Island Hopping: A Highly Inappropriate TR. (Boom.)-- Link to NEW TR! 10/8

[Fantasyland Mom]

I love the animals as well! I know the kids aren't old enough but the Backstage tour at AK is amazing and really gives you a different perspective of the safari. We got to pet a rhino and see the inside of the animal hospital facilities (the ones you can see from Rafiki's plus a whole bunch of other stuff.

Jill in CO

Oh, I'm jealous! I want to do that, and I know my kids will once they are (much) older. Both of them are considering being vets...and also chefs . Julia saw the hospital facility on Fetch with Ruff Ruffman and is obsessed with it now, but I'll discuss that in a future update.

Sounds like your Safari guide was...different. At least the kids enjoyed it! I've been considering getting Maddie an inexpensive camera before our trip so that she can take her own pictures too. Last trip she ran down the battery on my phone everyday taking pictures with it.

Love the photo of Brynn covered in chocolate. You're right-that's how it should be.

We all enjoyed it, but he definitely wasn't having his best day. It was almost comical at times, and he started laughing at himself!!
You should totally get her a cheap camera. It is so funny to see the pictures they take from their perspective!

Oh my god...that picture of Brynn with Mickey bar remnants all over her face! SO CUTE!

Obviously she LOVED it!!

What a great update!! Eating ice cream in Disney is always a challenge. It's a good thing your kids still enjoyed the safari even though your guide wasn't great. I'm glad Julia set him straight as to what a flamingo is

Yeah, because flamingos are hard to identify and all ...seriously, his lack of knowledge didn't really take away from it at all because we were more focused on just taking in the sights. We still had fun!

All caught up! I can't say enough how much I love the pictures in your report! Love the ice cream pictures! And how cute that Julia was taking her own animal pictures (my little brother used to love doing that when he was younger)

She is pretty much a picture-taking pro...hmmm...wonder where she gets that talent...

I am really enjoying this trip report and your pictures are amazing! We're taking our four kids in June for their first time, and this report has been so much fun to read.

It looks like your family had so much fun, and your Disney touring style seems to be what I'm hoping to achieve: just the right amount of GO WITH THE FLOW and GETTING THINGS DONE.

THANKS ! You pretty much nailed our touring style--we do get a lot done, but I think we end up getting even more accomplished by going with the flow. If you follow the lead of the kids, you don't have to spend as much time dealing with meltdowns and grumpy moods. We make sure to get to the parks early and accomplish as much as possible while the crowds are low and our kids' spirits are high! You are going to have SO MUCH FUN .

That Ice cream looks so good, I love Mickey Bars.

They're wonderful, aren't they!?! They just can't be mimicked.

I could just picture their excitement at all of the animals. How cute!

That Mickey bar looks good! And I love Brynn's "after" picture.

They were bouncing in their seats, they were so excited!
Brynn really made that Mickey bar look even better than it is, and that's saying a lot!!

Oh!!! Oh!!!! I know the difference!!!!!! We did the Wild Africa Trek on out last trip (which was AMAZING) and they told us. There are 2 types of giraffe-Masai (I'm not 100% on the spelling of that) and Reticulated. Of course, now that I'm typing this my brain is not cooperating, but ONE of them (I want to say the reticulated) generally has darker spots, and the pattern between them resembles a more leaf-like shape with jagged edges. The other is lighter, and their spot pattern has smoother lines, looking more like a net.

Yay for Mickey bars! I think our last trip my dad got one every single day. I mixed it up, though I'm still mad at them for taking away the Itzakadoozie. It was my favorite thing :-(

YES! All that sounds like what he was babbling !!
They took away the Itzakadoozie!?! How horrible!! I didn't even realize that.

Somehow I've never noticed that truck! What the heck. I'm with Brandon, it's pretty awesome.

Hahaha, good on Julia for correcting that man. He needs to know his flamingos from other birds! Yeeesh.

Honestly, our safari was okay, too. It's always a hit or miss I feel like! But it's always a good time, and a good way to take a break from running around. At least the kids still had a great time though!

MICKEY PREMIUM! Brynn knows where it is AT! And yes, I sometimes look that way after enjoying my Mickey Premium, hahaha.

