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Day Six - Thursday 5/6/04
CAST
Robin/Me - 40; trip planner/recorded; 11th trip to WDW
Paula/Sister to Robin - 30; 5th trip to WDW
You mean Kim Possible lied to me? Or, Make Your Own Magic.
The Plan: AK; dinner at Ohana; Downtown Disney
I was up at 7:30, but after our late night, decided to go back to bed for a while, so I didnt actually get out of bed until 8:30. We got ready and left by 9:45. On the way to the GCH, we stopped by Captain Cooks to fill up our mugs. We picked up our car from valet and drove to the Animal Kingdom.
We were so late this morning that we actually got to park somewhere besides in the Unicorn section--Dinosaur. Woohoo. Paula forgot to put on sunscreen this morning, so we bought some as soon as we got into the park and we stopped for a moment while she put some on. We immediately stopped again at the Ibis habitat so Paula could take some pictures. Paula is fun to go to the AK with because she has a tendency to randomly stop dead in her tracks and takes pictures of everything. Im sure *I* would *never* waste a bazillion pictures on one animal.
We took my favorite path with the bouncy bridge through the Oasis. Our plan was to pick up a Fast Pass for the Kilimanjaro Safari (KS) and then go see the 11:45 showing of the Festival of the Lion King (FotLK). I went to go get our Fast Passes, while Paula waited by the entrance to Camp Minnie Mickey.
On the way in to Camp Minnie Mickey, there was a guy pushing an empty stroller. A CM stationed at the entrance said to the man, Youve left someone. I said Its me, and pretended to get in the stroller. There you are, joked the stroller guy with me, while the CM looked on, very confused.
We watched the FotLK and then went to back to Africa after the show. I had read someones trip report that said to be sure and look at the potatoes in Africa, that there were pots and pots of fake potatoes. Well, we looked for potatoes. There are no potatoes in Africa, at least not that we could find. Perhaps there was a famine recently.
The Fast Pass line to Kilimanjaro Safari was all the way back to the stand by line (which was a 25 minute wait). We didnt want to wait in a long line, so we got another Fast Pass for the ride and then went to eat lunch.
Paula wanted to eat at Pizzafari so we headed back in that direction. On the way back we past yet another cart with the make-your-own charm bracelets and necklaces. Im not too sure that Im fond of the new slogan for this marketing campaignMake your own Magic. Its almost like Disney is disgruntledly saying, Hey buddy. Make your own magic. Weve been making it for years and what do we get? Griping about the lines and the ticket prices and the condition of the parks. You try making some magic for a while. See how easy it is. Maybe its just me.
Back at Pizzafari, Paula and I each got one of the Animal Kingdom Meal Deals which we used for a Deli sandwich for Paula and a cheese pizza and salad for me. We ate in the Camouflage room. Actually, I didnt know it was called the Camouflage room until a CM saw Paula and I discussing the pictures on the wall and came over to ask if we knew what the name of the room was. We finished up around 1:15.
After lunch, we went back to KS and used our first Fast Pass. The long line had gone away by now and we were on the ride in a matter of minutes. Afterwards, we walked the Pangani Trail. Now heres where I have to apologize to Paula for making fun of her taking pictures of everything. When we got to the Okapi, it was walking around very close to the front of its pen. I had never seen the Okapi so out in the open before and I must confess that I took more than a reasonable amount of pictures of it. Okay, so if you put all the pictures together you could flip them and make one of those stop-action animated books, are you happy now? Im sorry I mocked her.
We watched the naked mole rats for a while and, when I remarked that it didnt look like they could see very well, learned from the CM that they are indeed blind. Paula was surprised and saddened to hear this bit of news. You mean Kim Possible lied to me? she said. Rufus shouldnt be able to see?
After walking the trail (and yes, taking many pictures), we went back to KS and used our second set of Fast Passes to ride again.
