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Old 03-05-2012, 01:22 PM
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Default We survived our trip to Disney!

6 parks in 5 days and it was warmer than normal for this time of year, temps where between 87-90 on the days we were at the theme parks.

I was happy just having my rebel, I shot on auto all week in jpeg, which was totally weird, but I didn't want to have to think. LOL!

A couple highlights & perks of being on a Make a Wish trip.
1. No lines or waiting really. At Disney we either went to the fast pass entrance or they took us to the exit of the rides and put us on. Never waited more than 5 minutes for a ride.

2. Characters, we had an even shorter wait for Characters if you can believe that, Rapunzel, we waited maybe 10 minutes because they were finishing up with a group, but they put us on a bench in the shade off to the side of where Rapunzel was meeting. In total Keira met 41 Characters, if I counted right! Cooper did loved the characters that he wanted to meet, if he didn't want to meet them, he wasn't going to. And just down right refused, he'd sit down and not walk any further! LOL!

3. Couple special things that happened to Keira, -1 thing we signed her up for the Jedi Training Camp @ Hollywood Studios, she said she wanted to do it. For anyone that hasn't seen it, the kids all do a little battle with Darth Vader & he tries to convince them to come to the dark side, well after Keira did that, the storm troopers rushed her, and the Jedi Master showed her how to use the "force" and the storm troopers flew through the air. And the man that signed we talked to when we signed her up had us wait after the show. We went back stage and the kids met Darth Vader & the 2 storm troopers, that was pretty awesome, they don't do meet & greets, just for wish kids I guess. And he doesn't do autographs, but he brought both kids light sabers w/ his signature on them, of course they were red.
-At the kids Pirate Make-Overs, Keira's pirate make-over girl gave her a stuffed puppy w/ the keys in its mouth and make it look like a pirate. That was super sweet!
-And at Islands of Adventure, we went to Ollivander's Wand Shop, of course they took us right in, and Keira was chosen to be the person that was taken to the counter to select her wand. That was pretty awesome! She thought it was so coo! LOL! You'll have to watch one of the videos of how it works on You Tube. I wish I'd taken our video camera for this.

I'll come back and post some pics after I download them.

Here is the link to the photo pass photos if you guys want to look. HERE FYI there are a ton from the Jedi Training Academy, of all the kids that participated. Keira has on pink sunglasses & a tie-die t-shirt if you're having trouble finding her.
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:28 PM
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Sounds like an amazing trip Vanessa! Can't wait to read more!!
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sounds AMAZING, v!!! wow!! so glad you guys were able to go on this trip and enjoy your time together!
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Thanks guys! I added the link the Photo Pass photos too for a little preview.
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Oh - that sounds so fun, V! I'm glad it was a special trip for Keira - and Cooper too!
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:53 PM
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Oh my gosh, that sounds like it was an amazing trip. Can't wait to see your pics!!
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Thanks guys! I added the link the Photo Pass photos too for a little preview.
i saw them! they are amazing! what a blessing to have someone following you around doing that!
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Wow - sounds like you had an amazing time!! So happy for you guys
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what a blessing. Did you stay at Give Kids The World? It's an amazing place.
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what a blessing. Did you stay at Give Kids The World? It's an amazing place.
Yes, we stayed at Give Kids the World, it was wonderful!
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Sounds like you had a great time. Love the pics. You are going to have fun scrapping.

I love that picture of her running up to Phineas and they both have their arms out. So cute.
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I'm glad to hear you had an amazing time! We donated to Make a Wish this weekend at Old Navy for a local boy who wants to go to Disney. It warms my heart to know that you got the VIP treatment while you were there! Amazing!
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that's awesome!!! It sounds great! I'm so glad it went well!
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Sounds like a super fun time for you all!! I hope Keira had a blast!!
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Such a great trip! I <B Disney!!!! Glad you had a terrific time!
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wow that sounds amazing!! I bet you have a ton of pics to scrap now!!
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Glad you all had fun!!! I can't wait to see pics
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Sounds like you all had an amazing trip...I can't wait to see all your pages
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Sounds like you guys had a great time!!!
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How fun! My boys loved the Jedi Training and my oldest also did the force push. I watch that video at least once a week. It is such a fun experience!

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I'm so happy to hear the trip was magical!
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That is so great that you had such a magical time! The pics were so amazing!
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Oh wow!! That sounds amazing!!! I'm so so happy for you and Keira!!
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Old 03-05-2012, 09:34 PM
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I'm glad you all had such a wonderful experience. I look forward to seeing your layouts!
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I can't wait to see you scrapping some of those photos...It sounds like you all had a BLAST!
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Sounds amazing! I'm so glad you had such a great trip.
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I've been wondering how your trip went. So glad to hear it was a success. I can't wait to see your layouts. I'm so glad your family got this gift. It makes me want to give away all my money so other families can go too.
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