Ferb, I know What We're Going to Do Today! - Updated 9/30

[Lovemy3babes]

I adore the posters at the Bug show. They are so cute!! FOTLK is also my favorite show. I didn't think my kiddos would enjoy it but they were just quite and captivated throughout the entire thing. Great update!

 

[ladybugmom]

How cute are those posters in the Bug Show?! LOVE them--especially the ladybug one!! And those trees are adorable--especially the Nemo one!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Whew. I'm caught up!

Congrats on the mini trip! That is so awesome.

Your food from Flame Tree looks really delicious! Yum Yum!

 

[Shmily01]

Joining in now. Just subscribed. Sounds like you had a great time so far. Can't wait to hear more!!

 

[All7OfUs]

Hi Again!!

2 pix of the Safari. Yep, I think it's a record. That gave me a chuckle!! I would have had even less on the ONE ride I took. We saw exactly 2 animals total, and my camera probably would have done even worse than yours, bringing my total to ZERO.

Glad you guys agreed on the show; that could have turned ugly. Haven't seen FoLK yet, but sure am excited to.

Great update, Crissy!!

 

[If U Had Wings]

Thanks for the picture of the fruit plate....Liam would love that!

I know my nieces loved it last year. They ate more of my food, than whatever the kid's item was that my brother ordered for them. They are not shy about walking away with my food.

about your safari pics! That's too funny! One of these days, I am going to do the same thing and just enjoy the ride.

Every trip prior to this one I would try and end up with big blurrs. This year I just gave my BFF the seat on the end and just enjoyed watching the animals. I enjoyed the safari much more as a result.

I adore the posters at the Bug show. They are so cute!! FOTLK is also my favorite show. I didn't think my kiddos would enjoy it but they were just quite and captivated throughout the entire thing. Great update!

My two nieces enjoyed it much more than I thought they would have, especially as the younger one is completely bug phobic. Ones up on the screen don't seem to bother her too much.

How cute are those posters in the Bug Show?! LOVE them--especially the ladybug one!! And those trees are adorable--especially the Nemo one!

Skierpete pointed out there were a variety of character trees. I was a bit sad after that I missed them. I love that Nemo ornament right on the front of the tree and the starfish on the top.

Whew. I'm caught up!

Congrats on the mini trip! That is so awesome.

Your food from Flame Tree looks really delicious! Yum Yum!

Thanks! It's hard to believe that in a month I'll be down there again, when I just got back. I truly think more vacations is the key to life happiness. Work isn't phasing me at all now that I have a vacation booked.

Joining in now. Just subscribed. Sounds like you had a great time so far. Can't wait to hear more!!

Thanks. It was a fun trip. My BFF and I really embraced being big kids for the week.

Hi Again!!

2 pix of the Safari. Yep, I think it's a record. That gave me a chuckle!! I would have had even less on the ONE ride I took. We saw exactly 2 animals total, and my camera probably would have done even worse than yours, bringing my total to ZERO.

Glad you guys agreed on the show; that could have turned ugly. Haven't seen FoLK yet, but sure am excited to.

Great update, Crissy!!

Last year I was voted out with my family so I was really hopeful this trip that FoLK would win.

 

[skier_pete]

That's exactly the loop coaster I did, and you had to climb the steps all the way to the top just to ride it. Was it called the Thunderbolt? That may be what they called it at Great Adventure. That first hill on the Cyclone will always have a special place in my heart.

I did get an AP in December since I knew I'd be going back in October.

The Thunderbolt! Nope, that was a different coaster. It was another wooden coaster over behind the Rotor in the middle of the park. (The Rotor was that ride where you stand against the walls and it would spin and the floor would drop out...no more rides like that in today's suit-happy world.) I loved the Thunderbolt! I think the Loop Coaster was simply called the Loop Coaster.

I thought I had taken pictures of the Simba tree that Pete had taken pictures of, but looking at this one it has bears all over it. I'm not sure whose tree this one was, but I liked it.

Hey, thanks for the TR shout-out! You beat me at "Whose tree is this?" though. I am stumped! I see bears, snowflakes, sunflowers, and slices of apple, what looks to be oil laterns and some white circles - perhaps representing the moon. I have no clue at all what they have to do with eachother. Could it be something to do with "Brother Bear"? I have never seen that movie, but the symbolism here doesn't match. I just don't have a clue. I looked all over, and I had to give up.

 

[TarzansKat]

I gave up taking pictures on the safari after years of getting relatively the same photos. I decided to just enjoy it.

I love the character trees, how much fun is that??

