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Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold 

Morocco Pavilion - Beautiful architecture , By far my favorite pavilion in the World Showcase for viewing.

Disney Picture of the Day!

Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold

 

Toy Story Mania area - Always a great time with all your friends from Toy Story and there are almost always people there even at closing!!

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Todays Disney Picture from the Parks from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - Fountain of nations - 

This was during our Magical Moments of our trip this year - watching the Fountain of Nations close the park all by ourselves!!

Disney Picture of the Day!

Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - 

 

Fantasmic - The most important thing is believing in yourself - "You may think you are so powerful, well this is my dream!!"
If you want the shot information :
Camera : Canon T2i
Lens : 17-55mm
filter : .9 Tiffen ND filter
F/stop : f 5.6
ISO : 100
Focal Length : 18mm

Throwback Thursday!

On my....Oh my!  This week the Way Back Machine has taken us to January 31, 2010!  We were staying at the Polynesian.  It was our first time staying there, even though I had been there on a previous visit.  I just remembered how beautiful it was, and when Paul said he wanted to stay at a resort with monorail access, I knew this had to be the place.
Inside the lobby area of the Polynesian is more than beautiful.  Besides my all time favorite resort the Wilderness Lodge, the Polynesian is one of the most relaxing resort on property. 

Enjoy the beautiful pictures, and aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh............relax.

Join us again next week for our next journey in the Way Back Machine.  You never know where we are going to land!

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Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold 

 

A different view of the Sorcerers Hat - with the Great Movie Ride

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Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - In Be Our Guest - the Beauty and the Beast music box is the perfect centerpiece to the Rose Gallery room.

Throwback Thursday-Wild Africa Trek "eats"

This week the Way Back Machine takes us to 2012 and a portion of our Wild Africa Trek.  Specifically the middle part, where we got to rest, and take the "African inspired foods."

We arrived at the boma (not to be mistaken for Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge.) This is right in the middle of the African savanna, where you can see the Kilimanjaro Safari jeeps. Thia is a covered, animal viewing area.  There are nice bathrooms, table and chairs to eat at, binoculars to use, and great food and juice.

Each guest was presented with their own two-tired, canister-style “camp-tin.” We were on  the second tour of the day and were given the breakfast snack. It was very yummy....or at least most of it was.

The top layer held three tiny metal bowls. The first contained a melon salad with a light ginger-mint dressing. The second contained berry yogurt with a granola topping. And the third contained cubes of brie cheese and dried apricots. Also in the upper level were a spoon made of sustainable bamboo and an  edible orchid. Yes, we ate the orchid, and it was very good. 

The bottom layer of the lunchbox held mini pita breads, a fig almond bread, prosciutto, dried beef, and smoked salmon rolled with dill cream cheese atop a cucumber and jicama slaw. Every item was flavorful and fresh.  The only thing I did not care for were the dried meats.  I gave mine to Paul, as he enjoyed them. 
All in all, a very interesting combination of foods, that worked well together.  I think my favorite was the yogurt and the fig and almond bread!

There are food alternative options for children, vegetarians, and guests with allergies. These special menus must be ordered in advance, so alert your travel agent when booking the tour so they can relay this information for you.

I hope you enjoyed this weeks trip in the Way Back Machine!  Join us next week, as we travel back in time to, who knows when?  

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Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - Illuminations - taken from the Italy Pavilion on one of the bridges of the area near the lagoon.

settings : camera used :Canon T2i
Lens :18-55mm
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Throwback Thursday!

This week in the Way Back Machine, we travel to October 2012.  Our First Disney cruise aboard the Disney Dream.  And, what a dream it was....or at least it seemed so.  But, after pinching ourselves, we discovered that it was totally real! 

What a beautiful ship she is!!  But what I want to concentrate on here today, is our last full day aboard the ship.  This was a special day indeed.  First off, we got free bingo cards to go play.  That was fun.  Never won anything, but that's ok. 

When we arrived back at our stateroom, there was another note hanging on our door.  It was a note asking us to go to the Vista Gallery on Deck 4, at 3:45pm for a special surprise.  That was all it said. 

When we arrived, we presented the note to the Cast Member who was working at the desk.  She smiled, and said that we needed to wait over in the area where there were paintings all over.  So, we did.  It was about five minutes and we noticed a lot of Cast Members were approaching. Not really knowing what to think, we looked at each other and wondered...."what the heck?"  Well.........we quickly found out!!

All of a sudden, the Cast Members were blocking the entrances to the gallery area, and a door opened and we were then surrounded by characters!  Captain Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pluto and Chip and Dale!   We had our own private photo session!!  Both Paul and I were in tears at this point.  DCL had gone above and beyond during the entire cruise to help us celebrate Paul's victory over cancer.  This was the icing on the cake!!  Disney Cruise Line, #1 in making memories last forver!!

                                                           WOW!  Just WOW!!

We missed a photo with Pluto on other days, so just had to get this one with him alone!












I hope you enjoyed this weeks trip in the Way Back Machine!!  Join us again next week for Throwback Thursday!

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Todays Disney Picture from the Park from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - there is nothing better then taking time out by Echo Lake at Hollywood Studios.

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Todays Disney Picture from the Parks from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - Mission Space - Even though a lot of people do not like the ride the outside is still pretty nice to look at.

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Todays Disney Picture from the Parks from Moments of the Magic by Joe Diebold - Good Morning from Cinderella Castle!! Its a beautiful sight to catch the Castle with the Morning sun!