I am pretty sure for us, AK is going to be a park we do early morning, then leave before the sun becomes too brutal in the summer. Then again, that will probably be our story most days just because we're going to want breaks from the heat. I feel like both AK and World Showcase are the two places where the heat just goes nuts and you feel like you are going to melt.

No matter what, the safari is always a good time. Even if the guide never talked, we would have still had a good time...then again, we pretty much party wherever we go!
I am SO WITH YOU on AK and WS being the hottest places on the planet! We always to AK early and leave about lunchtime or a bit after (it's not our favorite park anyway, so we're able to squeeze in all we want to do rather quickly). Obviously WS doesn't even open until 11, so that's not an option there. That's where the magical water mister fans come in .
You will be fine and not melt. Promise. It's going to be a blast.

I agree, the savannah is pretty mind-blowing. It feels so authentic, too. AWESOME.

What was up with yall's safari driver?! Hahah, so strange.

Brynn's eating that Mickey Premium Bar the RIGHT way. In all honesty I wish I could do the same but I'd probably get kicked out of the park or something.

He was just...different. And he was even laughing at himself! I guess that's good to laugh at your mistakes? Kind of?

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

I find the Safari enjoyable, even when there aren't that many animals. If for no other reason then it's a nice place to sit for a while.

That picture of Julia licking her lips from her frozen treat is so stinkin' cute!

It's true, it is nice to sit. And when the vehicle is moving quickly, you can get a nice breeze, too.
She was ready to dig in, wasn't she!?

That is an awesome truck! I've always noticed it, but never really taken a close look. Brandon got some awesome photos of it!

Can we discuss the drums? I love the idea, but they kind of drive me nuts. They always attract a walkway-clogging crowd, and are never delightful when you have "too many times on EE" induced headache.

Boo for the lame safari, but I'm pretty jealous you saw a baby rhino. I love rhinos, so I think that would make up for the rest of the lameness for me.

Delicious frozen treats! I have a feeling we'll be needing lots of those in September. I wish I had a premium bar right now!

Yes, that's exactly what was happening in the drum area. People noticed them, stopped, and then it was a big wall of people that made me claustrophobic.
That rhino was the cutest thing ever. I wanted to bring it home with me. I mean, it couldn't be that much different than raising a toddler, right? Eats a lot. Covered in mud. Stinky. Pretty much the same thing.
Frozen treats will be your friends, as will a water mister fan and free cups of ice water with little crystal light packets in them. But you will have an AMAZING time...plus, you guys will get to swim in the most awesome pool ever!

Sounds like an interesting safari ride... I am always also super-impressed with the sheer size of the savannah, it's wild how big it is!!

Yay for an ice cream (and fruit bar) break!!! I usually end up looking like Brynn does after eating one of those Mickey bars too! (Not even a slight exaggeration - after one, DF was like "you need to wipe off your face" and the napkin was COVERED in chocolate! )

Isn't that amazing? That savannah just keeps going and going forever and ever.
So funny to picture you with chocolate all over your face! I can almost imagine the look Wingnut would give you!

Love that Julia corrected your guide

I don't think anything tastes quite as good as a Mickey bar at AK....we always have one there!

AK needs Mickey bars every time! I think it's the heat there that makes them taste so good. YUM!

Boo for a bad safari guide but good for Julia for correcting him! Even if you don't really want to be at work that day, I think the bare minimum for a safari driver is successfully identifying the animals. Especially flamingos rotfl

I love the picture of the girls studying the ice cream menu intently!

Hahaha Brynn's face covered in chocolate is as it should be. I still can't eat Italian ices out of those little squeeze cup things without making a horrible mess!

Yeah, you would think flamingos would be an obvious one . I mean, Sawyer gets that one right, so hangover dude should have, too!
Ice cream decisions are VERY important!
My problem is not so much my face but my hands. The ice creams always seem to start dribbling down my hand when they melt (which they always do in September). Same with Dole Whips--I can't seem to eat them fast enough before they're melting all over me! Luckily, I carry LOTS of baby wipes .

