How Different is Disney's Magic Kingdom Since ReOpening ? Relaxation Stations / Closed Attractions
A visit to Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom July 2020.
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welcome everyone adam the woo here
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today's adventure will begin with
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checking out of the pop century
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resort i have another hotel book for the
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next
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four evenings on highway 192
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near old town by staying here i was
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granted
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two reservations for theme parks
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on top of the three annual pass holder
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reservations that i
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claimed that start next week
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so today i'm going to go to magic
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kingdom yesterday animal kingdom because
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because i booked a room here i'm
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inviting you to join me
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shall you technical checkout time is 11
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a.m it's currently
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10 just getting a little bit of a head
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start
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i paid about 200 that includes
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taxes and other fees then they also put
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on a
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14 14.90 maybe
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just shy of 15 parking fee
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as well
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worth it pretty nice place especially
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when you add in
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being able to get the reservations that
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was that was the selling point
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for me choosing this option looks like
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the skyliner
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is operating i will be getting in my
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rental car
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heading over to magic kingdom also there
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was two nights
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so the price i mentioned you gotta
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double that
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the next hotel i'm about to check into
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later can't be done until four
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so that gives me quite a few hours to
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kind of meander around and see how
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things
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have progressed after a week since the
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cast member openings
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no guests on them currently and i will
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not be staying here for the opening of
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epcot and studios on the
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15th but i am wondering of a bug just
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flew by i am wondering
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if they will these will be utilizing as
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a transportation device
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on that opening day and following
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just to wait and see later this
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afternoon a high of 95
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no showers are being forecasted
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i'm going to leave the umbrella however
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i am going to bring the
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the cap give myself a little little
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shade
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that'll help i'll check it out it's a
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sky rider up there
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also this beam over to the side it does
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not have the monorail on it
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even though it is running from
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transportation ticket center
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to the park epcot does not open until
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the 15th
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so when that happens there will be a
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monorail most likely
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cruising along that track road drop was
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at nine
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it's now 10 38 smooth sailing
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the trams are sitting still over there
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currently
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no information on when they will be
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running again so wherever you are led to
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park
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you have to walk to ttc
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plenty of spots available i was out here
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for the first
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annual pass holder preview on the 9th
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the official re-grand opening was on the
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11th
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hello hello is
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have a great day thanks so much thank
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you
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we are now entering disney's
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contemporary resort
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they have placed little partitions up on
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the end
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on the inside i'll show you from there
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see between the cabins there's a little
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partition one of the things on my agenda
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is to see if there's any merchandise for
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this attraction back there in that area
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the band's coming through that is a good
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sight to behold
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pretty dang awesome just seeing this
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front section like this you know
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spaced out is is different but very nice
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current view of tomorrowland
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is as shown not bad stitch has
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left the building it has not returned
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this really is a
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sight to behold isn't it still haven't
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reopened the people mover however kind
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of kind of wish it was open but it's
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currently not
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just ask a cast member and they do they
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are not affirmative on when
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people mover will be operational again i
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just checked the wait time on mine train
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35 minutes
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which is a little busier than the other
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day but still nowhere near the two hours
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that it sometimes gets up to go check it
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out they're up there on the balcony
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arguing with each other they just don't
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get along very well
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you know the experiences have changed a
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little bit but it's pretty neat that
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they're still around
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in their own unique ways view through
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fantasyland at the moment
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plenty of elbow room only a 15-minute
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wait for peter pan
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usually that's close to an hour or more
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looks to be a walk-on
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for the haunted mansion queue line
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all set up here with the appropriate
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stickers along the ground the
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interactive area
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you have to go straight through and
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we'll continue on through with the
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stretch room
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we'll not to get to experience that and
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after the stretch room
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get on the dune buggy cruising around
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through the mansion itself
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past the ballroom sequence and then up
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into the attic
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and then downward onto the ground level
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where all the happy haunts are singing
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and having a good time watch out for
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these guys they're doing some
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hitchhiking
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oh i got a beard i got a beard on now
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the florida facade is quite different
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than the anaheim one
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but more or less on the inside the same
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except anaheim has
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the hat box has hattie
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they haven't got it here yet mr toad
