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The Weird Reason I Get Up Extra Early at My Disney World Hotel

A Disney World blogger explains why he sets an early alarm at his resort hotel, a habit many guests share; the vacation begins before breakfast.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on Scoreboard Saturday
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow to a Disney blogger who says there's a weird reason he gets up extra early at his Disney World hotel, and I am fully on board with the weird!

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe's on vacation. He set an alarm. He calls the reason weird.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's commitment! He beats the crowd by getting up before the crowd gets up!

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStrangers set alarms to beat him, he sets an earlier one to beat them, and everyone's at the gate at dawn anyway.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDawn rush!

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the weird reason is that he's on vacation, and the vacation is a shift.

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