Time Traveling at Disneyland!
Christmas at Disneyland, the perfect excuse for a little TIME TRAVEL! It's time for another Randomland Adventure! This time 20 years into the past as we revisit a little piece of Main Street of yesteryear and of course the old "new Tomorrowland!"
Time Traveling at Disneyland!
VOLUME 1
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who looks like a lot of snow it's fallen
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who looks like a lot of snow it's fallen on the mountaintops here in Switzerland
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on the mountaintops here in Switzerland
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on the mountaintops here in Switzerland very very cold we didn't want to go up
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very very cold we didn't want to go up
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very very cold we didn't want to go up there without a serious jacket maybe
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there without a serious jacket maybe
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there without a serious jacket maybe some snow shoes although I hate the cold
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some snow shoes although I hate the cold
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some snow shoes although I hate the cold I certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in
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I certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in
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I certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in a blizzard up there
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a blizzard up there
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a blizzard up there luckily down here there's no snow at all
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luckily down here there's no snow at all
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luckily down here there's no snow at all as a matter of fact we got plenty of
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as a matter of fact we got plenty of
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as a matter of fact we got plenty of sunshine heading my way zippity-doo-dah
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sunshine heading my way zippity-doo-dah
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sunshine heading my way zippity-doo-dah dippity kylo Ren well it's true that
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dippity kylo Ren well it's true that
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dippity kylo Ren well it's true that there's no snow falling down here my
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there's no snow falling down here my
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there's no snow falling down here my friend but there still plenty of winter
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friend but there still plenty of winter
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friend but there still plenty of winter magic going on out here look at this
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magic going on out here look at this
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magic going on out here look at this Disneyland at Christmas that Castle is a
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Disneyland at Christmas that Castle is a
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Disneyland at Christmas that Castle is a beautiful thing I love that Christmas
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beautiful thing I love that Christmas
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beautiful thing I love that Christmas transformation but it's grace that is
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transformation but it's grace that is
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transformation but it's grace that is you know what I'm more excited about
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you know what I'm more excited about
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you know what I'm more excited about check this out look up here beyond the
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check this out look up here beyond the
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check this out look up here beyond the Christmas balloons
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Christmas balloons
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Christmas balloons it's the Garland Christmas Garland's
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it's the Garland Christmas Garland's
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it's the Garland Christmas Garland's over Main Street just look at how
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over Main Street just look at how
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over Main Street just look at how Christmassy that is the Garland's of
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Christmassy that is the Garland's of
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Christmassy that is the Garland's of over Main Street so many small towns in
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over Main Street so many small towns in
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over Main Street so many small towns in America or bigger towns that have an old
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America or bigger towns that have an old
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America or bigger towns that have an old downtown Christmas Garland's over there
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downtown Christmas Garland's over there
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downtown Christmas Garland's over there Main Street and Main Street USA is no
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Main Street and Main Street USA is no
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Main Street and Main Street USA is no exception but these haven't been around
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exception but these haven't been around
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exception but these haven't been around for a while in 2015 for the 60th
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for a while in 2015 for the 60th
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for a while in 2015 for the 60th anniversary of Disneyland they had that
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anniversary of Disneyland they had that
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anniversary of Disneyland they had that big paint the night parade and the
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big paint the night parade and the
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big paint the night parade and the floats were too tall to get under the
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floats were too tall to get under the
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floats were too tall to get under the garland then in 2016 for the holidays
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garland then in 2016 for the holidays
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garland then in 2016 for the holidays they decided to keep the whole paint the
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they decided to keep the whole paint the
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they decided to keep the whole paint the night think out so there were no
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night think out so there were no
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night think out so there were no Garland's just to the frozen float could
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Garland's just to the frozen float could
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Garland's just to the frozen float could fit down Main Street with Susu I love
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fit down Main Street with Susu I love
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fit down Main Street with Susu I love these Christmas Garland's they've been a
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these Christmas Garland's they've been a
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these Christmas Garland's they've been a part of my life for decade don't believe
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part of my life for decade don't believe
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part of my life for decade don't believe me I can prove it
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me I can prove it
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me I can prove it earlier today I stopped by my storage
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earlier today I stopped by my storage
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earlier today I stopped by my storage unit and I
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unit and I
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unit and I a surprise it was a stack of old
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a surprise it was a stack of old
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a surprise it was a stack of old pictures that included some pictures
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pictures that included some pictures
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pictures that included some pictures from Disneyland me and my family here at
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from Disneyland me and my family here at
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from Disneyland me and my family here at Disneyland in either 1998 or more likely
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Disneyland in either 1998 or more likely
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Disneyland in either 1998 or more likely 1997 20 years ago and 20 years ago my
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1997 20 years ago and 20 years ago my
