Expect the Unexpected: A May/June 2011 Trip Report

[silverhaze269]

Hi everyone, and welcome to my first trip report! If you followed me over from my pre-trip report, I'm glad to see you back, and to those of you who are just joining in, thanks!

My name is Amy, and I'm a 24 year old retail worker/student. I live in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada with my fiance, her two cats, and our pet snake.

Our Disney vacation started on May 27th (2011) and went until June 4th. I can't stress how much I wish we were still hanging out with the mouse, in the sunshine, with a "Mickey's Premium Ice Cream Bar" just soaking it all in. Alas, we all have to return to the "real world" at some point, and our time has come.

Alright, time to get down to business, so to speak. This vacation consisted of myself, my fiance, my parents, and eventually, my brother. We stayed at the Coronado Springs Resort, and were on the Disney Dining Plan (for free! ). I'm going to give a brief overview of our trip here, and then as time permits I'll come back and update properly (this is also partly so I can remember what happened on what day since I didn't keep a travel journal, despite all my good intentions ).

May 27 - Day 1: leave home for WDW! Dinner at Maya Grill
May 28 - Day 2: Day at AK, lunch at Yak'n'Yetti, night at HS, dinner at Pizza Planet
May 29 - Day 3: Morning at Epcot, lunch at Sunshine Seasons, dinner at 'Ohana, evening/night at MK
May 30 - Day 4: Morning in Downtown Disney, scoping out the Yacht Club, lunch at Electric Umbrella, dinner at Brown Derby, Epcot at night for Illuminations
May 31 - Day 5: Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
June 1 - Day 6: MK in the morning, lots of rain, lunch at Cosmic Rays with a DISser, Epcot, dinner at Sanaa
June 2 - Day 7: Breakfast at the Tusker House, lunch at Flame Tree BBQ, Epcot in the evening, dinner at Tangerine Cafe, the kitchen sink!
June 3 - Day 8: EMH at Epcot, AK for a short time, dinner at the 50's Prime Time Cafe, EMH at MK
June 4 - Day 9: leave WDW

So there you have it, just a taste of what's to come. Until my next update (which will probably be tonight), I'll leave you with this fabulous picture!

EDIT: So it's hard to believe it's been a year, but my time how time flies! I've decided to come back and give this an index for easier reading.

INDEX

Day 1, May 27http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41421230&postcount=6
Day 2, May 28http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41434274&postcount=18
Day 3, May 29
Day 4, May 30
Day 5, May 31
Day 6, part 1, June 1
Day 6, part 2
Day 7, part 1, June 2
Day 7, part 2
Day 7, part 3
Day 8, June 3 and Day 9, June 4, part 1
Day 8 and 9, part 2​

 

[mickeystoontown]

Joining in! I can't wait to hear/read all about your trip!

 

[Chaitali]

Love the photo, you all look so happy! Sounds like you had a great time. I can't wait to hear more

 

[Aburns8]

That is the greatest photo ever! I have never been there and plan a visit soon!

 

[silverhaze269]

Aww, thanks guys!

Now, just to prepare you all, I can be pretty long-winded sometimes, so there might be a lot of reading in my posts, but I'll try to add some pictures in there too, but the first one probably won't have many pictures in it, just because of the nature of it. I'm getting ready to post the first real installment. Here goes!

 

[silverhaze269]

So my trip report begins on May 26th. I know it sounds a little weird, but you’ll soon find out why.

So picture this: It’s May 26th, 9:30 pm. My fiancé and I are in a mad scramble to get everything packed and ready to go. Our flight leaves at 6:35 am, which means we have to be out of the apartment by 4:15 am. Bedtime is in half an hour, but I’m too excited (and a little stressed) to even think about sleeping, so I take a gravol (like Dramamine) and continue to clean the apartment and pack any last minute things. The phone rings, but I’m in the middle of cleaning out the litter box so my fiancé answers it for me. It’s an automated message. American Airlines regrets to inform of us that our flight has been cancelled. WHAT?! CANCELLED?!