 

[If U Had Wings]

The Thunderbolt! Nope, that was a different coaster. It was another wooden coaster over behind the Rotor in the middle of the park. (The Rotor was that ride where you stand against the walls and it would spin and the floor would drop out...no more rides like that in today's suit-happy world.) I loved the Thunderbolt! I think the Loop Coaster was simply called the Loop Coaster.

That's right. I use to love the Thunderbolt too. I remember they'd run 2 tracks, one of them backwards. I never did the rotor. I was convinced I'd be sick if I tried that. I had to look up the loop coaster - it was called the Black Widow. What surprised me when I looked it up was that Riverside use to have a monorail. I don't remember that at all.

I gave up taking pictures on the safari after years of getting relatively the same photos. I decided to just enjoy it.

I love the character trees, how much fun is that??

It was much more enjoyable than trying to take bad photos.

 

[If U Had Wings]

I am not an afternoon parade person. Sometimes I'll watch them if I happen to come across them, but I never make it a point to hang out and watch parades when I’m at Disney.

With one exception.

The afternoon parade at Animal Kingdom. I really love this parade. The music is catchy, the floats are amazing, and I always find the characters in it very interactive with the guests watching the parade. The Christmas, Jingle Jammin, version of the parade is no different - only to Christmas music. We didn't think we were going to be able to catch the parade because of the timing with our safari fastpasses. We lucked out though. The AK parade starts and finishes in the same spot to the left of the safari entrance. The parade was just heading out as we got in line for the safari. When we got off, the parade still hadn't made it back. We ran and ducked under the ropes and snagged a great spot right on the corner near where the parade finished. (Near the hairwrapping station, and the overflowing fountain). It ended up being a perfect spot. We had the whole area to ourselves, while the other side of the street was packed. The perfect place for snagging some pics - no heads in your way! I even managed to snag a hug from Baloo as he was walking by.

The Pangani trail was the last thing that we really wanted to see at AK. It was nice to take our time and walk through it leisurely, although I had a few issues with some of the other guests in the gorilla area. As you enter one part of the gorilla area there are signs all over the place asking you to please, for safety reasons, keep quiet. They even had a cast member there, repeating the same thing, hushing people. This didn't seem to stop this one group that was in the glass viewing area the same time we were. They were so loud, and didn't even bother to quiet down until this guy -

Suddenly came at the glass window. To say I jumped about 3 feet might be an understatement. The CM reassured us that it was fine, and that he was just showing off a bit. I wasn't feeling very secure. It did finally shut that group up (a little bit). I couldn't get out of the gorilla area fast enough.

I tried to get a few pics of the merkats, but they were patroling the landscape in front of them, so none of my shots ended up being better than this -

He didn't care that I wanted a shot of something other than his back.

At that point I didn't care much. My belly was begining to grumble. A yogurt parfait and a dish of fruit wasn't going to cut it much longer.

 

[Flossbolna]

Thanks for the update, I will be at AK on Thursday this week!!

 

[princess&her4princes]

Hi Chrissy!
I'm here and just caught up, went MIA from DIS for a bit, but trying to get my groove back! What a great trip so far! LOve all the pics and I'm SO excited you get to go back soooo soon!! WOOHOO! I tried to get to your newest PTR but couldn't post, are you still postong to that?? Hope you're well!!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Your pictures really make me want to see the Animal Kingdom parade! Good job snagging a great spot to enjoy it from!

I would have high-tailed it out of the gorilla viewing room, too. I would have had scenes from Congo dancing through my head!

Looking forward to reading about your afternoon snack!

 

[micandminforever]

Great parade pictures the shows and the parades are one of the things that makes Disney special.

 

[ladybugmom]

Wow!! The parade looks like sooo much fun!! Can't wait to see it in May. And YIKES on the gorilla!!! That's scary!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I love that you were able to catch the end of the parade!

 

[All7OfUs]

So happy that you caught the parade! And you scored a great place too! I think there's some eats in your near future...

 

[If U Had Wings]

Thanks for the update, I will be at AK on Thursday this week!!

Hope your having a great time!!!

Hi Chrissy!
I'm here and just caught up, went MIA from DIS for a bit, but trying to get my groove back! What a great trip so far! LOve all the pics and I'm SO excited you get to go back soooo soon!! WOOHOO! I tried to get to your newest PTR but couldn't post, are you still postong to that?? Hope you're well!!

I need to get an update up on my PTR. Right now I've been focusing on my bonus trip, and getting all the plans set for my parents. They are pretty much go with the flow kind of people, but they keep coming up with crazy things for me to take care of.

Your pictures really make me want to see the Animal Kingdom parade! Good job snagging a great spot to enjoy it from!

