December 3-13, 2011
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I will be posting pictures, trip logs, thoughts and observations from each day of my latest WDW trip below. Be sure to check back over the coming weeks to see all the pictures.
On this trip we stayed 1 nights at Pop Century, 4 nights aboard the Disney Dream, then 5 nights back at Pop Century. I snapped over 13,500 pictures and took 88 video clips over the eleven days.
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December 3, 2011
Started off the morning with an early arrivial at MCO then a Magical Express ride to WDW. Started the day off with a trip the Magic Kingdom to see some of the Christmas Parade taping and see the Fantasyland work. Next up was a quick trip to the Animal Kingdom to take in the Safari and Parade then it was off to the Studios for dinner and the Osborne Lights before finishing up the day at EPCOT with the Candelight and Illuminations.
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December 9, 2011
Spent the morning roaming around Future World at EPCOT, then had a great lunch at Le Cellier. After lunch walked to the Boardwalk and took a bus to Downtown Disney for a while. Then another bus to the Wilderness Lodge followed by a boat ride to the Magic Kingdom. Next up a brief stop at the Studios and then I conclude my evening at EPCOT.
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December 10, 2011
Spent the morning visiting the Animal Kingdom Lodge and our friends at Allears.net then headed over to the Animal Kingdom for the afternoon. I spent the evening at the Studios.
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December 11, 2011
Started off the day at the Magic Kingdom enjoying the light crowds then headed off to EPCOT to meet up with some friends. Hung around World Showcase till the evenings festivities began. Attended a gathering at the lounge in the American Adventure, a reserved spot for Illuminations, and then an after hours ride on Soarin.
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December 12, 2011
The morning started off with a rain storm at the Studios then we moved to EPCOT for a while. Spent the mid afternoon at the Magic Kingdom before dinner at Yachtsman then closed out our last evening at WDW by visiting EPCOT.
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December 13, 2011
Our final day started off slow as usual for the last day having to pack up and check out. Then it was off to the Animal Kingdom for a few hours followed by a final run through the Magic Kingdom before heading back to Pop Century to catch the Magical Express Bus.
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May 10-17, 2011
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On this trip we stayed 7 nights, 8 days at Disney's Pop Century Resort.
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May 17, 2011
Our final day. The morning consisted of packing up and checking out. Then it was off to the Studios for a Toy Story fix and an attempt at Star Tours. For lunch we headed over to the Magic Kingdom then finished off the trip with a ride aboard the Monorail to EPCOT before heading back to Pop Century to meet the Magical Express Bus. Did spare a few minutes to check in on the Art of Animation construction before leaving though.
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May 16, 2011
The day started off with a quick round of golf at Disney's Oak Trail course. Spent the late morning/early afternoon at the Animal Kingdom then off to EPCOT for a while before dinner at the Yachtsman Steakhouse. I wrapped up the evening at EPCOT after dinner.
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May 15, 2011
Day 2 of D23 Destination D so I once again spent most of my day inside. I did make it over to the Magic Kingdom during the lunch and dinner breaks since the weather was favorable today. Also included are some shots from the retiredgeeks of a Pixar 25th Anniversary presentation.
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May 14, 2011
This was the first day of D23 Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary, so I spent most of my day inside the ballroom at the Contemporary. I did venture outside for lunch at the Sand Bar but by dinner time it was raining so I at at the Contempo Cafe. Also included are some shots from the retiredgeeks of the Car Masters Weekend Car Show at Downtown Disney.
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May 13, 2011
Started off with a quick round of golf at Oak Trail then headed over to Downtown Disney to check out the Car Masters weekend. Then off to EPCOT to check out the Pixar 25th Anniversary celebration and a late lunch at Le Cellier. Made a quick run over to the Contemporary to check in for tomorrow's D23 event then back to EPCOT for the rest of the evening.
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May 10, 2011
Started off the morning with an early arrivial at MCO then a Magical Express ride to WDW. Started the day at EPCOT where we explored Future World. Took a brief afternoon detour to Cross Roads then spend the afternoon/evening at the Magic Kingdom.
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December 8-15, 2010
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On this trip we stayed 7 nights, 8 days at Disney's Pop Century Resort. We had the standard Disney Dining plan for 5 of the 7 nights. I snapped just under 4,000 pictures this time around as well as 20 video clips.
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December 15, 2010
Our last day. The morning was taken up with checking out then it was off to the Animal Kingdom for a few hours and lunch followed by the Magic Kingdom for some snacks to wrap up the trip. A quick monorail ride to EPCOT before the Magical Express bus to the airport.
