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wickesy · 04-11-2009, 05:10 AM

Sunday 29th March 2009

The alarm woke us up and after a quick wash and brush up we were out the door at 8:00 and on our way to Boma for our 8:30 reservation. As we approached Animal Kingdom Lodge I noticed that they have built a new gatehouse on the access road which will serve the main building and the new DVC resort - Kidani Village, and they have also changed the sign on the road leading to AKL itself to Jambo House.

We were seated as soon as we arrived and ordered a house juice each and then we went up to the buffet where I had bacon, scrambled egg, French toast and breakfast potatoes and Dad had similar. After polishing his plate off Dad went back up for some fruit but I was too full for any more.

We had a quick look around the shop and then went back to the car at which point it started raining. By the time we got to Animal Kingdom it was absolutely pouring and so we sat in the car for twenty minutes until it eased off and then got on the tram to the main gates where we got a poncho each. By this time my cold had come out, I had a runny nose and realised I had left my camera in the car so the day really wasn’t going well.

It was too late for the first Lion King show so we wandered through Asia into Africa and up to Kilimanjaro Safari where the wait time was posted as 20 minutes but it was actually more or less a walk-on. There were quite a few animals about and I would have got some great photos as our driver, who looked about 14, was going quite slowly. I think the lioness must have been in for re-furbishment though as she was nowhere to be seen.

After our safari we walked back down to Camp Minnie Mickey for the 11:00 Lion King show which was great and really lifted my mood. Once the show had finished we had a look around Island Mercantile and when we came out it had started raining hard again so I decided to write the day off and we went back to the studio to wait for the weather to ease a little.

By about 2:30 it had been dry for a while and so we decided to go over to Downtown Disney to do some shopping. As expected, due to the earlier rain, the place was heaving and so we ended up having to park at West Side and walk back down to Village Marketplace.

First stop was the Christmas shop where we bought some ornaments to go on the tree this year.

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wickesy · 04-11-2009, 05:11 AM

Then we went into Art of Disney where we bought a poster and some prints for my bedroom.

From there we went to the kitchen shop and bought some oven gloves.

And finally we went into World of Disney but it was so busy in there we gave up and went back to the studio.

We went back out again at 5:15 heading for the Golden Corral on Vineland Avenue but the location on the TomTom map is slightly out and we had passed it without realising so we ended up turning around in Premium Outlets and saw it on the way back. This was the first time that we had been to this particular branch but it is one of the cleanest and smartest we have been to so we will definitely be going back.

After a big stodge-up dinner we were back in the studio by 6:30 and spent the evening on the net and watching television before going to bed at 10:00 ready for a full morning at EPCOT tomorrow.

Day 6

natalielongstaff · 04-11-2009, 06:00 AM

Wow ! you did a lot of shopping today, i love the vision artwork

Pinky166 · 04-11-2009, 06:24 AM

Shame about the weather.

I love shopping photos - I must remember to do them myself in September.....usually I just leave it all in the bags and hide them in the empty suitcases so hubby doesn't realise quite how much I've bought!

suzycute · 04-11-2009, 07:40 AM

Shame you got rained off today! Sounds like the Lion King show is really good - I have somehow missed seeing this up to now so it's a "must do" this September!

SusanEllen · 04-11-2009, 08:37 AM

Inspite of a nasty cold and inconvenient rain you turned the day your way. This is an impressive amount of shopping. You and your Dad single-handedly (double handedly??!) improved the US economy that day. Thanks for that.

wickesy · 04-11-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SusanEllen

This is an impressive amount of shopping. You and your Dad single-handedly (double handedly??!) improved the US economy that day. Thanks for that.

No problem, always happy to help out our cousins across the pond.

Tink2312 · 04-11-2009, 08:54 AM

The rain was a pain, wasn't it!

We checked out of CSR that day, but couldn't check into our new digs until 4pm, so we ended up have a drive around I-Drive and lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (can't wait until there's one at LBV!).
Thankfully though, I think we were all blessed with the weather - when we went at Easter 05 it rained for one week straight!
Our DVC guide said that they were all hoping for rain - we were like, "not until we get home, please"

Sorry for crashing your TR again btw

wickesy · 04-11-2009, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tink2312

The rain was a pain, wasn't it!

