The Moist Exhausting Free Trip Ever - Link to Part II Thread pg. 244

Rainstorms closing attractions stinks, but not nearly as much as having to run through them to catch a bus.

Nice move trotting over to the Single Rider line!! Used it myself a few times, and saved me probably a good half hour of park time with it! :thumbsup2

Do people READ the park map which explains FiPs? Or the resort check in literature? or the internet?? or ask a CM? I still don't get how someone could miss the memo (multiple esses here!) on this!

GREAT Meet pictures!! From her TRs, Blue and her family seem like super folks!!

Headless apes are almost as freaky as blue-butted baboons. But your picture sure lends itself to some photocropping fun. Remeber that term I coined last year that had something to do with monkeying around with photoshopping?? I've lost my own vocab on this one. :scared1:
 
Two Judy's

:cheer2: Correct! :cheer2:

Congratulations! This is your first win, I believe. Nice job! Now, wasn't that easy?

awww, sorry ya'll were rained out of the Rapids ride.
Great dismeet pictures!

I guess I was going to get wet, one way or another. Hey, this was the "moist exhausting free trip ever". Ooo, I should have made that connection in the actual write-up. Oh well.

We got the app in November - apparently we got it in June, too, but I don't remember ever using it - but in November we were at the Studios and was going to check FastPasses, or wait times, or something, but the big rides weren't listed. I think that Tower, RnR and Toy Story - none of them were on there. Do you remember if they showed up on yours? We thought it was kind of pointless to have that app if the rides you really want, aren't even listed..... We checked it again at Epcot - I think we were looking to see if the "big" ones would show up there - and now I can't remember whether they did. I think so, but wouldn't swear to it. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.....

I don't really remember what rides it did or didn't show, and unfortunately my subscription has run out. Oh wait, I don't think you could access that feature remotely anyway -- I think the GPS had to show that you were in the park to use that, so it doesn't matter that my subscription is done, I couldn't see it here anyway.

Well, there are 2 Judys in the pictures, but Lauren looks a lot like her and carries many of the same genes. So that would bump the total to 5.

Do you think you can come up with a way to scam the system that Marv hasn't already tried? Oh silly, silly Captain.

I am very, very impressed with your strategy of bypassing the SlowPass line and hitting the Single Rider line at EE. It's the kind of savvy move only a DIS veteran would make.

That's why I made sure to mention that I think one of the kids came up with the idea. I was probably still ponderin'. :scratchin

And I'm sorry you got stuck in the Dreaded Lightning Delay ©. I seem to recall someone having a similar experience... :rolleyes1

Oh yes...and you discovered Scotty's favorite rollercoaster -- the Peoplemover!

But in my case, I didn't think the heavy stuff would come down for quite some time. ;)

So where does the Headless Monkey come from? Are they making a sequel to Sleepy Hollow? :confused3

It's kind of a "Jungle Book" / "Sleepy Hollow" fushion thing.

Hey Glenn!

Biscuit!

Great updates and photos as always. REALLY loved all the AK shots. Great job brother!

Thank you sir!

Oh and this:

Made me snort laugh.

Twice.

My work here is done. :)
 
Beat to the punch, but I agree - two.

Yep-er. Two was the answer we were looking for this round.

On our 2nd ride on EE, Andrew noticed the paw prints on the side too! I think it's so cool because it really adds to the experience. And not many have photos of it either! Most just have the broken tracks.

I think they should blow air conditioning on you up there...it's still hot up there and that's the only thing that takes away from the illusion.

Thanks. I can't remember seeing any pictures of these paw prints either.

Wow, rained out of the park. That's pretty much what happened on my DHS day. It's too bad about all those people had to wait in a FASTPASS line! Oh, the irony!

Exactly -- it's FASTpass. :confused:

I hope those people entering the park got to use them that day!

He probably did. Although he was probably wondering if they would actually work, since I didn't charge him anything for them? :laughing:

Wow, that time in the community hall sounds so nice. I wish all the hotels had a common room like that.

I guess it's a DVC perk. I know I've said it a hundred times already, but James LOVED (no, make that LOVES...he'd go there today if he could) that place.

I find it fascinating that you are able to simultaneously ride EE and take pictures. It was all I could do to keep it together for the ride, let alone try to focus!

