We took the kids to WDW! - All done, Now Bonus features! Festival of Holidays 2/23

[franandaj]

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Then we were seated for lunch.









We went for the Bread Service and got the five breads with all Nine accompaniments. My favorites were the less spicy ones. But we ate all of them.



Jim and Alberto got additional appetizers of the salad sampler



And the Tomato Soup. We had the tomato soup on our last visit and we liked it, but were trying not to get too full so we passed on appies.



Here was our table spread.



We all ordered the Chicken Tandoori sandwich, two of them to split between each of the couples. It was really good and totally filling.



I was still wearing my “happy birthday” button and so they brought me this bonus dessert. We all finished it off together.



When we arrived at the bus stop, it was 1:00PM. We had 30 minutes until our FP for FOTLK opened up, and then 20 minutes until it was done, we should be fine, right?

They have these really handy signs that tell you when the next bus for each park is supposed to arrive. The AK bus should have been there at 1:17. Well that's pushing the “a bus arrives every 20 minutes” mantra. Until the sign changed to 1:18, and then 1:22. Well finally a packed bus showed up, let off some passengers, including a scooter. And promptly left, without even asking us about getting on, or saying "sorry, but you can catch the next bus."

The sign on the bus stop said the next bus would be there at 1:34. When he did arrive he could only take one scooter, so Fran decided to stay back and play "bus roulette" to get back to the hotel. Of course when we got to Jambo house everyone but the family who boarded at Kidani left the bus. She ended up going back to the hotel via Epcot.

We got to the bus stop at AK at 1:58. So much for our 2PM FOTLK FP.

We decided to regroup and make a new plan. We had an FP for EE from 5-6:00PM, and that wasn't going to work out for us. Fran and I had 6PM drinks with someone we had never met in 3D. I jokingly call him her "art pusher" as Disney Fine Art is sort of her vice. We were meeting him and his new girlfriend at the Territory Lounge.

So we decided to do the single rider line for Jim and I. It took about 20 minutes, and soon we were both on the ride.





When we finished it was 2:30 so we decided to go get in line for the 3PM Lion King show. The new theater was very nice and a welcome bit of air conditioning!














































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[franandaj]

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When the show finished our FP for the safari was up. It really wasn't necessary and our wait was probably longer for the scooter line. But within about 20 minutes we were on our safari.































And no lion at all, it was too darned hot!



















We were pretty wiped out after all that so we headed out to the bus stop.

We stopped in the front area to look at some animals that were a little more active than the last time we walked through here. There was this animal that we had looked at earlier, it was some kind of a pig or warthog. Alberto seemed to have a special bond with it and Jim captured this on film.

There was a wilderness lodge bus at the stop, so I motored ahead to try and catch it, but just as I got within about 10 yards of the bus it pulled away! We got in line and I didn't time out our wait, but two busses for Saratoga Springs came and went before we saw another WL bus. When it finally came the driver packed it to the gills and we took off just in time for another WL bus to pull up behind it. By this time it was almost quarter to 6PM.

When we got back to the lodge, I ran a brush quickly through my hair, and was ready to go. I had called Fran ahead of time and told her to be dressed and ready to go, and she was!

We went down to the lobby and could tell who our friend was because he was the one on his cell phone pacing and fretting. We’re also friends on FB so we had seen a few pictures of him as well.

It was great to put a face to all the texts and many phone calls over the last three years. And this November I'll even be able to say that I'm friends with an Imagineer!

He and his lady friend had dinner reservations at Artist Point where we dined the night before, so after our drinks, Fran and I headed back to the room. I heated up our leftovers for dinner for all of us. We had Prime Ribeye, Pork Ribs, some of that peppered thick cut bacon, onion rings, creamed spinach, crispy tubers, and three kinds of bread, whole grain, sesame loaf and cornbread. Not a bad spread for leftovers!





As most of you who have followed along know, when Fran hits the wall and goes back to the room, I usually join her. I usually don't have friends along who keep me in the parks and tire me out. So when I started to fade at the dinner table again this night, Jim and Alberto offered to do the dishes and clean up. I think it was 9:30 and I was out like a light.


Contest!!!!!!!


1. What do we do for breakfast the next morning? (10 points)

Eat hot breakfast in the room (Bonus points if toast, eggs or bacon are mentioned) Points were given for the fact that we ate breakfast in the room (2), the clue you were given was that it was supposed to be a leisurely morning, so this was the one I had planned to make bacon and eggs, a must on WDW vacations in a villa with a kitchen!