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1997 20 years ago and 20 years ago my mom I'm guessing was taking a picture
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mom I'm guessing was taking a picture
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mom I'm guessing was taking a picture right here this is Disneyland in 1997 20
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right here this is Disneyland in 1997 20
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right here this is Disneyland in 1997 20 years ago and 20 years later we are
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years ago and 20 years later we are
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years ago and 20 years later we are standing in roughly the same spot look
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standing in roughly the same spot look
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standing in roughly the same spot look at that it almost looks identical to the
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at that it almost looks identical to the
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at that it almost looks identical to the way it did in the 90s the Garland's look
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way it did in the 90s the Garland's look
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way it did in the 90s the Garland's look a little different
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a little different
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a little different some of the paint colors have changed
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some of the paint colors have changed
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some of the paint colors have changed but for the most part Disneyland is
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but for the most part Disneyland is
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but for the most part Disneyland is still here it still looks the same
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still here it still looks the same
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still here it still looks the same almost everything else in Anaheim
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almost everything else in Anaheim
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almost everything else in Anaheim everything else in Orange County
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everything else in Orange County
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everything else in Orange County everything else I grew up with looks
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everything else I grew up with looks
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everything else I grew up with looks completely different but not Main Street
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completely different but not Main Street
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completely different but not Main Street USA
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USA
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USA I love these Garland there's also
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I love these Garland there's also
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I love these Garland there's also another picture in the bunch taken in
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another picture in the bunch taken in
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another picture in the bunch taken in town square my family and I were sitting
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town square my family and I were sitting
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town square my family and I were sitting on a bench right over here check that
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on a bench right over here check that
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on a bench right over here check that out check out the 90s family sitting on
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out check out the 90s family sitting on
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out check out the 90s family sitting on that bench right in this spot wow that's
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that bench right in this spot wow that's
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that bench right in this spot wow that's crazy the Emporium looks the same
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crazy the Emporium looks the same
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crazy the Emporium looks the same decorations are a little different and
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decorations are a little different and
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decorations are a little different and if you notice the tree has moved to the
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if you notice the tree has moved to the
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if you notice the tree has moved to the right and gotten a lot smaller how did
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right and gotten a lot smaller how did
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right and gotten a lot smaller how did this shrink a tree I actually remember
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this shrink a tree I actually remember
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this shrink a tree I actually remember that day at Disneyland that nice holiday
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that day at Disneyland that nice holiday
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that day at Disneyland that nice holiday trip I remember it because my mom bought
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trip I remember it because my mom bought
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trip I remember it because my mom bought me that green fender sure and made me
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me that green fender sure and made me
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me that green fender sure and made me wear it so that I wouldn't look dirty
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wear it so that I wouldn't look dirty
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wear it so that I wouldn't look dirty and punk rock in any family photos that
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and punk rock in any family photos that
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and punk rock in any family photos that we took together
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we took together
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we took together fair enough mom no one understands
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fair enough mom no one understands
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fair enough mom no one understands teenage Justin I just have so much angst
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teenage Justin I just have so much angst
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teenage Justin I just have so much angst yes there are a lot of memories at
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yes there are a lot of memories at
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yes there are a lot of memories at Disneyland holiday memories even me you
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Disneyland holiday memories even me you
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Disneyland holiday memories even me you know what that was a very exciting time
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know what that was a very exciting time
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know what that was a very exciting time to be down here at Disneyland as some of
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to be down here at Disneyland as some of
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to be down here at Disneyland as some of the other pictures in the stack reveal
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the other pictures in the stack reveal
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the other pictures in the stack reveal in 1998 Disneyland unveiled their
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in 1998 Disneyland unveiled their
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in 1998 Disneyland unveiled their brand-new Tomorrowland it was called new
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brand-new Tomorrowland it was called new
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brand-new Tomorrowland it was called new Tomorrowland they took everything that
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Tomorrowland they took everything that
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Tomorrowland they took everything that had been white and mid-century and
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had been white and mid-century and
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had been white and mid-century and Disney eyes
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Disney eyes
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Disney eyes and turned it into a golden vision of
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and turned it into a golden vision of
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and turned it into a golden vision of our future mostly by painting everything
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our future mostly by painting everything
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our future mostly by painting everything gold it's right here what circle Vision
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gold it's right here what circle Vision
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gold it's right here what circle Vision check it out please that was the giant
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check it out please that was the giant