 

[heatherlizz602]

Sounds Like a fun Safari ride. Right before I left on deployment my sister and I took my nieces and my daughter to Disneyland(haven't been to Disney World yet...I know I know) Hopefully soon. Anyways we spent the whole time taking pictures of the girls facial expression on rides then paying attention to the ride. It's the best part. Also, love the picture of Brynn and the mickey bar! Soooo Cute. HAPPY EASTER!!!!

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

Sounds Like a fun Safari ride. Right before I left on deployment my sister and I took my nieces and my daughter to Disneyland(haven't been to Disney World yet...I know I know) Hopefully soon. Anyways we spent the whole time taking pictures of the girls facial expression on rides then paying attention to the ride. It's the best part. Also, love the picture of Brynn and the mickey bar! Soooo Cute. HAPPY EASTER!!!!

I swear that the biggest reason we return to WDW year after year is just to watch their faces.
I hope you had a wonderful Easter, as well! Ours was very relaxed, as strep and a tummy bug have been making their way through our household, but luckily we actually celebrated it the weekend before at my in-laws' house! On Saturday we took a trip to our local gardens because the day was beautiful, but we stayed in pajamas all day Sunday and enjoyed their baskets and loving on each other. It was great!

 

[katt789]

So I know I’d read the updates but apparently I suck at commenting, so here we go!

Can we talk about your trip video for a sec? UGH SO AMAZING!!! It’s definitely bookmarked on my computer and I love it! Lol.

Aww! I get like that at Disney too, I’m all “no, sleeping, come back later…wait…what did you say about Animal Kingdom?!”

That sucks about Julia, glad that things are kind of working out for her now! Boo to evil teachers, worst! Ugh. Disney coffee, it’s SO BAD! Disney is one of the few places I will pay and drink energy drinks, or actually, even put cream and sugar in my coffee, it’s just too gross. This is the only reason I will accept Starbucks on main street, if I can get my green tea lemonade, I’m set!

The whirl is actually a lot of fun! I laughed the entire way around on it! Love the pictures Of Dinoland, they’re so bright and vivid! Hahaha, glad you guys had minimal waits in there too, no one to bother you! Bahaha!! Teenage years have got to be the most terrifying thing for parents, I know I feel bad for my Mom sometimes…and that’s why I took her on a surprise Disney trip last year, pay back, ahahah!

The prayer flags in Asia are some of my favorite things EVER! Ugh, just everything about AK is so beautiful and I’m so in love with it. Love the artistic shots you guys got haha. I get the whole logic thing with fear, with rides I was the other way around, the mini kid rollercoasters terrified me, but now I’ll do everything but RnR. Gymnastics on the other hand, as a kid I was all “do it all!!” and now I’m all “uhm…that could kill me, I don’t want to land on my head, it’ll hurt” *sigh* stupid logic. Hope Julia sticks it out for next year!

Absolutely love all the EE shots, I have yet to have my camera out on that ride, it’s gonna happen next trip, everything’s so pretty there.

Also, now I’ve seen your Sept dates, and we’ll be there the 11-19th! Yay! We’ll have to see if our plans match up at all! I know Courtney and I overlap a few times, maybe we could all do one big meet and greet?! Lol.

My Mom loved that truck too! Lol, she took pictures of so many little details in AK that I just walked by, it was awesome to get her perspective on things! I’m amazed at the size of everything Disney created! Like, the fact that they have so many different things there, like It’s huge, and I die. Lawl to Julia correcting the guide, hahaha, that’s awesome. Ah Mickey ice cream bar all over face, it’s a classic kid picture!

Okay, now that I’ve clearly said more than enough on the last two chapters, baha, I’ll leave for the day hahah! I’m super excited for more updates!

 

[kate_wdw]

Catching up with your TR. I love these pictures!

Also, I watched your husband's video today. Please send him my compliments - it's fantastic!

 

[kate_wdw]

What a great picture! I've never noticed the spiraling track before.

What kind of camera do you own?

 

[rachel09985]

I just got caught up! I totally forgot about your TR!

I can't believe you weren't going to get a car at Sci Fi for only being 10 minutes late? That is odd but I am glad you got a car!