2. How long do we wait for the bus? (10 points)

3 minutes


3. It was supposed to be a leisurely morning, but negotiations occurred and plans changed. What park do we go to? (10 points)

AK


4. Lunch is at a resort, what is the restaurant? (10 points)

Sanaa


5. All our FP+ are for the afternoon. Do we make it to the park to use them all? (10 points)

No


6. What do we do for dinner? (10 points)

Reheated Leftovers, many of you guessed “Cook in the villa” and I gave 2 points for that, but the key word I was looking for was “Leftovers”. Because technically all we did was reheat and not actually cook. I did give a hint of this when we went to the steakhouse. “We had to take most of this home, but it made for some awesome leftovers in our villa.” Post #110


Responses


dolphingirl47, 18 minutes, Animal Kingdom, Sana'a, No, Cook in the villa, 34 points

Pinkocto, Breakfast in the room, 3 minutes, HS, Beaches and Cream, Yes, You make a delicious meal in the room, 14 points

rndmr, in the room, 5 minutes, MK, The Wave, yes, Ohana, 10 points

IowaTater, Eat in the villa, 12 minutes, Animal Kingdom, Sanaa, No, Citricos, 33 points

Dhorner233, 1900, The one at the Grand Floridian, 10 min, HS, O'Hana, No, of course not lol, Something in the room that you cooked, 15 points

cruisehopeful, Eat in your room, 5 minutes, Hollywood Studios, Big River Grille and Brewing, No, Try a new restaurant, 20 points

EJ4Disney, Eat at Starring Rolls, It was a walk on after the bus driver saw you coming - he waited, Hollywood Studios, You took the boat over to the Boardwalk and ate at Beaches and Cream, no, eat and cook in the room, 19 points

Malia78, Grabbed something quick service at Roaring Forks, 8 min, HS, Captain's Grille, Yes, cooked a meal in the villa, 7 points

juniorbugman, Eat in the room, It was a walk on after the bus driver saw you coming - he waited, Magic Kingdom, Beaches and Cream, no, You are all so pooped with your days adventures that you cook in the room.

pkondz, Sing a duet while throwing donuts at each other, 20 minutes, MK, no clue. The Wave, Yes... but you don't use them all anyway, You eat. Drink, too, 0 points

Leshaface, Hmmm, waffles??, 20 minutes, Magic Kingdom!, Grand Floridian Café, Yes!, Cali Grill, 0 points

DnA2010, Eat at the villa, 14 minutes, AK, Sanaa, Yes, Cook in the villa, 24 points

dizneeat, eat in room, 15 minutes, HS, Captain’s Grill, Yes, eat in the room, 4 points

Steppesister, ate in the Villa, 13 minutes, MK, Kona, Not quite, Off property, 12 points

Bonus Points


pkondz – 7 bonus points for answers that were so far out there, no way they could be correct!

Leshaface – 10 bonus points for being the first to suggest something worthy of breakfast on a leisurely morning (or what was supposed to be), however we don’t have a waffle maker in our owner’s locker.



Results

dolphingirl47 – 34 points
IowaTater – 33 points
DnA2010 – 24 points
cruisehopeful – 20 points
EJ4Disney – 19 points
dhorner233 – 15 points
juniorbugman - 14 points
Pinkocto – 14 points
Steppesister- 12 points
rndmr – 10 points
Leshaface – 10 points
Malia – 7 points
pkondz – 7 points
dizneeat – 4 points


Overall Results

Leshaface – 135 points
Malia78 – 128 points
DnA2010 – 127.5
rndmr – 118 points
Captain_Oblivious – 113 points
juniorbugman – 110 points
pkondz – 107 points
Pinkocto – 104 points
dolphingirl47 – 97 points
dhorner233 – 95 points
dizneeat – 86 points
IowaTater – 83 points
Steppesister – 80 points
EJ4Disney – 72 points
DisneyFirefly – 49 points
cruisehopeful – 35 points
lisaviolet – 25 points



Next Round of Questions

Today is our day to switch to the Poly


1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

3. What time is our new room ready?

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

 

[dolphingirl47]

I love the Photopass photos with Pumbaa and Simba and the photo frame. I have not seen either before. I love the look of lunch. I am glad that you did managed to get everything you wanted done even though the Fastpasses did not work out.

