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    Disney World 2014: A Halloween Road Trip

    It seems like we’re creating a habit of last minute trip plans to Disney World. While 2011 was booked about 6 months in advance this time it was just three. This year marked our 5th wedding anniversary, and 15 years being together. Such a milestone deserved an awesome celebration and so after some budget wrangling, deliberation, discussion, and angsty hand-wringing we got a hold of a TA and put down the deposit. Our first option had been for Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to get it booked in time and the last room sold. Mind you – we were trying for a popular time (Halloween, October), and…

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    WDW 2011 – Food Review Summary

    So you might be wondering – even with extensive photos – just how I remembered all my thoughts on every meal with such clarity. Well, I went prepared, that’s how! Before leaving – I typed up an extensive restaurant review booklet. The front cover of course had the best gastronomic expert Disney has – Anton Ego. Each inside page had the name of the eatery (if it was scheduled) or an open title line if it was going to be decided while there. Then there were lines for writing down what we had, and our thoughts on it (one book per couple) and little mickey heads to color in for…

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    WDW 2011 Day 3 – Part One

    Wednesday 1/12/11 This was to be a Chef Mickey’s breakfast day – with 7 am reservations. After the first wake up call however, I said it wasn’t happening. The large dinner late at night had kept us both up with indigestion and we were still exhausted from the lack of sleep going in and the highly unusual (for us) exercise at the parks. I should also clarify – I work night shift at home. My day doesn’t start until about 11 am, I work until 9 pm, and am often up working on the computer until 2 am. So getting up at 6 or 7 in the morning on a…