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That had to be scary for Emily. As a person who has gotten overheated and passed out and ended up in a wheelchair our last three days, I learned my lesson as well. Some of us learn the hard way! I am glad she turned out to be okay.
That was a scary moment for Emily and glad she is fine! Always important to stay hydrated in the parks which can get so hot and even more so in the AK!
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OH my! How scary! Glad she recovered quickly. I'm also prone to not drinking enough water so I get it. It's something I struggle with. AK is so hot too, it kind of sneaks up on you! Love the hat!
Oh, what a scary time with Emily! So glad she was okay and I hope this was her lesson that she really does need to keep hydrated. Of course, it would happen when her parents, who are usually right by her side, were posing for a selfie with an adult beverage! The world conspires to make moments like these happen-- you couldn't script it!
Thanks - it was scary - and we still talk about how important it is!!!
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So sorry to hear about Emily - how scary that must have been. I know myself, I would have been scared first and then really ticked later "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, it's your own fault" kind of ticked. I'm glad she felt better after some rest, water and AC.
I love your Scott's hat - he'd fit right in with us when we go and wear our hats. I'm not happy though your trip is coming to an end. I've enjoyed reading about it.
Thanks! It is so hard to pick our battles.
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Thank goodness it wasn't worse for Emily. I think sometimes when we're having fun we forget the basics, like staying hydrated.
Thanks! She is such a pain about water :roll eyes:
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Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear of Emily's woes! I honestly hope she did indeed learn something from that episode and I'm relieved to hear that she was okay! I Scott's hat and it sounds like you ended your visit to AK on a much brighter note!!
Tara
P.S. I that shop too!!!!
Thanks!
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So glad Emily was okay and of course Disney handled it great! The photos from the safari are wonderful as usual
Thanks! They did handle it all very well - and they actually called later to check on her too.
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Glad Emily was ok. Love your Lion King pics. We're going to miss that on our June trip as it's so short and AK is the park we're deciding to skip. Makes me sad as it's one of my favorite shows at WDW.
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I was thinking the same thing as Laurie. You're enjoying an beverage and your daughter is collapsed on a bench. Tsk, tsk. That is my kind of luck.
Thankfully all turned out well.
It's been a great trip. Thanks for coming back and sharing it with us.
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My goodness, how scary about Emily! Having been there and done that (I actually did pass out in Animal Kingdom - and luckily I was with two paramedics) I know how terrifying the experience is. It can get brutally hot over there and it's so easy to not realise and not drink enough. Hopefully since then you haven't had to mention ensuring she keeps hydrated once to her? If so, at least that's a silver lining to the whole thing....
Thanks! We still remind her all the time :roll eyes:
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More great pictures from AK! Poor Emily! I'm glad she was feeling better! I've been thru the same thing with Alexa. She actually passed out in PE class one time as it was so hot outside and she was dehydrated! Nothing like being the talk of the school to get you to change your ways! Now she knows!
Thanks! Kids :roll eyes:
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Scary with Em and the heat reaction! And like others, I did think, oh great, and while mom & dad were off in a bar! Kids plot somehow to make that happen. We were at the beach one year and had someone walk up to ask if I was Ryan's mom. Turns out he had a second degree shoulder separation after falling off his skim board. So I know how your stomachs drops with the are you the mom question!
Glad she seemed to bounce back after some water and AC!
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What a scary moment for Emily! I'm glad she was ok, but I can just imagine what you were going through in that moment. Aside from that, sounds like more fun at AK!
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Scary moments for you and Emily! But I'm glad she bounced back after some water and time spent in the First Aid station. It's so easy to just keep going and going...like the energizer bunny...and forget about drinking water.
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Oh my, what a scare! Poor Emily!
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That had to be scary for Emily. As a person who has gotten overheated and passed out and ended up in a wheelchair our last three days, I learned my lesson as well. Some of us learn the hard way! I am glad she turned out to be okay.
Thanks!
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So happy that your Miss Emily was okay and things soon returned to near normal.
Thanks!
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That was a scary moment for Emily and glad she is fine! Always important to stay hydrated in the parks which can get so hot and even more so in the AK!
Thanks!
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How scary with Emily!! So glad she was ok soon after.
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OH my! How scary! Glad she recovered quickly. I'm also prone to not drinking enough water so I get it. It's something I struggle with. AK is so hot too, it kind of sneaks up on you! Love the hat!
Thanks!
