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Glad you had a great time at AK. Also happy to hear they found the retainer, but I'm a little worried that you didn't mention picking it up at the resort. Glad to hear the rain stopped so you could get that swim in!
Caught back up!
OH retainers...having had two boys (careless ones, I might add) retainers were teh bane of my existence for more than a few years! Hope you got it back, I'm with Kathy, I noticed you didn't mention picking it up.....
More please!
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Great evening at Ohana and MK! I'm so glad they found the retainer, I'm sure Sabrina was really upset about it. Love those Yak Attacks I finally got to try one last week too!
Sounded like a great day at AK. I want to eat at Y&Y and have a YA. I would be like you, one and drunk. Then I would puke on the next ride. Guess I will make our reservation for the lady thing of the day.
Glad they found the retainer.
Great pics!
Another great day with more wonderful photos. Glad you got to meet up with your friends again. Too bad about the rainstorm, but you got most of the day in before it started!
I was happy we made it out before the rain - my friends? Not so much! They 'enjoyed' the downpour at AK.
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What a fun time at Animal Kingdom - and I hear you about the Yak Attack, it is strong stuff!
It sure is! And I rarely drink (not that I don't enjoy it ), so it hit me fast!
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Originally Posted by Coop
Those Yak Attacks go down really easy!
Sure do!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Glad they found the retainer! I hope it makes it to the resort! What a great day at AK! Love the pictures, and the Yak Attack!
We were so happy with that phone call....
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
Great day at AK!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Hugmonster
Think I need to make sure yak attacks are on my list.
You definitely need to at least try one - they are yummy!
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Originally Posted by KMB733
Glad you had a great time at AK. Also happy to hear they found the retainer, but I'm a little worried that you didn't mention picking it up at the resort. Glad to hear the rain stopped so you could get that swim in!
Yep, the retainer saga continues....LOL!
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Originally Posted by NanaTink
Caught back up!
OH retainers...having had two boys (careless ones, I might add) retainers were teh bane of my existence for more than a few years! Hope you got it back, I'm with Kathy, I noticed you didn't mention picking it up.....
More please!
So you feel my retainer pain? Glad someone shares it with me And I have a careless girl, so it has been lost more than once....sigh.At least this time it wasn't her fault!
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Originally Posted by Victoria L.
Sounds like a great AK day! Will absolutely have to try the infamous Yak Attack next trip.
But no Flights of Wonder???
Nope, no F of W! DH was a little moody this trip - nothing horrible, just particular about things and when he wanted to go, it was time to go (the heat seemed to really bother him this trip). So, long story short, we had no time for this. It's still on my list though!
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Great evening at Ohana and MK! I'm so glad they found the retainer, I'm sure Sabrina was really upset about it. Love those Yak Attacks I finally got to try one last week too!
Glad you got to have one! What did you think?
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Sounded like a great day at AK. I want to eat at Y&Y and have a YA. I would be like you, one and drunk. Then I would puke on the next ride. Guess I will make our reservation for the lady thing of the day.
Glad they found the retainer.
Great pics!
LOL about puking on the next ride!!!! I hit up EE after this and I survived You'd be good!
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Originally Posted by mommapants
so cool they found the retainer but does sound like the drama isn't over yet.
Why is Ak so hot - gotta love that fan though. sounds like a really fun day.
I know - the heat is why DH dislikes this park so much, which stinks because I am starting to love it more.
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
This morning we found ourselves dragging a bit, so took awhile to get moving and despite a 6:15 wakeup call, we didn't make it out the door until 7:40 - so much for making EMH! We had a 10 min wait for a bus and made it to HS at 8:15, making a beeline to TSMM, which was already an hour wait! We grabbed FPs with the return time of 10:25.
Dave commented to the CM, "And here I thought I was early!" To which the CM replied, " You are! Any later and you'd be riding in the afternoon!"
The kids had been asking to have their faces painted, so we did that now. It took a few minutes for Sabrina to choose, but Alex knew right away what he wanted.
With this taken care of, we made our way to the Jedi Training sign up. I *really* wanted the kids to do this, as they had been crushed 2 years ago when they didn't make the cut-off (when you still had to line up to be chosen), and I have carried the 'mommy-guilt' of my kids crying over it since then. As we headed there, they announced they didn't want to do it today. Wait? What now? I have felt bad for 2 years because of the fiasco that happened and now you don't want to? Alrighty then! Guilt gone, we changed routes and went for a ride on Star Tours.
We rode it two times, the first we were all fine, but the second ride made Dave really sick . He had to sit on a bench outside the ride and do lots of deep breathing. He drank some water and then felt steady enough to go. Motion sickness reared it's head here!
It was almost 9:30 now and the kids really wanted to meet Phineas and Ferb - so waited in their line for about 10 minutes before they came out. They made quite the entrance and were really cute when they came to get the kids in line.
Watching the CM make Perry footprints - thought it was cool!
Phineas dancing (or doing karate? )
Stock photo that I got on my PP CD
They danced with Sabrina and Alex when it was their turn and Ferb really jammed it up for video camera, coming up super close to the lens, making us laugh.
After our 'summer fun' with P & F, we walked right up to Lightning and Mater for pics. These cars never fail to impress Alex - he still loves them!
Hugging his beloved Mater
We backtracked a bit to Pixar Place for Woody and Buzz, who had a 30 minute wait, but the kids were willing to wait and we were happy to be in the air-conditioning! Of course, the crazy kids had to pose for pictures in the line. Buzz was quite the gentleman with Sabrina, taking her hand and bowing over it, leading her into a spot for pictures.
We made it out just in time for our TSMM FP, only to see a HUGE line at the FP entrance. We talked to the CM and he confirmed that there was a 25 min wait for the FP line - we'll come back!
The kids were begging to go play at HISTK, so we suffered through that for 20 min, then tried TSMM again - much better line!
We had fun playing TSMM once we finally made it there and I was happy to get a vehicle with an alien - my faves!
My score - I'm sure it's not good, but I had fun!
Poor Alex cracked his head like 5 times during the whipping around of the ride though so he has sworn off this ride too! LOL! I'm sure he'll change his mind in the future....
After our turn on TSMM, we visited briefly with a green army man before making our way out of the park.
Up Next: Do we finally make it to Beaches and Cream?
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
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