1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

10:30

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

His Magic Band

3. What time is our new room ready?

2:00 PM

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

Fran as her's has broken down.

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

3

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

206

Corinna

 

[rentayenta]

Thanks for the bat signal.

Great update! How did you heat up the onion rings without them being soggy? I don't take fries or rings home as they ever seem to heat up well but those look great!

If we ever get back to WDW, FOTLK is on the list. It looks fantastic!

Sanaa is one of our favorites. In fact AKV is my favorite resort from the ones we have visited at WDW.

 

[dgbg100106]

oh dinner at sanna looks wonderful, I love going there, and AK is my favorite resort.

 

[pkondz]

I woke up around 3:30

Ugh. Go back to bed!
Maybe have a bath first.

I took a bath at 4AM and ended up going back to sleep for almost two hours.

So glad you listened to me.

Just before 7AM I got up and put some bacon strips on the broiler pan and started coffee. People started rising

If people don't start rising at the smell of bacon, there's something seriously wrong.

Jim dawdled along the way looking at the animals in the beginning as you go up the hill.

That's okay. That park is made for dawdling.

Cute pic!

This one too!

Nice shot!

I remember that spot! That's where Kay and I had our ice cream.

We went for the Bread Service and got the five breads with all Nine accompaniments. My favorites were the less spicy ones. But we ate all of them.

That right there is probably my biggest incentive to try Sanaa.

We all ordered the Chicken Tandoori sandwich, two of them to split between each of the couples. It was really good and totally filling

Oooohh... That looks good.

When we arrived at the bus stop, it was 1:00PM. We had 30 minutes until our FP for FOTLK opened up, and then 20 minutes until it was done, we should be fine, right?

Nope. I would've been worried even without knowing how it turned out.

finally a packed bus showed up, let off some passengers, including a scooter. And promptly left, without even asking us about getting on, or saying "sorry, but you can catch the next bus."

Wow. Rude.

So we decided to do the single rider line for Jim and I.

No Alberto?

And no lion at all, it was too darned hot!

No such thing.
At least I've never seen one there.
I think it's a myth.

Alberto seemed to have a special bond with it and Jim captured this on film.

Shoot. At work. I'll have to wait until I get home to see it.

We went down to the lobby and could tell who our friend was because he was the one on his cell phone pacing and fretting.

We’re also friends on FB so we had seen a few pictures of him as well.

Nah. I like the first explanation better.

And this November I'll even be able to say that I'm friends with an Imagineer!

Cool!

I heated up our leftovers for dinner for all of us. We had Prime Ribeye, Pork Ribs, some of that peppered thick cut bacon, onion rings, creamed spinach, crispy tubers, and three kinds of bread, whole grain, sesame loaf and cornbread. Not a bad spread for leftovers!

Wow! That's some leftover spread all right!

So when I started to fade at the dinner table again this night, Jim and Alberto offered to do the dishes and clean up.

That was nice of them.

pkondz, Sing a duet while throwing donuts at each other, 20 minutes, MK, no clue. The Wave, Yes... but you don't use them all anyway, You eat. Drink, too, 0 points

Yes! Consistency is all!

pkondz – 7 bonus points for answers that were so far out there, no way they could be correct!

1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

3. What time is our new room ready?

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

1. 10am
2. MB
3. 1pm
4. For Jim. Twisted his ankle.
5. six
6. 190

 

[dizneeat]

Sorry I have been missing, but I am now officially on vacation and hope to keep up until we leave for the US, which is in only three weeks.

There is way too much to comment on, but I loved that you got so much done at AK, got to visit the resort and had lunch at Sanaa. Seeing your pics I am going to keep my reservation. I had forgotten what yummy food they offered.

On to the questions ....... I am not very lucky guessing, but I'll try anyway.

Today is our day to switch to the Poly


1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

9.45

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

His magic band

3. What time is our new room ready?

12.30

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

Fran's runs out of "battery"

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

4

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

We rarely ride it, so I have no idea on how high the scores get. Let's say you got 199!

 

[rndmr2]

Hope you are having a great cruise!

Nice Day at AK

I really want to go to Sanaa someday and get that bread service.

Love the Lion King show!

Great animal pics on the Safari!

