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  1. #1
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    The Zen of Disney...Trip home and final thoughts

    Cast: Meg: 43: trip planner and tour guide; 6th trip to the world
    Dave: 51: general all around great guy: 6th trip to the world

    After one last breakfast in the lounge, we gathered our belongings and waited for the Magical Express bus. Our driver was Amar, and he was great! We were the only people who got on at AKL, but the line at Pop Century was enormous! Amar just kept his cool, got everyone loaded and then told us jokes and interesting bits of trivia all the way to the airport. We had no problems with the flight home, and we even got home in time to pick up the dogs! It had been another great trip to the world.

    Final thoughts:
    We loved Magical Express! We will definitely use that again.

    I loved the dolphin tour. I am doing that again with my niece, nephew and niece-in-law when we take them in 2009.

    AKL is our favorite resort on property…maybe our favorite resort anywhere!

    Even though we did not eat at any table service restaurants, we did not go hungry and we enjoyed having the flexibility to eat when and where we wanted.

    July Fourth was hot and crowded, but an amazing experience nonetheless. We’d do it again!

    And now we start planning for our December trip to the Boardwalk!
    Meg
    DVC Owner at AKV and BCV
    Upcoming Trips
    6/11--AKV & BCV with Kim & Gary
    8/11--Alaska on the Disney Wonder
    6/12--AKV with Jess, BCV just the two of us
    6/14--AKV & BCV just the two of us

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    Thank you for sharing your trip with us, it was neat reading about things I've never done before like Dolphins in Depth and being there on the 4th of July. Have fun planning your December vacation!!
    Upcoming:
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    8 nights at Pop Century with Free Dining to celebrate DS turning 4 years old!!!!

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    Thanks for sharing your trip
    Have fun on your next one!!

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    Thanks for the great reporting. Looking forward to your December report. We'll be there Dec 15-21, maybe we'll see ya.
    Kristen and Ben
    Next - 8/7-15 @ OKW w/Kakn7294 & Taylor & Joline; 12/16 Disney Wonder&12/19 SSR; July '10 @ VWL w/Kakn7294 - Nursing School Graduation Party ; Aug '11 Disney Dream; F&WF '11
    DVC Owners @ SSR & AKV & BLT

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    Meg, thank you so much for taking the time to share your awesome trip report with us. It sounds like it was wonderful - and you'll be back before you know it. Thanks again!
    Carol (aka KylesMom)
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    Meg, your trip reports are great! I really enjoyed reading all of them Thanks for taking the time to write them.
    April

    Remy: You gotta taste this! This is... oh, it's got this kind of... mmm, it's burny, it's melty... it's not really a smoky taste. It's kind of like a certain... Pshah! It's got like this " Ba-boom! Zap!" kind of taste. Dont you think? What would you call that flavor?
    Emile: Lightningy?

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    Thanks for sharing your trip, it sounded like a great time.
    ~Beth~
    1st trip Nov. 24, 2006-ASmovies (4nights)
    Nov. 25, 2007-ASMovies (6 nights)
    Sept. 6, 2008-ASMovies (6 nights)
    Nov. 28, 2009 ASMovies (7nights)
    Nov 28, 2015 AOA (7 nights)
    December 10, 2016 AKL/Pop (7nights)
    Nov. 25, 2017 AsMusic (8 Nights)
    Next Trip March 4 AsSports (4 nights)

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    I've enjoyed your reports. Now you best get busy planning your December trip!
    Linda aka: Faline
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    Thanks for the wonderful trip reports. I'm sorry to see them end. You have a wonderful way of telling a story (I should not expect anything else from an English teacher!).

    I hope you have fun planning for your next trip.
    Dec 2010 AKL
    May 2009 POFQ
    Oct 2008 Pop
    X-Mas 2007-POFQ
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    I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your trip reports! I felt I was right their with you and your DH (I know three's a crowd ). I really appreciated the description of the Dolphin Tour...I have always wanted to do that and you might have just talked me into it when we go next year. Can't wait to hear about your December trip.
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    What an amazing trip you had! I really enjoyed reading your reports and the detail you bring to them. It really made me feel as if I'd been there with you.

    I loved the pace of your trip. You got so much accomplished but it never seemed like you were rushed or in hurry. I hope our trip is more like that in Oct.

    Thank you for sharing!

    -Kristy

    Many trips all off-site
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    Meg, thanks so much for sharing your trip with us!

    And you have the perfect antidote for fighting off post-trip depression: planning your next trip!
    Ellen
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    your travel day seemed to go very well..thank you so much for sharing your trip with us..i really enjoyed reading all about it!!
    *bRiTTaNy*
    35 trips to WDW already...
    May 2012 - Daughters first trip - one bedroom Villa at Wilderness Lodge
    Sept 2012 - Pirate room at CBR
    Dec 2014 - SSR -second daughters first trip and my older daughters 5th Birthday!!

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    Great reports, Meg. Sounds like a wonderful time. I can't wait to explore AKL. Thanks for sharing.
    Sherri
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    Past Stays: Contemporary, GF, Poly, BC, POP, POR, Dolphin, AKL Kidani, BLT
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    Thanks for all the great reports!
    ºoº David, Lisa, Aaron and Allison
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    01-Swan
    02-CS
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    04-POP
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    07-PO / CR
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    12-BLT & BLT
    13-GC DL & BLT
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    16-ASMu & GC DL
    17-BWI, THV, CSR, BLT
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    Thanks for sharing your trip reports- sounds like one amazing vacation! The dolphins in depth sounds so awesome- I want tor try that one of these trips. And congrats on joining DVC- welcome home!
    Trips: Too Many to Count! Last Trips: April 2013 CSR; July 2013 Aloha Aulani, The Sequel, Hawaii. Multiple trips to WDW, DL, DCL!

    Coming up: September 2013 "Scary September" at Disneyland/DCA/Universal Hollywood.

    Proud DVC Members since 2004!

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    Thank you for sharing your trip. I had a great time reading through them (all eleven days!) and now you even have TWO other trips to plan!
    Disney World: 10/92 Yacht Club, 11/96 Disney Institute, 12/00 Yacht Club, 6/05 Beach Club, 8/06 Shades of Green, 8/07 Caribbean Beach Resort, 10/07 Coronado Springs, 12/08 French Quarter, 3/10 All Star Sports, 4/12 Port Orleans Riverside

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    Sounds like an amazing AND relaxing Disney vacation. Thanks for sharing!
    Katherine

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    Although I did not post on all of your trip reports I did read them all and I felt like I was along for the trip! Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us!
    "See, it's just like I told you. Wishes can come true, if you believe in them with all your heart. And the best part is you'll never run out of Wishes. They're shining deep down inside of you. And that, my friends, is where the magic lives."Jiminy Cricket
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    Thanks for all the reports. Happy planning on your other trips.
    November 2010 Disneyland
    December 2009 Disneyland
    March 2008 Disneyland
    December 2007 Disneyland
    September 2007 All Star Music
    August 2007 Disneyland
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