I would have high-tailed it out of the gorilla viewing room, too. I would have had scenes from Congo dancing through my head!

Looking forward to reading about your afternoon snack!

The spot was perfect for the parade, and it was nice not to be crowded in while watching it.

The CM near the gorillas tried to convince us it was okay , but I wasn't going for it. You don't put up keep quiet signs for no reason as far as I'm concerned.

Great parade pictures the shows and the parades are one of the things that makes Disney special.

I was like a little kid when I got the hug from Baloo. So much fun!

Wow!! The parade looks like sooo much fun!! Can't wait to see it in May. And YIKES on the gorilla!!! That's scary!!

I enjoy it so much more than the other afternoon parades. The song gets stuck in my head for hours.

So happy that you caught the parade! And you scored a great place too! I think there's some eats in your near future...

I think most people watched it as it was begining, so the area was far less congested when it was on the way back. When we claimed our spot about 10 minutes before the parade came through there were tons of open spots.

 

[If U Had Wings]

After a long day walking around the Animal Kingdom, we were both looking forward to sitting down for a nice relaxing dinner. (I'm convinced that I walk more in the AK than any other park. I always feel like I'm walking back and forth just to catch everything.) On my Animal Kingdom days at Disney, I always head over to Boma for dinner. Boma has become one of my few dining "musts". Everything else I'm pretty flexible about, but I just love the food at Boma, and my trip is not complete without a stop there.

We got there on time, but had a bit of a wait before our table was ready. I love the lobby at the AKL and never mind a chance to wander around and explore a bit. It looked even more beautiful decorated for the holidays. Sorry about the quality of the tree picture. The lobby's a bit dark, and I couldn’t get a good shot.

Love the ornaments on the tree!

Finally our pager buzzed, and we were seated in a nice seat by the windows. Our waitress came around and I just had to order one of these -

A glowtini. I'd been wanting to try one for ages, primarily for the glow cube. I'm such a kid at heart. I'd probably order just about anything to get a blinky, glowing cube. Luckily it was pretty good tasting too.

On to the good stuff -

Plate #1 - Soup and Salads

Clockwise from the bowl of soup -
- Chicken pepper pot soup with a small piece of pita bread on the side
- Ghana Tomato Salad
- Cous Cous Salad - I believe that it was the Tunisian Cous Cous

Soup is my favorite part of the meal at Boma, and this one was to die for. It was slightly sweet, but nicely tangy at the same time. Yum! I had some she-crab soup later as well, but never got a picture of it. Both were just heavenly. I could go here and eat nothing, but soup, salad and dessert. I really liked the tomato salad as well. Cous cous was good, but I would have liked it better served hot. This cous cous was served cold. It was good, but it's just one of those things I prefer hot. (Like soup - I can't get into cold soups at all).

Plate #2 - Main Course

Clockwise from Very Top -
- Unknown Side at the top (with corn) - I didn't make notes and I can't remember what this was called. It was good though.
- Durban Chicken
- Banana Wrapped Salmon
- (more) Ghana Tomato Salad
- Pap & Chakalaka
- Saffron Rice
- Cornmeal
- Bobotie

This was my first time trying salmon, and this was just delicous. Not fishy at all. The chicken was good too, and I really liked the bobotie. The only item I really didn't care for was the Pap & Chakalaka, mostly because of the Pap. (The white part in the pictures). The taste was okay, but I couldn't get past the texture. I have issues with hot mushy food. I can't stomach things like oatmeal lat all. It wasn't horrible, but wasn't soemthing I'd eat again.

Plate #3 - Desserts

Clockwise from 1 o'clock -

- Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Cinnamon Mousse
- Zebra Domes
- Apple Crumble
- Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

I heart desserts. I swear I'd be skinny if it wasn't for desserts, but alas I have a huge sweet tooth and Boma has such good ones. It makes me happy that it's a buffet so I can try a bit of all different ones.

The pumpkin cheesecake and the cinnamon mousse were okay. Nothing really special about either of them. I had a small taste of both, but didn't finish either of them. I had to save up for the rest of the stuff that I liked much more.

The zebra domes are my favorites. Yum! I just had to have 2. The apple crisp was really tasty too. It was nice and warm, and the crisp was crisp. My second favorite dessert though would be the bread pudding. The bread pudding at Ohana is still better, but this was really good too. The vanilla sauce added just the right touch to it.

I'm getting hungry just looking at these pictures. Thank goodness only a month until I'm there again.

 

[TarzansKat]

I feel the same way about AK. Always that I am walking back and forth, and I can still get lost in that park. Every other park, I don't even need a map, AK, stick one in my hand because I have no clue.

I love your dessert plate.