This is Magical, this is Horrific, and this is Epic! TR 8/27-9/7/25, updated 10/7*

[buzzrelly]

Jock’s had a long wait again even for outside.

Jeez! Seems to be the theme and I really want to try this! What time do you think we should get there to get in?

We decided to take a bus, of course it was there, Andi ran ahead and the bus driver waited for us.

That bus stop at DS is ridiculously far and then you have to go up and around

We constantly are laughing on our trips, sometimes at our own expense, sometimes others, and definitely at Disney’s expense.

Love this!

Here is our picture! Nothing fancy for us!

Nice pic! But he could have mentioned the magic shot.

hey give you a rolled up wet washcloth but it was cold?? We thought this was odd.

Must feel very nice on a hot day.

This flatbread was heavenly. Chefs Kiss we really enjoyed this.

The description of this is roasted mushrooms, miso-mascarpone, mozzarella, fontina, pickled red onion, and black garlic molasses.

Looks good. I don't super love mushrooms but maybe I'll give it a try.

Well.... I got some bad MRI news

IMPRESSION:

1. SUSPECTED PRIOR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY WITH POSTOPERATIVE CHANGE, DEGENERATION AND POSSIBLE RECURRENT TEAR EXTENDING TO THE INFERIOR ARTICULAR SURFACE AND LATERAL FREE EDGE WHERE THERE IS A 4 MM PARAMENISCAL CYST.
2. SIMILAR ACL DEGENERATION WITHOUT COMPLETE RUPTURE.
3. EARLY QUADRICEPS TENDINOPATHY.

It super hurts right now. Lots of Aleve and an Ortho Eval on the 30th.

Oh no, Liesa! Sounds painful!

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Not going to lie, I was sad to read that you're not going to write any more reports. I completely understand and they're something that's meant to be fun and relaxing. Once they become a chore, that's when it's time to step away. I do hope if you ever change your mind or want to recap events, you know we are all happy to read whatever you want to share!

Ditto! But I totally understand too.

This morning we arrived around 9am. Guess where we went first? If you said Kali River Rapids who are you?

Dinosaur was our first choice!

Of course it was

Our next stop was Everest for Andi. We saw a PPCM on the bridge before Everest and the CM was very nice.

He gave us a typical Minnesota day, lol

Looks like weather at home to me

We had a FP$$ for Safari next. We saw more animals on this Safari. There were quite a few giraffes out and about.

My favourite ride in all of AK though I do love Dinosaur and Everest and Kali too.

I saw a Crash of Rhinos and also a full moon,

It really was nice walking through the WS without a ton of people around.

This! This is my absolute favourite thing! Perfect way to end the day

 

[Wood Nymph]

I had been making FP$$ for Epcot and had Remy, Soarin, and LwtL lined up. Our ADR at Geo82 was at 7:45pm. The EMH was from 9-11pm. We didn’t plan on doing too much during that time. We would see what the wait times were like and go with the flow.

You did a great job with the Epcot FP$$. I wasn't as lucky as you were when I tried to do this in June. Almost all the Remi times were gone when I tried to get one after our first fp$$ in AK. I guess it helps to have a low crowd time of year.

The lounge and artwork are beautiful. We were seated at the bar. This was fine but our back was to the windows. There is a fireworks package and those seats are saved for the people with the ADR for fireworks

That looks like a really nice lounge. I'll try to get one when we return in March.

It was now extra hours, we didn’t want to wait in any long lines so we did Soarin, LwtL, Gran Fiesta, and Remy on our way out! It really was nice walking through the WS without a ton of people around.

I love the WS when no one is around.

 

[uem]

Great trip report!