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    North Carolina

    We live in Wake Forest...
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    Disney first timers get a free trip:)

    My cousin went to DW on his honeymoon and also stayed at POFQ.. they didn't do their "homework" and were very disappointed ! This was after years and years of hearing us all talk about our wonderful trips to DW. They pretty much just wandered around the parks for a few days. They found the...
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    Who went to DW in the 70's - old memories?

    My first trip was summer 1975.. I was almost 11 years old. We drove down and stayed at the Days Inn. I was sooo excited. I remember standing in line at an entrance and the CM's were dressed up in funny uniforms..I remember funny hats... and they would go around discussing the ticket...
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    'Its Tought To Be A Bug' isn't good for the little ones!!

    DD12 still talks about the first time she saw the show.. she was barely five years old and wasn't impressed. We all saw it together for the first time. It was a slow season and we didn't have to wait at all. Afterwards we even stayed and watched it again.. but this time she sat on DH's lap -...
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    Age 9 cut off for childrens menu?

    DD12 has been ordering off the adult menu for about a year or so... around the same time they stopped giving her a children's menu ! She ignores fancy stuff and tends to order burgers or chicken tenders anyway.. pricing not too bad on those things.
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    Come on, 'fess up: You don't get to the parks at opening either.

    Never been there at opening.. maybe one of these days..
  7. J

    Does anybody remember Days Inn Motels?

    I just checked out the sight ! I obviously made a mistake ! Jill :worried: :headache: :mad:
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    Does anybody remember Days Inn Motels?

    Does anybody remember the Days Inn Motels? I remember staying in them a lot when we used to drive to Orlando from Pennsylvania in the mid 70's. Sometimes they were called "8 Days Inns." From what I remember they were basic motels.. cheap and clean. There was usually a restaurant that...
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    Anybody from NC?

    Disney Mom - We stayed in a Holiday Inn Express.. my dad had points and was treating us to a free room !!!!! We spent the evening walking around St. Augustine & went to the Fort the next morning before heading to Orlando. Jill
  10. J

    How many of you keep your kids out of school

    The first time we took our daughter out of school was in Kindergarten. It was mid December and I didn't hesitate at all.. even though she had missed 1+ weeks in October when she had her tonsils/adenoids removed. We took her out for another week when was in third grade. It was the first week...
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    Worst Attraction and Next to Close

    Buzz Lightyear.. but I doubt it will ever happen. We thought it was decent until we rode Men in Black @ Universal Studios... now that's a ride... JILL
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    You guys in NC......

    What time of day will you be leaving? We've heard of people leaving Raleigh after work and driving to Florence, SC or Savanah, GA. Another option is to drive to St. Augustine and try to take in some of the sites. Very historical. The next day you won't have a very long drive at all to...
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    Anybody from NC?

    Hey Disney Mom of Three - can we sing, "Its a Small World After All?" One strategy we've used is leaving WF around 7:00am and driving to and spending the night in St. Augustine, FL. We sleep in the next morning & drive to Orlando in time for a late lunch... then we chill the rest of the...
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    Anybody from NC?

    Hey NCState ! Are you an NC State grad by chance (class of 87 here). We haven't been in a few years (prior childhood trips in 1975 & 1977.. honeymoon in 1987... vacation w/ dh in 1990.. family trips with our daughter in 1996, 1997, 1998 (Christmas season) and May, 2002. We are...
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    Anybody from NC?

    Hi, we also live in NC.. just north of Raleigh in Wake Forest. Google Earth puts us at 630 miles and 10 hours 56 minutes driving time (our door to MK Maingate).. :moped: but it always takes us about 12.5 hours to get there.. frequent stops.. an hour at Cracker Barrell etc. Also, it...




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