Naah, it's not so hard. Just stay in the car, you're not going anywhere that the car isn't.

So good to see Cherie and Chris again !!!! They are a wonderful family!!! We had a ball in February!!!So hoping we all get to meet again !!!

They are! Me too!

:welcome: to the Dis!

Yuki, you captured a phantom poster! I peeked in on here last evening and saw that person's post and your response, but I was a little suspicious since I had a phantom poster a few days ago. I did a search on their posts and there were 10 -- all of them were short statements like what you captured, so I think they were just trying to get their post count up so they could begain whatever nefarious schemes they might have been plotting. :stir:

Rainstorms closing attractions stinks, but not nearly as much as having to run through them to catch a bus.

Yeah, but at WDW that's going to happen now and then...in the summer it's to be expected.

Nice move trotting over to the Single Rider line!! Used it myself a few times, and saved me probably a good half hour of park time with it! :thumbsup2

Nice. I hope you asked your new-found seatmates hold Tate for the ride. That'd get a reaction!
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Do people READ the park map which explains FiPs? Or the resort check in literature? or the internet?? or ask a CM? I still don't get how someone could miss the memo (multiple esses here!) on this!

I hear ya. You think like I do -- know the system, work the system; have a plan, work the plan. But the more of them there are who don't understand the system, only improves my ability to work it.

GREAT Meet pictures!! From her TRs, Blue and her family seem like super folks!!

You have assessed correctly -- they are!

Headless apes are almost as freaky as blue-butted baboons. But your picture sure lends itself to some photocropping fun. Remeber that term I coined last year that had something to do with monkeying around with photoshopping?? I've lost my own vocab on this one. :scared1:

Hmmm, I vaguely remember that, but I don't remember what coin you termed, er term you coined.
 

Nice pics of EE, Glen. However, I don't know how you can take pictures while riding...and especially going backwards. I have enough to do to hold on to whatever I ate that day riding EE.;)
 
It was a good little time-killer. This might be the only time I mention that application, so maybe I should give my assessment of it here. I think it was $10, and had some beneficial aspects such as showing ride wait-times and whether fastpasses were still available. It also had the trivia game, which was handy during this rainstorm and I remember we played it on one of our long bus rides. On the negative side, the app steered me wrong earlier in the trip by recommending a bus route through Downtown Disney, which was an excruciatingly long trip. And in general, it seemed that if we had a question while in the parks, such as a particular show time or where something was, it was faster to consult a map or even find an Information desk or something than to consult the phone app. It took a long time to boot up -- I think partly because of the GPS that identifies what park you’re in, but a lot of the time that worked against it (in my opinion) because I wanted a quick answer. Bottom line though, for $10 I’d get it again

I had the same problem with the Disney app on my trip in Sept and Oct. It seemed like I could walk to the attraction faster than the app could boot up and give me the answer. I was also upset that the app would not work during evening EMH. After regular park closing the app would flip to info for the next day. I did not remember this happening in Dec. When I frst used the app. The crowds in Dec. may have been the only time it would have been faster to let the app load up vs walk there. :rotfl2:

I also did not have that trivia game. It may have helped during my journey from DTD. :rolleyes1

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I think we were in Community Hall for about an hour, although it sure didn’t seem like that long with the good company we had, talking and playing games. Cherie, I sure hope our paths cross at Kidani again sometime!


Up next: Boma…need I say more?

I almost thought the top picture was another Judy sighting since the shirt appears similar. Good thing you posted the bottom picture to clear that up.

In no way am I comparing Judy to that boy or the other way around. :rotfl2:
It was just the shirt color/pattern that caught my eye.
 
I think they should blow air conditioning on you up there...it's still hot up there and that's the only thing that takes away from the illusion.

Oooh, some blowing air would be such a great idea! Like what they do for soarin.

He probably did. Although he was probably wondering if they would actually work, since I didn't charge him anything for them? :laughing:

I can't believe he thought you were selling them. It makes me wonder if he's had people trying to sell them their FPs before? This is the first time I've ever heard of anyone asking "how much" when receiving an FP.

Haha.....makes me kind of want to prepare for something like that....so I can respond with "Just your soul, it's not much." or " It's free, but you have to dance for me."
 
