Surprised the kids, wife, and my readers w/ a 2 week trip to AoA!(*NEW* 5-17)

[khertz]

You know, I am really glad you posted about this experience with Nemo! My DS will be turning 3 on our October trip, and he loves Nemo. DH and I have not seen the Nemo show since our honeymoon trip in 2007, so I didn't remember about that first scene and how scary it can be for kids! Now I will have that in mind so we can either skip the show again this time and try again when he's older, or have his eyes covered for that part of the show.

The pictures of Noelle with Rafiki are absolutely adorable! I'm glad she could show Parker there was nothing to be afraid of. In that picture of Candi & Parker on the train, you can definitely see where Parker gets his great smile from!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Originally Posted by jecskc

I hate the new photobucket, too. Why fix what isn't broke ???

im with you there, it showed my items were uploading but would not let me get t hem from the library i had to create a new sub folder then make sure that is where they were uploading too...took 3 times but i finally got it...still a pain though.

Originally Posted by englishrose47

Great Update Dan !! I am gonna try FTB again in October on the Free Trip!!! I am not a huge Ribs fan, but I do remember seeing someone with a Turkey Sandwich that looked delish and I remember the Lime dessert was tasty!!!

i know candi got the turkey sandwich, i had the pulled pork...they were okay...not great. i think im just used to my smoked meats, and how they taste so i am not always a fan of how others do theres. while theres may be more traditional to the way others cook, mine are usually alot more tender with brining the meat first, i dont think they take that extra step.

but you are right that lime dessert was very good i do remember that.

Originally Posted by Trentmom

Great safari pics

We discovered Rafiki's Train thing 2 years ago and really enjoyed that. Lot of fun over there and interesting stuff to learn about.

Bummer on the long wait for food

Poor Parker getting scared again. It is hard not to get upset as you want the perfect vacation and for everyone to have fun. Every parent makes mistakes and takes awhile to learn not worth getting upset with them. Been There Done That.

Looks like you redeemed yourself in the DINO area. Looks like a lot of fun there

i know rafikis, gets a bad wrap with most people but we love it, alot of the kids to do and see back there.

we did have fun in the dino area, but didnt play really long as we had to keep on schedule to get the kids to see everything there, one thing i hate trying to schedule that day around all the different show times and trying to get everything in.

but i think it worked out good for us that day and we did do everything we wanted.

Originally Posted by cheekypoppins

Every parent gets frustrated or goes through times when they might be a little hyper sensitive but it doesn't mean anything other than we're human n we all have our moments.

i agree with you there, you sometimes need to learn along with them.

and just hope you dont repeat that to many times.

Originally Posted by khertz

You know, I am really glad you posted about this experience with Nemo! My DS will be turning 3 on our October trip, and he loves Nemo. DH and I have not seen the Nemo show since our honeymoon trip in 2007, so I didn't remember about that first scene and how scary it can be for kids! Now I will have that in mind so we can either skip the show again this time and try again when he's older, or have his eyes covered for that part of the show.

The pictures of Noelle with Rafiki are absolutely adorable! I'm glad she could show Parker there was nothing to be afraid of. In that picture of Candi & Parker on the train, you can definitely see where Parker gets his great smile from!

thinking back if we had distracted him during htat part or let him know it was coming up i think it would have been better, but just the shock of it right away didnt help, no matter how big and bright and happy everything was after that.

if you go to the show good luck in it.

that is a good picture, he Definitely loves trains...

[englishrose47]

I must havemissed the being afraid of NEMO show part!! For the life of me I can't think which part is scarey !!Of course I roamed the earth wiith Dinasaurs accrding to Marv, so I am a little older !!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

At this point i started to think that if there was not the whole issue of this giant vehicle i was in, this guy would seriously consider taking a shot at me.

Yeah, somebody definitely did you-know-what in his cornflakes.

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

After our second safari ride of the morning. we were off on the train to the rafiki area, parker was loving the train that morning just like he loves all trains.

