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I'm home, Bud, my DH, is at work and I'm gonna try to work on a door sign. If it goes well, you'll see a photo. If not, you still might see a photo!

Wow! you have a large group going and a lot going on! What a PTR! Love the pics!

Thanks Stitcharoo! I'd been bounced around a little when I tried to call to make arrangements for DME from the airport. I think they have changed the phone numbers around since I last used them. I'm one of those folks who will save numbers in their cell phone, just because I can and I might...

And the planning continues! Magical Express - check! Food preferences - check! Dining - long since done! Golf - check! Shows - check! Park schedule - check! We are trying to keep this a small trip and not meet up with lots of family and friends. We do that every other time we go...

This sounds so exciting!!! I'm a bit of a camera bug myself, but there was no such thing as a photo pass photographer when I was in college. Heck, we didn't have digital cameras! Are you a photography student, or is it just a hobby?

I was trying not to get too involved in pre-trip planning. I mean, I'd talked to the Concierge at AKL and given them my wish list, but other than that bit of planning, I'd tried to keep my excitement to a minimum. I'd planned for four big meals, a Safari to take pictures of the animals and...

I agree. I have a huge Nikon D300 and I always carry it at Disney. I'll hand it to the Photo Pass photographers and let them use it as well as take photos with their Photo Pass camera. That way, I end up with even more great shots to choose from when it comes time to create my albums. You got it...

For our Pop Century weekend, we will do a trip with no ADRs, (It's food and wine festival, we plan on getting tastes, not meals) and I'll probably restrain myself to just pins and photos for souvies. For the AKL trip, we don't plan on cutting back.

Compromise and a schedule with some wiggle room in it. I thank anyone in the group that asks for something that is important for them to have a good time at the parks. "Thanks for letting us know that. Let's see how we can best make that happen." And I whip out a map or a schedule and we...

I took a lot of my own photos, so the photo pass shots ended up being a lot of Wonderful Hubby and me in front of Disney object/background pictures. If you spread them out through your trip album, they help you keep track of what park you are in. If it's all you get for photos, it can become...

I was sort of in your boat. We got 7 day MYW park hoppers and asked carefully about adding the no-expire option. We had to add it to all 7 days. We used it, going to one park in the morning and different parks in the afternoon or EMH. Later in the week, when we had 3 days left, we upgraded to...

Once we were actually in Epcot, I think my brain shut down briefly. I knew there were some attractions that were low on the list and some things that were high on the list, but finding the list and using a map were just beyond me. There was so much to look at and there were so many distractions...

These two are my favorites.

After multiple attempts, I got us booked for October 24-27 at Pop Century. I'm still waffling on the MNSSHP, though. It's not DH's thing.

Not quite. Biscuits are fluffier than the average scone. Scones are more like a shortbread, containing more butter or shortening than a biscuit. IIRC, scones contain more sugar as well. But there is a wide variety in both scones and biscuits. Clotted cream does not work well on biscuits. It just...

I love not having to drive. Wonderful Husband and I never drink and drive, so only one of us could have a drink with dinner otherwise. With the bus, we can each have a glass of wine or a beer with dinner and not feel a bit of concern. :drinking1 I don't learn my way around quickly and getting...

I've got two trips planned. October, at Pop Century and January at AKL. I could do several budget trips for the cost of one luxury trip. But Wonderful Husband can't take the days off work, so several budget trips won't happen. Might as well spend the vacation money on a nice trip that we can...

I have still not heard from the cousins, but I have asked a local friend if he and his wife were interested in joining us. They travel a great deal and she's a photographer, too. They will have to talk it over before I hear anything. Knowing them, they've already got a trip planned to Timbuktu...

It took me 40 years before I did my first trip and it was only two weeks ago! I've already got two return trips planned. I think I'm hooked. For a first trip, especially with little ones, I'd say don't rush, don't expect to cover everything on your list, and stop frequently to enjoy the...

And most of those using the flash don't know that a flash is usually only good for about 8-10 feet. If your subject is farther away than that, your flash won't reach to light it up. There are a few flashes that are good for farther than that, but if you've got one of those, you know how not to...