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Well. I had meant to get back here the other day and actually READ the update, but it didn't happen....but now I'm caught up! :goodvibes That is one crazy rain! Did it ever let up, while you were in Community Hall?

Great shot of the giraffes on the savanna in the rain, it really gives you a feel for how intense the rain was. And that's funny about the zebra kicking the giraffes out! I guess we know who's boss out there!

Love the DIS meet! :thumbsup2
 
Good Morning Glen !!! Am enjoying a WHOLE day off !! Spent most of the morning covering a Call Off but eventually did it !!No way did I want to go in today!!!!
 
hopefully james was easy on them with the fooseball.

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I think so. In fact, in that one picture Blue's husband and son are playing, so James must have moved on to something else for a little while.

Nice pics of EE, Glen. However, I don't know how you can take pictures while riding...and especially going backwards. I have enough to do to hold on to whatever I ate that day riding EE.;)

I sure don't take pictures on the backwards part; I am definitely holding on then. It's too dark on that part to take a picture of anything anyway. But other than that section, I don't have too much trouble.

I had the same problem with the Disney app on my trip in Sept and Oct. It seemed like I could walk to the attraction faster than the app could boot up and give me the answer. I was also upset that the app would not work during evening EMH. After regular park closing the app would flip to info for the next day. I did not remember this happening in Dec. When I frst used the app. The crowds in Dec. may have been the only time it would have been faster to let the app load up vs walk there. :rotfl2:

I also did not have that trivia game. It may have helped during my journey from DTD. :rolleyes1

I'm glad you could confirm my gripe about it being slow.

We didn't go to any evening EMHs so I didn't notice it, but yeah, that would stink. :mad:

I almost thought the top picture was another Judy sighting since the shirt appears similar. Good thing you posted the bottom picture to clear that up.

In no way am I comparing Judy to that boy or the other way around. :rotfl2:
It was just the shirt color/pattern that caught my eye.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of you competitive people were to tell me that you thought you saw Judy at your local gas station (along with Elvis). :laughing:

Oooh, some blowing air would be such a great idea! Like what they do for soarin.

They should make me an imagineer. Not that I know anything about heating and air conditioning and could actually get it done, but it's a good idea. I also had the idea to face paint the yellow and black test dummy circles outside of Test Track. Two good ideas should be enough to be made at least an honorary imagineer.

I can't believe he thought you were selling them. It makes me wonder if he's had people trying to sell them their FPs before? This is the first time I've ever heard of anyone asking "how much" when receiving an FP.

I know! I was just like, "huh"?

Haha.....makes me kind of want to prepare for something like that....so I can respond with "Just your soul, it's not much." or " It's free, but you have to dance for me."

You're evil! I love it.

Well. I had meant to get back here the other day and actually READ the update, but it didn't happen....but now I'm caught up! :goodvibes That is one crazy rain! Did it ever let up, while you were in Community Hall?

It was raining even harder when we got to Kidani than it was when we were in the park. We would have been soaked to the bone if we had to run to the bus stop in that downpour. I guess we picked a could time to make a break for it.

It was still raining while we were in Community Hall, but it stopped a little later, before dinner.

Great shot of the giraffes on the savanna in the rain, it really gives you a feel for how intense the rain was. And that's funny about the zebra kicking the giraffes out! I guess we know who's boss out there!

Apparently there's a pecking order!

Love the DIS meet! :thumbsup2

They're fun, aren't they?!

Good Morning Glen !!! Am enjoying a WHOLE day off !! Spent most of the morning covering a Call Off but eventually did it !!No way did I want to go in today!!!!

Glad you're enjoying a day off Rosie! What does "covering a Call Off" mean? You had to substitute for someone?
 
Glad you're enjoying a day off Rosie! What does "covering a Call Off" mean? You had to substitute for someone?

It means when someone calls off I have to find someone to work or Mandate the staff that are there to stay which can get UGLY!!!:scared1::scared1:According to their contract if I can't find a staff to work someone with loweest seniority is mandated !! Luckily I am usually pretty persistant at calling people and most of the time I cover it !! In some instances I might have to go in !!! :scared1::scared1:
 
They should make me an imagineer. Not that I know anything about heating and air conditioning and could actually get it done, but it's a good idea. I also had the idea to face paint the yellow and black test dummy circles outside of Test Track. Two good ideas should be enough to be made at least an honorary imagineer.