1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?-------------10am

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?-------------his magic band

3. What time is our new room ready?---------4pm

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?---------------for Fran, there's something wrong with hers

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?----------------------5

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

-----------------------------185

 

[jedijill]

Finally caught up again! Loved the recap of our girls weekend! It was soooo much fun! Glad Jenny sent me that text! I was able to find a dogsitter and a good plane ticket and I was there!

The boys look like so much fun to tour with. Your trip looks amazing so far.

Have fun in Alaska!

Jill in CO

 

[PrincessInOz]

Loving the updates.

Pity that AK night didn't quite work out. But it looks like you got a full day in.
Sanaa food looks amazing! I haven't eaten there yet. Maybe next trip.
What a shame you didn't make it for your FotLK FP+ but at least you made the next show. GREAT shots from the show!!!
Leftover dinner! Wish I could have been there.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Looks like you had a wonderful day at the Animal Kingdom!

Sanaa is such a nice lunch spot! I love that bread service & chicken sandwich! Sorry that Fran wasn't feeling well though and left you afterwards. Hopefully the nap did her well!

Always great to meet a Disney Friend IRL!

Being able to reheat leftovers like that is totally a nice advantage to being in a 1 bedroom/2 bedroom!

 

[skier_pete]

Oooh....your pictures of Sanaa/our "home" resort are making me excited for our October trip now only 96 days away. We are staying the first four nights at Jambo (trying out a value room) and then switching to Kidani (Standard view - we ate up too many points with that 1-bedroom at the Grand Cali). Our "off" day (Thursday 10/20) we are having lunch at Sanaa. I LOVE the bread service, maybe my favorite part of the meal. That chicken Tandoori sandwich looks really, really good. I may have to try it.

Sorry to hear about the bus problems. I am pretty STUNNED that you had bus issues getting from AKV to AK. Usually they just have a bus running that loop constantly, so it's really only 10-15 minutes to wait. While your morning bus karma was good, you definitely did not get favorable bus karma that day!!!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I guess I missed a chapter in there. I thought I was still caught up with you guys heading to Alaska. Oh, well. Anyway, I need to go back and get caught up!

 

[dhorner233]

Looks like you had a good time at the Animal Kingdom. The barbarosa is my favorite animal too

Sounds like the busses are a hassle to me. I rent a scooter when I go and have always rented a car to go with it. It's so much easier except for breaking the scooter down and putting it in the trunk....

 

[Pinkocto]

Look at that beautiful otter! Great photos of all the animals.

Oh my about the bus from Kidani, that must have been frustrating.

Fun that they were all ready to go so early that morning. Bonus park time is always fabulous.


Today is our day to switch to the Poly


1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

11:10am

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

his wallet

3. What time is our new room ready?

12:15pm

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

Fran, because her battery has died

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

4

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

222

 

[franandaj]

I love the Photopass photos with Pumbaa and Simba and the photo frame. I have not seen either before. I love the look of lunch. I am glad that you did managed to get everything you wanted done even though the Fastpasses did not work out.

I'd always wanted to do the photo frame thing and finally there was someone with one!

10:30

His Magic Band

2:00 PM

Fran as her's has broken down.

3

206

Recorded.

Thanks for the bat signal.

Great update! How did you heat up the onion rings without them being soggy? I don't take fries or rings home as they ever seem to heat up well but those look great!

I heated them in the oven and broiled them slightly at the end. It also helped that were not greasy in the first place. Greasy onion rings don't reheat very well.

If we ever get back to WDW, FOTLK is on the list. It looks fantastic!

It is a great show, and Jim being into chorus and theater, I knew that he would love it.

Sanaa is one of our favorites. In fact AKV is my favorite resort from the ones we have visited at WDW.

I like it a lot too. Fran doesn't seem to like it as much as some of the others.

oh dinner at sanna looks wonderful, I love going there, and AK is my favorite resort.

Lunch is the only time that they have the sandwiches, it was my first time trying those.

Ugh. Go back to bed!
Maybe have a bath first.

OK.

So glad you listened to me.

Only when you speak with the voice of reason, which we both know is actually not that often.

If people don't start rising at the smell of bacon, there's something seriously wrong.

Like duh!

That's okay. That park is made for dawdling.

We probably could have used another day there to dawdle some more.

Cute pic!

This one too!

thanks!

I remember that spot! That's where Kay and I had our ice cream.