Next, we took the train to Conservation Station, where we listened to the Sounds of the Rainforest. Twice. I find this exhibit very relaxing and darkI could stay in there all day.
Rafiki and Stanley (from Playhouse Disney) were out signing autographs. I dont really get the connection, but okay. We looked at a display which showed the various types of food that they feed to the animalsalfalfa cubes, rabbit pellets, etc. There was even a container marked Primate Maintenance Biscuits. Paula, who had been quoting the Rod Serling dialogue from Tower of Terror ever since we had ridden it six times in a row, was quick to change the line from This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator. to This, as you may recognize, is a primate maintenance biscuit. I told you we were easily amused.
Next, we went out to the petting zoo and sat and admired the goats.
After taking the train back to civilization, we walked to Asia and went through the Maharajah Jungle Trail. I dont think I would be remiss by saying that Paulas pictures of the tigers rivaled mine of the Okapi for sheer volume.
We walked over new bridge by Expedition Everest and took some pictures of the construction going on. Its very nice that theres a new route to Tarzan Rocks, which always seemed very isolated to me.
We planned on going to see the 4:40 showing of Tarzan Rocks, but 3:15 was the last showing, so we went on down to Chester & Hesters to ride Primeval Whirl instead.
It was 5:00 by the time we made it off the ride, so we made our way out of the park, stopping to get cokes on the way out.
We stopped at the All Stars Movies resort on the way back to get a bunch of Mickey Mouse straws for our co-workers. We made it back to the Polynesian by 5:50. We got new leis for the day, and, as it was almost time for the torch lighting ceremony, we went to Captain Cooks to fill up our mugs and then went back to the lobby to wait until 6:00.
Paula had never seen the ceremony and was very impressed by the fact that the torch lighter actually blew a conch shell to call everyone to the ceremony. Not only that, but it was very loud, too. During the ceremony, the torch lighter shook some peoples hands. He then put fire on his palm with his torch and offered his flaming hand to a man to shake. Needless to say, the man refused, but it got a big laugh.
We went back to our room at 6:15 and checked in with the folks at home. We went back to the GCH at 7:00 for our priority seating at Ohana. We checked in at the podium and then looked around in the gift shops. We were seated at 7:20 at a nice table with a great view of Cinderellas castle.
The food was excellent as usual and we were done with dinner about 8:30 ($51.10). We looked around in the gift shop downstairs and then went back to our room to get jackets before walking down to the beach. We walked out on Sunset Point and looked at the view, then took our shoes off and walked along the beach, admiring the hammocks and swings.
We went down by the volcano pool and got two chairs to sit in to watch the firework. I went and got a towel since I had been wading in the shallow end of the pool, and then we moved the chairs out into the sand and sat and watched the fireworks. The sand on our toes felt better than a Blue Corn Scrub at the Grand Floridian. Well, okay, never having *had* the Blue Corn Scrub at the spa, I guess I wouldnt be an accurate judge of that, but it did feel really good.
Unfortunately, just mentioning the Blue Corn Scrub got that annoying Pocahontas song on our mind and we wound up singing Did you ever hear the wolf cry to a blue corn scrub? for the rest of the evening. Im pretty sure that the Blue Corn Scrub at the Grand Floridian is why the grinning bobcat grins. Sorry. Really. Ill stop now.
We watched the fireworks and then once they were over, the Electric Water Pageant immediately started. Paula was mocking its simplicity and I again told her she was losing her Disney magic. The rest of the crowd was very appreciative anyway and there was much applause after the stirring Tribute to All Nations, but Mostly America finale.
After the Electric Water Pageant moved on, we sat for a while and played in the sand with our feet. We then got up and walked over to the quiet pool where we sat on the edge of the pool and dangled our legs in the water until about 10:00.
Back in our room, Paula called her husband while I went to fill up our mugs. We updated our notes and watched cartoons until we went to bed at 12:45.