Had to comment on Julia and the trichotillomania.. I did that as a child too except I pulled all of my eyelashes out. I got over it eventually.

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

We pulled out the baby wipes and cleaned everyone up, including myself. Since we were in the area, we decided to take a quick stroll down the Pangani Trail.

Julia had her camera out and was ready for some action!

She LOVES science and learning new facts, so she thought it was a good idea to educate all of us by reading the placards for every. single. animal.

Fun times.

Here, it appears she is educating a complete stranger. I wouldn't doubt it. She has no fear.

We hurried through the reptile house really quickly because it was that sticky kind of hot that only the South supplies.

And also it smelled gross and was making Sawyer fuss. Not so impressed with the bats, either, that one.

On to the real stars of the show, those playful primates!

Errrrr...maybe not. There were two of these guys snoozing by the glass, but we did manage to walk to another vantage point and see one gorilla waaaaaay in the back. Sitting. And doing nothing. Exciting, right?! They're cute, though, and my kids were cracking up at their boring ways.

We were kind of speeding through the trail, when at the very end, a nice CM asked my girls if they'd like to go on an adventure with him. Adventure?! You don't have to ask these kids twice!

He was so wonderful with them, even getting Brynn to answer some of his questions and not seeming the least bit thrown when she'd refuse to answer or get lost in her own thoughts. He was amazing.

And what were they learning about?

POOP! Lots and lots of animal poop! And as any kid would, they had a blast discussing bodily functions of animals.

They even went on a hunt to find some!

At the end of our adventure, which took a total of about fifteen minutes, we noticed another CM standing off to the side and watching our new CM friend. She was obviously watching his performance and stopped us with her little computer and asked us to rate him. He was amazing, so we gave him the highest marks and complimented him even more for his handling and inclusion of Brynn!

We received a passport-type thing (can't remember the name, but something where you could collect stamps for activities all around the park) with a stamp.

With poop on the brain (and luckily not on us), Julia decided we should hunt for some more in a place she knew had some.

Rafiki's Planet Watch!

We took the Wildlife Express Train over there. We'd actually never been, but Julia had seen it on one of her favorite shows, "Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman." Two fetchers, Shreya and Marco, had done a mission in one of the rooms of RPW involving identifying animal feces (I kid you not), and she wanted to see it for herself. I find all this extremely hilarious, considering how easily grossed-out my kids are.

The train CM was getting a little perturbed with my kids, who took a few seconds to find the perfect seat on the train.

At our destination, we saw a little station about hunting things in your own backyard. We found all the items hidden in the woods and received another stamp on their passport. We moved along the path to the actual building to meet up with Brandon and Sawyer, who, in keeping with our poop theme, had moved ahead to change a diaper.

It was so cool in here, and not just the air conditioning!

A snake was out for petting, and both girls were very brave and touched it!

And I did not. Nope. No way.

Rafiki had no line, so Julia ran right up for a hug and a quick dance!

We had no plans, so we leisurely found random things to do here. The kids wanted to stop and color, so color we did! They made some beautiful elephant pictures.

It was so relaxed and so nice. The place was practically empty, quiet, and cool.

While the younger two kept on coloring, it was time for Julia and Brandon to...wait for it...

MATCH THE FECES WITH THE SPECIES. I couldn't make this stuff up. Look at the table in the background. THIS is what Julia wanted to see so badly.

They looked in all the glass rooms at at all the animals on display. She even touched more animals...yes, my scaredy-cat, no mess girl touched even more.

The kids were ready to pet some animals outside at this point, and I noticed a little shop there. I decided to grab a new autograph book since our other one was pretty much useless now that it had been rained on at CRT (grrrrrr).

And then they saw it.

All their dreams were coming true.

BABY PANDA STUFFED ANIMALS.

And OHMYGOSH they had to have them NOW! PLEASEOHPLEASE!

So, yeah, that happened. And then the CM told us we had to immediately remove the tags and give them to him because of the "nothing that could possibly harm animals in AK" rule.

Brynn named hers Refecca (kind of like Rebecca, but she can't seem to ever give anything a real name), and Julia named hers Gracie (because she names EVERYTHING Gracie). I ended up carrying Refecca and Gracie because it was time to pet some smelly things.