We checked out of CSR that day, but couldn't check into our new digs until 4pm, so we ended up have a drive around I-Drive and lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (can't wait until there's one at LBV!).
Thankfully though, I think we were all blessed with the weather - when we went at Easter 05 it rained for one week straight!
Our DVC guide said that they were all hoping for rain - we were like, "not until we get home, please"

Sorry for crashing your TR again btw

Feel free to crash anytime.

I can think of worse places to spend a rainy day than Sweet Tomatoes.

Aside from that morning and one other morning (coming up on Day 10 I think) the weather was really great.

irongirlof12 · 04-11-2009, 09:27 AM

sorry to hear you felt poorly

again you have purchased some cool gear

I love the print of mickey painting walt. and all the crimbo decorations. I know your tree this year will look FAB-U- LOUS.

wilma-bride · 04-11-2009, 10:05 AM

Shame about the rain David - if it's any consolation it always rains when we go to Animal Kingdom

Nubbedy · 04-11-2009, 12:10 PM

Great shopping - I love those pics, especially the Vision one.

Am I being thick though - seen another reference to this lately - is the lioness on Kilimanjaro Safaris not real then??

wickesy · 04-11-2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nubbedy

Great shopping - I love those pics, especially the Vision one.

Am I being thick though - seen another reference to this lately - is the lioness on Kilimanjaro Safaris not real then??

She is real but is normally seen in the same place, not moving and/or asleep so it's kind of becoming a running joke that it's an animatronic, which is why I put the wink in.

Nubbedy · 04-11-2009, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wickesy

She is real but is normally seen in the same place, not moving and/or asleep so it's kind of becoming a running joke that it's an animatronic, which is why I put the wink in.

Missed the wink - sorry!

Thanks for clearing that up for me, or I would have been the person on the Kilimanjaro safaris in August loudly telling her family that the lioness is another Disney animatronic!

CHEK · 04-11-2009, 01:37 PM

Sorry about you feeling under the weather AND the rain!!

Glad Festival of the Lion King made up for it a little

Love the artwork you purchased

04-11-2009, 05:10 AM	#1
wickesy Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're always a day...closer to our next Disney trip I will be opening a sack full of cards and fighting off the advances of lots of lovely ladies Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydenham, London Posts: 3,798	Welcome Home, Now Relax ~ Day 5 - Animal Kingdom Take 1 Sunday 29th March 2009 The alarm woke us up and after a quick wash and brush up we were out the door at 8:00 and on our way to Boma for our 8:30 reservation. As we approached Animal Kingdom Lodge I noticed that they have built a new gatehouse on the access road which will serve the main building and the new DVC resort - Kidani Village, and they have also changed the sign on the road leading to AKL itself to Jambo House. We were seated as soon as we arrived and ordered a house juice each and then we went up to the buffet where I had bacon, scrambled egg, French toast and breakfast potatoes and Dad had similar. After polishing his plate off Dad went back up for some fruit but I was too full for any more. We had a quick look around the shop and then went back to the car at which point it started raining. By the time we got to Animal Kingdom it was absolutely pouring and so we sat in the car for twenty minutes until it eased off and then got on the tram to the main gates where we got a poncho each. By this time my cold had come out, I had a runny nose and realised I had left my camera in the car so the day really wasn’t going well. It was too late for the first Lion King show so we wandered through Asia into Africa and up to Kilimanjaro Safari where the wait time was posted as 20 minutes but it was actually more or less a walk-on. There were quite a few animals about and I would have got some great photos as our driver, who looked about 14, was going quite slowly. I think the lioness must have been in for re-furbishment though as she was nowhere to be seen. After our safari we walked back down to Camp Minnie Mickey for the 11:00 Lion King show which was great and really lifted my mood. Once the show had finished we had a look around Island Mercantile and when we came out it had started raining hard again so I decided to write the day off and we went back to the studio to wait for the weather to ease a little. By about 2:30 it had been dry for a while and so we decided to go over to Downtown Disney to do some shopping. As expected, due to the earlier rain, the place was heaving and so we ended up having to park at West Side and walk back down to Village Marketplace. First stop was the Christmas shop where we bought some ornaments to go on the tree this year. continued __________________ David I currently live in London until I have enough DVC points to stay at Animal Kingdom Villas every day of the year Sep '92, Apr '07 - Contemporary Resort ~ Apr '08 - Animal Kingdom Lodge ~ Aug '08 - Grand Californian ~ Mar '09 - Saratoga Springs ~ Mar '10 - DLP ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Trip Reports: WDW April '07 ~ Canada August '07 ~ WDW April '08 ~ SF & Disneyland August '08 ~ WDW March '09 ~ Smokies August '09 ~ DLP March '10 ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise

