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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
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Day 2 and 3
Day 2 Animal Kingdom-
We arrived at AK around 10 am and headed for the safari ride. We got right on no wait at all!!! We wandered over to Expedition Everest and got fast passes. On the way my DD just had to have a Yeti pillow so we stopped purchased and sent it back to the resort. We were all a little hungry at this point so we headed for Resterantasaurus Lunch was okay. I have to refer back to the veggie burgers not being all that good but again the fixins bar made up for that. We got in line for Dinosaur and what fun. I forgot how much I love this ride. The girls wanted to ride triceratops spin so we headed for that and waited and waited and waited. It took them about an hour and 10 minutes but it was okay because DS was napping at the time. We decided to skip everest because our time was short. We had dinner reservations at Boma for 5pm and it was 3:50. We started to head for the exit and as we walked by Its tough to be a Bug we noticed the wait time was only 5 minutes. The parade had just stated so we figured ahh a quick show and then we would head for the bus. Boy was I wrong. We got into the waiting area just outside the theater door and waited for 45 minutes I dont know what was going on but it was really annoying. I wanted to leave but DH just kept saying we invested this much time might as well just stay. Everyone was getting very antsy and screaming "let us in" "start the show" This was my first disappointment but I guess not to big a deal. I was definitely sweating getting to Bomas on time so we ran to the bus stop and waited again for a bus. We made it to Boma's just a little late and it was no problem getting a table(Thank God) The food was wonderful. I fell on love with the Zebra strips(?) I think thats what they were called. We all headed back to our resort full and very tired.
Day 3 Magic Kingdom-
We arrived at MK at around 9am. I was hopping to arrive a few minutes earlier to catch the whole opening but we did catch the end of it. We had reservations for the Family tour at 10 am so we thought we would catch the train and see about getting fast passes for Splash Mt. My DH ran off and came back with FP for 10:30...doh! Oh well we decided to just head back to the tour garden and check in. At 10 the tour started and off we went searching for Capt. Hooks hook. What fun. The tour ended with a meet and greet with Peter Pan and Wendy
We went to Cosmic Rays for lunch again. After that we headed for Haunted Mansion and then to Splash Mt. Again as luck would have it we got to Splash Mt at parade time and there was NO line at all. My Dh stayed back with the baby and so when we got off the ride(not to wet) we grabbed him. We didnt have as much luck on the second ride for 2 reasons. First the parade was just over and people were streaming in at lightning speed. Second when we did get on the ride as we started up the hill we got SOAKED by the water cannons. It was around 4pm at this point and just about time for dinner at Tony's On the way we had to stop at Tinker Bells store and buy a $60 shirt and pants set for my DD because she was miserable. I finally dried off but it took 4ever. We had a okay dinner at Tony's but I must admit I was a little disappointed with the menu changes. They used to have a fantastic Eggplant Rolatini but that had been replaced with some other vegetarian dinner that was not very good. The waitress was very nice however and brought me out a plate of spaghetti with marinara. Dessert was as good as it was the last time we went so I was happy with that. Again Full and tired we headed back to the resort. My sister stayed back with DS so my DH and I were able to head down to the outdoor lounge and have a cocktail. We met a very nice couple form NH and talked with them for a while but needed to get back to the room to recharge for Day 4 Epcot!
Great update! Sounds like a great time at AK & MK! How weird about ITTBAB. I wonder what was going on there. Just so you know, for future trips - you can use your FP after it has expired as long as it is on the same date. to hear you were disappointed with Tony's, but glad you were able to get out for a drink with the DH later in the evening. Looking forward to more
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I dont know what was going on but it was really annoying. I wanted to leave but DH just kept saying we invested this much time might as well just stay. Everyone was getting very antsy and screaming "let us in" "start the show" This was my first disappointment but I guess not to big a deal. I was definitely sweating getting to Bomas on time so we ran to the bus stop and waited again for a bus. We made it to Boma's just a little late and it was no problem getting a table(Thank God) The food was wonderful. I fell on love with the Zebra strips(?) I think thats what they were called. We all headed back to our resort full and very tired.
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to hear you were disappointed with Tony's, but glad you were able to get out for a drink with the DH later in the evening. Looking forward to more
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