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Hello all!!

My name is Amanda (friends call me Manda Smile )

Like so many others, I have been reading posts on this forum and you all seem so fun and have great ideas, so I thought I would become official! My sister (MeganLeigh) has been posting on here about our upcoming F&W trip next month...we are more than excited!!

Looking forward to talking Disney with ya mickey

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Welcome!! You all have an excellent plan for F&W fest!! Can't wait to hear how your trip goes!

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Welcome Manda! I'm sure you will enjoy your upcoming trip and F&W. mickey

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Thanks JMUDuks and JanJ!!

My family has always been Disney fans, but we are rapidly becoming fanatics! We are staying offsite next month, but really want to stay at the Boardwalk in 2014 as that area looks fabulous. Anyone stayed there? The last time I stayed on property was when I was so young that I barely remember it!

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Welcome to the forum Manda! awesome

JanJ and I stayed at the Boardwalk Inn a few weeks ago for the first time. It was great! Check out our trip report in the link below...

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Hi Manda and welcome
Your upcoming F&W plans your sister has been posting about here have inspired my husband and I to try out the F&W this year during our October trip. yay

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Thanks Ken! I will definitely check out your trip report Smile I just took a quick peek and I love all the photos you included!!

Annie, that is fantastic! When will you be there? If our trips overlap, we would love to say hello Smile

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Hi Manda and welcome from across the pond. BB. We are out in the world the same time as you although we are not doing the dessert party! DH doesn't really do desserts (just dont understand that!) so are there any rides, things you must do and are on a list of must not miss?

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Welcome! I agree about the Boardwalk...stayed there in June, and it was just awesome. Can't beat the location. mickey

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Hi Manda and welcome to our fun forum. I am sure you will love it here.

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Hello Manda & welcome to WDWForGrownups! We just stayed at the Boardwalk Villas in July and it was fantastic. It is a great resort for the F & W F. We will actually be in the grand Floridian and the Polynesian in October. first time staying at the Grand, so once again a new experience at WDW. I'm sure you love the F&WF. See ya around.

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Welcome to the best WDW forum on the web! Glad you decided to join us. Tell us some of you WDW favorites!

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We will be at Disney the weekend before you and your sister. With the schedule you two have for F&W I don't think you would have had much free time to say hello anyway laugh

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welcome Manda. So glad you decided to join us. Your schedule at F&WF is very ambitious. Have a wonderful time.

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That's too bad Annie! We always love meeting new people...there's always next year! Wink

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I appreciate all the comments about the Boardwalk area as well...sounds like a winner!

Sally-Ann...I'm so sorry for you that your hubby doesn't like desserts! haha Will you be at Epcot on the 25th?? If so, we would love to say hello!

Some of you have been asking about my faves and 'must do' Disney attractions, so I'll make a quick list:

MK - Rope Drop (gotta be there!), Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean, the 3 Mountains, Haunted Mansion, Carousel of Progress (this is so nostalgic and corny, but I LOVE IT! Maybe because the song is so catchy...), PhilharMagic, and Peter Pan's Flight (heard an unofficial rumor that this might be closed for refurbishment next month...anyone else heard this?!). Also, excited to see Journey of the Little Mermaid for the first time this year! Of course there is a ton more here, but I said 'quick list' so there you have it Wink

Epcot - Test Track, Spaceship Earth (or the big golf ball), Mission:Space, Imagination pavilion (just for the Figment ride...love him!), Land pavilion (I am a dork and I love Living with the Land...my sister will make fun of me for this. Also, Soarin' is in this pavilion and this is a MUST DO!), Seas pavilion (just for the Nemo ride). I love strolling around the countries as well. My faves are Mexico, Morocco, and Norway.

We aren't going to DHS or AK next month, so I will leave it at that. Let me know how these stack up to your favorites!!

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I just got done looking at the upcoming refurbishments so I can plan our next few visits. Peter Pan's Flight is closed for refurbishment from 9/30-11/13. I guess you're going to have to eat extra food at the F&W to make up for missing
Peter Pan yeah

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Oh no! Thanks for the info, Annie. Ah well...extra food it is!! Smile

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One of my must dos in MK is the People Mover. Love that ride. So relaxing and you get to see a lot!

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Welcome, Manda!

We're glad you're here!

Are there any food kiosks that you're especially looking forward to?

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You are so right h0ney! I definitely don't want to miss the People Mover! So simple, but a must-do at the MK Smile

Thanks Nancy! There are too many amazing food kiosks to mention!! haha...I think I'm most excited about Canada, Morocco, Greece, and France. I have also never tried Dole Whip (didn't know it was such a big deal!), so I'm definitely planning on stopping by the refreshment port for a snack! We are also going to the 3DDD in the evening, so I'm going to try to eat mostly savory during the day so I can splurge on sweets later mickey Has anyone been to this event before? Anything we should know before we go? We weren't sure about how early we would need to show up to get in and get a seat (doors open at 8:00). There are only 2 of us, so we were thinking not super early, but let me know if you think otherwise!

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No we aren't going to be at Epcot on 25. We are scheduled to do Kennedy Space Centre that day. Both of us are Space nuts and are excited to see the shuttle clapping

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Hi Manda! Welcome!!

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Hi Manda, yes we are going to the 3DDP but no we have never been there before so it's new to us also.

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Hi and welcome and have a great trip! Can't wait to hear all about it when you two get back!

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Thanks guys!! I'm so happy to have joined up mickey

Sally-Ann - Sounds like fun...my family visited the Kennedy Space Center when I was younger and we loved it!

mrhub - Are you as excited as we are?! I hope it's as great as we are thinking it will be Smile

Our trip just can't come soon enough!! But then I want time to slow waaaaaaay down while we are there, because I know it will go by too fast! Is that too much to ask? Tongue

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Hello and welcome

I love all the ride you mentioned but the Haunted Mansion tops my favorites!
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Thanks MM! I agee...it's not really a complete day at the MK without the Haunted Mansion Smile

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Welcome to the forum! You seem like a really cool person, although your sister seems exponentially cooler.
congrats on having a super cool sister!!! wink

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MeganLeigh wrote:
Welcome to the forum! You seem like a really cool person, although your sister seems exponentially cooler.
congrats on having a super cool sister!!! wink

Is that what you call "Sibling Rivalry" ? laugh biggrin

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Welcome!! this is the best Disney Board on the 'net!! You're gonna love this place!!

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Vettelover wrote:
MeganLeigh wrote:
Welcome to the forum! You seem like a really cool person, although your sister seems exponentially cooler.
congrats on having a super cool sister!!! wink

Is that what you call "Sibling Rivalry" ? laugh biggrin

Moi!? Never!! Our family doesn't have a competitive bone in our entire bodies! *sarcasm alert**sarcasm alert* silly wink