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[Fantasyland Mom]

**CONTINUED FROM DIRECTLY ABOVE!!**

Sawyer kept petting butts.

And Brynn did some therapeutic brushing...mostly of butts.

Then the Three Amigos cornered this poor pig.

It was here that Sawyer and Brynn simultaneously climbed into the enclosures, meaning I had to hop the ropes as well. It wasn't pretty, but it happened.

I'm not sure if I've told you about Hand yet, but Hand is Sawyer's...hand. It's anthropomorphic, really. Hand is his friend that conveniently goes everywhere he goes, and he uses it like a doll or a figure. Look, Hand is sliding! Look, Hand is splashing in the water! Look, Hand is patting a goat! It's his forever friend.

Here, Hand is climbing a bench! Hand does things that sometimes Sawyer is afraid to do. It's almost like an imaginary friend, except it's not imaginary.
I never claimed to have normal children or to be normal myself...because here I am in the background filming the Adventures of Sawyer and Hand and speaking about Hand as if he's another child of mine.

Off topic? You bet.

We were kind of done with Affection Section at this point, and I really didn't feel like jumping any more ropes or getting kicked out of AK, so we washed and sanitized our hands and made our way back to the Wildlife Express Train.

It was way past lunchtime at this point, so we headed to Pizzafari for some grub (not to be confused with grubs...we like The Lion King, but not that much).

Eating so late meant that the place was pretty much empty! Everyone found a table while I went to order, and Julia made her way around with her little camera looking for Hidden Mickeys.

We were in this room, and it was a new one for us, alllllll the way at the back of the restaurant.

We pulled out the chenille sticks, too, I see.

LOVE for Gracie.

We got...wait for it...PIZZA.

They really do have good pizza here, as well as caesar salads.

Sawyer enjoyed his slices.

(Note: I have no idea when his clothing was changed?)

And suddenly we could tell Refecca apart from Gracie, thanks to Brynn's history of messy eating. Oops.

I didn't want to eat too much, as we had a BIG meal planned for dinner, so we decided to head out.

As soon as we grabbed the strollers, the rain started falling.

HARD.

We popped into the Baby Care Center since Sawyer needed a diaper and to nurse anyway. He was super sleepy, and we thought the rain might pass while we were in there. (HA!)

This was our first time at the Baby Center for AK, and I am so happy we went here! This is the best one on property, in my opinion. The room with tables and a tv is HUGE, with tons of seating around the edges for adults. There is a separate room for changing diapers, also huge, and nursing rooms with COMFY glider rockers and doors that lock. The rooms also have more changing tables and adjustable lighting. MK could take a lesson from this one for sure!

Sawyer got a diaper, nursed, and fell asleep, and I was actually able to lay him down in the double stroller, let the seat down, and cover both strollers with rain covers without waking him up. Miracle!

People lined the hallway leading to the Baby Care Center, all trying to get out of the deluge that was still happening. We don't shy away from rain, but it was tough going. At times, it was like walking through a stream. The water was rushing over our feet and drenching us through our ponchos.

I had to break the news to Julia that the last ride on our itenerary for the day, Kali River Rapids, would be closed because of this, so we decided just to leave. She was not happy. I did point out that she was still getting plenty wet, though! Still not amused. She had done the "spin cycle" (Primeval Whirl) and now wouldn't get to do the "wash cycle" (KRR). Thanks a lot, Stacey, for making my daughter's expectations so high! We don't leave because we're the people that rain scares out of parks; we just literally had nothing else to do there that wasn't now closed, so off we went.

For some reason (I was delirious?), I found this whole rain thing hilarious and could not stop laughing. Julia, on the other hand, was livid about the whole thing and kept griping at me to stop laughing because it was NOT funny that she wouldn't get to ride Kali River Rapids.

When we were almost to the van, it seemed like it was slowing down. Then, BOOM! Another downpour. And this time, it went through the netting that appears when you let down the seats of the double stroller for sleeping babies and woke up said sleeping baby by drenching him. He was NOT happy. But what are you going to do?! I just kept laughing, Julia kept griping at me, Brynn kept crying, and Sawyer kept fussing about being awake. Glorious.