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We had returned to the resort to just relax for a bit – while Scott and Emily were laying down, I started gathering things up to pack (hate this part of vacation! ). Soon it was time to get ready and head to Epcot.
We were having dinner at Tutto Italia tonight – this was a first for us and we were looking forward to it, as we really enjoy Italian food.
We started off with the Calamari Fritti – it was delicious! Lightly battered, and cooked just right!
We also enjoyed the bread service! All 3 of us are such bread junkies! Scott and Em really enjoyed the olives as well.
For beverages I had the Sangria, while Scott enjoyed an Italian Martini. Emily had an Italian soda (with lots of water on the side!!! ).
For entrees I had the Risotto Zafferano E Gamberetti (Arborio rice, saffron, shrimp, tomato) – this was AMAZING!!! I can still imagine the taste of it!!! I am now addicted to risotto!
Emily had the simple Spaghetti and Meatballs (I think after today’s adventure, she was not feeling so adventurous any longer).
Scott had the Polenta Valsugana (traditional northern Italian creamy polenta with melted fontina, served with braised short ribs and meatballs). He very much enjoyed this!
The service was great – the food was great – we will definitely be back! Not to mention, we were too full to even attempt dessert – so we have to go back some day!
While we were eating, we discussed what our evening plans would be – we had been worried about Em, but she was definitely feeling much better now – and was like nothing had happened. She mentioned that we had not yet ridden Splash yet – and she would like to do so.
So we settled our bill and headed out – of course stopping for some of my own photos and some photopass photos along the way!
We hopped on the monorail, and then transferred at the TTC to the MK monorail, and soon we making our way to Splash Mountain!
Along the way (in Adventureland) Emily stopped dead in her tracks and I saw this thing flying towards us – and landed in the tree – it was an Owl!!! I managed to get a few photos of it! My mother loves owls – so I wanted to try to get a nice photo for her! I knew she would be super jealous!
It truly was an amazing sight!
We made our way to Splash Mountain and got in with little wait. I love to try to get photos along this ride (using my water proof camera of course) – but it sure is hard to get decent photos – especially at night!
We were pleasantly surprised that we did not get absolutely soaked ~ which is what usually happens to us! And yes, Scott has the backpack poncho (it came with the backpack, isn’t it cute?) on the backpack, blocking himself – the BRAT!
After Splash, we hopped over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Emily loves to ride this after Splash – as she believes it is the best way to dry off quickly!
Next we wandered over to Fantasyland and took another ride on Barnstormer. Although this is meant to be a kid’s roller coaster, we all love it!
It was time for us to say good night (but not quite good-bye yet) to Magic Kingdom as we still had some more packing to do. So we headed back to the resort. I gathered as much as I could again, just basically organizing it, finished up some laundry, and took my last long soaking bath finishing up my bottle of wine!
Total Miles Walked today: 21.45
Total Spent on Food & Beverages: $192.29
Total Spent on Souvenirs, Activities, Misc.: $182.50
Total TIW Discount savings: $33.59
Total Annual Pass Discount Savings: $10.08
Total 20% CS Coupon Discount savings: $20.17
Up next: Our final day
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A last great night in the "Most Happiest Place" and so glad you all had such a great time in Epcot! Your meal and drinks looked so good at TI for dinner and especially your pasta and shrimp combo as that's certainly up my alley as I love my food so much and especially Italian and seafood! There are many good Italian eateries in my area and I hope TI was as good as these. I've eaten at TI on a few occasions and has always been good, but a notch below of what I'm use to in the SW/CT and NYC area, but still very good!
After such a long day, I don't know how all of you had the energy to make it over to the MK to enjoy more fun! ...even with the convenience of the monorail!
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Tutto Italia pics say I may have to reconsider this one as Lucille for some reason needs to have have her tomato sauce refilled regularly. Em may have the right idea where BTMMR is concerned after SM have to try it some time when temps are up in comfort zone
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Always important to stay hydrated in the parks which can get so hot and even more so in the AK! 
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I honestly hope she did indeed learn something from that episode and I'm relieved to hear that she was okay! I 
Scott's hat and it sounds like you ended your visit to AK on a much brighter note!! 
Having been there and done that (I actually did pass out in Animal Kingdom - and luckily I was with two paramedics) I know how terrifying the experience is. It can get brutally hot over there and it's so easy to not realise and not drink enough. Hopefully since then you haven't had to mention ensuring she keeps hydrated once to her? If so, at least that's a silver lining to the whole thing....
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Glad Em was feeling better and you were able to get on Splash! 
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