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check it out please that was the giant circular theater showing America the
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circular theater showing America the
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circular theater showing America the Beautiful they close that puppy down and
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Beautiful they close that puppy down and
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Beautiful they close that puppy down and right above us here the people mover
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right above us here the people mover
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right above us here the people mover they shut that down too
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they shut that down too
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they shut that down too originally it was gonna be Tomorrowland
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originally it was gonna be Tomorrowland
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originally it was gonna be Tomorrowland 2055 a hundred years into the future of
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2055 a hundred years into the future of
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2055 a hundred years into the future of the original Tomorrowland but eventually
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the original Tomorrowland but eventually
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the original Tomorrowland but eventually with some budget cuts that just became
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with some budget cuts that just became
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with some budget cuts that just became its new Tomorrowland when it finally
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its new Tomorrowland when it finally
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its new Tomorrowland when it finally opened up in the spring I believe of
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opened up in the spring I believe of
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opened up in the spring I believe of 1998 we had a new ride up on the people
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1998 we had a new ride up on the people
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1998 we had a new ride up on the people mover tracks
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mover tracks
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mover tracks the rocket rod the circle vision theater
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the rocket rod the circle vision theater
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the rocket rod the circle vision theater became just the line for the rocky rod
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became just the line for the rocky rod
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became just the line for the rocky rod and they took away our old rockets that
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and they took away our old rockets that
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and they took away our old rockets that were up there on top of what was the
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were up there on top of what was the
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were up there on top of what was the people mover loading platform and gave
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people mover loading platform and gave
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people mover loading platform and gave us these dumb Rockets of the astral
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us these dumb Rockets of the astral
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us these dumb Rockets of the astral orbiter or as it was already known in
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orbiter or as it was already known in
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orbiter or as it was already known in Disneyland Paris the orbit Ron get that
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Disneyland Paris the orbit Ron get that
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Disneyland Paris the orbit Ron get that thing still popular almost 20 years
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thing still popular almost 20 years
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thing still popular almost 20 years later people love to stand in line for
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later people love to stand in line for
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later people love to stand in line for this thing which is why I'm pretty sure
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this thing which is why I'm pretty sure
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this thing which is why I'm pretty sure those pictures are from 1997 because
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those pictures are from 1997 because
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those pictures are from 1997 because I've got a picture of this and if you
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I've got a picture of this and if you
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I've got a picture of this and if you look very closely you'll see me there in
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look very closely you'll see me there in
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look very closely you'll see me there in the Thundershirt but what you won't see
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the Thundershirt but what you won't see
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the Thundershirt but what you won't see is a line the only explanation I could
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is a line the only explanation I could
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is a line the only explanation I could think of is that this ride was here but
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think of is that this ride was here but
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think of is that this ride was here but not yet open which is probably why I was
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not yet open which is probably why I was
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not yet open which is probably why I was strongly against this fence 20 years ago
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strongly against this fence 20 years ago
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strongly against this fence 20 years ago completely tripping out I was probably
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completely tripping out I was probably
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completely tripping out I was probably glad with the Rockets were now nearer to
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glad with the Rockets were now nearer to
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glad with the Rockets were now nearer to the ground because those things still
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the ground because those things still
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the ground because those things still scare me let's see if I was standing
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scare me let's see if I was standing
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scare me let's see if I was standing right here and my mom must have been
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right here and my mom must have been
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right here and my mom must have been taking a picture that is so weird
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taking a picture that is so weird
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taking a picture that is so weird look at that 20 years later other than a
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look at that 20 years later other than a
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look at that 20 years later other than a couple of paint changes not too much
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couple of paint changes not too much
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couple of paint changes not too much looks different that is a whole weird a
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looks different that is a whole weird a
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looks different that is a whole weird a brand new
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brand new
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brand new astral orbiter not yet open if you look
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astral orbiter not yet open if you look
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astral orbiter not yet open if you look carefully in the background of that
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carefully in the background of that
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carefully in the background of that picture you can see the People Mover
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picture you can see the People Mover
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picture you can see the People Mover tracks all covered with tar because they
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tracks all covered with tar because they
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tracks all covered with tar because they were still working on the then top
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were still working on the then top
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were still working on the then top secret rocket rod kind of hard to tell
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secret rocket rod kind of hard to tell
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secret rocket rod kind of hard to tell what you can also see if you look very
