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Old 09-21-2014, 11:40 PM   #1
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Castaway Cay Sandwich - 13 Glorious Days of Disney! - COMPLETED!!

Hi Everyone!

Well we're back - we got back last week on Monday 9/15. It's taken a week to recover! We dove right back into school and work, and after working this weekend, I need another vacation!

Our vacation was from 9/3 - 9/15. I didn't write a full PTR... ok, because I'm lazy, lol. Just kidding! I had just finished writing a TR for my trip in June (click here if you want to read that one) and I ran out of time. We stayed at AKL - Kidani Village for 4 days (visited 3 parks), cruised on the Disney Dream for 4 days, then stayed at the Boardwalk Villas for another 4 days (2 parks and the MNSSHP). The kids participated in a Disney's Youth Education Services class at the Magic Kingdom, and I turned 45 in Disney World! I took 1,800 photos (deleted about 100, lol) with my iPhone only. It's going to take me a while to sort it all out into a trip report that's not the size of War and Peace (so I won't be still writing about it next Halloween!). I wanted to just give you a teaser photo blitz of our trip before I begin.

(I thought about where to place this TR, so because it's "mostly" in the WDW parks, I'll put it here, if the moderator's don't mind )









































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Great teaser photos - I especially love the shot of the Glow with the Show ears - that is so neat!
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Great teaser pics. I'm going out on a limb and guessing you had a wonderful trip. Looking forward to reading about it.
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Oh, boy, it looks like you had a fantastic time! Looking forward to the details. Love that jack-o'lantern tree!
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Great teaser!
All those photos were with your Iphone??!!
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Oooooh you definitely teased us with those awesome photos! Can't wait to hear all about it! Hurry back!
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! Great teaser photos and now I'm very curious to know all the details!
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Welcome Back!! Can't wait to hear all the details! Love the teaser photos - especially the "Glow with the Show Ears" and that beautiful ship!
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Great teaser photos - I especially love the shot of the Glow with the Show ears - that is so neat!
Thanks! I got those for Titus for Fantasmic, but we never made it. Then we forgot them for Hallowishes!

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It was pretty great!

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Oh, boy, it looks like you had a fantastic time! Looking forward to the details. Love that jack-o'lantern tree!
The tree got slowly more elaborate as the cruise went on...

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Gonna start working on it soon!

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Sounds like an awesome trip! Can't wait to read all about it.

I still haven't finished reading your June TR.
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