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Old 05-14-2008, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi, my name is Corinna and I am a 33 year old Disney nut from the UK. I live in a city called Manchester which is in the North West of England. I got introduced to Disney vacations when my then boyfriend took me on a short break to Disneyland Paris for my 22nd birthday. When my mother in law then treated us to a honeymoon to Orlando and Disney World in 1998, there was no going back for me. Apart from multiple visits to DLP and WDW, we also have been to DLR a few times. I hope to visit all Disney parks around the world at some stage.
My DH does not quite share my love for all things Disney. He does love Orlando and Southern California, but he does tend to let me go off to the parks on my own. So I nearly died of shock when he decided that we should become DVC members on our most recent Florida vacation. I was even more surprised when he decided he fancied a Disney Cruise. So we booked this before we left Florida for this coming September. Unfortunately the itinerary that we really wanted (5 night Bahamas) was fully booked so we settled for a 4 night. Two weeks ago the cruise that we had originally wanted opened up again, so we booked this as well. Now I have two cruises plus our first visit home (8 nights at Old Key West) to look forward to. When a friend in the USA found out about this, she sent me the PassPorters for DCL and WDW. I have promised myself to read both of them from cover to cover. I saw the link for this forum and decided to check it out.

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Old 05-14-2008, 05:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2008, 05:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2008, 05:58 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2008, 07:11 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2008, 07:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 05-14-2008, 07:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I am a fellow Brit but have lived in the US for most of my life. All my family but my mother is in England. I was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in East Anglia. I am a Disney nut myself! My husband thinks I am crazy but he goes along for the fun, and my kids think its hilarious. They know they are going to Disney for ME and not the other way around, but we have such a blast. I think it is so special to me because I was a single mom for 10 years and had never taken my children on vacation, so when I finally got my business going and could afford a trip, it was definitely Disney! I will always think of Disney as family bonding time. Welcome!
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