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what you can also see if you look very
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what you can also see if you look very closely a whole bunch of scaffolding
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closely a whole bunch of scaffolding
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closely a whole bunch of scaffolding right up here against this wall because
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right up here against this wall because
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right up here against this wall because they were painting the whole thing gold
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they were painting the whole thing gold
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they were painting the whole thing gold transforming it from the futuristic
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transforming it from the futuristic
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transforming it from the futuristic white plastic look of the 1960s into the
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white plastic look of the 1960s into the
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white plastic look of the 1960s into the very short-lived gold book of the late
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very short-lived gold book of the late
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very short-lived gold book of the late 1990s after orbiter may not have been
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1990s after orbiter may not have been
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1990s after orbiter may not have been open but start or still was Wow look at
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open but start or still was Wow look at
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open but start or still was Wow look at that in the old make sure you can see
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that in the old make sure you can see
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that in the old make sure you can see the people who are tracks are all
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the people who are tracks are all
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the people who are tracks are all covered up as they get transformed into
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covered up as they get transformed into
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covered up as they get transformed into the rocket rods but star tours already
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the rocket rods but star tours already
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the rocket rods but star tours already on pretty much it's modern shape
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on pretty much it's modern shape
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on pretty much it's modern shape installed already look at it 20 years
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installed already look at it 20 years
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installed already look at it 20 years later what our trip the paint scheme has
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later what our trip the paint scheme has
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later what our trip the paint scheme has totally changed I can be honest with you
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totally changed I can be honest with you
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totally changed I can be honest with you I'm actually super grateful for that
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I'm actually super grateful for that
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I'm actually super grateful for that because the golden future was really
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because the golden future was really
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because the golden future was really cool like at first for like the first
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cool like at first for like the first
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cool like at first for like the first little while and a Disneyland Paris
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little while and a Disneyland Paris
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little while and a Disneyland Paris where they have discoveryland it's all
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where they have discoveryland it's all
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where they have discoveryland it's all steampunky instead of Tomorrowland it
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steampunky instead of Tomorrowland it
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steampunky instead of Tomorrowland it totally works but you're doing it just
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totally works but you're doing it just
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totally works but you're doing it just never felt quite as moocher
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never felt quite as moocher
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never felt quite as moocher it is much better looking now funny that
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it is much better looking now funny that
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it is much better looking now funny that the outside of Star Tours looks the same
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the outside of Star Tours looks the same
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the outside of Star Tours looks the same because the inside has totally changed
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because the inside has totally changed
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because the inside has totally changed that was the old Star Tours we would
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that was the old Star Tours we would
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that was the old Star Tours we would have been riding that day the old
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have been riding that day the old
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have been riding that day the old version ten dogs even a very little kid
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version ten dogs even a very little kid
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version ten dogs even a very little kid in the 80s and early 90s
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in the 80s and early 90s
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in the 80s and early 90s Tomorrowland was all white just like it
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Tomorrowland was all white just like it
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Tomorrowland was all white just like it was back in the 50s and the 60s but that
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was back in the 50s and the 60s but that
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was back in the 50s and the 60s but that new Tomorrowland turned it all go it
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new Tomorrowland turned it all go it
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new Tomorrowland turned it all go it looks much better now even though it's
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looks much better now even though it's
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looks much better now even though it's more blue than white I like this it
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more blue than white I like this it
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more blue than white I like this it reminds me still of Tomorrowland of my
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reminds me still of Tomorrowland of my
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reminds me still of Tomorrowland of my childhood it's just crazy to think that
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childhood it's just crazy to think that
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childhood it's just crazy to think that at one point another Space Mountain over
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at one point another Space Mountain over
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at one point another Space Mountain over there was painted all go seriously Gold
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there was painted all go seriously Gold
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there was painted all go seriously Gold Space Mountain ye yeah it is much much
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Space Mountain ye yeah it is much much
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Space Mountain ye yeah it is much much better now look at that you can see the
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better now look at that you can see the
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better now look at that you can see the old people-mover tracks up there behind
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old people-mover tracks up there behind
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old people-mover tracks up there behind that rocket see him the rocket rods were
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that rocket see him the rocket rods were
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that rocket see him the rocket rods were zooming through there in 98 but it was
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zooming through there in 98 but it was
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zooming through there in 98 but it was only about two years before that ride
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only about two years before that ride
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only about two years before that ride was completely gone and then another few