04-11-2009, 05:11 AM	#2
wickesy Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're always a day...closer to our next Disney trip I will be opening a sack full of cards and fighting off the advances of lots of lovely ladies Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydenham, London Posts: 3,798	Then we went into Art of Disney where we bought a poster and some prints for my bedroom. From there we went to the kitchen shop and bought some oven gloves. And finally we went into World of Disney but it was so busy in there we gave up and went back to the studio. We went back out again at 5:15 heading for the Golden Corral on Vineland Avenue but the location on the TomTom map is slightly out and we had passed it without realising so we ended up turning around in Premium Outlets and saw it on the way back. This was the first time that we had been to this particular branch but it is one of the cleanest and smartest we have been to so we will definitely be going back. After a big stodge-up dinner we were back in the studio by 6:30 and spent the evening on the net and watching television before going to bed at 10:00 ready for a full morning at EPCOT tomorrow. Day 6 __________________ David I currently live in London until I have enough DVC points to stay at Animal Kingdom Villas every day of the year Sep '92, Apr '07 - Contemporary Resort ~ Apr '08 - Animal Kingdom Lodge ~ Aug '08 - Grand Californian ~ Mar '09 - Saratoga Springs ~ Mar '10 - DLP ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Trip Reports: WDW April '07 ~ Canada August '07 ~ WDW April '08 ~ SF & Disneyland August '08 ~ WDW March '09 ~ Smokies August '09 ~ DLP March '10 ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Last edited by wickesy; 04-11-2009 at 05:30 AM.

04-11-2009, 06:00 AM	#3
natalielongstaff I need a cup of tea and a big bar of free chocolate now Was born with my dancing shoes at the ready I will be back later to stalk some more Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: leicestershire,england Posts: 80,413	Wow ! you did a lot of shopping today, i love the vision artwork __________________ April 2003 DLRP, November 2004 WDW and Barbados, September 2005 WDW, September 2007 WDW,October 2009 WDW

04-11-2009, 06:24 AM	#4
Pinky166 a little on the OCD side very impulsive, which doesn’t bode well for our credit cards! They don't call me "Clever Claire" for nothing! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Herts, England Posts: 13,898	Shame about the weather. I love shopping photos - I must remember to do them myself in September.....usually I just leave it all in the bags and hide them in the empty suitcases so hubby doesn't realise quite how much I've bought! __________________ Claire Sept 2000 - I-Drive, Sept 2002 - Kissimmee, Sept 2003 - AKL, Sept/Oct 2006 - Univ PBR, June 2008 - DLRP, Hotel NY, Dec 2008 - Univ HRH, WL & YC, Sept 2009 - OKW, 4n Wonder & Poly, June 2010 - BLT, Nov 2010 - DLRP, Sequoia Lodge, Jan 2011 - Univ RPR, Dream Maiden Voyage & AKV, Sept 2011 - WBTA & BLT, Oct 2012 - Paris & DLRP, June 2013 - 7n Med Cruise, Oct 2013 - Univ RPR, SSR, & Fantasy, May 2014 - EBTA, Sept 2014 - WBTA

04-11-2009, 07:40 AM	#5
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04-11-2009, 08:37 AM	#6
SusanEllen DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Posts: 1,706	Inspite of a nasty cold and inconvenient rain you turned the day your way. This is an impressive amount of shopping. You and your Dad single-handedly (double handedly??!) improved the US economy that day. Thanks for that. __________________ A few words about the place where the Magic began: Yet Another Happiest Place on Earth Report Disneyland, June, 2008 Pre-trip w/index to the entire report