So that’s when, excuse the expression, all hell broke loose. My fiancé took down the phone number to call American Airlines to try and get us re-booked on another flight and I called it right away, from my cell phone. After explaining to the person on the phone what happened and getting transferred to someone else to help, the house phone rings and it’s my parents. Now, I’m in the middle of talking to the person at American Airlines and my fiancé is talking to me at the same time trying to tell me my mom is also on the line with American Airlines. At this point I had to tell the person from American that I had to call back because it appeared that someone was already handling our problem. Thoroughly confused, I hang up, and start talking to my dad, who is also slightly confused because he’s only been getting half of the information from my mom. In the background my fiancé is freaking out because our flight got cancelled and what are we going to do about our dinner reservations and everything? This is when the gravol kicks in. Now I’m feeling very dopy, yet stressed and agitated.

After being on the phone with American Airlines for probably 45 minutes, my mom had my fiancé and I re-booked on a flight for the following afternoon (the 27th) but they didn’t have 4 seats on the plane so my mom and dad got put on a flight for the morning after (28th). We were not impressed at this point. It sucked majorly to have to loose pretty much a full day, but for my parents to loose a day and a half, well, it sucked even more. Then I had to call the Magical Express people to inform them about the flight change, and I also called Disney Dining to cancel our Coral Reef reservations . I re-booked us in at the Maya Grill for 8pm, thinking that we would have more than enough time to get there after landing at 6:30 pm. At this point it was around midnight and I needed to get some sleep, so I went to bed, a mix of cranky and happy.

The next morning (27th) was pretty uneventful. It just consisted of us getting up and twiddling our thumbs until my mom came to drive us to the airport. The drive was uneventful and we got there with plenty of time to spare. The guy at the check-in counter was okay. He wasn’t overly perky but was quick so it was good. There wasn’t any line for security, which also went very smooth, and there wasn’t any line for customs, which was awesome. The customs officer wasn’t as cold as they normally are, so I guess we got lucky.

We then had a bit more waiting to do, as per usual when traveling anywhere. Our flight was a little late leaving, but we arrived in New York early, which was nice. That flight was good, but the flight attendant wasn’t exactly enthusiastic. When we got to New York we had some time so we decided to look around for a bit and then head to our gate. On the way to our gate, we noticed that it had changed, so we turned around and headed towards the new one. When we go there, there was a huge crowd around the counter and one of the ladies was calling out names. A little worried about what was going on, I approached one of the ladies at the counter and asked. She didn’t look up from her computer screen, and told me “your name will be called”. That wasn’t exactly the answer I was looking for…in fact, it was no help at all. So there we were, in a large crowd of people, just waiting to see what would happen. Then an announcement comes on that says they over-booked the flight and were offering incentives to anyone who would wish to take a later flight. Not again! Now we’re back to panic mode. After all the trouble we’d already gone though, we may not get on this flight.

Shortly after this announcement they started the pre-boarding for the flight. No one went up to the gate so they opened it up for “group 1” tickets. Lucky us, we were in group 1. On edge, we went up to the lady who was checking the boarding passes and she goes to scan ours…apparently they’re not working…great. She then goes over to the other computer, but comes back a few minutes later with new boarding passes and lets us on the plane. THANK GOODNESS! FINALLY!

Now that we were all settled on the plane I was able to breathe one big sigh of relief. We were finally getting to Disney World! Our flight was nearly an hour delayed by the time we left, due to whatever happened in New York (still don’t know what it was all about), so I knew there was no way we would make our dining reservation but there was nothing we could do. I was just happy to be on the plane!

The flight was another good one. There was very little turbulence, and not too many young children crying about the pressure changes, but the flight attendants weren’t very friendly yet again.

When we got to Orlando I almost cried. Infact, I almost cried several times in the airport just because we were there. It was a quick trip to the Magical Express, and there was a very short wait for a bus. Once we got on the bus we had to wait a little while for it to fill up a bit, but I didn’t care much because we were going to Disney World! I almost cried several other times during the bus ride because we were finally there…after 3 long years I was finally back…going ‘home’. Through all this excitement there was a crazy thunder/lightning storm going on. It was the most amazing thing…we just don’t get storms like that here, so it was really awesome to see it. Unfortunately, this meant that it was raining. A lot. When we got off the bus it was pouring, and neither of us had umbrellas or rain gear. My first order of business once we got settled was to get a poncho from the gift shop. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The Coronado Springs was the first stop our Magical Express bus made, and aside from my fiancé and I there was only one family of four getting off as well. Check-in was excellent, and the front desk staff was great. Our room was in Cabanas building 8B. It was bit of a hike, in the pouring rain, with lighting and thunder, but eventually we found our room. It was very nice.