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still still
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up there on the side of that little
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grassy embankment though behind the
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ferry boat over there big thunder
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mountain railroad i'm on
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i'm on my way big thunder i'm on my way
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side note the little
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gallery here in frontierland is also
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close for obvious reasons anything
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interactive like that isn't happening
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after i ride the big thunder i'll check
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on the splash merch it's there
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jason looking like it says five minutes
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that's not too yeah i think five minutes
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works for me your best
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remove them if you're wearing one of
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these items
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just not removable
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i did take my hat off
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i know it's not really a goat it's a ram
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but i always like to say hi to the goat
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in my mind
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it's a goat so hello
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it's the goal
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i'm used to the dynamite in here there's
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no dynamite here
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oh yeah
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good thing i didn't that's ripping this
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one of my favorite rides in attraction
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by far
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even though it stayed five minutes and
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there was no line that was not entirely
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true it was more like 15 minutes
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but let me explain the reason all three
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maybe four trains while i stood there
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were cleaned down
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very well they brought in the whatever
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it is inside those tubes they were
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spraying down not only what you hold on
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to but the seat
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the railing the queue where you're
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standing before you get onto your seat
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all of it is a good vote of confidence
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and
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puts everything at ease knowing that
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they are going to the next level just
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to keep everything pristine and
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sanitized
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let me also add in that the reason the
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crowd levels are very
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minimal is obviously based on the
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current situation on what is taking
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place
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but also a bigger reason is the
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reservation system they are only
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allowing a very small capacity
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so even for those who want to get in
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a lot can't you had to be one of the
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ones who was able to
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to get one of those rez's oh wait
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there he goes okay one more little burst
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there there we go
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and to be completely honest if it was
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even half capacity full capacity
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definitely not if it was half capacity
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i would have a lot of a lot of thoughts
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you know inside that i would definitely
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not be here if it was elbow to elbow
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you know face to face the the lower
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levels are a
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huge bonus and a huge plus
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all i can do is follow and help promote
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the regulations and
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just do what is required and expected of
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me
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it is now 12 23 and all the splash
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merchant
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merchandise is completely sold out no
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pins no plushes no anything now rope
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drop tomorrow they stated they will be
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getting more but as of a little
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afternoon
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nothing in there inside there however
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did purchase this got to stay hydrated
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they're going to find a relaxation zone
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and drink it there's one over here next
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to the outpost remember when this was a
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mcdonald's fry stand
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yeah the relaxation station's right over
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here to the side of it you can find
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these by the designated
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signage hello and not all tables are
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accessible but the one over there in the
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corner looks to be
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oh that's good i also got a water got
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going double on this get it
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gotta keep gotta keep it flowing gotta
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stay hydrated
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there is another one of these relaxation
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stations i perform work prefer more than
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this one it's on the other side of the
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park however
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but and this was a little bit closer i'm
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gonna wet my whistle i'll show you the
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other one
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a little bit later on when i get over to
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that area and after a guest leaves they
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wipe the tables down
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very well you go in there give me some
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money bring it back all right i'll try
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to find you some money as far as you
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know
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there are actually three relaxation
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stations on property the second is over
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here at tomorrowland terrace tucked away
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back over in this area
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and this one has a really good view of
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the castle from the seating area and
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ceiling fans this one doesn't seem to be
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too popular i mean there are a few
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people
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a few people in here but other than that
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it's pretty mellow and the last of the
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three is really tucked away in the back
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of the park the pathway i have to get
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there is all clear while back in
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storybook
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circus i'm gonna go check out some tron
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construction as well
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no projected date on the signage there
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but this is gonna be a heck of a lot of
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fun
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when it is completed and you can see the
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train tracks there that are not being
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used and the last of the three here at
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magic kingdom the
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relaxation stations they like to call
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them is in pete's silly
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sideshow okay thank you
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is nice air conditioned
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everything's spaced out you got the
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the hand little
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mechanism here puts it right on there
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and you don't have to wear these in here
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so there are three three places around
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the premises that even if you're not
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either eating or drinking you don't have
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to wear them
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it's pretty nice everything because
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everything's really really spaced out
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oh the ac this is my favorite this is
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this is the number one and
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others have also mentioned so i'm not
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the only one this is like shh
