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Oh boy that meal looked delicious! Beautiful evening pictures of Epcot too
It was wonderful! Definitely would return there
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I've missed a few days of you posting but it was great to catch up! I have friends that worked at Disney and I always love to hear their CM stories Anyway, Bongos is so disappointing. We ate there and while our food was good we had a lot of issues and a long wait. I've tried to detour my husband from eating there everytime he asks. Luckily, we are doing Portabello's this time Love the relaxing feel of this trip and I love the F&GF booths. I haven't done this in years but I love the addition of food its so nice! Looks like you guys had some great eats and treats. Love all the pics!
La hacienda is next on my must list at some point so I"m glad to see it was good!
MMM I love Portobello! We did my birthday dinner there a few years ago
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Sorry, the title is a PSU reference… but it also kind of makes sense here
We woke up bright and early and I tried to make breakfast but we were honestly still full from dinner last night so we only really had a few bites.
We hopped on a bus around 8:30am and we right on time for some Animal Kingdom action at 9am for opening.
I somehow picked a much faster bag line than Ellie but of course I waited for her We headed right off to the Safari and found a LOT of areas under refurb. No giraffes out and about today, which seemed odd, but we were able to hear the lion roar and it was such a treat. Seriously one of the coolest things ever!
We stopped for photos with the drums on our way outand they are some of my favorite of the whole trip! This park really is spread out, but at least there are beautiful views along the way!
Next up was two rides on Everest, one FP+ and one single rider and some great Photopass pictures along the way to Dinosaur. I of course had to stop for my typical picture with Aladar not sure how this ended up being “the spot” for me but my mom would be devastated if I didn’t get a pic here for her
We crammed a lot in this morning and were ready to take the pace down a notch for the next part of the day
A nice time in the AK with some great activity for KS! Glad you got a couple of rides on EE as I always use the single rider line and will ride it a few times in succession!
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wow the lion roar was too cool!! I really enjoyed those pics! I do love AK, what I love the most is I can do it early on during the day and have the afternoon for something else. Those were great pictures
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A nice time in the AK with some great activity for KS! Glad you got a couple of rides on EE as I always use the single rider line and will ride it a few times in succession!
Yep it's definitely worth a second (or third) ride
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How neat to hear the lion roar!
It was so cool!
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That picture on Dinosaur is classic! I've never heard the lion at Kilimanjaro Safaris roar - what a treat!
Ellie makes great faces for sure
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Sorry a lot was under refurb, but how cool to hear the lion roar!
It made me excited for the changes coming to the park
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sounds like a fun morning, nice safari and nice pictures.
Thanks!
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wow the lion roar was too cool!! I really enjoyed those pics! I do love AK, what I love the most is I can do it early on during the day and have the afternoon for something else. Those were great pictures
I wish I could convey just how cool it was but pictures don't have the sound effects! I've tried to stay a full day at AK a few times because I've heard it's less busy in the afternoons because of people like us... but I never succeed!
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Sweet! I had such a dud of a time at AK, I love reading TRs of people actually tuning into this park. Fun pics!
Sorry to hear you had a dud of a time, I love to just wander around AK I think the theming is just so beautiful there!
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You all did have a busy morning at AK, and I'm wee bit jealous that you heard the lion roar.
After our thrills it was time to enjoy the great selection of souvenirs from the stores in Animal Kingdom. I had seen a stuffed dino at the ride exit shop and was planning to pick it up on the way out of the park because I like to sleep with stuffed animals… I’m an adult I swear guys
We headed off in search of lunch and shopping.
more construction along the way
As usual, I ended up making some lovely purchases that actually came in handy later in the trip.
Teri from Honolulu was wonderfully helpful in the Animal Kingdom store. I’m not sure if I already mentioned but Ellie is into pin trading so I of course did that with her and I had mentioned that I really look for Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty pins. Not only was Teri just friendly and helpful (and shares a name with my mom!) she also had found a Peter Pan pin from one of her fellow Cast Members and brought it back over to me to see if I wanted to trade. It wasn’t my favorite but it still just made me feel very special.
Flame Tree BBQ was still closed (is still closed? I’m not really sure now that Harambe Market is open) so we headed over to Pizzafari which accepts Tables in Wonderland! It was pretty quiet, as I’ve always found this place to be since there’s ample seating. I ordered pasta and sangria and Ellie had a wedge salad and we were quickly on our way to a table.
This little break was just what we needed although I think the pasta ended up giving me heartburn which was a bummer. As I’ve gotten older I’ve noticed I get it a lot more frequently and although pasta is one of my absolute favorite meals, red sauce is often a culprit. But overall I was okay, just a tad uncomfortable but definitely not bad at all!
Pizzafari:
TiW Savings: $5.75
Repeat Visit
I seem to end up here every other trip or so, I think it’s really consistently good and a nice break from the heavier TS meals I enjoy so much
After lunch I was on the hunt for dessert and had heard good things about the bakery before the Safari, Kusafari I think it’s called? It’s by another one of the great AK stores so we headed off. I had ordered a lion paw brownie... but somehow what I was handed was a white elephant cupcake. I do also love cupcakes but it was quite huge! I didn’t ask for a change because it was so cute, but I couldn’t finish it all and did have to throw some away which was a bummer. The initial plan was also to get it to go as we were heading out of the park now, but they have no “to go” supplies here so lesson learned!
Made our way back out to the front to head out to the hotel for pool time but sink was still not fixed or cleaned up
finally took a pic of what we were dealing with
Instead of heading to the pool I passed out for a much needed nap due to it being “shark week” and the symptom that hits me hardest is exhaustion so I just gave in.
Woke up and went down to front desk in person to discuss the sink issue, because obviously our calls weren’t solving anything. The manager a the time, Maria, was very understanding and was going to look into it for us and let us know what we can do.
We headed back to the room to get ready for the night and Maria had actually called on our way back out with updates and potential compensation options. Yes it was so bad at this point that they actually gave us a room credit on a points reservation.
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We headed right off to the Safari and found a LOT of areas under refurb. No giraffes out and about today, which seemed odd, but we were able to hear the lion roar and it was such a treat. Seriously one of the coolest things ever!
not sure how this ended up being “the spot” for me but my mom would be devastated if I didn’t get a pic here for her 
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I've never heard the lion at Kilimanjaro Safaris roar - what a treat!
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