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Sounds like a fun day! We have never done Kali River Rapids. I am just not into getting soaked to my skin and then walking around the park. But I'm glad you "suited up" and had a blast!
Nice finish to your day at AK! Sounds like a delicious dinner. We tend to do Y&Y every third or fourth trip.
I think that's what we'll probably be doing too.
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Great night!
I have only done Y&Y once, but we all really enjoyed it.
The food is delicious and the atmosphere is great!!
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What a great day you had at AK, and some great eats!! Love the pictures!
A great day!!
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sounds like a plan, cant wait to hear/see more
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Sounded like a fun day at AK with some great food too!
lots of yummy food!
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Wow, sounds like you are having a blast. Cannot wait to hear more! Happy Anniversary! We will celebrate 2 years in 2 weeks. LOL
Congrats!!
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Signing in to read more.
Thanks for reading!!
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Sounds like a fun day! We have never done Kali River Rapids. I am just not into getting soaked to my skin and then walking around the park. But I'm glad you "suited up" and had a blast!
Peter wasn't feeling getting soaked either...but I waited until right before park closing to ride. And we were wimps and put ponchos on (but Peter still got pretty wet!)
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Great pictures from the safari!! Dinner at Y&Y looked delicious. A great wrap up to you day at AK!
A great day!!
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What a bummer about the fog ruining the fireworks. But what a difference the next day at AK!!! Sun, fun, and Flame Tree!!!
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Another sunny, hot day! We were in Epcot today and our number one priority.....ride Soarin'. :0)
I got in line at the Fast Pass+ kiosk to hopefully get a Soarin' FP, and we managed to get one for later in the day. We decided to head on over to World Showcase to get some lunch. Even though there are tons of optionsat WS, we chose Liberty Inn in America for burgers and fries. :0) We took the boat across the lagoon, just to save ourselves a little walking plus, it's so pretty seeing the World Showcase from the water.
One of my favorite views! Still think it's neat how Tower of Terror blends in! I love how Disney does little things like this!
I highly recommend Liberty Inn! The burgers are delicious and the patio area out front is a great place to sit and enjoy your lunch.
burgers, fries, fresh fruit, and a soda
cost: $35.73 {or 2 QS Credits}
After lunch, we walked around WS, stopping to get some pictures as we passed through the countries.
I was anxious to get to Germany.......
The caramel shop is my favorite place to use snack credits!
Next up, Norway.......
After a ride on Maelstrom, we headed back to Future World to ride Test Track. This ride had been completely refurbished. It's a favorite ride for both of us, so we were anxious to try it out. The stand-by line wasn't too long, so we went in.
I don't think we were all that great at designing, but it was fun! We both really liked the new version of Test Track! It wasn't quite time for our FP's for Soarin', but we thought we'd see how long the stand-by wait was. It posted 50 minutes, but we got in line anyway. Love, Love, this ride!
When we got off of Soarin', our FP was ready to use, so we got right back on {and this time much faster!}. It was very hot {although we weren't complaining!}. We stopped to get something cold, then decided we were ready for a break.
Just relaxing by the pool {FYI.....my bathing suit still has the tags on it! Maybe this year......}.
We had a dinner reservation at a favorite: OHana. I could only get one for tonight @9:15, but we took it because it is so good!!! Instead of going back in the park, we just took the monorail over to the Polynesian Resort. I had a plan!
I have always wanted to view Wishes was from the beach at the Polynesian, but we had never gotten the chance to do that until tonight. It was a gorgeous night {unlike our foggy/rainy night at Magic Kingdom on Saturday}. This certainty made up for it!!!!
It was MAGICAL!!! What a great start to our night!
Dinner at OHana didn't disappoint. If you are dining in Disney, this restaurant should be at the top of your list! The noodles are amazing...and the shrimp.....and the pork dumplings....and the bread......and the wings......oh....and the pineapple bread pudding with banana caramel sauce.......
Cost: $80.92 {or 2 TS Credits} + cash tip
The waitress also bought us anniversary cupcakes! There were lots of birthdays, but only two anniversaries. We were called up to introduce ourselves and tell how many years we've been married. The other couple was celebrating 10 years. Peter and I ended up dancing together in the middle of the restaurant? Something I thought Peter would never do. :0)
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ruining the fireworks. But what a difference the next day at AK!!! Sun, fun, and Flame Tree!!! 
lots of yummy food!
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