Well, today was nuts (I really paid for taking Friday off), but as you can see, we made it back safely from Orlando.
Sunday was another interesting day at WDW. Everyone got up a
little earlier than I had hoped for the night before, but we still weren't ready to go and checked out by park opening. Still, we left for the AK a little after 10 a.m., and as the primary goal was to get FP's for Everest and to see the first Nemo show, I thought we'd be okay.
So, we get to AK, and my AP won't work at the turnstiles. I send Jonathan ahead of us with his and my parents' passes (my mom can't do thrill rides, so we only needed 3 tickets) to get FP's for EE, while I go to Guest Relations to get a new pass - they were claiming mine had been demagnetized, although it hadn't been around anything. The worst part was that I lost my Tink AP that the DTD Guest Relations staff was kind enough to print for me in December.
The AK Guest Relations guy was not so nice, and even though he stamped my deactivated AP with "void", he wouldn't let me keep it. I don't know why, but this really disappointed me! I'm such a baby.
With my new Mickey AP, we then head to Dinoland to check out the line for Nemo. It's already back toward the Diorama, which worried me. We got in line and waited there for Jonathan, where he proceeded to come back with FP's....for Kali River Rapids.
Despite the blinding heat and humidity that day, there was no way we were all going to run the risk of getting soaked and then have to get on a plane in a few hours. So, we had useless FP's, and couldn't get more for almost 2 hours. I didn't even want to get into it with Jonathan on how he mistook the KRR FP distribution for EE's.
And then...the line in front of us for Nemo just disintegrated. We learned from a CM that the 11:30 showing of Nemo had been canceled.
As we had other stuff to do, there was no way we could wait around for the 1 p.m. show - "if" it even went on, as it wasn't guaranteed. So, we're now 4 for 5 of all Disney attractions that the 4 of us are trying to do together!
We move towards Asia and walk by the
real EE queue and FP distribution center so I can see if we have any shot of getting FP's for later. I quickly determine that if we don't get something now, we won't be able to stick around for later. I remember that my pass hasn't been run through the FP machine, so I get my dad a FP for EE, as he hadn't ridden it yet. As the standby line was 50 mins, we headed on to Africa to see if we could get onto the safari to kill some time. Along the walkway to Africa and Asia, we saw D'Vine. That, at least, was a highlight, and one of the few things we have pics of. I'll post later.
We get to Africa, and the safari has a 50 min. wait, too. (And this is why you get to the parks early...) So, no one wants to stand in line for that long, so we elect to just get a drink, and cool off. I am telling you - it was HOT. We were all sweating through our clothes. My bad - I should have remembered how much hotter/more humid the AK is, and never taken us there. Oh well, that's one thing I've lived and learned.
After cooling down in the Harambe School area where there was a fan, we shopped around Africa and Discovery Island, and then headed back to EE for my dad's ride. My mom, Jonathan and I waited at the lookout to see if Jonathan could take a picture of my dad coming down, which he did - it's a really fun picture.
My dad enjoyed his ride, so at least the morning at the AK wasn't a total bust!
We decided to then head out of the park, and go to DTD, as my mom wanted to go to the Christmas Store to search for more ornaments for her Disney tree. We hit DTD, which thankfully was not that crowded, and made stops in WoD, the pin store, and the Christmas store. (You know you're going to Disney pretty consistently, when you really don't see any souveniers you want!) We then drove over to SSR, so my parents could see the resort and get a feel for what we'd be experiencing in December. We also ate a late lunch at Artist's Palette, which was blissfully not busy and cool. I had a great chicken panini that I could only eat half of - I forgot the one hidden benefit of the heat - I lose most of my appetite!
From SSR, we went back to the YC to pick up our bags from bell services, take a spit bath in the YC lobby restrooms, change clothes, and then head for the airport. Our flight home was pretty uneventful, we picked up our dog (who thankfully learned how to get along with her shih tzu "cousin" while we were away), and came home to look forward to work today.
Can I tell you how ready I am to go back in a month, and have a proper trip?!?! Arent' you jealous of my trip now??
for Ramiro & glad to hear you are feeling better.
Hopefully we can take some of the sting out of your disappointment next month! 
I've never seen the FP machines for Kali.
Anyway, I hope I can win a FEW pins today. 85 days 'til WDW!