Brandon thought it was pretty funny, too.

We aren't the sort of people who get upset with rain (except when it soaks our wheelchair/stroller...ugh), and we definitely don't let it dampen our spirits. (See what I did there?)

We got everyone loaded into the van, which was now also soaked on the inside, and discussed how pleased we were with ourselves for arranging for the correct stroller cover that morning!

And we were NOT pleased with ourselves for leaving that breakfast quesadilla in the van all day. YUCK! It smelled like dirty gym shoes and salsa.
Brandon actually needed my help seeing out the windshield on our way back to CBR because it was raining so hard. And then suddenly, it wasn't, and the sun came out. It was barely sprinkling as we headed into our room to change out of our drenched clothing and into our apparel for tonight's special meal and activities...

But where would we be going???

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

So I know I’d read the updates but apparently I suck at commenting, so here we go!

Can we talk about your trip video for a sec? UGH SO AMAZING!!! It’s definitely bookmarked on my computer and I love it! Lol.

Aww! I get like that at Disney too, I’m all “no, sleeping, come back later…wait…what did you say about Animal Kingdom?!”

That sucks about Julia, glad that things are kind of working out for her now! Boo to evil teachers, worst! Ugh. Disney coffee, it’s SO BAD! Disney is one of the few places I will pay and drink energy drinks, or actually, even put cream and sugar in my coffee, it’s just too gross. This is the only reason I will accept Starbucks on main street, if I can get my green tea lemonade, I’m set!

The whirl is actually a lot of fun! I laughed the entire way around on it! Love the pictures Of Dinoland, they’re so bright and vivid! Hahaha, glad you guys had minimal waits in there too, no one to bother you! Bahaha!! Teenage years have got to be the most terrifying thing for parents, I know I feel bad for my Mom sometimes…and that’s why I took her on a surprise Disney trip last year, pay back, ahahah!

The prayer flags in Asia are some of my favorite things EVER! Ugh, just everything about AK is so beautiful and I’m so in love with it. Love the artistic shots you guys got haha. I get the whole logic thing with fear, with rides I was the other way around, the mini kid rollercoasters terrified me, but now I’ll do everything but RnR. Gymnastics on the other hand, as a kid I was all “do it all!!” and now I’m all “uhm…that could kill me, I don’t want to land on my head, it’ll hurt” *sigh* stupid logic. Hope Julia sticks it out for next year!

Absolutely love all the EE shots, I have yet to have my camera out on that ride, it’s gonna happen next trip, everything’s so pretty there.

Also, now I’ve seen your Sept dates, and we’ll be there the 11-19th! Yay! We’ll have to see if our plans match up at all! I know Courtney and I overlap a few times, maybe we could all do one big meet and greet?! Lol.

My Mom loved that truck too! Lol, she took pictures of so many little details in AK that I just walked by, it was awesome to get her perspective on things! I’m amazed at the size of everything Disney created! Like, the fact that they have so many different things there, like It’s huge, and I die. Lawl to Julia correcting the guide, hahaha, that’s awesome. Ah Mickey ice cream bar all over face, it’s a classic kid picture!

Okay, now that I’ve clearly said more than enough on the last two chapters, baha, I’ll leave for the day hahah! I’m super excited for more updates!

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Dani will be there, too, at the same time! We need a DISmeet!

Catching up with your TR. I love these pictures!

Also, I watched your husband's video today. Please send him my compliments - it's fantastic!

THANKS!! He impresses me, as well. I have zero talent in either of those fields.

What a great picture! I've never noticed the spiraling track before.

What kind of camera do you own?

It's a Canon 5D. I don't know much more about it than that! He has several lenses, and has acquired even more since this trip!

I just got caught up! I totally forgot about your TR!

I can't believe you weren't going to get a car at Sci Fi for only being 10 minutes late? That is odd but I am glad you got a car!

Had to comment on Julia and the trichotillomania.. I did that as a child too except I pulled all of my eyelashes out. I got over it eventually.