CAST
Robin/Me - 40; trip planner/recorded; 11th trip to WDW
Paula/Sister to Robin - 30; 5th trip to WDW
You mean Kim Possible lied to me? Or, Make Your Own Magic.
The Plan: AK; dinner at Ohana; Downtown Disney
I was up at 7:30, but after our late night, decided to go back to bed for a while, so I didnt actually get out of bed until 8:30. We got ready and left by 9:45. On the way to the GCH, we stopped by Captain Cooks to fill up our mugs. We picked up our car from valet and drove to the Animal Kingdom.
We were so late this morning that we actually got to park somewhere besides in the Unicorn section--Dinosaur. Woohoo. Paula forgot to put on sunscreen this morning, so we bought some as soon as we got into the park and we stopped for a moment while she put some on. We immediately stopped again at the Ibis habitat so Paula could take some pictures. Paula is fun to go to the AK with because she has a tendency to randomly stop dead in her tracks and takes pictures of everything. Im sure *I* would *never* waste a bazillion pictures on one animal.
We took my favorite path with the bouncy bridge through the Oasis. Our plan was to pick up a Fast Pass for the Kilimanjaro Safari (KS) and then go see the 11:45 showing of the Festival of the Lion King (FotLK). I went to go get our Fast Passes, while Paula waited by the entrance to Camp Minnie Mickey.
On the way in to Camp Minnie Mickey, there was a guy pushing an empty stroller. A CM stationed at the entrance said to the man, Youve left someone. I said Its me, and pretended to get in the stroller. There you are, joked the stroller guy with me, while the CM looked on, very confused.
We watched the FotLK and then went to back to Africa after the show. I had read someones trip report that said to be sure and look at the potatoes in Africa, that there were pots and pots of fake potatoes. Well, we looked for potatoes. There are no potatoes in Africa, at least not that we could find. Perhaps there was a famine recently.
The Fast Pass line to Kilimanjaro Safari was all the way back to the stand by line (which was a 25 minute wait). We didnt want to wait in a long line, so we got another Fast Pass for the ride and then went to eat lunch.
Paula wanted to eat at Pizzafari so we headed back in that direction. On the way back we past yet another cart with the make-your-own charm bracelets and necklaces. Im not too sure that Im fond of the new slogan for this marketing campaignMake your own Magic. Its almost like Disney is disgruntledly saying, Hey buddy. Make your own magic. Weve been making it for years and what do we get? Griping about the lines and the ticket prices and the condition of the parks. You try making some magic for a while. See how easy it is. Maybe its just me.
Back at Pizzafari, Paula and I each got one of the Animal Kingdom Meal Deals which we used for a Deli sandwich for Paula and a cheese pizza and salad for me. We ate in the Camouflage room. Actually, I didnt know it was called the Camouflage room until a CM saw Paula and I discussing the pictures on the wall and came over to ask if we knew what the name of the room was. We finished up around 1:15.
After lunch, we went back to KS and used our first Fast Pass. The long line had gone away by now and we were on the ride in a matter of minutes. Afterwards, we walked the Pangani Trail. Now heres where I have to apologize to Paula for making fun of her taking pictures of everything. When we got to the Okapi, it was walking around very close to the front of its pen. I had never seen the Okapi so out in the open before and I must confess that I took more than a reasonable amount of pictures of it. Okay, so if you put all the pictures together you could flip them and make one of those stop-action animated books, are you happy now? Im sorry I mocked her.
We watched the naked mole rats for a while and, when I remarked that it didnt look like they could see very well, learned from the CM that they are indeed blind. Paula was surprised and saddened to hear this bit of news. You mean Kim Possible lied to me? she said. Rufus shouldnt be able to see?
After walking the trail (and yes, taking many pictures), we went back to KS and used our second set of Fast Passes to ride again.
Next, we took the train to Conservation Station, where we listened to the Sounds of the Rainforest. Twice. I find this exhibit very relaxing and darkI could stay in there all day.