After drying off a little and unpacking, it was time to eat. We were both starving, and although we had planned on going to Epcot when we got there, we decided that with all the rain and how late it was (about 9pm) it just wasn’t worth it. So, instead of Epcot, we decided to stick with the Maya Grill. We didn’t have to wait any longer than 2 minutes for a table, which was nice. Normally I would have taken pictures of our food, but we were both very hungry and forgot. We had the sampler plate for 2, which was fantastic! There were shrimp tacos, steak, and I don’t remember the other thing…it was all really good though. We both had the key lime desert shot, which was also fantastic. I also found a hidden Mickey in the restaurant!

Once we finished up our meal, we headed over to the gift shop for ponchos. I was very impressed with the gift shop. There was a great selection of items, and the staff was very friendly.

So, after a long day, we went back to the room for some much needed sleep. Once we got back to the room the light on our phone was flashing. It was my mom with some bad news. Their flight out in the morning got cancelled…again! They were re-booked on the same flight that my fiancé and I had that day. Great. Now my parents lost pretty much 2 full days. I was not impressed. I’m still not impressed. American Airlines will be getting an angry e-mail from me soon, and probably one from my parents as well.

End of Day 1.

Unfortunately I only have one photo to get us started, but here it is!

 

[Aburns8]

That 24 hour period sounds too stressful! I have flown AA one time, and that was enough. I was in Dallas for a business trip and they canceled my flight and I had to be in Chicago that night. I vowed to never fly them again. They are horrible! That stinks that you missed out on days of your trip as well!

 

[KatMark]

I'm joining in for the adventures.

Love the pic of all of you eating the ice cream (I assume at Beaches & Cream?).

Sorry for all the headaches with the airlines. I HATE flying and that would have had me totally stressed out. But glad you finally got to the CSR. So glad to hear you enjoyed your meal at the Maya Grill...it tends to get a mixed bag of reviews.

 

[silverhaze269]

That 24 hour period sounds too stressful! I have flown AA one time, and that was enough. I was in Dallas for a business trip and they canceled my flight and I had to be in Chicago that night. I vowed to never fly them again. They are horrible! That stinks that you missed out on days of your trip as well!

I don't think I'll be using American Airlines again, unless it's the only way to get somewhere.

I'm joining in for the adventures.

Love the pic of all of you eating the ice cream (I assume at Beaches & Cream?).

Sorry for all the headaches with the airlines. I HATE flying and that would have had me totally stressed out. But glad you finally got to the CSR. So glad to hear you enjoyed your meal at the Maya Grill...it tends to get a mixed bag of reviews.

Yes, it is Beaches & Cream, it was awesome and...

 

[Strawberry's mom&dad]

I liked your pics over in the photo safari. We are leaving in 14 hours. So i will get caught up when we get back.

 

[anjalee6]

Great start. I am sorry to hear about your flight issues. That would make me panic too. Disney somehow managed to not send out our Disney package booklet, luggage tags, etc. so my TA is in the process of getting those things. They better get here soon. We leave in 14 days, almost 13 days now. Ahh! Anyway, can't wait to read more.

 

[pooksma]

I'm here! Great start!

I have never been to CSR so I am looking forward to your pics. The teaser you put up of BNC is really sweet. Everyone looks very happy. Glad to see things improved for you after a rough start.

 

[Lidian]

I'm here! Sorry about the issues with your flights. That really sucks, but glad to see you finally made it!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

I don't blame you one bit for being frustrated and almost in tears. You guys had a streak of bad luck. Thank goodness you finally arrived and were able to get some food after such a stressful time.

 

[itsalebeau]

That sounds so horrible!

We had a flight cancelled once at the beginning of a trip - we were taking the train across Canada (Vancouver to Halifax). We couldn't get to Vancouver, so we missed the train, had to fly to Edmonton at 1am, catch a train backwards to Jasper, AB, and then get on the train we were supposed to be on. It was a nightmare. I cried a lot.

Anyway, enough about me! I'm excited for your report!

 

[jenbear123]

Joining in from the CSR thread as I'll be there in just over a month

What a pain with AA Gosh you'd think they'd offer some sort of future travel voucher. Well I'm glad you finally made it and I hope your parents eventually made it too!

