08-27-2010, 05:22 PM
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The Minnie to my Mickey
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Lesson learned. Need more days in Disney!!! Aug 2010 (NEW 1/20-COMPLETE)
HELLO WORLD!!!
Yes, that was a nerdy greeting for you nerds out there. I would call myself more of a geek.  to my first TR ever!  I'm Yuki and my trip was from Aug.17-Aug.24th. Some of the HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR in Florida. Woohoo! I had a couple of contenders for my TR title. I've decided to just use them as chapter titles. I settled on this one because a) It got 3 votes in my PTR, and that's enough for me and b) I learned a LOOOT of lessons during this trip. That's pretty much the theme of my trip. We had a lot of laughs, a lot of fun, a lot of food, and surprisingly little tears. I overblew my budget on the 3rd day, and Andrew fell in love with the Earl. I got drunk at Epcot and we went on ToT 7 times! We had an incredible time with LOTS of pictures and about 2 hours of video footage taken by moi. I would be honoured if you would join me as I relive my adventures. WARNING: I deviate a LOT during my chapters. So be prepared for me to go off-topic often. I also have many side-stories to tell along with my TR. I hope you know what you're getting yourself into. Some vital deets: Who: ME (Yuki) and DBF (Andrew) When: August 17 - August 24, 2010 (that's 8 days if you're counting) Where: Pop Century!!!  Why: Do I really need a reason? Actually, yes I did. Why cont'd: We celebrated our 3rd anniversary, his 22nd birthday, and his graduation from Queen's University's Engineering Alright, let's get this party STARTED!!!
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08-27-2010, 06:03 PM
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The Minnie to my Mickey
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Chapter 1. More about the cast and trip
Don't worry, the chapter titles only get more clever. The Cast So on this trip, there were a cast of 2 FABULOUS characters. Ok, only one of us was fabulous, and he worked it! We are two Canadians originating from Toronto originating from China and Taiwan (which are pretty much the same but they get pretty testy about it....).  This is me in my awesome Minnie Mouse sunglasses (bought from Walmart, not actually officially Disney)  I'm a Social Development Studies Major with a minor in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. I'm a big geek of many things, including Disney of course. Some of them are anime, gaming, cosplay, Munchkins and uh.....ya, more geeky stuff. Kudos if you got that last one! I was the "planned everything for this trip" person. I've never booked a flight, bought park tickets, connected with 2 different airlines, or arranged travel insurance EVER. So along with a lot of firsts for me, I also learned a LOT of lessons. Hopefully, this will all make for an even BETTER trip next time! This is Andrew, in the DME line waiting to go to POP. He held the camera, so there aren't a lot of photos of him.  He had just graduated from the Engineering program at Queen's University at the time of our trip. He is now currently working as a business consultant in Toronto. He was initially not so keen on this trip. It was all really my idea. He didn't give me much to work with when I planned it, so I tried my best to keep him in mind in my plans. Luckily for me, he really enjoyed himself! He appreciated a lot of the programming and background works that go behind the rides. He also really appreciated all the planning I did for this trip. He loved that he never really had to make a decision. Yay for my obsessive planning! The trip 3 is a pretty big number for me. It may not actually BE a very big number, but it's my favourite number. Why's that? I'm not really sure....But let's ponder that another time. A trip to WDW is pretty pricey, especially for students. Coming from Canada too! So we needed more than the simple reason of just wanting to go, to actually get our butts there. Reason number 1: This September is our 3rd anniversary. Again, 3's a big number for me, so it was definitely worth celebrating. Reason number 2: It's Andrew's birthday! I knew I wanted an August trip, but it also had to be after my exams. Luckily, they ended about 2 weeks before his birthday, so we were able to be at WDW for his actual birthday! Funny story about that later. Reason number 3: Andrew's graduation! Yups......I needed a 3rd reason to top it off....and there it is!  For more background planning of the trip and my one and only past trip, click on the PTR link in my signature.
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08-27-2010, 07:19 PM
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can't wait to hear more
 !I love the wal-mart minnie mouse sunglasses, they are so cute!
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08-27-2010, 09:46 PM
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I'm here!
Great start. Can't wait to read more.
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Newest report! Laissez les bon temps Rouler... Feb 2010...
My first Disney trip report! Hurry and Fly Away to Neverland April 83- Choir trip offsite Sept 99- Hilton Hotel Plaza March 02-Movies Thanksgiving 02-Marriott Hotel Plaza Mardi Gras 04-Movies New Years 06-POP May 07-POP June 09-POP Mardi Gras 10-POFQ Mardi Gras 12-PORS |
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08-28-2010, 05:30 AM
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I'm here!
I might fall behind though but I wanted to subscribe before I left on my trip!
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08-28-2010, 06:05 AM
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Being a fellow lover of the #3 - I'm on board! LOL would have been on board either way. Looking forward to follow up TR's.
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08-28-2010, 07:29 AM
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Great pics, want to hear more
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08-28-2010, 10:08 AM
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Time to Start planning next year's trip? Why yes, I think so!!! =)
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SURPRISE!!! ok not really, you knew I'd be here
 But I am!!!!!
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08-28-2010, 10:16 AM
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I wanna go to Disney
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08-28-2010, 03:08 PM
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I'm here and can't wait to read your TR...
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08-28-2010, 03:38 PM
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I'm here, can't wait to read all about your trip!
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