I remember you mentioning that. I always liked that spot for relaxing and cooling off.

That right there is probably my biggest incentive to try Sanaa.

You should, it's a very good restaurant. One of my top 10 probably.

Oooohh... That looks good.

Nope. I would've been worried even without knowing how it turned out.

Hmmm....are you psychic or just psychotic?

No Alberto?

After riding Mission Space he chickened out on just about anything that wasn't a bus or monorail.

No such thing.
At least I've never seen one there.
I think it's a myth.

I have pictures....somewhere.

Shoot. At work. I'll have to wait until I get home to see it.

I hope you had a chance to see it at home, pretty funny! You can hear Jim and I laughing at how funny we thought it was!

Wow! That's some leftover spread all right!

I thought so!

That was nice of them.

They are very nice guys.

Yes! Consistency is all!

Let's hope your answers are a little better this round.

1. 10am
2. MB
3. 1pm
4. For Jim. Twisted his ankle.
5. six
6. 190

Recorded.

 

[franandaj]

Sorry I have been missing, but I am now officially on vacation and hope to keep up until we leave for the US, which is in only three weeks.

Well I'm glad you are finally on vacation! Three weeks! I need to get back to you on a few questions!

There is way too much to comment on, but I loved that you got so much done at AK, got to visit the resort and had lunch at Sanaa. Seeing your pics I am going to keep my reservation. I had forgotten what yummy food they offered.

I'm glad you will be eating there it's definitely a great choice for lunch or dinner.

On to the questions ....... I am not very lucky guessing, but I'll try anyway.

It doesn't really matter, it's just fun for me to see what people think we might do! Some of the answers actually amaze me for how ambitious folks think we are!

9.45

His magic band

12.30

Fran's runs out of "battery"

4

We rarely ride it, so I have no idea on how high the scores get. Let's say you got 199!

Recorded.

Hope you are having a great cruise!

Thanks! I did, but now we're back, on land at least.

Nice Day at AK

I really want to go to Sanaa someday and get that bread service.

It was a nice, but exhausting day. Love Sanaa

Love the Lion King show!

Great animal pics on the Safari!

Both two of my favorites at AK!

-------------10am

-------------his magic band

---------4pm

---------------for Fran, there's something wrong with hers

----------------------5

-----------------------------185

Recorded.

Finally caught up again! Loved the recap of our girls weekend! It was soooo much fun! Glad Jenny sent me that text! I was able to find a dogsitter and a good plane ticket and I was there!

The boys look like so much fun to tour with. Your trip looks amazing so far.

Have fun in Alaska!

Jill in CO

We had so much fun that weekend!

Jim and Alberto were a hoot! I was laughing so much!

Alaska. Ok been there. done that. coming home tomorrow.

Loving the updates.

Pity that AK night didn't quite work out. But it looks like you got a full day in.
Sanaa food looks amazing! I haven't eaten there yet. Maybe next trip.
What a shame you didn't make it for your FotLK FP+ but at least you made the next show. GREAT shots from the show!!!
Leftover dinner! Wish I could have been there.

We'll have to plan for a night at AK in October, yes we did get in a full day. I was bummed that we didn't hit the trails, but at least we did most of the biggies. It's great when your leftovers are actually worth reheating!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I hadn't even planned to be here until after lunch so all this was bonus time.

Woohoo for bonus park time!

Alberto wanted to get a shot of him kissing the dinosaur, and Jim kept trying, but he just wasn’t tall enough!

Need to use a low-angle for the shot.

As we were on our way to lunch, Fran asked if she could be excused from the second half of the day. I can't say no to her so I let her go back to the room after lunch.

So much for bonus park time!

The guys loved the hotel and were happy that they would be staying on their final night. Jim was better about taking pictures than I was.

Man, I miss the AKL. Such a magical resort.

I was still wearing my “happy birthday” button and so they brought me this bonus dessert.

Woohoo for bonus dessert!

They have these really handy signs that tell you when the next bus for each park is supposed to arrive. The AK bus should have been there at 1:17. Well that's pushing the “a bus arrives every 20 minutes” mantra. Until the sign changed to 1:18, and then 1:22. Well finally a packed bus showed up, let off some passengers, including a scooter. And promptly left, without even asking us about getting on, or saying "sorry, but you can catch the next bus."

Say WHAT??? That's so not cool. Communication, people!

