"This is the BEST DAY EVER"A Dec'12 TR-A Princess's 5thBday and 3000 pics! UDx2 5/20

[clynngibson]

More Rainforest Cafe

Some pics of the gift shop...

I didn't even see these while we were there, but my mom snapped a pic of the cutest bar stools ever!!

There are so many things to take pictures of in this restaurant!!

DD insisted that the animals were real because she saw them blinking their eyes!

If you've never been here before, every so often it "rains" and the animals go crazy!!

We were in the gorilla room and one wall had a big aquarium on it.

My dad got the Primal Steak.
Center-cut, choice New York strip steak, aged 21 days,
char-broiled to perfection and topped with steak butter.
Served with red skinned garlic mashed potatoes and
seasonal vegetables.

I got the BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger.
Our 100% beef burger topped with our Smokin Mojo
BBQ sauce, Cheddar cheese, bacon and a fried onion ring.
Served on a toasted bun with your choice of lettuce,
tomato and pickles.

My mom had one of the specials, so I can't find a description about it. It was some kind of shrimp.

I think this is DH's burger. I'm pretty sure it's mushroom, bacon, and swiss.

I found these at Target for $1.00 and bought them to save money on expensive DAK animal masks lol DD had so much fun with them!

Trying on hats in the gift shop.

UP NEXT: Camp Minnie Mickey!

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[nannye]

Loved all the updates I missed. Your pics of the castle were just breathtaking!!!

Your DD is the 2nd cutest ever (my V being the first!)

 

[clynngibson]

Loved all the updates I missed. Your pics of the castle were just breathtaking!!!

Your DD is the 2nd cutest ever (my V being the first!)

I could take pictures of the castle forever!!!

LOL

 

[clynngibson]

I forgot to mention the "best" part about being able to take DS inside in the stroller. The aisle ways weren't wide enough for it!!! LOL It was very stressful at the time, but it's funny thinking about it now. People were NOT happy they had to stand up and push their chair in to let us through!!​

 

[brandihead2012]

I love rainforest cafe for the atmosphere. I wish the lighting show would go on in my bedroom while I sleep great pictures from the safari!!

 

[clynngibson]

I love rainforest cafe for the atmosphere. I wish the lighting show would go on in my bedroom while I sleep great pictures from the safari!!

haha that would be an awesome thing to sleep to!!!!

 

[clynngibson]

Camp Minnie-Mickey​

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This has to be the cutest area EVER!!! We didn't have much time to look around yet, because we were rushing from lunch to see the next Lion King show! My DH LOVES LOVES LOVES The Lion King, so I was really excited for him to see it. Heck, I was excited for ME to see it, too!! We turned the corner and the CM said "Last call for next showing!" OMG!! DH had to park the stroller. I'm not sure what he was doing, but it seemed to take him FOREVER!!! lol Luckily, they still let us in.​

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The Tumble Monkeys are my 2nd favorite part!​

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Carter was SO ENTHRALLED in this show!!! He was clapping, jumping, and dancing!​

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The 2 birds during "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" is my absolute FAVORITE part!!!! It made me tear up, it is just so beautiful!!! It was really hard to get pictures of it, though. I knew if I got to come back to this show, it would be my goal to try and get great pictures!​

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I also love the end where everyone comes back out. They sing a medley of all the songs and everyone is dancing. It's crazy awesome!!​

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And the bird flies again!​

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Olivia loved it, too!​

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After the show, we planned on heading over toward Asia. But, we ran into some VIPs outside of the Lion King theater!!​

UP NEXT: Disney VIPs!​

 

[brandihead2012]

Love your AK pictures I have never went to the Lion King Show. Im not a big AK or HS person. I love the safari and EE, nothing else. Im going to try to branch out on this trip... 31 days

 

[clynngibson]

Love your AK pictures I have never went to the Lion King Show. Im not a big AK or HS person. I love the safari and EE, nothing else. Im going to try to branch out on this trip... 31 days

The Lion King show is worth going to DAK, but I think they are closed temporarily sometime soon.

I'm still working on my DH to let me plan another trip this year!!

 

[deannaf87]

Subscribing! We're going in March with a 5 year old daughter and 1#year old son. Interested to know how the one year old at Disney is going to go.

 

[nannye]

Love the lion king pics, you got some great shots. I had a long reply typed but the iPad ate it twice. I give up.

 

[clynngibson]

Subscribing! We're going in March with a 5 year old daughter and 1#year old son. Interested to know how the one year old at Disney is going to go.

haha My TR should be of some help to you cause that's exactly my kids' ages! I hope you enjoy it...and WDW!

 

[clynngibson]

Love the lion king pics, you got some great shots. I had a long reply typed but the iPad ate it twice. I give up.

Oh I hate when that happens!!!!

 

[clynngibson]

Camp Minnie-Mickey Meet & Greet Marathon!

We had plans to head straight over to It's A Bug's Life after Festival of the Lion King, but the WDW Gods had other plans for us.