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was completely gone and then another few
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was completely gone and then another few months before Disney was like dad's it's
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months before Disney was like dad's it's
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months before Disney was like dad's it's not coming back I've read somewhere that
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not coming back I've read somewhere that
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not coming back I've read somewhere that if you count all the time it was down
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if you count all the time it was down
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if you count all the time it was down for refurbishment and maintenance the
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for refurbishment and maintenance the
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for refurbishment and maintenance the ride was only open for a matter of mud
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ride was only open for a matter of mud
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ride was only open for a matter of mud Lulla big mistake well anyway ever since
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Lulla big mistake well anyway ever since
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Lulla big mistake well anyway ever since 2001 when they said yeah rocket rods
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2001 when they said yeah rocket rods
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2001 when they said yeah rocket rods aren't coming back sorry guys we've been
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aren't coming back sorry guys we've been
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aren't coming back sorry guys we've been waiting for that people mover to return
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waiting for that people mover to return
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waiting for that people mover to return still wait let's face it it's very
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still wait let's face it it's very
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still wait let's face it it's very unlikely to happen and I refuse to give
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unlikely to happen and I refuse to give
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unlikely to happen and I refuse to give up haha
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up haha
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up haha it's fun to reminisce but the Sun is
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it's fun to reminisce but the Sun is
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it's fun to reminisce but the Sun is going down time for me to hurry up and
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going down time for me to hurry up and
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going down time for me to hurry up and make my way across the park to go see
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make my way across the park to go see
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make my way across the park to go see something completely me yeah we're gonna
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something completely me yeah we're gonna
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something completely me yeah we're gonna stop thinking about what happened 20
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stop thinking about what happened 20
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stop thinking about what happened 20 years ago and start thinking about what
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years ago and start thinking about what
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years ago and start thinking about what happened more than a hundred years ago
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happened more than a hundred years ago
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happened more than a hundred years ago 182 years ago exactly to be precise you
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182 years ago exactly to be precise you
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182 years ago exactly to be precise you see today is November 30th a very
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see today is November 30th a very
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see today is November 30th a very important birthday the first day of one
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important birthday the first day of one
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important birthday the first day of one of my heroes woody I'm just kidding
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of my heroes woody I'm just kidding
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of my heroes woody I'm just kidding what he's not 182 years old and I have
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what he's not 182 years old and I have
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what he's not 182 years old and I have no idea when his birthday is
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no idea when his birthday is
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no idea when his birthday is you know my friends I'm talking about
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you know my friends I'm talking about
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you know my friends I'm talking about the hero of my right forearm mr. Mark
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the hero of my right forearm mr. Mark
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the hero of my right forearm mr. Mark Twain as you know here in the old
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Twain as you know here in the old
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Twain as you know here in the old Oh
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Oh
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Oh [Music]
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wesh2 Frontierland is needed the
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wesh2 Frontierland is needed the ultimate tribute to mark twice of Mark
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ultimate tribute to mark twice of Mark
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ultimate tribute to mark twice of Mark Twain riverboat like Walt Disney I am a
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Twain riverboat like Walt Disney I am a
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Twain riverboat like Walt Disney I am a huge fan of Mark Twain unlike Walt
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huge fan of Mark Twain unlike Walt
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huge fan of Mark Twain unlike Walt Disney I tattooed him on my arm his
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Disney I tattooed him on my arm his
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Disney I tattooed him on my arm his stories have made me laugh they've made
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stories have made me laugh they've made
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stories have made me laugh they've made me cry
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me cry
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me cry they've never made me stick a needle in
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they've never made me stick a needle in
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they've never made me stick a needle in my eye but I love so of course I love
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my eye but I love so of course I love
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my eye but I love so of course I love the Mark Twain riverboat actually my
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the Mark Twain riverboat actually my
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the Mark Twain riverboat actually my love of Mark Twain that made me love the
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love of Mark Twain that made me love the
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love of Mark Twain that made me love the era of steamboating he wrote a great
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era of steamboating he wrote a great
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era of steamboating he wrote a great book on the subject life on the
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book on the subject life on the
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book on the subject life on the Mississippi it's actually because Mark
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Mississippi it's actually because Mark
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Mississippi it's actually because Mark Twain was a Mississippi River steamboat
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Twain was a Mississippi River steamboat
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Twain was a Mississippi River steamboat pilot that means he was the guy who
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pilot that means he was the guy who
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pilot that means he was the guy who drove so it's very fitting and I think
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drove so it's very fitting and I think
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drove so it's very fitting and I think he'd be very pleased to know that
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he'd be very pleased to know that
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he'd be very pleased to know that Disneyland's boat is named after him
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Disneyland's boat is named after him
