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Hey Devores- Glad you got to try it out. But old TCD beat you by a day. We were at Epcot on Saturday, where we ran into a lady who told me that her son was a castmember, and she wasn't supposed to say anything, but there had been a castmember preview on Saturday morning. After she shared this "secret" with us, I heard her tell several other people. I figured if the attraction was open to castmembers, then maybe they would be doing soft openings. We headed over to Hollywood Studios, and stopped by Star Tours around 3:15 pm Sure enough, it was open. We only rode it once. It wasn't one of my f

If y'all have issues with Philharmagic and Soarin', then you will want to steer clear of Star Tours. On Star Tours, you are in a simulator, so the whole "theater" is moving. In 3D. TCD

Continuing with our story . . . It is Monday morning, February 14th. I get the girls up early so they can get their stuff packed and out of the camper. And get ready for a rope drop. They chose Animal Kingdom. In the past, I have driven the girls to their park of choice on the morning of our departure. It works out great for me. I can then get packed up, and they are not sitting around being bored. This morning they said they would take the bus. So, I drove them to the Outpost. An AK bus pulled right up. And they were off. On my way back to camp, I noticed that there was a big storage contai

Congratulations. And, well deserved. Y'all did a great job on this trip report. TCD

You are partially correct. I actually have three trip reports to do after this one. But, this one is not done yet! TCD

Thanks. I remember you. I hope to see more of your posts about the old days at the Fort. CCI! Good to see you here. Thanks for checking in. I already posted a couple of comments on your trip report. If anyone reading along here hasn't read CCI's trip report, check it out. You can currently find it on the same page as this one, maybe just a thread or two in either direction. We are getting close to the end, but we are not there yet. So don't go anywhere. There is still a bit more to come! Better late than never. Welcome. Well, duh. Rocky would never wear polka dots. He prefers solid color

CCI- Welcome! You made it here just on my heels. It is great to see you here. I remember you well from another discussion board- I enjoyed your last report on the D23 event. Since you posted your whole report before I got a chance to comment, you will get all of my comments in one post. I enjoyed your report thoroughly. I will confine my comments to these ten: 1. You are a great writer! 2. You are an even better photographer! 3. I'm sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your GAG. Every now and then, we have received tough chicken, too. But, recently it has always been good for us. 4. Gr

Ha Ha! Very funny! But, why would I want to wear that shirt? The FIRST PLACE Rays just swept the Red Socks! Go Rays! Sorry to say, but in my opinion the motion is worse. And, the film is in 3D. I generally don't get sick on these types of attractions. But, Mission Space gets to me a bit. Especially after multiple rides. There was one sequence in Star Tours which involved a rapid backward effect. It was very realistic, but it is definitely not for those prone to motion sickness. I would say it's not as bad as Mission Space. But, I wouldn't want to ride it multiple times in a row. Yep. You s

This will be what you call one of those short trip reports. Just one more batch of photos. To re-cap- we started our day at AK, hopped over to Epcot, and then on to Hollywood Studios. By now, it was time to think about dinner. And, when I am at WDW when evening approaches, I start to think Trail's End and Giddyap and Go. So we headed to the Fort. There was quite a commotion going on. There was a big triathlon scheduled for Sunday morning, and check-in had to be completed by 6 pm. The triathletes parked their bikes in the field adjacent to Pioneer Hall. There were quite a few bikes. See?:

Norm- I heard that! But, what can I say? It's true. I would rather drink a Bud Light than some beer with a name I can't pronounce, or garnish with a piece of fruit. Guilty as charged. Your photos and captions are excellent. Very, very, creative. Keep up the good work! TCD

Part of the TCD gang made a one day blitzkrieg visit to WDW on May 14, 2011. Naturally, there are photos to share and news to report. As some on you may know, I have been working on a trip report from a visit three months ago. It is a bit difficult to post about events that happened three months ago. I will be finishing that trip report up soon. But, let's take a little detour and look at some things that are very current. Like two days old. This was an unplanned trip. Mrs. TCD is a pre-school teacher. One of the activities she does each year is to use a stuffed animal which each student gets

