were able to see FLE

Have a wonderful cruise!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

So sorry I missed you but am so very happy you were able to see FLE

Have a wonderful cruise!

Thanks! We did have a great cruise. I've been swamped since I got back though with all the 'back to the real world' stuff. But the cruise was sooooooo much better than last time and we are all looking forward to going back! We rebooked while on board!

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Jen, I know you are still on vacation, but I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed meeting you guys! My very first Dis meet was a great one! And thank you so much for the FE gift you gave DD. We listened to the CD all the way home and loved it! And that bandana was the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! Thank you so much, it was very nice of you!!

 

[sjs314]

Welcome home! Glad to hear the cruise was super! I can not wait to hear all about the room and verandah! Congrates on booking another cruise.

 

[Tiggerrn2]

Welcome home!! Can't wait to hear about the trip/cruise.

 

[mickeystoontown]

I'm soooooo happy to hear that the second cruise was a lot better than the first. I don't know if you read that portion of my trip report but we were not in the best of moods when we left our first cruise. However, now that time has passed, we are considering booking another in 2014.

I know that it's hard to get back into the real world vibe but I hope that you can start on your trip report soon!

 

[micandminforever]

Welcome home, I look forward to your new trip report.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Welcome home!!! Glad to read the cruise was better this time!!

 

[Woth2982]

Glad to hear the cruise went better this go around! Did the balcony make a big difference? I know it does for me.

 

[DancinDaisyDuck]

Welcome back!

Creepy: I saw you. I was in the MK on Friday the 26th and you were just ahead of me in the queue for Big Thunder! I didn't recognize you all until it was too late, but I did try to look for you all after I got off the ride.

Looking forward to reading your newest report!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Welcome home Rinky!! Glad you had a good trip!
I'm also looking forward to hearing about it - but don't worry. We'll still be here (patiently) waiting until that "real world" stuff gets taken care of. We know how it is!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Welcome back Rinky!

 

[MeMom]

Thanks! We did have a great cruise. I've been swamped since I got back though with all the 'back to the real world' stuff. But the cruise was sooooooo much better than last time and we are all looking forward to going back! We rebooked while on board!

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And thank you so much for the FE gift you gave DD. We listened to the CD all the way home and loved it!

Rebooked - yay!

A Disney CD? One of the best gifts/souvenirs ever!

 

[sharonW]

Hope you had a magical trip!!! Hope you can write all about it soon!!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Are you home Rinky? Do you have the Disney blues like me?