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I'm going to whip my iPad out in Gettysburg and block stuff just so everyone feels like they are in Disney :) I may bring Adam's stroller and ram it into people too!

Aaron, remind me when we meet in person someday to whack you over the head with an iPad.

I was going to ask the same question! LOL. Looking forward to Date Night Pood Forn. As much as I agree with you on the Boneyard...Anna says we are both wrong and that the place rocks.

I meant to give Aaron props on that too.

I always look for the shifty looking guy with the European Shoulder Bag too.

I enjoy watching the operator more than the trash can.

TCD

Me too. Every time I have seen the operator, which has only been twice, it was the same guy and he looked like he was having a blast interacting with the people. Must be a great job.

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Wow, Aaron, you are cranking out the report today!

Love the photo of your DW with the DB portrait.

I wish you hadn't mentioned that A-Rod portrait. Now I have a visual of it stuck in my head.

TCD

Thanks and my bad.

Enjoying the updates!

Great new updates.

Thanks Kelly and Annie! Hope to post another one in a bit.

Your wife looks just like I do on Buzz. So serious. LOL

We are serious Buzz players in our family. Not serious enough apparently to get the best scores but we try hard.

Smart request. I made them yesterday, we put chocolate chips and mini marshmallows in 1/2 and then cinnamon and raisins in the other half. Yummy

Perhaps I should post the recipe in a separate thread? They are good.

Great catch on the "Push" Operator.

Thanks. I actually caught a different guy controlling Push later in the trip. He was not as good as this guy and I did not take his picture.

Sorry I'm so far behind on reading.

Really enjoyed your Sea World pictures! It's been many years since we've been there.

I am glad you enjoyed them and no apologies necessary. You have been busy.

Let the kids take the pix. They did a great job

Thanks. They did a good job. The only problem is I end up with 20 pics per 2 seconds of camera time. I spared you the 50-60 pictures of random cars and buildings in downtown Atlanta.

I meant to give Aaron props on that too.

I always look for the shifty looking guy with the European Shoulder Bag too.

I enjoy watching the operator more than the trash can.

TCD

I was calling it a "Murse".

Me too. Every time I have seen the operator, which has only been twice, it was the same guy and he looked like he was having a blast interacting with the people. Must be a great job.

I think it would be fun. Talking to people and driving a trash can around all day. Sounds like Lou's job. Except for the talking to people part.

I can get away with that because he is definitely not reading this.

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2-5-13 (continued)

This is where we were headed when we left off:

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When we got off the ride I noticed some work being done:

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Next we rode POC:

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and then headed to what would be the longest line of the day. That's right. You guessed it:

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When I got to the front of the line, I saw the problem. A couple new CMs were earning their ears.........slowly. But I finally got a few of these:

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and all was right with the world.

We walked to the Carousel and rode that before heading for the exits:

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We went to the firehouse and grabbed 4 packs of these:

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We took the boat back to the Fort:

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Tonight we would be heading to a place new to our family, as we had seen pictures but had never been there before. We knew the kids would love it so we decided tonight would be a good night to check it out.

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That is the path from the docks to the road that leads to the loops. We stayed at 400 loop last time and spent lots of time on that path getting soda refills and our many trips to the buffet - don't ask, it was a lot. My kids can eat.

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Was that a Citrus Swirl?

After seeing Storybook Circus during WWW... I know my boys are going to love it!!! Looks like your fam was having a great time too!

I believe it is called an Orange/Vanilla Dole Whip Swirl on the menu at Aloha Isle.

Did your DD ride BTMRR?

Where are you going? Where are you going?

DD rode BTMRR and loved it! We will see where we are headed shortly.

We want to be on that path.

So do I.

I have to say it again, you're children are adorable.

Thanks!

You are leaving cliff hangers. Good for you. Where does that path lead??? The only path I know is to the WL.

Did DD ride BTMR? Z is finally tall enough, and I think he'll love it, but it will be his first big boy rollercoaster.

It is the path between the camping loops and the settlement area.

River Country?

Good guess but not at this time.

That is the path from the docks to the road that leads to the loops. We stayed at 400 loop last time and spent lots of time on that path getting soda refills and our many trips to the buffet - don't ask, it was a lot. My kids can eat.

You are right and I love that spot.

Great updates, AC. Can't wait to see where you went next.

Thanks.....coming up!

I am having fun reading your reports. Your family is adorable. thanks

I am glad you are enjoying it and thanks Bo!

Hoop de doo?!

Another good guess. We have actually been there several times, although the kids have only been once. I think we need to go again during our December trip.

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After arriving back at the camper, we made burgers for dinner:

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There seems to be something missing from the last photo so here is one more:

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The burgers were de-lish.

After dinner we were headed to a place I had seen in other Fiends trip reports but we needed to check the place out for ourselves:

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We needed to check out to areas in particular. The first was Radiator Springs:

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DS has recently decided he likes to attempt to re-create the Heisman pose during photos, no matter what the photo is for or where we are at.

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Did you notice the kids pulled a switcheroo there?

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Duuuuuuuude. Next we are headed to the Big Ole Blue.

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Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

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This play area was closed. Not sure why.

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I thought I would take a few pics of the gated pool situation so we are all clear on the rules for pool hopping to the Big Ole Blue pool:

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From the pics, I am thinking this is a guideline more so than a rule........and we may be willing to see what happens in December. I mean if people not even paying to stay on property can crash the party at the Fort pool.............

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No pictures can do any kind of justice to how cool this resort is. This place absolutely begs to be seen, even if you never plan to stay there. I for one plan to make it a mission in life to pool hop there so the kids can swim in the big ole blue. I will be keeping my ears open to see if the rules start to be enforced more strictly. I also wonder if it is something they don't worry much about during the slow periods when our family is typically at WDW?

Anyway, tomorrow would be an extremely important day as it would be our last FULL day at the Fort......notice I said FULL day, because even after we left, we could not stay away.

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