Well, if not that, then at least a pin!

You're evil! I love it.

Why thank you very much. I try.

About that phantom poster, THAT IS SO WEIRD! How do they just disappear like that??? I've never even heard of phantom posters.


First of many Christmas Greetings !!!! Thank Winkers for creating this monster !!!

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:lmao::lmao::lmao::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:
 
Looks like it just wasn't your afternoon at AK! We all have our "I think I'm going to drown" memories from the world! :umbrella: I didn't even know the community hall was a game room! I guess it is a great idea with all the rain they get.

Fun DISmeet! Looks like the Glennbo and Blueeyed families got along great!:thumbsup2

Hmm, I saw you mention a phantom poster. We had some people making random comments on a DISmoms thread and we got creeped out and moved to a private Facebook group - felt like people were spying on us!:3dglasses Maybe they were just trying to get their numbers up? Why not just join a thread you are interested in and get to know people??:confused3
 
One place I never want to get stuck is on the lift hill of EE. But I guess it would be worse to get stuck inside. Hmmmmmm:confused3 Not sure!

That is such a spectacular picture of the lion! I have never come anywhere close to getting that much lion in a picture. Really fabulous. I am so jealous.

I also love all the family pics. They are really, really good!
 
I'm an update behind! (imagine that.) :rolleyes1

Way to work those fastpasses at AK!! It's the only way to go if you ask me. :thumbsup2 I've never understood the people who don't. You know...those people who are *sighing* loudly or complaining from the standby line as you zip right past them. :lmao: Makes me giggle every time. When we first started going I felt bad for them. But by this point I just don't. Info about the fastpasses is EVERYWHERE. :teacher: If they choose not to utilize.....more for me!! pirate:


All I can remember about each day of this trip is how incredibly HOT it was! It was such a complete change from what we were used to when touring WDW. Even living in the south we weren't prepared for it. Walking on hot cement in the heat is just.......I don't know....dumb? Yet, we do it anyway. :rolleyes1

Ok, off to finish catching up...............
 
Day 6 - Part 6

When we left off last time, we, the intrepid Animal Kingdom adventurers, had completed a safari and had our pictures taken by Photopass paparazzi. At that point we noticed that Expedition Everest was back up and running, so decided to give it another try and started walking. Of course Judy wasn’t planning on riding, but Lauren, Marlene, James, and I wanted to tempt our fate with the Yeti yet again.

When we reached Expedition Everest, we went to the fastpass entrance and realized that the line extended out the door and into the street. People passing through the area, going from Dinoland to Asia and vice versa, literally had to “pardon me” their way through the line. We got in line (briefly, but I’m getting ahead of myself) and kind of scratched our heads at the whole situation. Apparently since Expedition Everest had been out of operation for a while, everyone who had been holding fastpasses for the last couple of hours had descended upon it at the same time. It was kind of funny to watch people arrive at the entrance door, and then to follow their eyes tracing the line in search of the end. They all had a look of disbelief (as I’m sure we did) when they realized what the situation was.

Well, we didn’t think that this was what “fastpass” was all about, so we sure didn’t want to wait in that huge line. I think one of the kids suggested that we try the Single Rider line again since it worked so well in the morning, so we got out of line and went to the Single Rider entrance. The Single Rider line was definitely longer than it had been in the morning, but seemed like it would be faster than the fastpass line. (According to the timestamps on my pictures, it was only 16 minutes between our photopass pictures at the end of the last chapter and my first ride picture on Everest, so that seems pretty fast!) I kind of watched the fastpass line to see if I noticed anyone who had been around us in line, to see if we’d made a bad choice in switching, but I think we got through before we would have otherwise.

Even though we had to split up (being single riders), we all made it onto the same train. In this next picture I can see James about 4 rows back, just above the head of the guy who’s wearing his visor backward and holding his hands up in the foreground. And Lauren is 3 rows behind James. I guess I wasn’t able to get a shot with Marlene in the picture, being turned around on a speeding rollercoaster and all. I’ll have to work on that.