Too bad you didn't have any pictures from Maya Grill. I'd really like to know more about their food. I'm debating on eating there one night during our trip.

Update soon!

 

[silverhaze269]

Great start. I am sorry to hear about your flight issues. That would make me panic too. Disney somehow managed to not send out our Disney package booklet, luggage tags, etc. so my TA is in the process of getting those things. They better get here soon. We leave in 14 days, almost 13 days now. Ahh! Anyway, can't wait to read more.

Wow, that must be stressful. Hopefully they'll get things all sorted out asap!

That sounds so horrible!

We had a flight cancelled once at the beginning of a trip - we were taking the train across Canada (Vancouver to Halifax). We couldn't get to Vancouver, so we missed the train, had to fly to Edmonton at 1am, catch a train backwards to Jasper, AB, and then get on the train we were supposed to be on. It was a nightmare. I cried a lot.

Anyway, enough about me! I'm excited for your report!

Wow, that's what I would call a travel 'nightmare'. As much as we were inconvenienced, I kept thinking to myself "it could be worse", and that's what got me through. I still have to get on that e-mail...too many things to do in the run of a day

Joining in from the CSR thread as I'll be there in just over a month

What a pain with AA Gosh you'd think they'd offer some sort of future travel voucher. Well I'm glad you finally made it and I hope your parents eventually made it too!

Too bad you didn't have any pictures from Maya Grill. I'd really like to know more about their food. I'm debating on eating there one night during our trip.

Update soon!

It would be nice of them to offer us something for all the headaches we endured...not to mention the time at Disney we missed out on (my parents more so than myself and my fiance). I'm not holding my breath though.

The Maya Grill really was great...now maybe it's because we went when it wasn't very busy, or it could have been because we were so exhausted and hungry, or it could have been that it was just that good, but either way I was very pleased. The atmosphere is very nice and relaxing too, I would certainly recommend going if you have time.

And I would also like to extend a warm to those of you who just joined in! I hope you enjoy it

 

[silverhaze269]

Our first full day started bright and early. It was a gorgeous morning. The sun was shining, the birds were singing…and we were in Disney World!!!! It was morning extra magic hours at the Animal Kingdom, so we diced to take advantage of that. The Animal Kingdom is my fiancé’s favourite park, and the park that I had explored the least up until this trip, so I was pretty excited to go. Armed with water, and sunscreen, we left our room in search of breakfast. As soon as I walked out of the room I knew it was going to be a hot day.

Digression! Let me start off by saying that before we left, our weather at home had been horrible. Unseasonably cool and rainy…so much so that we hadn’t seen any amount of sun for the previous 50 days. I’m not kidding. So, to be in the Florida sun was amazing...and as nice as the heat was, it was hot. We had been used to temperatures around the equivalent of 55-60, and now it was probably 80-85 at 6:30 am. It was a bit of a shock to say the least.

Anyway, we soon found out that the Peppermarket wasn’t open, so we had a quick breakfast at Café Rix. It was a breakfast croissant with egg, cheese, and bacon. It didn’t exactly look appetizing as it was pre-made and sitting under a heat lamp, but it was surprisingly good. I didn’t take any pictures of the quick service meals because they’re quick service (also because I forgot). I did manage to get this though...

We made our way to the bus stop at El Centro after our breakfast. We were waiting no more than 5 minutes when a bus pulled up…and it was for the Animal Kingdom! Apparently we had bus foo (a term I would use for most of the trip). It was a really beautiful morning, and as we were waiting for the bus my fiance was able to take a few really neat shots...like this one:

When we got to the park the lines were already forming, and it was probably about 7:30-7:40 at this point. It was the first time I’d ever been to a park before opening (and only time as it turned out). The cast members at the turnstiles were very entertaining. I’m glad I got to be there early. I’m pretty sure they let us in early, because we weren’t waiting very long before we could go in. It was awesome to see the pathways with next to no one on them. Our plan of action was to head back to Africa to go on a two-week safari right off the bat, and after a few quick pictures along the way, we were waiting for our car to come pick us up in the village of Harambi. It was an awesome safari. We got to see tons of animals, including cheetah and warthogs. My fiancé had never seen them before on the safaris she had been on, so I was deemed “good luck”. Our two week safari got cut short, thanks to poachers, so once we got back to Harambi, we decided to get a fastpass for another safari and take a stroll along the Pangalini forest trail until our time came up. By this time I was getting hot. It was only 8:30 and I was melting. I probably should have taken this as a sign of things to come, but on I went, eager to press on. Here are some of the photos that we took:

