Disbug Solo Part 13: Animal Kingdom and the Missing Mystery Gift Arrives

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2004

Rubber Ducky You're the one... you make bathtime so much fun! Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of yooouuuuuuuu.........! THIS is the life! Sleeping in late.... soaking in a tub full of bubbly hot water.... reading my Robin Cook Mystery Novel... What a luxury! I rarely get to finish my shower at home with hot water (unless I'm first!) and I have the bathroom ALL to MYSELF! No one knocking on the door asking, "Mom Can I come in and use the bathroom?" Heaven I'm in Heaven... No one to tell me to stop singing in the shower! LOL!

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Here's what my courtyard at OKW looked like... right across from the Hospitality House!

YAWN! Wow... I woke up SOOO tired! I slept late which is unusual for me... I think I may have worn myself out! It was worth it though... staying up for the WISHES fireworks at MK is on my all time list of THINGS NOT TO BE MISSED! I'm going to give myself a manicure and a facial... THE WORKS! I'm talking all the fancy soaps and lotions! I am soaking away, bubbles up to my neck... grinning cause I don't have to close and lock the bathroom door! No chance of the girls knocking on the bathroom door going, "Mom? Can I come in?" or "Are you almost done?" Famous last words.... The bathroom is made entirely out of porcelain and I am not close enough to anything made out of wood, so I have just jinxed myself.... 5 mins later: Someone is knocking on my door! My TIMING is IMPECCABLE, NO? Oh, bother! Who could that be?? Well they knock again, and I am thinking they will go away BUT... WHAT IF THEY COME IN? Yes, I had forgot to do the door latch thingee! So, I WHOOSH out of the tub, and stick my bubbly head out of the door with a big smile! "Yes, May I help you?" Someone has brought me balloons!
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Buzz and Woody Stopped by to "WELCOME me HOME!" while I was in the tub!

OH, HOW CUTE! THANK YOU! When I read the card... this must have been the surprise that Cindy and Bruce were expecting me to find in my room yesterday! What a nice thing for them to do...! Now TikiMan will have some company while I'm out!

Well, I am thinking it's really too late to go anywhere but.... I have never seen the JUNGLE JAMMIN parade at the AK so, with a plan in mind I hurry and get dressed! I decide to drive since it is later in the day... I am just in time!
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Minnie is on a JUNGLE PICNIC and we all be jammin'!

After the parade I am right in front of Kilamanjaro Safaris... so WHY NOT? It is very cool out this afternoon and I am hoping the animals will be more active! I get my wish...
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This is the first time I've ever seen the hippos out of the water! Awesome!

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Leo, was enjoying the sun up on his rocky outpost!

Not only did we get to see and photograph the animals while we were on our safari, but we also helped rescue the little baby elephant "Little Red" from the bad man poachers! ;)

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The Main Lodge House at AKL is beyond Impressive...!

I am hungry and haven't eaten yet today, so I think I will try to use a Connections voucher over at MARA's which is at the AKL. I have never been able to get a "good deal" using a voucher at AKL but I have heard of others doing so.... I am determined to try again! I get the rotisserie chicken with a side of couscous. I also order a smoothie for my drink and a piece of carrot cake for dessert. It is all just "OK". I am 0 for 2 on getting a deal using vouchers at Mara's. I think I do a little better than break even. The best deal for these is really at the Pepper Market in Coronado Springs... with Beaches and Cream being a good second choice.
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The Sun is Setting on the Incomparable Animal Kingdom Lodge... a spectacular resort!

I have had a nice lazy day to explore OKW, AK, and AKL.... the weather has overall been unbelievably beautiful. Both warm and cold... but the skies have been stunning! Tomorrow, I am going to Early Morning Hour at the Magic Kingdom AND I run into another fun couple who turns the evening into a BLAST and I get to meet the one and only, PAM BRODY!
 
Sounds like a wonderful day...makes me want to go soak in a big tub (like the one at OKW which I never got to try out!)
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you.... I've been waiting to read the next installment. I enjoy your trip reports tremendously!!!!
Thanks again until next time!
Byrd
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:bounce: Can't wait to hear about the Magic Kingdom....Thanks for posting, beautiful photo's as usual. DH said we will be purchasing our first digital camera before our trip at the end of the month...Have the information you sent me writen down, He has said something about a Nikon. I just can't wait for the trip.
 

:wave: Thanks, Disbug but am I supposed to know Pam Brody?? Is this a golf question??? :confused:
 
Yeah! Our favorite story time is back! and I see pictures of my tied for first place resort! Thank you, Denise, for writing more!

Debbie

PS Pam Brody is a singer at EPCOT, yes? (I am too busy trying to time myself with off kilter to know about anything else in that area (except of course the maze and pooh!)
 
Thanks for part 13, Disbug! Looks like we are all taking a guess at who Pam Brody is. My guess is she is from the Adventurer's Club!

Muffy
 
Muffy~! Good guess... but NO! Thank you for entering the contest! :earseek:

Loubon~! Worse guess.... and still NO! Consolation prizes will be given! :p

Mouseteacher~! :teeth: I liked your answer the best! (Repeat after me... Horton Smith, Horton Smith!) No matter what the golf question is in the future I will only remember Horton Smith! ...and yes, if you are a regular patron of the R&C Pub, you should know Pam Brody!:hyper:

Byrd and annie&hallie'smom~! Thank you, thank you very much!

MagicinMyHeart~! A Nikon, huh? Woh! Top of the line there! I'll be looking for your pictures soon! ::yes::

#1hockeymom~! :wave2: YOU are CORRECT, ma'am, and the GRAND PRIZE WINNER! ::yes::
 
Great trip report!! Keep 'em comin'

Your pics are tremendous. My DH has an older digital camera, and every time he mentions"new" and "$1000" in the same sentence I tune him out!!LOL

IMO the sign of a truly happy person is knowing how to entertain themselves. You seem to have so much fun what ever you do or where ever you go.:sunny:
 
DonnaLeah~ Just tell him, "Honey give me the thousand and I will not only get a new camera, but a new wardrobe to boot!" LOL! My FujiFinePix 3600Z is now selling in the $149 to $199 range. But I am mooning over the Sony 5.0 MP cameras...! Maybe for Christmas, Santa will be good?
 
HEY! I am a winner!!! WOOOO HOO and a happydance!

Here we thought you were on a secret mission and it turns out you were really figuring out who the winning contestant was! I would like to thank the academy, the sorority, Disney World, and the hockey team that let me have Saturday off for once!
 
Glad the Tikiman has some company...That was sooo nice of them...
 
Darn No 14 yet...I was on a roll...
 
Disbug!! Oh, Disbug!! Pleeese post Part 14!! (begging and waving GS Thin Mints under your nose).LOL
Bet you have a *Blast* at the Magic Kingdom!!
:wave2: Donna
 
DonnaLeah~ YES, I can be bribed! LOL! Thanks for the Thin Mint boost!

zurgswife~ Wasn't it? TikiMan liked them, too! But being Mylar, he outlast them all! (Made him feel very machismo!)

Yes, #1 Hockeymom~ You were the Grand Prize winner! (and a heckuva good guesser, too!)
 














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