Return of the Force Family: An Orlando Trip Report

A soul mate! :star_struck:

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Nice report opening!

Looks like my family is heading down in August now, first trip in 2 years (since the Miami stolen airbag fiasco.) First time in a Deluxe (Swan) with kids, I have to come up with something good for my report.

Have an awesome trip! :slight_smile:

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It has to reference the airbag

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Just a quick note - a couple of the late nights are dates for DW and I. :blush: The kids will be with the in-laws.

My kids are early risers so we’re definitely going to rope drop, and our plans in the evening are more flexible depending on how they are doing. I doubt we will make it to HEA or Epcot Forever. But we do have a Fantasmic dining package, so I’m hoping to make it to that.

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and the Death Almond.

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OH YES! How did I forget about the Death Almond :scream:

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We may not be zigging by then. That will be day 9. :joy:

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That’s considerate. I will be considerate too.

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when? please post on the August 2023 trip thread. i’m there starting Aug 24

:innocent::slightly_smiling_face:

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Perhaps it’s more appropriate to say you will be napping while we’re zigging and flagging when we’re zagging. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Right now were staying at Grand Cypress starting 8/10 and Swan from 8/13-8/18.

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I’m searching, but not finding this thread.

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There’s a liners in fall thread I think

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Ah, OK, I see they are all called “Liners in the World …”

Somehow they never showed up on my radar before, probably because I just use the Latest feed most of the time.

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Just got back, had a blast. I could smell the heavenly scent of Portofino lobby just by reading your post! Love the spreadsheets, but mine was a last minute trip so i used my TP list to help me check things off the list so i wouldnt forget any faves. I had a little trouble with optimization—it didnt want to accept my LL return times, because i modified them as needed. We tried to see Fantasmic, but im not sure it happened-----that was our rainiest day. So jealous your trip allows for RnRc. We just missed it by a day! Have a great time!

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@JJT The Dolphin was pretty great this past week—amazing grotto pool (minus the fire ants 1 night). The bus drop off points were weirder than I expected, though I knew in advance to expect it for MK and we used a different bus that day. They also let you out way in the back of DS. It just took a minute for me to reconfigure direction of walking once we were off. But the deluxe evening hours were nice, as was the rate.

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I don’t see time for anything like that allotted in the spreadsheet.

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If you look real closely in cell G16, it says “bite me.”

:wink::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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:rofl:

OMG! We use the same spreadsheet!

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It’s so lovely. What is it?

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