That gives me hope that she'll outgrow it, then. She's trying so hard.
Glad you're all caught up, and thanks for remembering us!

 

[jedijill]

Love your AK day! Match the Species to the Feces would make an awesome game show! Sawyer and his Hand cracks me up....Might as well make use of what God gave ya!

Jill in CO

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

Love your AK day! Match the Species to the Feces would make an awesome game show! Sawyer and his Hand cracks me up....Might as well make use of what God gave ya!

Jill in CO

I'm not sure if you've seen "Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman," but it's sort of a strange take on a game show itself, so when two of the fetchers did Match the Feces to the Species, it really was amusing and worked well...if you can say that about poop...
Hand is built-in fun! You can never be bored when you always have Hand around! No toys? No problem! HAND!
(ETA: I did notice that this sounds a bit strange when read out of context, LOL!! Not intended, I assure you!!)

 

[jedijill]

I'm not sure if you've seen "Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman," but it's sort of a strange take on a game show itself, so when two of the fetchers did Match the Feces to the Species, it really was amusing and worked well...if you can say that about poop...
Hand is built-in fun! You can never be bored when you always have Hand around! No toys? No problem! HAND!
(ETA: I did notice that this sounds a bit strange when read out of context, LOL!! Not intended, I assure you!!)

Having no kids, I've never seen Fetch with Ruff Ruffman but I might need to check it out. Hand is very Handy!

Jill in CO

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

Having no kids, I've never seen Fetch with Ruff Ruffman but I might need to check it out. Hand is very Handy!

Jill in CO

LOL!! It's on PBS if you're interested . I've seen it TOO much! But I did enjoy the episodes where they went to Disney World.

 

[katt789]

Yes!! A dismeet will have to be in the cards for sure!!

How cute that Julia was educating everyone!

I’ve only ever gone out to RPW once and it was to get the characters that were out there and then head back to the park, baha! Maybe next trip we’ll explore more back there! I would probably want a little stuffed panda as well….my stuffed animal collection was HUGE when I was that age.

Ahaha, of course they ended up in the enclosure, and how cute that Sawyer has a friend hand, that’s great! Also, they don’t let you into the actual area to pet the goats? My how times have changed!

Ahaha, I know what you mean about the funny rain, Paige and I definitely laughed our way through our fair share of rainstorms. Not the one in AK though, pretty sure we both thought that thunder would be the last thing we would hear! Lawl. Ahh!! Now I’m super excited for the dinner update!

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

Heh. Poop. That just makes me smile. And then my immature brain says "Julia was making it her DUTY to play the game." Because I'm a 5 year old inside. So obviously, I would fit in just fine with your not completely normal family. I mean really, you sure you don't want to go in December so I can hook up with y'all?

One trip, we had a downpour every single day. I remember people were actually just carrying their shoes and going barefoot because there was so. much. water. in in Epcot. Literally puddles that were 4-5 inches deep. I do find it sort of ironic that they shut down Kali in the rain. I mean, really, what's some more water?

 

[GrimGrinningStitch]

Yet another part of Animal Kingdom I've never explored! I really need to check more of that park out.

I love that Julia loves random facts. As someone who's brain is filled with far too much random trivia, I totally understand that.

Match the feces to the species is brilliant! I mean, gross, but brilliant!

Man, you guys are getting hit with so much rain this trip! I'll need to make sure to bring a poncho and an umbrella this trip.

Speaking of, have I mentioned at all how excited I am for September? I don't know know if I have at all. I should probably mention it. I AM SO EXCITED FOR SEPTEMBER!!!

 

[nfggirl5454]

Between Julia possibly educating the complete stranger, Refecca, and Hand, your kids sound hilarious. And you're totally right about AK having the best baby care center. I only know this because my sister and my nephew are my Disney companions, so even though I'm childless, I've still visited them with her. I love that you were laughing so hard on your way out.

 

[epsmith921]

We were at Epcot during that downpour!! It was just crazy! It was the first couple hours of our trip and we were walking from the swan to the land at Epcot. Soaked to the bone! There were instant rivers everywhere! Glad you braved it with a smile. Gotta love hurricane season in Florida!