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December 11, 2010
We start off with a round of golf at Disney's Magnolia course, then its off to the Boardwalk for lunch at ESPN then the afternoon at the Studios, evening at the Magic Kingdom, a quick trip out to the Wilderness Lodge and we wrap up the day at EPCOT.
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December 9, 2010
We started off the morning with a quick round at Disney's Oak Trail course. Then it was off to the Animal Kingdom for a few hours then a trip to the Studios for the Osborne lights and we finish off the day at EPCOT with the Candlelight Processional.
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May 11-18, 2010
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On this trip we stayed 7 nights, 8 days at the Riverside. We had the standard Disney Dining plan. I snapped just under 4,000 pictures this time around.
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May 18, 2010
Our last day. Started off with the ritual of dropping the bags off at the airline checking counter and luggage services. Then headed off to the Animal Kingdom. After lunch went to the TTC and a round trip ride on the EPCOT line before transferring over to the Express to the Magic Kingdom. Grabbed a snack at the Magic Kingdom before heading back to the Riverside and the Magical Express to the airport.
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May 17, 2010
Played a round of golf at Osprey Ridge to start the day then headed over to the Studios. Dodged a rain storm on my way to the Yacht Club for dinner. After dinner roamed around EPCOT then headed over to the Magic Kingdom to cap off the evening.
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May 15, 2010
Headed out to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to start the day, then some time at the Studios before heading over to Le Cellier @ EPCOT for lunch. After lunch roamed around EPCOT and then headed to the Magic Kingdom for the evening.
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December 9-16, 2009
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I took close to 6,000 pictures over the eight days. This trip was for 8 days and we were on the standard Disney dining plan staying at the Port Orleans Riverside.
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December 9, 2009
We arrived in Orlando before sun rise and headed for the WDW Resort. Checked in, ate, and we were at the Animal Kingdom for the park opening. Spent the morning and early afternoon roaming the park then headed to the Magic Kingdom for bit before ending up at Fort Wilderness for dinner.
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December 11, 2009
We started off with a pre-dawn wake-up call and headed for Osprey Ridge. Played our round then headed for the Animal Kingdom for lunch and to visit some attractions we missed. After the Jingle Jungle parade we headed for the Magic Kingdom and dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern.
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December 12, 2009
Today we were at EPCOT for the park opening and to check into the D23 Magic and Merriment event. Spent the morning at the event then roamed around EPCOT for the afternoon before attending the 5:00pm Candlelight. Then dinner on the set of Lights, Motors, Action followed by Toy Story, Dessert, and a private showing of the Osborne Lights.
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December 13, 2009
Today was Day 2 of the D23 Magic and Merriment event. We started off the morning a bit later then headed for the Magic Kingdom. Had some time to roam the park then met up with the group at the Diamond Horseshoe for lunch. After lunch we had free time as well as a Castle Suite tour. Then this evening we attended the Very Merry Christmas Party as the finale to the event.
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December 14, 2009
Started off the morning heading for Downtown Disney. Spent some time at DisneyQuest then headed for the Studios by way of the Swan. After the Studios took the boat to the Yacht/Beach club for dinner at Yachtsman and then visited the Boardwalk before heading to EPCOT to round out the day.
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December 15, 2009
Our last full day started off with a trip to the Animal Kingdom in the morning and for lunch then over to EPCOT to spend some time in Future World during the afternoon, dinner at Le Cellier and an evening at World Showcase.
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December 16, 2009
Our last day was a partial day. The morning was filled with packing and checking out then it was off to EPCOT to spend the late morning and grab lunch before heading over to the Magic Kingdom for an early afternoon snack and to wrap up our trip.
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May 6 - 13, 2009
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I took just under 5,000 pictures with my camera and have almost an extra 1,000 from three other cameras that were along for the trip. This trip was for 8 days and we were on the Platinum Package staying at the Contemporary Resort. Click here for a trip overview
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May 6, 2009
We hit the ground running with visits to the new Kidani Village at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, the Magic Kingdom and Disneys Hollywood Studios today. Included are shots of Stitchs Supersonic Celebration, Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party, the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade and the American Idol Experience.
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May 7, 2009
Today started off with a morning round of golf at the Magnolia for three of us and a Wild By Design Tour for the other one. Then we met up and went to lunch at ESPN Club followed by a visit to Downtown Disney and an evening performance of La Nouba before dinner at Fulton's.
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May 9, 2009
Another early morning as we headed for the Magic Behind our Steam Trains Tour then spent the rest of the morning and some of the early afternoon at the Studios (lunch was at Sci Fi) before heading to EPCOT for a couple hours then to the Polynesian for the Spirit of Aloha show.
