LilAnn
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When I last left off, we were busy meeting and greeting all the various characters that were out and about in Epcot. We finally made our way out of the park to enjoy our daily pool time. Apparently I was too busy enjoying the pool and hotel to take too many pictures so here are some online photos of the pool at the Dolphin that I found.
We usually had no problems finding a beach chair. Unless you wanted one of the chairs underneath the waterfall. There werent as many chairs there, so those tended to be all taken up.
Our little munchkin loved this pool as well. She loved swimming around in her little tube, the only thing she would avoid is that waterfall. So once we got in some good pool time, we showered and headed back out for a little drive.
Usually what we would do in the afternoon by this point is my husband would shower first and wed get our little girl all ready to go also. He would then leave with her for a long drive in the car while I showered and got all the park bags ready for the evening. Then I would give him a call when I was all set to go and hop in the car. This way, she got a nice nap in before heading to the parks for a second time.
With most of our trips to WDW, we typically make it to AK only once during the entire vacation. I dont know if its because its usually so hot there, or if its because we usually end up at Epcot or MK more, but this time around, I really wanted to make it to evening EMH. I had read some great things about the park in the evening on the DIS.
I just love the Tree of Life! I had hoped to explore the trees details up close and more in depth, but we never seemed to get around to it. Oh well, maybe well get a chance our next trip!
I have to say that evening EMH at AK is not crowded at all. Not all the rides are open, but EE was. Since I didnt get a chance to ride in on Saturday, we headed over that way to see if there was a long line. Imagine my surprise when I literally walked on!!! I could have ridden that ride over and over again if I wished. That was definitely a fabulous perk of EMH!
After saying goodbye to the Yeti, we decided to just walk around the park and see what else was open. Before we left Asia, we stopped off at the Yak & Yeti counter service to grab a little snack to tide us over. I think we got a little container of the fried rice to munch on.
We continued on our way and soon stopped by to say hi to the flamingos.
Here she is trying to stand like a flamingo.
Another picture of the Tree of Life.
We started walking towards Dinoland since we actually hadnt gone to that section of the park the other day. I was hoping that since I had such great luck with EE, I might get a chance to ride on Primeval Whirl just as easily. Alas, the wait time still said 30 minutes and I wasnt willing to wait that just to ride it by myself.
However, since we were in the area, our little tyke started talking about the flying triceratops. Would she actually go riding on the AKs version of Dumbo? She seemed quite excited by it from afar. Once we got closer and had parked the stroller, she lost her courage. She started hesitating more and more, so my husband decided to try another tactic. There was barely a wait, so he hopped on the ride himself to show her it wasnt that bad.
Waving hi to us from his dino car.
Showing us that hes having a great time on the flying dino.
Making faces at us from his dino. Im sure hell hate me posting this pic ..
Our little girl making faces after seeing Daddy make the face.
Pretty, isnt she? Haha.
Even after watching her dad go up on the ride, this was still the closest she would go to a triceratops.
I guess that ended up being okay since my husband said it actually went pretty fast and she would probably have freaked out once she was on the ride anyways. Plus, our little one looked over across from us and saw that Goofy and Pluto were out for a meet and greet. Of course, she wasnt one to pass up a character greeting.
Hugs for Goofy.
Hugs for Pluto too!
She didnt have her book out this time around since she had already seen them earlier in the trip.
After we said goodbye to the pups, we walked around a bit more. We also passed by Mickey and Minnie out together, but that line was super long so we managed to distract our little one as we passed them so that she didnt see them. We were getting hungry again by that point so we decided to head out. It was nice to walk around AK and not be sweating buckets for once.
I think by this point in time it was close to 8pm and we hadnt had a full meal in a while. We decided that since most of the other parks were also closing soon, we would eat dinner outside of Disney. We headed to Kissimee in search of a Red Lobster!
I was drooling just thinking of those cheddar biscuits and my husband just wanted a Sizzlers or a Red Lobster. Both of us grew up with dining experiences at both of these places, but now that we live in MA, there arent any near us. The closest Red Lobster to us is in CT. So while it may be a chain restaurant, we were still excited to eat dinner there.
I have to say, that this was one of our favorite meals of the whole trip! Not necessarily because the food was the best, although the cheddar biscuits did live up to my expectations. I think we had two baskets of them! It was the little things that made the meal so great to us. First off, we had one of the best waitresses we have EVER had. She was so polite and nice to us, and to everyone. She spent time at our table, never making us feel rushed. She filled our drinks without us asking, she played around with our little one to make her comfortable, and she even offered to pack up extra drinks to go for us if we wanted. Now, I know that may not sound like anything out of the norm, but she really did seem to go out of her way to make sure we were enjoying our meal. I have to also point out that my husband was in love with the sweet tea that they had there that night. He literally had 5 glasses of it. Both of us walked out thinking the same thing she had been a great waitress.
We headed back to the hotel after that. Its always nice to have an early night every once in a while when at Disney. Plus, we were stuffed to the gills after dinner.
Up Next: Time for Playhouse Disney!
We usually had no problems finding a beach chair. Unless you wanted one of the chairs underneath the waterfall. There werent as many chairs there, so those tended to be all taken up.