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don't tell anyone that's back here oh
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man that ac
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is kicking
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sometimes just sitting for a couple
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minutes
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does the trick oh i will i will come
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back soon
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heading back over now this way through
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fantasy the back
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of fantasyland walking out of the cafe
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directly through the castle and out
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towards main street
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usa still finishing up some of the final
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touches here on the paint of the new
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paint job
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and they have the characters out mickey
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waving
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waving goodbye as i exit thanks mickey
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there is one new t-shirt that i really
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like that i have not gotten yet
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and i'm still on the fence with it it's
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this one and they have
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a bunch of different sizes down there
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there's also this one which is similar
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the baseball style i'm starting to
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really like those
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i have a couple this is good shows
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all the different properties and parks
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the gift shop at pop century they had
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the
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they had a new one called together again
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and i just asked here the emporium and
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they are sold out so i should have
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bought one
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should have bought one when i was over
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at pop century i'll just keep an eye out
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over the rest of my trip here though
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heading back up the ramp to the monorail
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out of here
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sent me all the way down to gate number
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one final
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the final door on the way out i also
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noticed that the
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barber shop right there next to the fire
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station
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is also still has its closed doors
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it is not open for haircuts
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and right out of that little that little
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depot there the horse drawn
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carriage comes out with a few characters
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all waving and saying either hello if
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you're entering it or in my case saying
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goodbye
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and at the tail end there's eeyore
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always good to
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crew hello
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just joining us throughout the world
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around hill we are waiting for a big
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research to be completed at the
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transportation
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ticket center and we'll be on our way
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from here in just a few more moments
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i apologize for the great delay and we
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appreciate your patience
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once again welcome aboard monogram with
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you our next drop will be the
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transportation and ticket center
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for your safety please remain seated at
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all times
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thank you
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it is a little unusual to not hear the
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parking tram noise nor see them
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cruising along here
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for a moment i thought i almost heard
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one
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and this as i stated earlier this
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monorail beam
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maybe by the opening of epcot on the
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15th it might be going from
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but for now still just sitting there
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and the buses are running at least some
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of them
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i just want to to say that the cast
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members
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should be commended to the the highest
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degree
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for how they're going the extra mile
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with cleanliness
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keeping everything in order and those
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who are not part of the disney
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community or don't know much about the
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parks
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a cast member is another name
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for an employee a worker
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it's just another way of saying and
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being part of that family
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they are doing a heck of a job in these
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stressful times
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so keep in mind if you're going to come
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out
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to walt disney world just realize that
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things are a little bit different
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in some ways they are a little bit you
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know get to pace yourself
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a little bit different with the obvious
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you cannot be in a rush because well
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even though you cannot be in a rush with
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the wait times it makes up for because
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there are no wait times
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but you have to just you have to realize
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that they are in there
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doing their part wiping things down
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keeping things
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clean and orderly i just want to say
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thanks
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to all the cast members making my way
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over to my hotel
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do need fuel never gotten gas here so
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why the heck not it's the one right next
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to the park
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a couple of the cruise line buses
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over there
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that are sitting on the front of them it
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says
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chartered picked up a few waters as well
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for them to be exact you know in
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california you have to pay
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anywhere between a nickel to 10 or 12
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cents for a bag
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but i would rather do that than to get a
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free
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carrying accessory that is one ply that
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holds really
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no weight if i was to walk any distance
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with this it would it would end up
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breaking apart and falling so you kind
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of get what you pay for
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the ones out on the west coast that you
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have to you know
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toss a few cents to receive
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they're very durable you can you get
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like a half a ton worth of products and
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cram them full
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they ain't busting this thing
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not so much i just a little side note i
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figured i'd throw out there
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the rain really held up
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not really too many clouds in the sky
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either
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sometimes it's the same price to get two
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double queens as it is to get the one
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king
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so i will usually get that and put my
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suitcase on the second bed however
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did not realize
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that there was going to be a whole other
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separate room here