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May 10, 2009
Started off mother's day taking my mother (as well as the rest of the family) golfing at Lake Buena Vista. We had lunch at the Coral Reef and spent the afternoon at EPCOT, including a Behind the Seeds Tour. dinner was at Le Cellier then we split up with two heading to the Riverside for a carriage ride and the other two of us heading to the Contemporary to watch Wishes from our room then we all met up at the Magic Kingdom for the Magic Hours.
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May 11, 2009
We started the day with the Around the World Segway Tour at EPCOT then hiked over to Beaches and Cream for lunch. After lunch two headed for the Contemporary and fishing and the other two of us to the Animal Kingdom for a couple hours. Then we met up at the Contemporary and two went Parasailing and the other two of us went out on a pontoon boat to take pictures. Spent a couple hours at the Magic Kingdom, then dinner was at Narcoossees followed by a fireworks cruise.
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May 12, 2009
Had an early morning tee time at Osprey Ridge to start the day, then lunch at Trails End in Fort Wilderness. Headed for the Studios before the rains came and then hid from the storm at the Swan and then the Yacht Club. After dinner at Yachtsman headed for the Magic Kingdom for a couple hours.
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May 13, 2009
Our last day started off with the Undiscovered Future World tour at EPCOT for two of us and the other two went Fishing again. We met up at the Magic Kingdom for lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern then headed back to the Contemporary to catch the Magical Express Bus and head for the airport and home.
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December 4-12, 2008
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Pictures, trip logs, thoughts and observations from each day of our latest WDW trip below. Be sure to check back over the coming weeks to see all the pictures. I took approximately 4,500 shots in the nine days we were there.
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December 12, 2008
Our last day. Spent the morning packing then headed for Animal Kingdom followed by a trip over to the Magic Kingdom before heading back to catch the Magical Express bus to the airport and then our flight back to LA.
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December 11, 2008
The morning started off on the threatening side, so took some pictures around Coronado Springs then headed for the Studios as the rain started to fall. Went over to EPCOT in the early afternoon and during the heaviest rain of the day, then as the weather cleared we wandered around World Showcase, before dinner at Yachtsman. After dinner stopped by the Studios again and then back to EPCOT to wrap up the night. In between we visited the EPCOT resorts to look at their holiday decorations.
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December 10, 2008
Today we zig zagged arcoss Disney property. Started the morning off at the Animal Kingdom, then lunch over at the campground, the afternoon at the Studios, early evening at the Magic Kingdom, then night at EPCOT. In between visited the Contemporary and Wilderness Lodge.
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December 6, 2008
Spent the morning at the Animal Kingdom then headed over to the Magic Kingdom for the afternoon and to watch more of the Christmas Parade taping. Then back the hotel to watch the USC/UCLA game and wrapped up the night with a return to the Magic Kingdom then quick trip to EPCOT.
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December 5, 2008
Today we headed for the Magic Kingdom to catch some of the WDW Christmas Parade taping, the Grand Floridian gingerbreak house, and then over to the Studios to see the Osborne Lights and ride Toy Story in the evening.
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April 22-29, 2008
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Pictures, trip logs, thoughts and observations from each day of our latest WDW trip below. I took approximately 4,000 shots in the eight days we were there.
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April 28, 2008
Spent the morning around the Contemporary and then over to the Magic Kingdom. In the afternoon headed for EPCOT, then dinner at Yachtsman, before ending the night with a double feature of fireworks (Illuminations followed by Wishes).
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April 25, 2008
Day 4 started off with a relaxing around the resort before taking a boat over to Fort Wilderness where we explored the area and then experienced the Back Trail Adventure tour. After the tour we headed to Animal Kingdom and then stopped by EPCOT for Illuminations.
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April 24, 2008
Today we started off with a round of golf on Osprey Ridge and then over to EPCOT and Le Cellier for Lunch. Spent the afternoon at EPCOT and then over to the Magic Kingdom for a quick snack before calling it quits for the day.
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April 23, 2008
Today started off looking around the Contemporary before heading over to the Studios. We ate a late lunch over at EPCOT and walked around the Flower and Garden Festival for a while then over to Animal Kingdom for some after dark photos since it was the only day the park was open late.
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April 22, 2008
Today Animal Kingdom turned 10 and I managed to get to the park just after opening (thanks to United and the Contemporary delaying me). Also in this days shots are pictures of the Contemporary Resort and some great sunset shots at the Magic Kingdom.
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