One of the most memorable moments on this trip happened on this trail. I can honestly say I don’t remember much of the animals we saw before we got to the hippo and gorillas, but I have pictures somewhere of them, so I know I saw them. The hippo put on a little show for us. It was walking back and forth, right in front of the glass. It was the first time I’d ever seen it move around…normally it would be hanging out at the far end of the enclosure napping, so that was pretty cool. That wouldn’t compare to the gorillas, however. When we got back to the gorilla area there was practically no one there. The gorillas weren’t really out, so I can see why we had the place to ourselves. I decided to look at the area around the waterfall, and off in the distance I saw 2 or 3 gorillas, but they were so far off you could barely make them out. My fiancé and I decided to wait around to see if they would come closer, and that may have been one of the best decisions we made all trip. One of the gorillas that was at the back started making his (I’m assuming…it was big) way to the front part of the…area. I got really excited. He came all the way up to the edge of the rocks, looked right at us, and made a few low grunting noises at us, almost like he was trying to talk to us. It was amazing. Then he went over and played with a Frisbee for a minute or two, before going over to the waterfall and taking a drink. I’m getting goosebumps just remembering this. I can’t tell you how awesome that was. He didn’t look real. It looked like it was someone in a gorilla suit walking over and drinking. He was so human like. After he was done, he went to the other side of the waterfall and ate some bamboo (that’s what it looked like, could have just been leaves). I was amazed at how close he was to us, and at how interactive he was being with us. Several times during this ‘encounter’ he looked straight at us. Eventually we made our way to the exit, because our fastpass time for the safari had come up, but this remains one of the most memorable things from this vacation. Here are some of the pictures we took of him:

The next safari was just as good as the first one. Things get a little fuzzy for me after this. I was really hot. I’m pretty sure we went over to get fastpasses for Expedition Everest after the safari, and from there we went over to ride Dinosaur. On our way over, we spotted the lady who dresses up in leaves. I don’t remember her name at the moment, but she mesmerizes me every time I see her. If you were walking by too quickly you would miss her. It’s really neat. Here she is:

Dinosaur was…a little scary. (laughing) It’s my fiancé’s favourite ride, and I had never ridden it before. I don’t like loud noises, so this ride was…well…interesting for me. (laughing) I’m slightly ashamed to say I rode it almost entirely with my eyes closed…but, later on in the trip I had my eyes open for almost the whole thing.

After Dinosaur, we got some frozen lemonades and decided to shop around in some stores before our Expedition Everest fastpass time came up. At this point I was not feeling too well. I was very hot and a little hungry, but I kept on going without mentioning it to my fiancé. Mistake. I figured I’d be okay to keep going until our fastpass time, do Everest, and head for lunch at the Yak’n’Yetti. Well, after shopping around I wasn’t feeling any better, and once we got back to Everest and saw the fastpass line was outside, I knew I couldn’t stand in that heat the way I was feeling. Disappointedly, we gave our fastpasses to a couple waiting in the standby line and headed to our lunch reservation an hour and a half early. It was busy at the Yak’n’Yetti but they were able to seat us fairly quickly. At this point I really wasn’t feeling well, but I figured that food might help, so I ordered something light, I think it was the Orange Honey Chicken or something like that. I was only able to have a few bites before I knew I had to stop or it wouldn’t be good for anyone. This is when I mentioned to my fiancé I wasn’t feeling well. She finished up her meal, the duck, which looked awesome, while I sat there and took a gravol (again, like Dramamine). I asked for my food packed up, in hopes that I’d be able to get it back to the hotel and have it later (we had a fridge in our room), but unfortunately that never happened. It was decided that I should go back to the hotel, and that my fiancé would take me to the front of the park and then stay to do a few more things before going back. Along the way to the front of the park we stopped in every air-conditioned place we could find in hopes it would make me feel well enough to make it back to the bus. I don’t remember what store we were in when my fiancé told me that she was going to take me to the first aid place instead of going to the bus, because apparently I didn’t look very well. I didn’t feel well either…I was trying to keep the few bites of my lunch in their rightful place. It's time for some food porn!