Even big boys love trains. Although I have to admit, that one eventually has me wishing it would hit the gas pedal. Or whatever trains do to speed up.

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

One of our favorite hidden mickeys and one of the first we ever found before we even knew what hidden mickeys were.

That is a good one.

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

We also spotted this guy with a funky hair cut. Nothing like sucking up to your boss.

Nice!

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

From there we went and had lunch. we ate at flame tree BBQ and the line was really long with a bunch of angry people who were not getting all of there orders or no orders at all...almost 15 minutes later we got our food and i went off to find the family holding down a table.

Wow. Wonder what the issue was there.

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

as soon as the show started the lights went out and they start the scene with the mean looking fish that eats all the fish eggs right...well, parker hit the floor and was under my legs.

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

so instead of fighting with him and keeping him scared we left the show...with short memories from the night before we started to all get angry with each other...well we dialed it back in before it got to the night before approach we had. and were off to find something fun for parker to do.

so to the dino area it was.

C'mon Parker! Let's ride Dinosaur!

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

this was another point that you hate as a parent, you think that you would learn the first time to not get angry with a situation like the night before, but we found that we did get upset again when we left nemo.
It is all a learning process and do we always get it right as parents, nope, do we sometimes fail, yep, do we crash spectacularly after having a similar situation less than 24 hours earlier. absolutely. just learn to move on and keep trying to get it right.

...and then screw it up again somewhere down the line. That's my experience, anyway.

[cherbear]

Dan, I LOVE this picture! he is so stinkin cute.

I read several updates. Felt so bad that he was scared of the dino, but it happens. And he seemed fine after getting Bronty so it's all good!

[KatMark]

Great pictures of the safari, Dan. So happy you got the baby elephant (I couldn't get a shot) and that you also got the baby rhino (she/he wasn't out when we were there).

Sorry about the fiasco with Nemo; it's been a few years since we saw it (okay two years I guess) and I don't remember the beginning that well.

I have to get Mark to Rafiki's Planet...we've not been there together since the kids were little (I did go with Mary and the girls last year).

I wonder why it was so crowded at Flame Tree? We've gone and never had much of a wait no matter what time of the day. Mark refuses to eat Florida pizza so Pizzafari is out for us.

I love Noelle's eyes when she is looking at Rafiki.

[MEK]

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

I love these two pictures, especially the fish tank shot. That's awesome!

UGH - I have heard so many complaints about the new photobucket today that I am seriously worried with only days to covert.

Great update. I have not been to Rafiki's planet in forever. I almost went on my last trip. I really need to check it out again. The animal interaction looks very cool.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Originally Posted by englishrose47

I must havemissed the being afraid of NEMO show part!! For the life of me I can't think which part is scarey !!Of course I roamed the earth wiith Dinasaurs accrding to Marv, so I am a little older !!

the very first scene is when the big long skinny fish comes and eats the fish eggs...it comes up quick so it can scare a little kid pretty easy. might even scare prehistoric rosie's as well.

Originally Posted by Captain_Oblivious

Yeah, somebody definitely did you-know-what in his cornflakes.



Even big boys love trains. Although I have to admit, that one eventually has me wishing it would hit the gas pedal. Or whatever trains do to speed up.


That is a good one.


Nice!


Wow. Wonder what the issue was there.





C'mon Parker! Let's ride Dinosaur!


...and then screw it up again somewhere down the line. That's my experience, anyway.

it is a slow mover, but riding past the animal pens does help the time to go by.

not sure what the issue in our line some people had special diet orders that were not coming out, others were missing a few items...it was the peak lunch rush but just seemed to be very hectic that afternoon, even for a lunch crowd.

Originally Posted by cherbear

Dan, I LOVE this picture! he is so stinkin cute.

I read several updates. Felt so bad that he was scared of the dino, but it happens. And he seemed fine after getting Bronty so it's all good!

hey cheri, glad to see you on the boards.

that is a fun picture thanks.