Then I decided to just reach up over my head and take a blind shot to see what I’d get. I wonder what the girl behind me in the Minnie hat was thinking?

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We reached the top and I took yet another picture of the broken tracks. I don't have enough of these in my stockpile of photos.

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I looked around and thought to myself, “What haven’t I taken a picture of up here yet?” Then I saw these yeti footprints in the snow.

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Those footprints have to be a little scary to young riders who might be wondering if the yeti could be real. Good job imagineers!

Let’s see if I’ve gotten any better at taking pictures while riding a speeding rollercoaster in the last couple of minutes.

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Nope, guess I haven’t improved.

We loved our ride as usual, and I took a couple of redneck pictures of our ride photos.

James. I’m not sure if he was putting this face on or what.

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Lauren.

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Me. (Somebody better tell this guy that this is the part of the ride where you’re supposed to look excited, or scared, or….something!)

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Marlene (2nd row, left side).

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James complained about having to ride with a rather large gentleman. It was pretty funny, especially if you remember back to his experience with the large, sweaty guy at Hyperspace Hoopla.

Anyway…after that, Judy and Marlene had had enough adventure and decided to head back to Kidani. James and I wanted to stay to use our Kali fastpasses. Lauren wavered between the two choices for a moment before deciding to stay with James and me. So we split up, with Judy and Marlene heading for the exit and James, Lauren, and I walking toward Asia.

We still had about a half hour before our fastpass time, so we hung out for a little bit watching the monkeys.

I didn't notice it while we were there, but now looking at these pictures, it looks like I captured "The Amazing, Headless Monkey". Hmmm, didn't I take a picture of an Okapi with too many legs earlier in the day? Does anyone know if Disney is on nuclear power?

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Then we hung out at the fountain that’s kind of across from the Kali entrance. I think I mentioned in last year’s trip report that kids really like this fountain and how the water looks like glass. It just begs you to stick your finger into it and break the flow...as Lauren and James demonstrate.

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The minute our fastpasses became eligible we entered the fastpass line for Kali River Rapids. (No sooner than our fastpass time, since we watched the cast member turn some people away who tried to enter a minute before their appointed time.) We still had 2 extra fastpasses, so I told James to look for a group of 2 people in the standby line. He found 2 girls who were very happy to accept the fastpasses and they scooted under the rope to speed down the fastpass lane behind us.

Our joy at zipping past the poor schlubs in the standby line was shortlived though. As we got near the loading area, a guy walked past us in the opposite direction and said that the ride was closed due to lightning. He kind of sounded like he was joking though, and Lauren and James said, “Yeah, right!” and we kept walking. I was thinking that the sky looked pretty ominous and he could be right, but we hadn’t seen anybody else leaving the ride…yet. We got to the loading area and sure enough, the cast members were sending everyone away.

We trudged our way back through the fastpass lane and went back to the fountain, which is under cover, to wait the storm out with hopes that it would be one of those Florida 10-minute showers. We sat down on the ground with our backs against the wall, and while we waited we played the Disney trivia game that is part of the Disney Parks Mobile Magic phone app. It was a good little time-killer. This might be the only time I mention that application, so maybe I should give my assessment of it here. I think it was $10, and had some beneficial aspects such as showing ride wait-times and whether fastpasses were still available. It also had the trivia game, which was handy during this rainstorm and I remember we played it on one of our long bus rides. On the negative side, the app steered me wrong earlier in the trip by recommending a bus route through Downtown Disney, which was an excruciatingly long trip. And in general, it seemed that if we had a question while in the parks, such as a particular show time or where something was, it was faster to consult a map or even find an Information desk or something than to consult the phone app. It took a long time to boot up -- I think partly because of the GPS that identifies what park you’re in, but a lot of the time that worked against it (in my opinion) because I wanted a quick answer. Bottom line though, for $10 I’d get it again.

The shower turned into a downpour and little by little, a person or two at a time, more people began seeking refuge under our roof and it began to get crowded. We even had to stand because we were taking up too much room seated against the wall. It’s a weird personal space situation when you’re seated and everyone is closing in around you, standing. At about 3 o’clock, after we’d given the storm about a half hour to blow over, we concluded that it wasn’t going to happen any time soon. And even if it did, who knew how long it would be before Kali River Rapids was up and running again? The rainfall reduced enough that we decided to make a break for the exit. I packed my camera inside of a ziplock bag in my backpack to make sure it’d stay dry, and we set off on a fastwalk/jog for the front of the park.