I never thought I’d need a first aid place in a Disney Park, but I am so glad they have them. I went in and lay down for about an hour and a half, cooled down, and let my stomach settle (took a second gravol). I was very disappointed I didn’t get to do more of the park, and also sad I kept my fiancé from doing what she wanted, but she said she was glad to stay and keep me company. The staff at the first aid place were very accommodating, and the facility was clean, and well kept. I’m also happy to report that that was the only time I needed the first aid station, and hopefully I won’t have to use one again, but now I won’t hesitate to do so in the future should the need arise.

After my stint at the first aid station, we headed to the bus to get back to the resort for a little more rest. It was still hot out, but it was probably around 3:30 or 4 at this point, so at least the sun wasn’t as intense. Once again, we had bus foo, and there was one waiting for us when we got there, which I was very thankful for.

Back at the resort I laid down for a little bit while my fiancé wrote in her travel journal and played a game on her Nintendo DS. I don’t think I was napping for too long, because I remember looking at the clock and thinking that if my parent’s flight was on time that it would be getting in soon. Instead of going to a park right away, we stayed and took a stroll around the grounds of our resort, snapped a few photos, and went back to the room to wait for my parents to arrive. We didn’t have to wait long before I heard a knock on the door, and they were there.

I was so happy to see them! They were finally in Disney World! After we each told stories of the day, we split up. My fiancé and I went to the Hollywood Studios, because it was open late, while my parents stayed at the resort, settled in, and had a bite to eat. We set up a time to meet in Hollywood Studios by Oprah (laughing), and we were on our way.

I was feeling worlds better by this time, and was actually starving. I was very happy about this. We decided to go to Pizza Planet because it was near Star Tours and it was a place we’d both eaten at before when we were younger, so we thought it would be fun to go back.

It wasn’t too busy when we got there, but the line seemed to go pretty slow for some reason. The food was just okay, like we remembered it being, but it was food and I was happy to be eating.

When we were done at Pizza Planet we still had over an hour to kill before meeting up with my parents, so we decided to ride Star Tours. It is so much better now! I found it fun before, but kind of lame…now it’s way more up to date. The 3-D really helps add to the experience.

Once our ride was over, we headed over to Oprah to meet with my parents. They were already there when we got there, and my dad was just bursting to do something. Apparently he had already been taking lots of photos. That’s what he does…takes a lot of photos. After our praises of the new Star Tours, he really wanted to ride it, so back we went. As we were in the line, a cast member noticed our “Just Engaged” buttons and handed the 4 of us fastpasses so we could go right back on the ride when we were done. It was awesome! Of the 3 flights I had, there was something new in each one, which was pretty cool. Sadly, that was the only time we got to do the ride, so I’m glad we did it 3 times.

After Star Tours it was pretty late, and getting close to closing time, but my fiancé and I had never seen Toy Story Mania, so over we went. The line was still 45 minutes long about half an hour before the park was slated to close. I couldn’t believe it was actually that long, but it was. It almost seemed longer. That has to be the longest line for a ride I’ve been in, but it is pretty cool. The ride itself was really fun, and my dad beat me by 10,000 points…but he’s done it many more times that I had, so I think I did pretty good for my first time. That was the only time I got to ride that one too, which was a bit of a shame, but at least I got to do it!

By this time we were all beyond exhausted and stumbling our way back to the front of the park. After a quick photopass stop, we were at our bus stop. We waited no longer than 5 minutes for a bus. Once we got back to the hotel we all practically fell into bed. It was a long day for everyone.

Here are a few more photos:

End of Day 2.

 

[Lidian]

Sorry you weren't feeling well. I think the First Aid stations are amazing! I had to use one in 2009 (at DHS). The staff is so very helpful there!

I'm glad to hear you had some pixie dust sprinkled your way for ST!

The vine lady .. her name is DeVine (or DiVine). Not sure of the correct spelling. I've looked for her the past two years and finally saw her this year.

The food looked so yummy though! Glad your parents arrived. Totally love your pictures! Very nice!!

Okay, will wait for more!

 

[Chaitali]

Nice photos! I especially love the one with the sun streaming onto the path at the Animal Kingdom. Your gorilla encounter sounds amazing. They really do look so similar to humans. I never realized that the parks had first aid stations like that. It's great that your fiancee thought of them and you were able to stay there until you felt a bit better!