04-11-2009, 08:54 AM	#8
Tink2312 I didn't ask to be a princess but if the crown fits... May take over the world ... or not Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 1,809	The rain was a pain, wasn't it! We checked out of CSR that day, but couldn't check into our new digs until 4pm, so we ended up have a drive around I-Drive and lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (can't wait until there's one at LBV!). Thankfully though, I think we were all blessed with the weather - when we went at Easter 05 it rained for one week straight! Our DVC guide said that they were all hoping for rain - we were like, "not until we get home, please" Sorry for crashing your TR again btw __________________ Catherine Easter 1992 - Holiday Inn I-Drive/ Hilton St. Pete’s Beach, June 1993 - Doubletree Universal/ Hilton Clearwater, Easter 1995 - Quality Inn Plaza I-Drive,Halloween 1995 - DLP offsite, Easter 1997 - Quality Inn Plaza I-Drive, Easter 2000 - Doubletree Universal, Christmas 2000 - Courtyard by Marriot DTD/ Tradewinds Island Grande St Pete’s Beach/ Holiday Inn Universal Halloween 2001 - Cheyenne DLP, Easter 2002 - CBM DTD/ Clearwater Beach Hotel, July 2003 - Newport Bay DLP Jan 2004 - Cypress Pointe, Easter 2005 - Hawthorn Suites LBV/ Bahama Bay, July 2006 - Newport Bay DLP Christmas2006- Springhill Suites LBV, Thanksgiving 2007 - Buena Vista Palace/ Park Shore Naples/ Pop/ CSR, March/ April 2009 - Pop/ CSR/ Blue Heron Beach Resort Nov 2009 - SSR and free dining Oct 2010 - SSR and free DDP March 2011 - Solo trip to BLT Sept 2011 - DLRP Christmas/ New Year 2011 - BLT/AKV/WLV Nov 2012 - BLT/Dream 4 night Bahamas Cruise June 2013 -Magic Mediterranean 7 night cruise November 2013 - BLT

04-11-2009, 09:27 AM	#10
irongirlof12 Am I the only one who loves Quorn Sausages? I would love to be at Ghiradelli's ice cream parlour with a massive choc sundae Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 5,537	sorry to hear you felt poorly again you have purchased some cool gear I love the print of mickey painting walt. and all the crimbo decorations. I know your tree this year will look FAB-U- LOUS. __________________ Andrea xxx 1994:Grosvenor 1996:POFQ 2002: Comfort Inn LBV 2007: CSR 2009:OKW 2011:POFQ&Dream HNY DLP 2012

04-11-2009, 10:05 AM	#11
wilma-bride Would love a diet on Cadbury Flakes Admits she's strange when it comes to eggs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 18,607	Shame about the rain David - if it's any consolation it always rains when we go to Animal Kingdom __________________ Fred and Wilma Go On Honeymoon Fred and Wilma Second Time Around Fred and Wilma and the Girls Came Too Fred, Wilma and Friends February Fun & Frolics Fred and Wilma do DVC, DCL & DDP - The Food Fred, Wilma and Family do Disney Bad Mothers Handbook Fred and Wilma - They're Back and They're Child Free Bad Mothers and Others Fred and Wilma - The Keys to the World

04-11-2009, 12:10 PM	#12
Nubbedy I was born without a 'Hidden-Mickey-spotting' gene ºoº Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Wales! Posts: 2,090	Great shopping - I love those pics, especially the Vision one. Am I being thick though - seen another reference to this lately - is the lioness on Kilimanjaro Safaris not real then?? __________________ Sara My Disbuddy is kristieuk Disney World - July 2006 (ASMo), Aug 2007 (ASMo), Apr 2008 (Pop), Aug 2009 (POFQ), Aug 2010 (POFQ), Oct 2011 (POFQ) Aug 2012 (POFQ) Disneyland Paris - Jan 2007 (NY), Oct 2008 (Ch), Feb 2010 (Ch), Feb 2011 (Ch), Aug 2011 (SL) Feb 2012 (Ch) Dec 2012 (Ch) Feb 2013 (Ch)

04-11-2009, 01:37 PM	#15
CHEK DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 1,906	Sorry about you feeling under the weather AND the rain!! Glad Festival of the Lion King made up for it a little Love the artwork you purchased __________________ Karen April 2003 Wyndham Orlando May 2004 Highlands Reserve May 2006 Westridge May 2007 Tuscan Ridge Feb 2009 Tuscan Ridge April 2013 Highlands Reserve

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