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Disneyland's boat is named after him dude this is awesome we shut up just in
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dude this is awesome we shut up just in
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dude this is awesome we shut up just in time what better way to pay tribute to
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time what better way to pay tribute to
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time what better way to pay tribute to Mark Twain on his birthday than riding
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Mark Twain on his birthday than riding
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Mark Twain on his birthday than riding on his boat and here we go I tried to
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on his boat and here we go I tried to
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on his boat and here we go I tried to take a Mark Twain birthday voyage last
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take a Mark Twain birthday voyage last
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take a Mark Twain birthday voyage last year on this same day but unfortunately
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year on this same day but unfortunately
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year on this same day but unfortunately last year on November 30th the Mark
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last year on November 30th the Mark
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last year on November 30th the Mark Twain was blown the rivers of America
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Twain was blown the rivers of America
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Twain was blown the rivers of America themselves were closed Star Wars landers
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themselves were closed Star Wars landers
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themselves were closed Star Wars landers are coming another thing I'm the Santa
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are coming another thing I'm the Santa
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are coming another thing I'm the Santa so while they were making big changes to
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so while they were making big changes to
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so while they were making big changes to the river to accommodate is sadly a
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the river to accommodate is sadly a
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the river to accommodate is sadly a birthday voyage for Mark Twain was
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birthday voyage for Mark Twain was
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birthday voyage for Mark Twain was impossible
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this year were teaming a LeFleur dude
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this year were teaming a LeFleur dude the era of the riverboats was so
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the era of the riverboats was so
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the era of the riverboats was so fascinating the steamboat back then was
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fascinating the steamboat back then was
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fascinating the steamboat back then was like a spaceship very high-tech and very
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like a spaceship very high-tech and very
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like a spaceship very high-tech and very classy inside crystal chandeliers
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classy inside crystal chandeliers
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classy inside crystal chandeliers gambling beautiful staterooms things
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gambling beautiful staterooms things
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gambling beautiful staterooms things were gilded with gold actual silver
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were gilded with gold actual silver
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were gilded with gold actual silver silver like some of them backwoods
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silver like some of them backwoods
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silver like some of them backwoods farmers it would take the old steam but
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farmers it would take the old steam but
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farmers it would take the old steam but we're blown away by the opulent all the
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we're blown away by the opulent all the
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we're blown away by the opulent all the little boys up and down the river wanted
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little boys up and down the river wanted
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little boys up and down the river wanted to work on the steamboats become
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to work on the steamboats become
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to work on the steamboats become steamboat pilots would have been major
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steamboat pilots would have been major
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steamboat pilots would have been major bragging rights back then and one of
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bragging rights back then and one of
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bragging rights back then and one of those little boys that would have been
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those little boys that would have been
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those little boys that would have been alongside the levee watching these
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alongside the levee watching these
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alongside the levee watching these things no floating bars the young he
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things no floating bars the young he
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things no floating bars the young he would have watched the steamboats go by
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would have watched the steamboats go by
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would have watched the steamboats go by and heard them yelling out mom word
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and heard them yelling out mom word
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and heard them yelling out mom word which meant the water was two fathoms
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which meant the water was two fathoms
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which meant the water was two fathoms deep safe passage later that became his
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deep safe passage later that became his
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deep safe passage later that became his pen name he traveled all over the world
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pen name he traveled all over the world
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pen name he traveled all over the world wrote some funny books then wrote Tom
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wrote some funny books then wrote Tom
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wrote some funny books then wrote Tom Sawyer from his Island over here his
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Sawyer from his Island over here his
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Sawyer from his Island over here his name Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and
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name Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and
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name Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and at the same time as he was writing that
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at the same time as he was writing that
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at the same time as he was writing that classic life on the mystic a lot of
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classic life on the mystic a lot of
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classic life on the mystic a lot of people have read Adventures of
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people have read Adventures of
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people have read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in high school
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Huckleberry Finn in high school
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Huckleberry Finn in high school especially many people say they've got a
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especially many people say they've got a
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especially many people say they've got a great argument but that's the Great
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great argument but that's the Great
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great argument but that's the Great American Novel but far fewer people know
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American Novel but far fewer people know
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American Novel but far fewer people know about the more factually based book he
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about the more factually based book he
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about the more factually based book he was writing at the same time right on
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was writing at the same time right on
