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<u>Using My Powers for Good </u>
Well, I guess I should explain the title of this trip report.

The other day, the phone rings and DH picks up the phone. He gets this big smile and says, “Oh, she’ll love talking to you!” He hands me the phone and I’m greeted by this shiny, happy little voice from Grand Gatherings.

“I called to tell you that the venue for your International Dinner and Illuminations Dessert Reception has changed.”

“Oh,” I said. “Where has it changed to?”

“It’s now going to be in a special place right between the Canada Pavilion and… oh, what’s the one next to that…?”

“The United Kingdom.” I offer, thinking she must be new.

“Yes,” says the shiny, happy voice. “The United Kingdom. It’s called the Showcase restaurant.”

“The Showplace,” I correctly sweetly.

“Yes, you’re right. It’s called the Showplace,” she says, a little surprised that I caught her slip.

“Oh, okay.” I said, “I guess I already knew that since you’re using the Odyssey for the press event and probably have to get it ready for the Hero’s breakfast the next morning.”

“The Hero’s what?”

“The new ‘boys’ breakfast you’re testing out that weekend.”

“We are?” She now sounds totally confused but a little impressed. I spend a moment telling her the details of the breakfast.

“That sounds so cool. I didn't know about that.” She pauses a moment. “How did <u>you</u> know about that?” she asks me.

“Oh, I’m on this great Internet group called Passporter and I get all kinds of details about what’s going on at The World.”

I then asked her to check something on our reservation. On my confirmation letters, I only saw the request for the trundle beds and I wanted to make sure they had the notation of my Multiple Sclerosis and walking difficulties – I really need a room close to a bus stop and the food court.

“Can you make a notation that we’d like building 14?” I asked.

At this point, I can tell that she’s totally freaked by how much I know. “How do you know all this stuff? Are you a travel agent?”

I just laughed and told her that I’m just a WDW fanatic and spend waaaay too much time on the Internet!

When I related this conversation to my husband a few hours later he said, “You know, you should become a travel agent. <font color="blue">That way you could use your powers for good." </font>

&lt;still more to come -- if ya can believe it!!&gt;