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When we were done with lunch, I checked the show time for FOLK and one was just about to start. By the time we fought the crowds and got to CMM, we were too late to get in. We had some time to kill before the next show and decided to finally go see some characters. The line for Mickey was longer than we could wait so we went to visit Minnie and Goofy, who were looking very lovely in their Holiday attire.
Minnie's Tree
Goofy's Tree
I can’t remember who else was there but after our two visits we really didn’t have much time to see anyone else because we needed to get in line for FOLK.
The line was relatively long and at first it kind of looked like we were not going to get into the show. We were led up a path that went behind the building, hmmm this is new? When we entered the building we were actually at the very top back of the giraffe section. Ok, this is different never been this far back before but we picked a bench and waited for the show to begin.
What can I say about the FOLK, I LOVE this show, it makes me everytime and is one of the 5 things I come to AK for. The others being KS, EE, Nemo and Dinosaur. In fact if I could only do one thing at AK it would be FOLK.
After the show we decided to head towards Asia and ride one of my other faves EE. We had rode this for the first time on our last trip and we all loved it but somehow I managed to miss the Yeti. So my goal for this ride to keep my eyes wide open and spot that Yeti. The wait time was 20 minutes and sure enough it was right on the money and before we knew it we were on our way up the mountain to begin our expedition.
This ride is so fun and even though Justin and Frankie said they didn’t want to go on it, they came off loving it once again. Now back to the Yeti, I had thought that the Yeti was a huge animatronic thing that jumps out at you at some point during the ride. So I had my eyes wide open and looked all around for the beast but only saw a computerized shadow image of him.
Now can someone shed some light on this for me, I am wrong about the animatronic or did I completely miss him again.
By the time we were done with EE it was about 3:15, the boys wanted to head back to the Poly and do a little swimming. Well, I really wanted to catch my two other faves but since it seemed the crowds were getting bigger, I agreed and we headed towards the gate taking some pictures along the way.
While crossing one of the bridges we noticed this guy swimming around the lake.
So cool to see a gator in the wild but then it got me wondering if they were in any other bodies of water around WDW. I did see a thread about this very subject and was amazed to find that other people have spotted them around WDW. I better not tell the boys because they may not go near Bay Lake again.
Luck was on our side this time because when we got to the bus stop there was one waiting and ready to take back to the Poly.
Up next dinner with Mickey, a journey to Neverland and the perfect spot to watch Wishes.
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Sounds like more fun at AK. Yes, there is a animatronic Yeti, but he has been broken for some time now. There use to be a strobe-light that would flash on him to make it look like he was moving. That's cool that you got to see a gator in the wild. If you go on Youtube, there is a couple of videos people have posted of seeing alligators at Disney.
Sounds like you guys had lots of fun! I am loving your TR, we are headed back for Christmas and we are hoping to get an ADR for the Wishes dessert party and it will be our first time seeing fantasmic too! I am even more excited for those two after reading along with your report. Can't wait for more...
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Great day at AK, sounds like you made the best even though it was crowded. You got some great pics on the safari and FoTLK, I really hope to get to see that this year. No one else ever wants to do it, but this year I think I'm going to make them! And, you're not crazy, there is an animatronic yeti, but he's broken
What a fun afternoon at Animal Kingdom. I saw that thread about the gators on property and I know there are some, as occasionally the Cast Members at Animal Kingdom have to deal with them if they get themselves into problems and need medical treatment.
Sounds like more fun at AK. Yes, there is a animatronic Yeti, but he has been broken for some time now. There use to be a strobe-light that would flash on him to make it look like he was moving. That's cool that you got to see a gator in the wild. If you go on Youtube, there is a couple of videos people have posted of seeing alligators at Disney.
Thanks, for shedding light on the yeti at least I now know I didn't miss it again. Seeing the gator was cool, I checked out youtube, some of those gators look really big .
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Sounds like you guys had lots of fun! I am loving your TR, we are headed back for Christmas and we are hoping to get an ADR for the Wishes dessert party and it will be our first time seeing fantasmic too! I am even more excited for those two after reading along with your report. Can't wait for more...
Thanks for following along. The holiday season is our favorite time of year to go, yow will love the wishes dessert party and Fantasmic. We are planning to do both again for this years trip.
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Great day at AK, sounds like you made the best even though it was crowded. You got some great pics on the safari and FoTLK, I really hope to get to see that this year. No one else ever wants to do it, but this year I think I'm going to make them! And, you're not crazy, there is an animatronic yeti, but he's broken
Thanks you should definitely drag them all to FOTLK, I bet they would love it. I am surprised that the Yeti has been broken for so long, you would think that Disney would have fixed it right away.