Originally Posted by KatMark

Great pictures of the safari, Dan. So happy you got the baby elephant (I couldn't get a shot) and that you also got the baby rhino (she/he wasn't out when we were there).

Sorry about the fiasco with Nemo; it's been a few years since we saw it (okay two years I guess) and I don't remember the beginning that well.

I have to get Mark to Rafiki's Planet...we've not been there together since the kids were little (I did go with Mary and the girls last year).

I wonder why it was so crowded at Flame Tree? We've gone and never had much of a wait no matter what time of the day. Mark refuses to eat Florida pizza so Pizzafari is out for us.

I love Noelle's eyes when she is looking at Rafiki.

i was reallyhappy with the safari pics this time, the 3 shot action motion burst worked good on the camera to get the moving animal shots.

i think mark would enjoy it back there lots to see and learn about and something new for him.

if he refuses pizza he might like there hot italian sandwich, we always enjoy that at pizzafari.

Originally Posted by MEK

I love these two pictures, especially the fish tank shot. That's awesome!

UGH - I have heard so many complaints about the new photobucket today that I am seriously worried with only days to covert.

Great update. I have not been to Rafiki's planet in forever. I almost went on my last trip. I really need to check it out again. The animal interaction looks very cool.

thanks, i was happy to get that shot in front of the tank, sometimes the unposed ones are way better than the stand there and smile and me ones.


i think the changes are just annoying people, but once i figured it out it is okay.

i changed my settings to have it show the links and now that i created a sub folder and just send all my uploads there it works good...

it is very hands on and interactive, and the CM's love to tell you anything you want to know about the animals

[Tinker326]

I stumbled on to your trip report about a week ago & finally just got caught up on my lunch hours! Love it!

Great stories & pictures & adorable family!!

Can't wait to keep reading!

And love the Chi-town pic! I love that city as well. So much, I live there!

[Millie12591]

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

this was suppose to be part of the signs i was "going" to take a picture of as many as i could to find all the letters of the alphabet and make a flash card game for the kids...i did get a few other letters...but missed close to 20 of them...i just forgot.

What letters did you get? Mackenzie and I can try and get all the letters for you while we're there.

[Millie12591]

Originally Posted by FauntleroyFAN07

this was another point that you hate as a parent, you think that you would learn the first time to not get angry with a situation like the night before, but we found that we did get upset again when we left nemo.
It is all a learning process and do we always get it right as parents, nope, do we sometimes fail, yep, do we crash spectacularly after having a similar situation less than 24 hours earlier. absolutely. just learn to move on and keep trying to get it right.

That's right, Dan. It's the best any parent can do.

we have one more shot coming up this day to see if we can figure out how to work with and solve the whole getting scared on rides event. but that is a story for another chapter and another day.


and sorry for so much time from the last update, i just figured out how to find my pictures onthe new photobucket.(i hate there changes.)

It's not the easiest to use, is it?
Once you figure it out, it's not so bad.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Originally Posted by Tinker326

I stumbled on to your trip report about a week ago & finally just got caught up on my lunch hours! Love it!

Great stories & pictures & adorable family!!

Can't wait to keep reading!

And love the Chi-town pic! I love that city as well. So much, I live there!

glad to give you something to read during your lunch breaks...
if you want to read anything else during your lunch breaks, there are other reports in my signature.

what part of the city do you live in?

Originally Posted by Millie12591

What letters did you get? Mackenzie and I can try and get all the letters for you while we're there.

i will have to go back and see what ones i have and let you know.

thanks would appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Millie12591

It's not the easiest to use, is it?
Once you figure it out, it's not so bad.

it is frustrating at first but i think i have all the settings where i want them now...just wish they didnt change it.

[Aburns8]

Definitely taking the baby to Rafiki's Planet Watch. I am sure he will like the train ride alone.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Originally Posted by Aburns8

Definitely taking the baby to Rafiki's Planet Watch. I am sure he will like the train ride alone.

that sounds likea good plan to me.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

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