Our little munchkin loved this pool as well. She loved swimming around in her little tube, the only thing she would avoid is that waterfall. So once we got in some good pool time, we showered and headed back out for a little drive.
Usually what we would do in the afternoon by this point is my husband would shower first and wed get our little girl all ready to go also. He would then leave with her for a long drive in the car while I showered and got all the park bags ready for the evening. Then I would give him a call when I was all set to go and hop in the car. This way, she got a nice nap in before heading to the parks for a second time.
With most of our trips to WDW, we typically make it to AK only once during the entire vacation. I dont know if its because its usually so hot there, or if its because we usually end up at Epcot or MK more, but this time around, I really wanted to make it to evening EMH. I had read some great things about the park in the evening on the DIS.
I just love the Tree of Life! I had hoped to explore the trees details up close and more in depth, but we never seemed to get around to it. Oh well, maybe well get a chance our next trip!
I have to say that evening EMH at AK is not crowded at all. Not all the rides are open, but EE was. Since I didnt get a chance to ride in on Saturday, we headed over that way to see if there was a long line. Imagine my surprise when I literally walked on!!! I could have ridden that ride over and over again if I wished. That was definitely a fabulous perk of EMH!
After saying goodbye to the Yeti, we decided to just walk around the park and see what else was open. Before we left Asia, we stopped off at the Yak & Yeti counter service to grab a little snack to tide us over. I think we got a little container of the fried rice to munch on.
We continued on our way and soon stopped by to say hi to the flamingos.
Here she is trying to stand like a flamingo.
Another picture of the Tree of Life.
We started walking towards Dinoland since we actually hadnt gone to that section of the park the other day. I was hoping that since I had such great luck with EE, I might get a chance to ride on Primeval Whirl just as easily. Alas, the wait time still said 30 minutes and I wasnt willing to wait that just to ride it by myself.
However, since we were in the area, our little tyke started talking about the flying triceratops. Would she actually go riding on the AKs version of Dumbo? She seemed quite excited by it from afar. Once we got closer and had parked the stroller, she lost her courage. She started hesitating more and more, so my husband decided to try another tactic. There was barely a wait, so he hopped on the ride himself to show her it wasnt that bad.
Waving hi to us from his dino car.
Showing us that hes having a great time on the flying dino.
Making faces at us from his dino. Im sure hell hate me posting this pic ..
Our little girl making faces after seeing Daddy make the face.
Pretty, isnt she? Haha.
Even after watching her dad go up on the ride, this was still the closest she would go to a triceratops.
I guess that ended up being okay since my husband said it actually went pretty fast and she would probably have freaked out once she was on the ride anyways. Plus, our little one looked over across from us and saw that Goofy and Pluto were out for a meet and greet. Of course, she wasnt one to pass up a character greeting.
Hugs for Goofy.
Hugs for Pluto too!
She didnt have her book out this time around since she had already seen them earlier in the trip.
After we said goodbye to the pups, we walked around a bit more. We also passed by Mickey and Minnie out together, but that line was super long so we managed to distract our little one as we passed them so that she didnt see them. We were getting hungry again by that point so we decided to head out. It was nice to walk around AK and not be sweating buckets for once.
I think by this point in time it was close to 8pm and we hadnt had a full meal in a while. We decided that since most of the other parks were also closing soon, we would eat dinner outside of Disney. We headed to Kissimee in search of a Red Lobster!
I was drooling just thinking of those cheddar biscuits and my husband just wanted a Sizzlers or a Red Lobster. Both of us grew up with dining experiences at both of these places, but now that we live in MA, there arent any near us. The closest Red Lobster to us is in CT. So while it may be a chain restaurant, we were still excited to eat dinner there.
I have to say, that this was one of our favorite meals of the whole trip! Not necessarily because the food was the best, although the cheddar biscuits did live up to my expectations. I think we had two baskets of them! It was the little things that made the meal so great to us. First off, we had one of the best waitresses we have EVER had. She was so polite and nice to us, and to everyone. She spent time at our table, never making us feel rushed. She filled our drinks without us asking, she played around with our little one to make her comfortable, and she even offered to pack up extra drinks to go for us if we wanted. Now, I know that may not sound like anything out of the norm, but she really did seem to go out of her way to make sure we were enjoying our meal. I have to also point out that my husband was in love with the sweet tea that they had there that night. He literally had 5 glasses of it. Both of us walked out thinking the same thing she had been a great waitress.
We headed back to the hotel after that. Its always nice to have an early night every once in a while when at Disney. Plus, we were stuffed to the gills after dinner.
Up Next: Time for Playhouse Disney!
the pictures with Pluto and Goofy!
Evening EMH at AK sounds awesome, especially the idea of riding EE in the dark/twilight! 
Mmmmmm, I love those cheddar biscuits from Red Lobster, too!
Since we were staying at the Dolphin we had planned on taking advantage of the close proximity to Epcot and DHS on these days. Our mission today to catch the Playhouse Disney show and meet Handy Manny. Even though our little girl got to dance with Manny at the EMH dance party, she was obsessing over the fact that he still hadnt signed her book yet.
