Ahhhh love your update! Boys and their attitudes tho.... pfft.
I know right
And when I had my boys I figured attitude was one way I'd lucked out not having girls lol!
I've never even heard of- let alone seen these African Acrobats you speak of... adding this to my list for the next trip!
After Steve and I saw them in Aug. I looked at the times guide and couldn't even find them on there, and couldn't find them on it in Nov., either. I'm wondering if maybe they aren't permanent yet,but I really hope they are!
And the t shirt saga.... I'm hoping DH doesn't mind bc I'm buying the red "hakuna matata" shirt for him for Valentine's Day and getting myself one too !
Well you'll have to let me know if he's the only one or one of many wearing it
I think they are called (fittingly) the Harambe Village Acrobats!
Whoever came up with that name is SMART! But like I mentioned above I haven't bee able to find them in the times guide
I hope they stay around awhile........
Yeah I think this is another thing that's better in the full dark. Plus when I saw it there were more dancers and stilt people - hopefully that's not a permanent cutback, just fewer scheduled during the day?
That's a possibility. There was one stilt walker but I didn't get him in the picture, but that was it. It was also the earliest show, but you'd think since it was Thanksgiving week they'd have their full staff of CM's at each one. Who knows with Disney and street entertainment, unfortunately
Glad you all ended up having a successful if not 100% happy every minute of the day type day. Any day at Animal Kingdom is better than a day in Atlanta!
That's kind of what I was trying to get across to them all day,except sub NY for Atlanta!
Alright so it seems we have improvement in this portion of your AK day, though still a tad contentious!
Some improvement here and there, yes. But you know when you're walking on eggshells and you don't know what you might say that will tip someone over the edge? That's pretty much how I felt all day. Although most of the time I'd given up even caring lol.
You got to ride EE quite a bit! I need to borrow Ricky on my June trip so I'll have a ride buddy. Will is my best shot and I don't think he's more than 37" at this point!
Another reason to plan trips to coincide! Although then I'd be riding with you
Maybe Will will go through a little growth spurt over the next 4 months!
Hopefully we will get to catch the African acrobats but who knows how crazy AK will be that first week of June if the Pandora rumors pan out.
My fingers are crossed for you and Pandora, since if the rumors are true Steve and I will miss it by like 4 or 5 days
And we have never caught the African Acrobats in AK, but I'm almost positive they are from the same group that performs at our state fair every year and we LOVE them! We never miss their show and the kids get their picture taken with them each year.
That is so cool!! Between these guys coming to Texas and the Gaylord Palms down there you guys have it made!
Your fortunes were perfect! Though your day was not, you described it hilariously well.
Glad my pain can give you all enjoyment
and I may have to get one of those shirts for my DH and just see what happens.
It would be funny to watch the reactions of others who are wearing it, too; see how many men start complaining to their wives for buying it and how many boys start whining to their moms......
We actually saw a lot of girls and women wearing that shirt too last time we went! And a lot of guys that were probably in their 30's-40's. Basically 50% of people in AK are wearing that shirt at all times
I'll tell you what, Target sure made some $$ off those shirts!
It's good to know about these guys. They must be new in the last couple years. The only performers I remember are the guys who play the drums in Harambe.
I think they're VERY new. I don't remember them at all from our January trip nor do I remember hearing or seeing anything about them between then and when we went in Aug. I really enjoy the guys who play the drums too, and the acrobats perform in the same spot
Actually since the acrobats seem to only begin after sundown, they must take the place of the drum guys.
We stumbled across these guys our first night. They were pretty fun to watch!
Weren't they? I loved the little dancing moves the ones who weren't actually tumbling/jumping would do
Everest at night is my favorite! Makes it a bit more scary!
This is true, but I cannot believe you'll go on this and not TOT!
I will never leave you alone about this
OMG! That shirt story! Hilarious!
If you think the shirt is funny, you should've seen the looks Ricky was giving me each time someone walked by us wearing it
I have never seen those acrobats in AK. They look like the French guys in EPCOT and that's one of my DH's favorite things to watch. We will make it a point to see them when we are there!
We all love the French guy too, Serveur Amusant. Sometimes we watch him like 2-3 times per trip and I'm always paranoid he'll fall lol! I'd say these guys are definitely comparable and just as fun if not more, since there's music and they're a bit more lively
Oh your fortunes from Yak and Yeti are hilarious, given the day you all day! But I'm sure they're normally very fitting. Glad you could pick some good moments out of a sometimes-frustrating day.
Those fortunes were priceless at that moment! And looking back the good definitely outweighs the bad
Do you happen to remember Mulch, Sweat and Sheers from HS? Victims of not only the changes going on over there but also budget cuts and I absolutely loved them. I also love the Citizens of Hollywood and while I was sad they cut some of them, I'm thankful they do still exist but am always afraid I'll log on here one day to see that they're all going away........
We all have our issues!!!!!
I enjoyed seeing all your pictures from DL on FB!
