We headed up towards the Oasis and stopped to get a few pictures:
I loved the colors of this bird:
I thought this guy was cute, he didn't even flinch:
This was an interesting position, he was licking his back and I thought it was so cute!
We moved on and took a picture of the Tree of Life, I never really did get the opportunity to look at all the carvings up close, but even from afar, it was a beautiful thing!
We walked on towards Camp Minnie Mickey and noticed these guys heading for a walk also:
And another one of Mickey, Goofy, Pluto and Donald fishing:
We arrived at Camp Minnie Mickey where we noticed that all the characters were out, there were queues but they weren't too bad. I felt a bit guilty as I realised that my mom would have loved this part, but we had totally missed it thinking it wouldn't have been worth it to come here. I was so wrong, she would have loved getting her pics with all the characters, but I told myself that she did get quite a few, especially at Chef Mickey's, thank goodness we did go there!
The first queue was for Donald, Steven didn't look to impressed that I would soon be reunited with my other sweetheart, but he agreed to wait and take the picture. I tried to convince him to get his picture taken too, but he refused and I guess he thought it wouldn't be too manly to do so! We waited no longer than 5 minutes and Donald and I were together again:
I LOVE him, he is just so sweet and he gave me a huge hug, he is just the cutest!
Next in line was Goofy and there was a slightly longer wait for him as he was out back getting some milk, this led me once again to trying to decide what Goofy was exactly. I had settled on a dog, even though he stands on 2 legs and wears clothes unlike Pluto, but the milk thing threw me off completely, since when do dogs drink milk? I mean when my dog was a puppy he drank milk, but Goofy has been around for ages and is certainly no puppy. Hmmm, this mystery remains unsolved
Minnie was next and this would be my first picture with her. I had hoped to get one at Chef Mickey's but unfortunately we had missed her and she never returned our whole breakfast so I was eager to get at least one picture with her.
She was smaller than I remembered but she was really sweet and gave me a big hug and pointed to my badge and gestured to see my ring. She gave me another hug before we settled for our picture:
Mickey had the longest queue of all, everyone had been doing the same thing as us and just moving from one character to the next, so it was like deja-vu in the queues. We waited 15 minutes for his majesty but it was well worth the wait.
I came forward and he noticed my badge, Mickey started to get on down and was cheering on the spot:
He gave me a huge hug and presented my hand to the camera:
he pretended to become faint when he saw my ring and gave me a thumbs up, well to me and Steven. Steven said it had been hilarious to watch and would make for a good photo!
Camp Minnie Mickey was such a wonderful place to visit, I will be sure to go back next time; the character opps were just phenomenal!
We decided to head to DinoLand USA, this was another land we had totally missed our the last time we had been here. I really wanted to go on Dinosaur and I was trying to convince Steven to go on it but I didn't think I was succeeding.
I snapped this pic, which I love! I don't think Steven intended to strike a pose similar to the dinosaur but every time I look at it that is all I see. I think it must be his neck position or something!
After much deliberation Steven agreed to go on Dinosaur. I convinced him that it wasn't a coaster as such, I explained that it would be very similar to Indiana Jones in California. Knowing how much he had enjoyed this ride I was sure that would be the clincher. Our wait was approximately 15 minutes, I was glad it wasn't too long as normally that is the time that Steven may decide that he doesn't want to do it at all, walk-on's therefore are my favourite kind of rides!
There weren't loads to see in the queuing area, plus it was a bit dark to get many pictures:
We were ushered in to see more pre show things. One was a video explaining that we were to be sent back in time to the Cretaceous period to find the Iguanadon
hmmm, I always wanted to be the female version of Sam Beckett, but this wasn't exactly what I had in mind!
We neared the boarding area where we could clearly see how big the vehicles were. I breathed a sigh of relief that the size of the vehicle indicated that they wouldn't go too fast. I hadn't read too much about this ride but I knew it was a bit bumpy and it was dark, two things I was fine with.
We were about to board our vehicle in the third row when the CM noticed that we were newly married. He moved us to the front of the vehicle and allowed us in the first row! WOO HOO! Nothing better than being in the first row! Although Steven again may disagree.
It is a very jerky ride, that I will say, I suppose this is to simulate time travel. When it gets past the darkness it becomes much smoother and almost tranquil, there are dinosaurs everywhere you look and it is quite a sight. It becomes dark once more and there are meteors sounding off beside you, this is when it gets really fun, you speed along the track, your headlights are out and I can barely see a hand in front of my face let alone Steven gritting his teeth.
We almost collide with a huge dinosaur. We move in every way possible and I could imagine many people feeling pretty queasy on this ride. We are informed that there will be 60 seconds before impact, but we are still in search of the Iguanadon. Luckily our homing missile or whatever it is we are using seeks out the Iguanadon, the force of which causes us to be sucked forward in time. Its over, we're back and we have the Igunadon!
We depart or time machine and head out the door into the sunlight. Although Steven doesn't really like bumpy or fast rides, I will quote him when he says "it was one of the best rides in Disney" I am also of this opinion, I am a fan of most rides anyway, but anything that involves time travel, darkness and even a few scares thrown in, will always have my thumbs up!
Just about to leave DinoLand USA but I stopped to take a picture of this big cutie:
We walked over the Discovery River where we managed to snap my pal Mickey on a boat:
I also waited to get a good picture of Expedition Everest:
I had originally planned on going on this ride and I am still undecided about whether I will or not, there is always next time I guess. I don't know what is stalling me to be honest, I mean I love things like this. I just thought that the wait was 40 minutes, even for a single rider it seemed, and we didn't really have that much time left, especially as we were now going to the P&P Party. Still unsure, we walked on. I am sure that the P&P Party would make it all worthwhile, that is if we managed to go
Coming up:
Rafiki's Planet Watch, Flame Tree BBQ and the heavens open
Glad you are enjoying it, there is so much more to come, I can't wait to share it all.
I don't want to look silly though in asking Stan for a demo when we have already had our wedding
EE is an amazing ride...we went on it at night - super scary!