In one of my first updates, I mentioned we had done some Disney movie nights. One of the movies we all loved was The Jungle Book. We all (DH included! LOL) got up and danced around to "The Bear Necessities" and just acted down right silly! lol I also had that song on our Disney CD I made for the drive down to Florida.

As soon as we walked out of the Lion King show, there was Baloo and King Louie!!! "OMG!" I gasped..."Olivia is going to flip!" And flip, she did! I told DH to go stand in line with her and I would go get the stroller so we could put DS down. (He had fallen asleep toward the end of the Lion King.)

As soon as DH and DD got in line, they were told Baloo and King Louie were going to take a break, but they'd be right back. DH and DD were waiting for them to retun, when DH felt a tap on his back. He turned around and did a double take, because it was Baloo and King Louie standing behind him in line!! hahahahaha He told Olivia to turn around, and she busted out laughing! It was SO SO funny!

They were sure to give DH some lovin', too!

Next, we decided to meet all the characters on the Greeting Trails!

Minnie was first! She had a beautiful Christmas dress and decorations!

Olivia couldn't believe Minnie signed her name!

My mom liked her shoes!

Next, we met Minnie's honey...the man himself...MICKEY!!!

More hugs!!

(My dad was sitting with Carter while he napped, if you were wondering where they went! LOL)

Coming out of Mickey's Trail, we were totally surprised to see Pocohontas!

She was such a great Pocohontas!

UP NEXT: We meet more furry friends!​

 

[nannye]

Oh I hate when that happens!!!!

I'm in the middle of typing and it randomly just goes back to the home screen I don get it!

 

[dramaqueenemj22]

Hello, I'm a little late but I'm subbing now. I can't wait to hear more about your trip. It sounds like y'all had a great time.

 

[clynngibson]

Hello, I'm a little late but I'm subbing now. I can't wait to hear more about your trip. It sounds like y'all had a great time.

Thank you!! I hope to update more this weekend

 

[clynngibson]

More Furry Friends

After we met all of our new friends, we wanted to see It's A Bug's Life!

I love all the carvings in the Tree of Life.

The movie posters inside the holding area are hilarious!

Bug eyes!

We loved this show!! All the special effects are so good! lol My favorite part was the end when all the "bugs" leave the theatre. hahaha

UP NEXT: Grandma and Grandpa take the kids to DinoLand!
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[clynngibson]

Grandma and Grandpa Take the Kids to Dinoland!

DH and I wanted to ride Expedition Everest, so my parents agreed to take the kids for awhile. It looks like they had fun!

The car was broke down? lol IDK...

Ridin with Grandma!

(We cut DS's hair a few weeks ago, so the pictures with curls look so funny to me!)

DD and Grandpa rode Triceratops Spin

DD and Grandma off to go somewhere

Did they ride Dinosaur?! IDK!

Then, after their adventures in Dinoland were over, they went back toward the front of the park to wait for us.

UP NEXT: What did we do on our adventures alone?
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[clynngibson]

DH and I go on an Asian Adventure

We for sure wanted to ride Expedition Everest. Anything else would have been a bonus!

Asia is such a pretty part of the park!

It was time to face the Yeti!!!!

The themeing is awesome at Disney! It has you questioning whether there really is a Yeti or not!

It was only about a 10 minute wait in the standby line!

Here we go!

Ahh Oh no!!!! The Yeti tore up the tracks!

He's gaining on us!

After we survived the Yeti, we had some time to check out Kali River Rapids!

I knew they had lockers, so we stopped by a little kiosk to get some change. We bought a Coke because the lady didn't understand that we just wanted quarters. Then, she didn't give us back quarters for our change. It was quite the debacle! lol

So, we finally got our quarters and headed toward Kali and the FREE lockers! lmao Yes, all that hassle and the lockers were free for Kali riders Now we know! We secured all our stuff in there. Unfortunately, that means no pics of Kali I couldn't take a chance on my camera being ruined!!

Kali was a walk on! Yeah!!! We loved it. The themeing was just a little hokey, but I know DAK is supposed to be all about conservation and saving the planet, so that's okay Of course, I was the one to get soaked! lol (Stay tuned-this would be a recurring theme on this ride!)

After riding and getting our stuff out of the lockers, we headed in the opposite direction we came from. Looking at the map, it seemed like Asia fed right into Dinoland. Perfect! We called my parents to find out they were leaving Dinoland. We decided to continue on that way so we could at least see the area.

Dinoland is such a fun place! I LOVE The carnival atmosphere. The park was getting ready to close, but passing by Dinosaur, we decided to jump in line. It was only a 10 minute wait, so it wouldn't take too long!

This was one of the rides I was looking forward to!

I thought the ride was kind of lame. You wouldn't think that by our ride pic, though, LOL

It wasn't scared, just surprised! LOL I didn't expect it to be RIGHT THERE! LOL

UP NEXT: Back at the Hotel

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