May the Force Be With Us: A Family Trip Report Summer 2021

Well be in MK today too. I’m gonna try to rally the troops for that 730am bus now. Wish me luck cuz I have two teens who were up late.

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We’ll be in MK today from 5ish to 7ish. Quick visit to see castle, iasw, HM, and 7dmt if we can manage. Plaza at 730. Let the crazy begin!

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Keep an eye out for us!

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That’s the time we will be at Olivia’s! Oh well, have a great time!

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You made it? Or you’re traveling today?
Either way - MK later - hooray!!!

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We’re just getting ready to leave for MK. Not rushing cause we all need to take it easy today after all the walking yesterday.

I’ve had my first personal misfortune of the trip. (Slight TMI alert.) The skin on the pad of my big toe split. That skin on both my feet has always been chafed from walking on course sand or textured concrete at pools or at the beach - big toes do a lot of heavy lifting with balance. Anyway, it was bad enough that scraping it on the carpet in our hotel room was the final straw. It hurt like hell for two minutes. There was some blood. I couldn’t walk on it at all last night but this morning after a night with Neosporin and a Bandaid, I think it will be fine as long as I don’t go barefoot for a couple days. :grimacing:

The beds here are the most comfortable of the trip so far. The pillows are just the right size - at HRH they were too thick and the kids ended up sleeping without a pillow.

The kids are looking forward to a day focused on rides they will love!

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Ouch. I’m sorry. :foot:

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One good thing about WDW exterior room doors are they are hurricane rated per building codes. The doors are good at deadening outside noise.

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I always mess up my feet. I bought ugly but comfortable sneakers that DD13 told me were “crusty” or something teens say but so far so good. I have some blister bandaids in my backpack if it’ll help and we bump into each other. We’re focusing on Tomorrow and Fantasyland today.

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What we look like today.

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Ouch! You might stop by the first aid station in MK (it’s behind Crystal Palace) and see if they can give you something a little better than a bandaid. They are so helpful and creative with random injuries.

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Is that the Speedway? Awesome! We will be exclusively in Fantasyland today. So we just might bump into you!

My foot is feeling completely fine with socks and shoes on. I think it’s just barefoot that is problematic. I do have an extra bandaid and moleskin if it goes awry. Or I’ll try the first aid station as suggested. Thanks all!

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Day 7 begins! We left the room right at 9am, which is pretty good, all things considered. The app says we have about a 10 minute wait for the MK bus.

Matching ears for the crew. DW bought the Minnie ears and then made makeshift Mickey ears for DS. I’m relieved that he isn’t put off by the sequins. :slightly_smiling_face: I don’t like headwear in general so DBIL and I are earless.

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Oh my cuteness! My wife gets much better shots than I do. Exhibit A:

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Adorable kids and photos! My hubby says I look Luigi in my outfit so if you see a female Luigi holler. :-).

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And yup the speedway. I finally got to drive. Always used to let the kids drive me and now I don’t blame them for being so bad it; it’s hard to drive. I’m being a kid today and riding things like speedway and Astro orbiter which I enjoyed.

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Oh my gosh your kids are just so very very very cute!

Thanks for sharing their pictures. Made me smile a bunch this morning already.

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Such cuties!!! The girls all favor each other. Are they using the lanyards for their masks? We brought ours with their pins on them but we hardly did any trading…

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We’re in line for 7DMT now. Should be 45 min but it only gets longer as the day progresses.

The castle looks magnificent in person. Pictures don’t do it justice. I think the pink doesn’t look as gaudy with the gilding for some reason.

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