BBB- You are really a great photographer! Your sunset photos are among the best that I have ever seen. Great job! Keep up the good work. TCD

Very clever trip report! And I learned that I have a couple of kindred spirits here because: 1. I hate to go to the mall too. and 2. I am a Survivor fan, too! But I didn't have a caramel apple to eat while watching the finale. Good job on this faux trip to DTD! TCD

This thread just hit over 7000 views! And, I was just shooting for a thousand. There are now three trip report threads with over a thousand views! And, I suspect there will be more! Fort Fiends rule!!!!! TCD

LOL! Hopefully there is plenty of space for future contributions. Me too. He is really an awesome dog. Hey Devores! Good to see you here. Don't be shy about posting. You have made great contributions before. You did a great trip report last year, with some unique photos. Not all trip reports need to be bloated messes like this one. In fact, I for one appreciate a short trip report with a few quality photos. The problem with me is that I lack the quality photos, so I make up for it with volume. And, I'll bet a lot of people would be surprised to hear that you are the person who invented the

What you need there is a broomstick and some duct tape! Just kidding. Your photos are great. And, congratulations on being the third trip report to exceed 1000 views! And, you are still going strong! Keep up the good work! TCD

Back to our report. I have got to get this one finished. It is getting way too long. Who is going to read an 18 (soon to be 19+) page trip report? It may be great, but I wouldn't. So we have got to get to the end here. We are getting close. We left off on Sunday night. We got to bed late. But, I was up early. Surprised your there, didn't I? Unfortunately, it was time to pack up and go home. We were going to follow our new practice. Which is, the girls would head to a park for rope drop, and I would stay back at camp to pack up. So, I got up early. Early enough to enjoy a peaceful sunrise at t

There is no way I'm blinking. Your mere reference to S.B. is enough to keep me in line. TCD

All 18 pages in an hour? No fair just looking at the pictures! You have to go back and read all of the witty comments. These will be on the final exam. First, congratulations on being knocked-up (I have to say you have quite a way with words). Second, boo on your not coming this Halloween. If the baby comes on time, wouldn't you be out of the hospital by then? So what's the problem? Don't forget the very rude comments, too. Have fun back at the other place. But, you are going to get lost among all of those new members. Whose birthday is it on October 22? Bevis'? or Butthead's? TCD

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Wow! Good job! I thought it would take someone a lot longer than that. TCD

By special request, here are a few Rocky photos. For anyone not in the know, Rocky is the TCD dog. We have had him for just a year now. He has been to the Fort three times. He did not get to visit on this trip. I love this dog, but he is a bit of a handful. As these photos will demonstrate. The story . . . Rocky's birthday is February 28th. To celebrate, we took him to one of his favorite places. Honeymoon Island State Park. It's in Dunedin, Florida. Which is also where the TCD gang lives. We are blessed to have this beautiful beach less than a 15 minute drive from our home. So, we visit ofte

TCD p.s Who will be the first Fiend to translate this flag message?

Good. Glad to hear it. And, I will be sure to watch Christmas Vacation again come Christmas time this year. I haven't watched that movie in a long time. I don't remember the squirrel part at all. Thanks, Whip. Somewhere along the line I think I saw mention of a visit by you and the crew being planned for Halloween. Is that correct? If so, would be it be safe to assume that there will be a duct tape creation? I sure hope so! TCD

Good Grief! What have I wrought? Shanta, a man of deep thought, is now quoting Bevis and Butthead? Whoop! There it is! I see you have not lost your touch for the one-line zinger. Very funny! You are the best! Your school year is officially over? Why is there only one dancing banana? The end of the school year calls for more than one dancing banana! Thanks. There is still more to come. But, this trip report is getting awful long, isn't it? TCD