As we passed the monkey area, several people were watching a mother monkey who had her baby clinging to her. I unpacked my gear and took a quick picture, but unfortunately couldn’t get one where the baby could be seen very well.

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I packed my camera back up and we set off again. I remembered that I still had our original Expedition Everest fastpasses that we’d gotten early that morning and thought that maybe I could provide someone with a little pixie dust by offering them. I told the kids to look for people entering the park who looked like they might be candidates for a thrill ride. We actually had trouble finding someone, since most people were leaving the park. As we got to Discovery Island I passed a guy going the opposite direction and I said, “Hey, would you like some fastpasses for Expedition Everest?” His immediate reply was, “How much?” :confused3 (What, does he deal with a lot of ticket scalpers or something?) I wish I could have come up with something witty, but I was kind of taken aback, so just said, “Nothing. They’re free.” So, he happily took them and said, “Thanks!”

About that time the rain was picking up a little more and we needed a breather, so we ducked into Island Mercantile for a few minutes. We looked at the merchandise a little, but as soon as we caught our breath we started off again, for the final mad dash to the buses. Once under cover, I thought I’d take a picture to give you a feel for the moment. Has anyone else experienced this at Disney? Yeah, I thought so.

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When we got back to the suite, the kids all immediately went down to Community Hall. Judy told me about a funny scene that she and Marlene watched take place out on the savanna. A couple of giraffes had found a good spot to take refuge under some trees, but an aggressive zebra came along and literally kicked them out. We missed that action, but I took a couple of pictures of what the rainstorm looked like from our balcony.

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A little bit later I got a text from Cherie (BlueyedGirl on the DIS) that she and her family were in Community Hall, so Judy and I went down to meet them. I’d followed her trip reports, particularly when she traveled back in the early part of 2010 and met up with Jordan, Rosie, and Cherie (Winkers). When we arrived, James was already playing on the Wii with Cheri’s son, and we adults chatted for a little while. Of course I didn’t want to let the moment pass without photo documentation, so I handed my camera off to Marlene to take a couple of pictures. She shot off a couple of quick frames holding the camera normally, then turned it sideways for a portrait-style shot. Cherie joked, “Man, she’s like a Photopass photographer.”

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Cherie, her husband and son are a wonderful family and we really enjoyed talking with them. Our conversation ranged from food allergies, to the oil spill in the Gulf, to DVC, and to our similar experiences of getting rained-out at Typhoon Lagoon (they had been there on this day).

As we talked, Cherie’s son needed a little help at the pool table, so I got an opportunity to photograph a father and son moment.

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Eventually they made their way over to the foosball table, where James holds court.

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I think we were in Community Hall for about an hour, although it sure didn’t seem like that long with the good company we had, talking and playing games. Cherie, I sure hope our paths cross at Kidani again sometime!


Up next: Boma…need I say more?

Oh WOW, I didn't even realize you took all of these pictures. I'm going to save the one's I don't have already! I love the one of DH & DS playing pool.

I have the couple of pictures that Marlene took with my camera as well. Let me go look them up and I'll post them!

It was so good getting to meet all of you too. It's nice when you get to share a bit of your trip with friends.

We had so much fun at Typhoon Lagoon that day. DS's swimming lessons right before the trip really paid off! He slid down some big water slides and showed no fear. :goodvibes We had a system, though because I'm a nervous mom!! I went down first, then DS and then DH came down behind him. :thumbsup2 Worked like a charm. Myself and DH felt better about it and DS felt like he was "doing it by himself".

Ok enough rambling. Let me go get those pictures........
 
Here are the 2 group pics....

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We hope to catch up with you guys on another trip to WDW too! We enjoyed AKV but next time I will be requesting a room closer to community hall / the lobby. Our walk was EXTREMELY long to get to the lobby area.