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was writing at the same time right on the Mississippi no reader I highly
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the Mississippi no reader I highly
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the Mississippi no reader I highly recommend it you can find it for free on
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recommend it you can find it for free on
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recommend it you can find it for free on amazon books and iBooks and Project
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amazon books and iBooks and Project
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amazon books and iBooks and Project Gutenberg starts off kind of dry but
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Gutenberg starts off kind of dry but
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Gutenberg starts off kind of dry but believe me it picks up steam
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believe me it picks up steam
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believe me it picks up steam makes up steam see what I did there look
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makes up steam see what I did there look
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makes up steam see what I did there look at this it's like we're time traveling
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at this it's like we're time traveling
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at this it's like we're time traveling again but this time back into the days
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again but this time back into the days
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again but this time back into the days when steamboats ruled the rivers of
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when steamboats ruled the rivers of
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when steamboats ruled the rivers of America the changes they made to this
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America the changes they made to this
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America the changes they made to this river honestly they are pretty amazing
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river honestly they are pretty amazing
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river honestly they are pretty amazing you can see Star Wars land rising up in
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you can see Star Wars land rising up in
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you can see Star Wars land rising up in the background but we're just doing
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the background but we're just doing
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the background but we're just doing those really ignore that for the moment
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those really ignore that for the moment
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those really ignore that for the moment Wow
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beautiful it's such a great job what a
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beautiful it's such a great job what a transformation everybody was worried
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transformation everybody was worried
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transformation everybody was worried that it would be a bad transformation
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that it would be a bad transformation
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that it would be a bad transformation but honestly it turned out pretty good
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but honestly it turned out pretty good
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but honestly it turned out pretty good it's gorgeous I love the western United
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it's gorgeous I love the western United
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it's gorgeous I love the western United States it really makes you feel like
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States it really makes you feel like
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States it really makes you feel like you're out there down there shooing away
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you're out there down there shooing away
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you're out there down there shooing away of the wooden train trestle that is so
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of the wooden train trestle that is so
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of the wooden train trestle that is so cool still have the storytelling Shaymin
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cool still have the storytelling Shaymin
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cool still have the storytelling Shaymin now he's up on a cliff but in that old
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now he's up on a cliff but in that old
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now he's up on a cliff but in that old stack of photos 20 years ago he was
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stack of photos 20 years ago he was
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stack of photos 20 years ago he was firmly planted along the ground with the
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firmly planted along the ground with the
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firmly planted along the ground with the rest of his friends at the old village
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rest of his friends at the old village
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rest of his friends at the old village here areas today up there telling his
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here areas today up there telling his
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here areas today up there telling his nails here's the village today years ago
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now that's been closed for a lot longer
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now that's been closed for a lot longer than 20 years but 20 years ago there was
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than 20 years but 20 years ago there was
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than 20 years but 20 years ago there was still another piece of it here that's
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still another piece of it here that's
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still another piece of it here that's long since gone there used to be a
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long since gone there used to be a
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long since gone there used to be a little mountain on this riverbed called
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little mountain on this riverbed called
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little mountain on this riverbed called cascade peak there was a whole bunch of
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cascade peak there was a whole bunch of
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cascade peak there was a whole bunch of waterfalls on it one of the waterfalls
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waterfalls on it one of the waterfalls
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waterfalls on it one of the waterfalls was actually called fake Thunder Falls
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was actually called fake Thunder Falls
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was actually called fake Thunder Falls that's where we get the name Big Thunder
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that's where we get the name Big Thunder
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that's where we get the name Big Thunder Mountain look at it cascade peak no
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Mountain look at it cascade peak no
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Mountain look at it cascade peak no longer there today but 20 years ago when
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longer there today but 20 years ago when
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longer there today but 20 years ago when we were cruising the rivers of America
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we were cruising the rivers of America
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we were cruising the rivers of America we snapped a fun pic of it memories
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we snapped a fun pic of it memories
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we snapped a fun pic of it memories really glad I got a box of pictures time
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really glad I got a box of pictures time
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really glad I got a box of pictures time to miss old cascade peeps well at least
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to miss old cascade peeps well at least
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to miss old cascade peeps well at least we still have the Mark Twain riverboat
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we still have the Mark Twain riverboat
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we still have the Mark Twain riverboat and of course Tom Sawyer Island I love
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and of course Tom Sawyer Island I love
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and of course Tom Sawyer Island I love Tom Sawyer Island you can no longer
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Tom Sawyer Island you can no longer
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Tom Sawyer Island you can no longer climb up in Tom and Huck stree house
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climb up in Tom and Huck stree house