Rafiki and Stanley (from Playhouse Disney) were out signing autographs. I dont really get the connection, but okay. We looked at a display which showed the various types of food that they feed to the animalsalfalfa cubes, rabbit pellets, etc. There was even a container marked Primate Maintenance Biscuits. Paula, who had been quoting the Rod Serling dialogue from Tower of Terror ever since we had ridden it six times in a row, was quick to change the line from This, as you may recognize, is a maintenance service elevator. to This, as you may recognize, is a primate maintenance biscuit. I told you we were easily amused.
Next, we went out to the petting zoo and sat and admired the goats.
After taking the train back to civilization, we walked to Asia and went through the Maharajah Jungle Trail. I dont think I would be remiss by saying that Paulas pictures of the tigers rivaled mine of the Okapi for sheer volume.
We walked over new bridge by Expedition Everest and took some pictures of the construction going on. Its very nice that theres a new route to Tarzan Rocks, which always seemed very isolated to me.
We planned on going to see the 4:40 showing of Tarzan Rocks, but 3:15 was the last showing, so we went on down to Chester & Hesters to ride Primeval Whirl instead.
It was 5:00 by the time we made it off the ride, so we made our way out of the park, stopping to get cokes on the way out.
We stopped at the All Stars Movies resort on the way back to get a bunch of Mickey Mouse straws for our co-workers. We made it back to the Polynesian by 5:50. We got new leis for the day, and, as it was almost time for the torch lighting ceremony, we went to Captain Cooks to fill up our mugs and then went back to the lobby to wait until 6:00.
Paula had never seen the ceremony and was very impressed by the fact that the torch lighter actually blew a conch shell to call everyone to the ceremony. Not only that, but it was very loud, too. During the ceremony, the torch lighter shook some peoples hands. He then put fire on his palm with his torch and offered his flaming hand to a man to shake. Needless to say, the man refused, but it got a big laugh.
We went back to our room at 6:15 and checked in with the folks at home. We went back to the GCH at 7:00 for our priority seating at Ohana. We checked in at the podium and then looked around in the gift shops. We were seated at 7:20 at a nice table with a great view of Cinderellas castle.
The food was excellent as usual and we were done with dinner about 8:30 ($51.10). We looked around in the gift shop downstairs and then went back to our room to get jackets before walking down to the beach. We walked out on Sunset Point and looked at the view, then took our shoes off and walked along the beach, admiring the hammocks and swings.
We went down by the volcano pool and got two chairs to sit in to watch the firework. I went and got a towel since I had been wading in the shallow end of the pool, and then we moved the chairs out into the sand and sat and watched the fireworks. The sand on our toes felt better than a Blue Corn Scrub at the Grand Floridian. Well, okay, never having *had* the Blue Corn Scrub at the spa, I guess I wouldnt be an accurate judge of that, but it did feel really good.
Unfortunately, just mentioning the Blue Corn Scrub got that annoying Pocahontas song on our mind and we wound up singing Did you ever hear the wolf cry to a blue corn scrub? for the rest of the evening. Im pretty sure that the Blue Corn Scrub at the Grand Floridian is why the grinning bobcat grins. Sorry. Really. Ill stop now.
We watched the fireworks and then once they were over, the Electric Water Pageant immediately started. Paula was mocking its simplicity and I again told her she was losing her Disney magic. The rest of the crowd was very appreciative anyway and there was much applause after the stirring Tribute to All Nations, but Mostly America finale.
After the Electric Water Pageant moved on, we sat for a while and played in the sand with our feet. We then got up and walked over to the quiet pool where we sat on the edge of the pool and dangled our legs in the water until about 10:00.
Back in our room, Paula called her husband while I went to fill up our mugs. We updated our notes and watched cartoons until we went to bed at 12:45.
and I'm really missing it. Oh well...................on to the next installment
