Thanks for the quick report, Beth! It's fun to know what you guys are doing.
Dawn -
me too. But the way things are going, it really wouldn't have been possible, even if the weather had cooperated. I am envious of all of you having a blast, but I know I couldn't have made it. Maybe next time!
Cheryl, the tour was great for us. The bottom line was that Disney gave it to us so it's hard to find fault with any of it. We got to see the inner workings that most of the public never ever sees. See the report several people did on the thread in the podcast forum. But since others may be looking to our comments to decide if they want to pay for this, I should say a few things. The only thing that didn't work for us (and a lot of people) was that we spent over 25 min just hanging at the train station because a portion of the group (maybe 1/4) lined up to see the inside of the small train. I wish they could have taken us somewhere else at that time. But in the context of a free tour, it is nothing.
This tour is more for the business person than the casual visitor. But also for a true Disney fan who enjoys knowing how the park is run. I see why they do not allow anyone under 16 as they would be bored silly.
I did not mind the walking - I considered it exercise! Our leader, Bruce, could not have been more charming and helpful. The saddest part was that because the tour ran late, lunch was pushed way back. So rather than wait and then spend at least an hour at lunch, we grabbed something fast, got our pins and headed on the freeway. It just fell on a very busy day for us and we were committed to a schedule.
We regretted not getting to chat more with Pete (who did a fabulous job organizing all this) and meet some new people although we had plenty of time to chat with old friends before the tour and at the train station. What a wonderful community he's set up for all of us.
I spent 8 hours today preparing bills. Tomorrow I have to do "real" work. I'm doing laundry and packing now. Trying to get as much ready so I don't have so much to do Monday so I can leave bright and early before it gets hot!
Pixie Dust of Safe Travel for StaciegirL, Marcie and Stacielee!
They all said they liked it a lot and Noelle couldn't stop talking about it on the way home. 
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