Trip Report Third time’s the charm- Sorta kinda live-Now with bonus content!

We’re going back! Hey everyone it’s me, the Loco. Like many of us here in our little community, I missed out on a few Disney trips thanks to the pandemic. We originally had plans for a west coast trip back I the summer of 2020, but that clearly was a no go. We had a backup plan of visiting WDW in September, but a change of jobs for me forced us to cancel that since I wouldn’t have any available leave time(I started the new job in august). That leads us to now, trip number three, and we are a go! Our last trip was February of 2020 just before the world went bananas, but that seems like decades ago at this point!
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So Let’s do this! I’ll get the intros and details out of the way.

Who: Those of you who have read any of my older reports know it will be me and the wife. She’s the good looking one in the picture below, which would make me the slightly inebriated one.
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Anyone remember the throwback TR we did last year featuring Molli and Chris getting engaged?

Where:
Four nights here
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Followed by three nights here
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Wait, not there. I mean the real wilderness lodge! Copper creek villas to be exact.
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When: Approximately 48 hours from right now. Am I ready? Of course not. Being the man, I’m contractually obligated to wait until the last second to pack, and to forget something super important!
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We are excited to get back “home”, even with the restrictions and missing entertainment. I have to admit that it’s been nice not having to plan quite as much. I just made park passes and a few dining reservations and that was that. I’m in the camp that believes fast pass actually inflated wait times for most attractions, and I am not particularly sad to see it go.

We’ll be driving down since we planned this trip before vaccines were widely available and we were still a little on the fence about flying. I feel more comfortable with it now, but prices have skyrocketed, so I’ll just stick with the road trip.
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Will I be putting the loco in Loco_Driver by doing the entire trip in one day? Even I don’t know the answer to that yet. Check back Friday!
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Will I partake in mine and @Tuvalu beloved WCC burnt ends nachos, or a No Way Jose?
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Will any fellow magicians be making appearances?
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So with all that out of the way, let’s goooo!
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Loco_driver

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Our welcoming party at MK.
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Big thunder is running at full capacity today, so lines are short to nonexistent.
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We enjoyed several trips on big thunder before the crowds found us. We moved on.
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Not the star of the show, but a good time nonetheless.
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Got stuck with hitchhiking ghosts for a little while.
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The midday crowds are getting heavy. Time to head out for lunch.
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Loco_driver

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We had one last trip around the mountain. I think we did big thunder more times this trip than any time before. I’m ok with that!
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Aloha isle, but not for @Darstarr s beloved pineapple dole whip. This thing was way better!
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One last jamboree. Some goofs up front really got the crowd going. 😉
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There’s a cheer and dance competition going on, and MK was swarming with huge groups of them, plus there was some kind of grad bash somewhere so add in huge groups of teenagers too. It eventually became too much for us to handle.

We waved goodbye to Mickey and the gang on our way out.
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One last peaceful boat ride across seven seas lagoon to bay lake. Until next time MK
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Adios Wilderness Lodge.
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We’re sad to leave.
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But you KNOW we’ll be back soon!
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And so, our journey comes to an end. But yours continues on. Grab ahold of your dreams and make them come true. For you are the key to unlocking your own magic. Now go. Let your dreams guide you. Reach out and find your Happily Ever After.
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