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Or you could access the local Ed delivery service, it's free, or enjoy a meal at the local Rita's eatery! We have a chest freezer, it usually has room in it.

 

 
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I have a very simple solution. You just bring me along. When you need groceries, you give me the keys to your truck, a list of what you need me to purchase, and your credit card. I will go shopping for you.
 
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Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week.
 
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... waiting in line for the Avatar ride.

Rachel had her annual dance recital this weekend. She received her 8 year award from the studio where she dances. In total she has been dancing for 12 years.

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Heck in that amount of time I could fly to California, go to Disneyland and still have enough time to ride a few rides.

Hi all!  Just checking in from The Fort!  We are in the inside loop in 1400.  Great spot from what I can tell so far.  We have had a long two days. Traveling all day yesterday with a major delay so it was 10:30 before we got to the poly.  We had an early morning at Chef Mickey's and a quick stop at the magic kingdom.  We got to the fort around 2ish.  
The travel trailer we rented is in phenomenal shape and Andrew from Meechams was fantastic.  We got our baby stuff delivered and a propane gas grill by 4:30. By that time I was pooped, and we decided to not go grocery shopping and we ended up at trails end.  Wow was that good! We love having a golf cart. It was nice when We stopped at Meadows and got a few things. Got back unpacked, bathed the kiddos and they are peacefully sleeping and we are having a glass of wine!  A good day overall. I may take this update and start a trip report. 
Thanks to all the help to make our first trip great!
 
Melissa

I've found, it's how you express frustration that (sometimes) yields the best results.  Simply walking up to the front desk or calling the 800# is (simply put) lazy and typically results in small results.  However, if you/we actually take the time to put pen to paper and send a letter (registered or priority mail) to the corporate office, this sets your comments apart. Also, when I write, I remind them of my goal:  not to complain, but to keep Disney the magical experience we all love.  Their job is NOT an easy one.  Look what they have to work with.  So many people anymore, show no respect for others or private property.  The air of disregard and entitlement through out Disney, is both obvious and pungent. Complaining to the front desk, might get you a free night, but no real changes.  Taking the time to express both your passion/appreciation for Walt and his dream, as well as pass along your frustrations, in the form of a written letter might produce actual changes and true results.  No guarantees, but for those of us who have been in an upper managment position ask yourself... if you were sitting in that office and you were the one who had the ability to made some actual changes, what would make the greatest impact on you?  Hearing from your staff that guests are complaining (I mean, are they really complaining?  Are the complaints justified or is it just another adult with the "world owes me" attitude wanting a free night).  As I said, I think theirs is a hard job.  It's an uphill battle that requires both discipline and encouragement.  They have to babysit their staff and the public, more than ever before... I imagine it's exhausting.
I don't know... just how I see it 

If you are still enjoying your trips, and making good memories with your kids, by all means take those trips.  Keep in mind that everyone on here is in different stages of their Disney relationship.  Some have been going for many years and are jaded.  Others have been going a long time and will continue, as they simply love Disney.  Many more are in the early stages of their Disney crush and the magic is still being made.  If your only doubts about continuing on your journey are due to the opinions of others, please pay them no attention.  You may come upon Disney burn out on your own, in your own time.  But if you're not there yet, go and enjoy yourself.  Even I, a recovering Disney addict and sometime hater, still find many things at WDW that I enjoy, despite my complaining.  Don't let me or anyone else get you down.    

Gabe's team came in fourth place (lost in the semifinals), which is really good considering the caliber of talent at the tournament.
Tomorrow he heads to Orlando to play in the AAU Memorial Day Classic.

What a wonderful article about your cousin, Yvonne!

Is this better?

 

The Charlotte Observer (newspaper) has named Gabe as "the player to watch" on his team this weekend, the Atlanta All Stars.  This is his travel team for the summer.
Charlotte Observer

It was a two street. Disney CMs, no matter how high up, love to make what are called "Magical Moments", and as Dave can now verify, the CMs involved enjoyed making it happen. And unbeknownst to him, the GM and the CMs involved, got to see his reaction after receiving the sign. It was a nice moment for everyone involved. 

That's very cool.  
Along with all the USNA talk....my brother entered the Naval Academy in the summer of 1979.  A couple of months in, while sleeping in the dorm one night, he was awakened by pain on his leg.  A bat had flown in the room and bit him on the leg!  He contracted rabies, and spent many many weeks in the hospital at the academy going through many rounds of shots.  He missed so much time that he was forced to drop out of the Academy.  But, life goes as it is supposed to....the experience inspired him to become a doctor.  He went through college and medical school on an ROTC scholarship, and just retired from the US Army last year as a full bird Colonel.  

Stopped by to read the responses to your surprise gift. I know how important this was to you and so glad that it worked out as it did. I'm not too surprised that the WL GM did it, just at how quickly it all happened. Long live Melvin.

It has been written on other threads that the theming of Wilderness Lodge is changing somewhat with the upcoming DVC additions. One of those changes is that Silver Creek Falls, the main water feature at the resort, will be renamed Copper Creek Falls. That change made my family sad, as we have a history with Silver Creek Falls, as I'll explain below.
You see, both my wife and I are from a small town in western New York called Silver Creek. And both of my parents grew up there too. So imagine our surprise when we made our first ever trip to Disney with our kids in 2001, during which we stayed at the WL, and stumbled upon this sign.

Those 3 girls are 21, 19 and 17 now.
Six years later we had begun RVing and camped at the Fort with my parents. We took the boat over to the Fort to show my parents the sign, and continued what has become a tradition to get family pictures in front of the sign on every trip to Disney.


Fast forward....most recently, INC and I got a picture in front of the sign while on a date. We also stayed at the Lodge before our cruise on the Wonder this year.

And on our trip to the Fort a few weeks ago, I got one last picture in front of the sign of my parents, who spent part of the week with us. My Dad turns 80 next month.

I figured that might be the end of the story, as the retheming of the Lodge is proceeding at a rapid pace and will be completed before we return to WDW.
But that's not the end of the story.
Wondering what would become of the sign, I contacted the GM of the Wilderness Lodge to tell her about my family's history with the sign and our love of both the Lodge and the Fort. We traded some emails, and she assured me that she would try to find out what would be done with the sign as construction continues. I last heard from her a few weeks ago, and had not received an update since.
Until today.
A large box arrived at our home today. So I opened it.

Mabel is curious too.


Can you believe it? I was blown away. Also included in the package was a beautiful print of Silver Creek Falls, a WL magnet, and a very nice note.
I've heard of pixie dust but this is something else.
Do you now understand why I hate Disney so much? [emoji1]

Tell your daughter thank you for her service. 
 
Once a marine, always a marine!

Hope Jessica and her friends have a great time!

That's amazing.  Doesn't even look like you spilled a drop Dave.

I'm reserved for site 62 starting Thursday through Sunday

Thank you!
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ok, we booked site 64, we will be there wednesday thru Sunday

Bobby says the lights are to direct drunken dentists to the American Dental Association picnic in the 3000 loop.

A cart isn't going to cut it for me.
I'll need a big tow truck with a snow plow blade on the front.  The snow plow blade is for tents put up where they don't belong.  I'll push them back to the appropriate area.
TCD

Thanks for the info. DW and I have talked about it and we will likely see it and then decide if the 2 girls will be ok with it. The wolves and the beast getting shot are the scenes we have heard the most about and I think that as long as it isn't gory or detailed it might be ok for them. If nothing else DW and I can have a date night to go see a movie