We got to the bus stop at AK at 1:58. So much for our 2PM FOTLK FP.

And no lion at all, it was too darned hot!

Wow. The animatronics must have been malfunctioning in the heat.

There was a wilderness lodge bus at the stop, so I motored ahead to try and catch it, but just as I got within about 10 yards of the bus it pulled away!

Whatever @pkondz had with the Bus Pass, you guys had the opposite.

It was great to put a face to all the texts and many phone calls over the last three years. And this November I'll even be able to say that I'm friends with an Imagineer!

So cool!

Should I forward Sarah's job application now, or wait until he gets settled in first.

I heated up our leftovers for dinner for all of us. We had Prime Ribeye, Pork Ribs, some of that peppered thick cut bacon, onion rings, creamed spinach, crispy tubers, and three kinds of bread, whole grain, sesame loaf and cornbread. Not a bad spread for leftovers!

That's the best leftovers ever! Except for the spinach.

I think it was 9:30 and I was out like a light.

Hope you get more than 5 hours sleep this time!

1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?

9:30 a.m.

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?

A Wilderness Lodge bathrobe. And some ketchup from Whispering Canyon, because you're THIEVES!!!!

3. What time is our new room ready?

1:47:16 p.m.

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?

Fran, because the battery is dead on hers. Again.

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?

4.

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?

210.

 

[EJ4Disney]

I am horrible at this..........but it's fun, so I will try again.

1. Check out day, what time do we actually leave the room?
11:35 am

2. What does Jim pack in his suitcase that’s being transferred to the Poly?
his credit cards

3. What time is our new room ready?
when you got there and checked in

4. I have to give up my scooter for the afternoon, to who and why?
Alberto because his back hurt

5. How many kiosks do we get food from?
7

6. After all the days that people guessed we rode Test Track with our FPs, we finally do it on this day. What score does our car get?
250

I am loving your trip report. Thanks

 

[franandaj]

Looks like you had a wonderful day at the Animal Kingdom!

It was a great day!

Sanaa is such a nice lunch spot! I love that bread service & chicken sandwich! Sorry that Fran wasn't feeling well though and left you afterwards. Hopefully the nap did her well!

I think I'm going to need to pencil in Sanaa lunch on an upcoming trip.

Always great to meet a Disney Friend IRL!

Yup! And especially one that we've been talking with for so long.

Being able to reheat leftovers like that is totally a nice advantage to being in a 1 bedroom/2 bedroom!

I love that ability! And to be able to cook is also a major bonus.

Oooh....your pictures of Sanaa/our "home" resort are making me excited for our October trip now only 96 days away.

Oooh you got me counting and now I'm 97 days away!

We are staying the first four nights at Jambo (trying out a value room) and then switching to Kidani (Standard view - we ate up too many points with that 1-bedroom at the Grand Cali).

I'm glad you were able to snag a value room. I know what you mean about reeling from points, that Bungalow really ate up our points!

Our "off" day (Thursday 10/20) we are having lunch at Sanaa. I LOVE the bread service, maybe my favorite part of the meal. That chicken Tandoori sandwich looks really, really good. I may have to try it.

It was good! Sounds like you guys have things pretty well planned out. I have barely got a framework figured out!

Sorry to hear about the bus problems. I am pretty STUNNED that you had bus issues getting from AKV to AK. Usually they just have a bus running that loop constantly, so it's really only 10-15 minutes to wait. While your morning bus karma was good, you definitely did not get favorable bus karma that day!!!

I was pretty stunned as well. I thought this was a pretty easy trip.

I guess I missed a chapter in there. I thought I was still caught up with you guys heading to Alaska. Oh, well. Anyway, I need to go back and get caught up!

I really tried to wait until you could catch up. When you left on vacation I thought you had missed the chapter for sure, but then I didn't get the update posted before I left on vacation. So then I did wait a bit, and even a few days after you got home. But hey, you're still in the top of the contest, so you have that going for you!

Looks like you had a good time at the Animal Kingdom. The barbarosa is my favorite animal too

It was a fun day, but I was sure tired after that.

Sounds like the busses are a hassle to me. I rent a scooter when I go and have always rented a car to go with it. It's so much easier except for breaking the scooter down and putting it in the trunk....

We've gotten cars too, but having to disassemble two scooters everywhere you want to go is a real PITA. I don't mind the buses so much usually they are pretty good.