Oh and I forgot to tell you about the lounge chair rental section at Typhoon Lagoon. How do ya like the name???
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I believe we rented the chairs for about $40-$50 for the day. You get 2 lounge chairs, 2 regular chairs an umbrella and a small table. Plus, they are all set up in this handy dandy private section of the park! We plan on doing it again next time! :thumbsup2

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Great update Glenn! Sorry I haven't made an appearance on here in a while. Life has been CRAZY. It's that time of year....

Anyways I love the picture you took on EE. You always catch people making the worst facial expressions when they're not expecting it. I have one that will be coming up in my TR (if I ever get to it...)

And just in case I don't get the chance later.....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
 
First of many Christmas Greetings !!!! Thank Winkers for creating this monster !!!

Thank you for the Christmas Greetings Rosie! Where is Winkers these days?


Too funny! Are you Youtube savvy yet?

It means when someone calls off I have to find someone to work or Mandate the staff that are there to stay which can get UGLY!!!:scared1::scared1:According to their contract if I can't find a staff to work someone with loweest seniority is mandated !! Luckily I am usually pretty persistant at calling people and most of the time I cover it !! In some instances I might have to go in !!! :scared1::scared1:

Oh, okay. So, yours is the name that people don't want to see on their caller-id when they have a day off.

Well, if not that, then at least a pin!

I s'pose I'd settle for that, but it's not coming either.

About that phantom poster, THAT IS SO WEIRD! How do they just disappear like that??? I've never even heard of phantom posters.

Well, that's my term...I don't know what others call them. I think the mods remove all of their posts when they see what they're up to, so they seem phantom-like. You see the post one minute, and maybe somebody (like yourself) even quotes it, and then the next minute the post is gone.

Looks like it just wasn't your afternoon at AK! We all have our "I think I'm going to drown" memories from the world! :umbrella:

Yeah, but you have to expect that at WDW in the summertime. And "moist" was in the trip report title, so that comes with the territory.

I didn't even know the community hall was a game room! I guess it is a great idea with all the rain they get.

Oh yes. They have the pool table and foosball table that you saw in the pictures, a couple of Playstation games and a Wii. There are also a couple of tables for drawing or other activities. They have an arcade across the hall with videogame machines that you have to pay for, but my kids were happy just staying with the free stuff.

Fun DISmeet! Looks like the Glennbo and Blueeyed families got along great!:thumbsup2

Yes, it was a good time!

Hmm, I saw you mention a phantom poster. We had some people making random comments on a DISmoms thread and we got creeped out and moved to a private Facebook group - felt like people were spying on us!:3dglasses Maybe they were just trying to get their numbers up? Why not just join a thread you are interested in and get to know people??:confused3

Like you said, I think they're just trying to quickly get their post count up. I had another one on here about a week ago, and Marv had one a couple of days before that. I don't know what their intentions are after they get their post count up.

One place I never want to get stuck is on the lift hill of EE. But I guess it would be worse to get stuck inside. Hmmmmmm:confused3 Not sure!

I think inside would definitely be worse. You could potentially be hanging at kind of a strange angle, in the dark.

That is such a spectacular picture of the lion! I have never come anywhere close to getting that much lion in a picture. Really fabulous. I am so jealous.

I also love all the family pics. They are really, really good!

Thank you! I was really happy that the lion was conscious! :laughing:

I'm an update behind! (imagine that.) :rolleyes1

That's okay. (But I was hoping that you'd find the Blueyed DISmeet post soon.)

Way to work those fastpasses at AK!! It's the only way to go if you ask me. :thumbsup2 I've never understood the people who don't. You know...those people who are *sighing* loudly or complaining from the standby line as you zip right past them. :lmao: Makes me giggle every time. When we first started going I felt bad for them. But by this point I just don't. Info about the fastpasses is EVERYWHERE. :teacher: If they choose not to utilize.....more for me!! pirate:

I totally agree! People should know by now. And it is sooo enjoyable walking speedily past a long line of people.

All I can remember about each day of this trip is how incredibly HOT it was! It was such a complete change from what we were used to when touring WDW. Even living in the south we weren't prepared for it. Walking on hot cement in the heat is just.......I don't know....dumb? Yet, we do it anyway. :rolleyes1

I remember. I think I'm not mentioning that enough in the trip report though, so thanks for the reminder. It was just about unbearable, and when we weren't moist from rainfall, we were moist from our own bodily cooling mechanisms.
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