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climb up in Tom and Huck stree house that's closed but you can still roam
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that's closed but you can still roam
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that's closed but you can still roam around the island that
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around the island that
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around the island that if they designed himself lightly more
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if they designed himself lightly more
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if they designed himself lightly more piratey now that used to be but still
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piratey now that used to be but still
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piratey now that used to be but still very Swedish that means we're
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very Swedish that means we're
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very Swedish that means we're approaching port this nostalgic River
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approaching port this nostalgic River
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approaching port this nostalgic River journey has now come to a close you're
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journey has now come to a close you're
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journey has now come to a close you're at Disneyland on November 30th make sure
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at Disneyland on November 30th make sure
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at Disneyland on November 30th make sure to take a cruise on the market why it's
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to take a cruise on the market why it's
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to take a cruise on the market why it's a great way to honor my number-one homie
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a great way to honor my number-one homie
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a great way to honor my number-one homie Sun is going down I've got some epic
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Sun is going down I've got some epic
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Sun is going down I've got some epic travel plans coming up but I got to get
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travel plans coming up but I got to get
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travel plans coming up but I got to get prepared for but I really want to thank
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prepared for but I really want to thank
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prepared for but I really want to thank you time traveling with me today it has
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you time traveling with me today it has
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you time traveling with me today it has been one heck of a lot of fun make sure
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been one heck of a lot of fun make sure
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been one heck of a lot of fun make sure you check out life on the Mississippi if
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you check out life on the Mississippi if
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you check out life on the Mississippi if you ever get the chance for you Disney
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you ever get the chance for you Disney
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you ever get the chance for you Disney fans it'll really help you understand
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fans it'll really help you understand
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fans it'll really help you understand rivers of America the Mark Twain
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rivers of America the Mark Twain
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rivers of America the Mark Twain riverboat but you history buffs there's
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riverboat but you history buffs there's
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riverboat but you history buffs there's a lot of facts statistics in the history
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a lot of facts statistics in the history
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a lot of facts statistics in the history but also a lot of tall tales old legends
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but also a lot of tall tales old legends
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but also a lot of tall tales old legends stories and how Mark Twain became a
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stories and how Mark Twain became a
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stories and how Mark Twain became a steamboat pilot how difficult that used
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steamboat pilot how difficult that used
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steamboat pilot how difficult that used to be honestly I think it's pretty
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to be honestly I think it's pretty
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to be honestly I think it's pretty fascinating personally what are my
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fascinating personally what are my
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fascinating personally what are my favorite books of all time all right
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favorite books of all time all right
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favorite books of all time all right everybody's backing up off the boat here
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everybody's backing up off the boat here
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everybody's backing up off the boat here the Sun is going down and I must depart
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the Sun is going down and I must depart
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the Sun is going down and I must depart and make my way out of Walt Disney's
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and make my way out of Walt Disney's
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and make my way out of Walt Disney's original Magic Kingdom don't be sad gang
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original Magic Kingdom don't be sad gang
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original Magic Kingdom don't be sad gang there are more adventures in store I can
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there are more adventures in store I can
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there are more adventures in store I can safely promise you that we are going to
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safely promise you that we are going to
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safely promise you that we are going to be moving full steam ahead very soon
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be moving full steam ahead very soon
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be moving full steam ahead very soon for now though we've done a little bit
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for now though we've done a little bit
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for now though we've done a little bit of time-traveling and we've taken our
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of time-traveling and we've taken our
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of time-traveling and we've taken our Mark Twain birthday cruise so I'm gonna
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Mark Twain birthday cruise so I'm gonna
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Mark Twain birthday cruise so I'm gonna go ahead and say that we've done our
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go ahead and say that we've done our
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go ahead and say that we've done our duty we can go home and sleep while
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yes sir it is one heck of a beautiful
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yes sir it is one heck of a beautiful place it's gorgeous
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place it's gorgeous
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place it's gorgeous it's almost unbearably beautiful
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it's almost unbearably beautiful
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it's almost unbearably beautiful mainstream USF oh what a fun one it's
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mainstream USF oh what a fun one it's
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mainstream USF oh what a fun one it's always hard to drag yourself away from
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always hard to drag yourself away from
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always hard to drag yourself away from Disneyland especially Christmas
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Disneyland especially Christmas
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Disneyland especially Christmas Disneyland I'm dragging myself away I
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Disneyland I'm dragging myself away I
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Disneyland I'm dragging myself away I was a little bit of a live because
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was a little bit of a live because
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was a little bit of a live because earlier today that was real fine one til
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earlier today that was real fine one til
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earlier today that was real fine one til next time