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What a fun afternoon at Animal Kingdom. I saw that thread about the gators on property and I know there are some, as occasionally the Cast Members at Animal Kingdom have to deal with them if they get themselves into problems and need medical treatment.
Thank you, the one we saw looked small. At least it was in the right park if it ever needs help.
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Great time at AK! Love the character pictures and FOLK!
Thank you, it was nice to finally see some characters.
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I the Camp Minnie-Mickey characters dressed in their Christmas attire. FotLK is my absolute favorite live show at WDW, gets to me every single time.
I know they look so cute, I really wish we had the time to wait for Mickey, I hear ya about the FOTLK, I could watch it over and over again and never get bored.
When we arrived back at the Poly the boys immediately put their suits on and headed to the pool.
We had about 3 hours before we had to leave for our ADR at Chef Mickey’s, so I decided to do some laundry, that’s right I said laundry!
Some of you may think, why would you ever do laundry on a Disney vacation. So let me explain, you see the clothes that we were wearing the first night, that got completely soaked, were still not dry and starting to smell a little funky . So since I had some spare time, I might as well take care of that problem before it gets any worse. I normally don’t do laundry on a Disney vacation but circumstances warranted it, so off I went to find the laundry facilities.
I won’t bore you with my “dirty” laundry details but the facilities were adequate, had plenty of machines, a comfy sitting area with a TV and eventhough there were other crazy people doing the same thing, I didn’t have to wait for a machine.
With fresh smelling clean laundry, I went back to the room, rounded up the crew and got ready to head to the Chef Mickey's. It was about 7:10 when we arrived at CM. It wasn’t really that crowded so we checked in, took our photo
and was seated right away.
We CM and always come here on every trip . All though breakfast is my favorite meal at CM, the food at dinner is just as good. Our server was Armando and he took great care of us throughout the meal.
As soon as we sat down Mickey and friends started coming around to visit. In fact they all came around quite a few times while we were there.
Once again we had a fabulous time at CM that the boys have chosen it for their dinner when we go in November.
It was 9:00pm by the time we returned to the Poly and there was only one place that Chris wanted to go, The Neverland Club. Even though it was late, I checked him in so he could have some fun and I could have some relaxation for a few hours.
Of course Frankie and Justin hit the pool again, DH went back to the room and Mom and I headed to the beach to hopefully catch The Electric Water Parade and Wishes.
That is one of the reasons I love staying at the Poly!!!
I picked Chris up about 11:15 and he was all talk about the fun he had but quickly fell asleep after I tucked him in.
The boys were pretty wiped out from swimming and fell asleep as soon as they got back too.
I wrote some notes, prepared our stuff for tomorrow and then finally called it a night.
Looks like a fun time at Chef Mickey's! Don't worry - I totally get it about the laundry, as we always do laundry on Disney vacations too.
Chef Mickey's was a lot of fun and it was the only time we saw Mickey the whole trip . I actually didn't mind taking some time for laundry, it wasn't like I was missing anything and it was less I had to do when I got home.
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Glad you had a great time at CM's!
Yes we did, Thank you!
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When I stay at Pop, I usually throw a load of laundry in and then go swimming! Glad you had a great time at Chef Mickey's!!
Glad to see other PP fitting in some laundry time too. Thank you!
Hmmm, I thought I commented after reading your last update, but I guess not Anyway, glad to hear good things about dinner CM! We've only done breakfast, but this year we are going to try dinner. The rest of the night sounded great too!
All caught up now! What a great photo of the lion - I don't think I've ever seen one with him facing the camera. I love the character Christmas trees! I hope all the decorations will be up for Thanksgiving
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We were led up a path that went behind the building, hmmm 
this is new? When we entered the building we were actually at the very top back of the giraffe section. 
Ok, this is different never been this far back before but we picked a bench and waited for the show to begin. 
this show, it makes me 
everytime and is one of the 5 things I come to AK for. The others being KS, EE, Nemo and Dinosaur. In fact if I could only do one thing at AK it would be FOLK. 
So my goal for this ride to keep my eyes wide open and spot that Yeti. 
The wait time was 20 minutes and sure enough it was right on the money and before we knew it we were on our way up the mountain to begin our expedition. 
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I saw that thread about the gators on property and I know there are some, as occasionally the Cast Members at Animal Kingdom have to deal with them if they get themselves into problems and need medical treatment.
clean laundry, I went back to the room, rounded up the crew and got ready to head to the Chef Mickey's. It was about 7:10 when we arrived at CM. It wasn’t really that crowded so we checked in, took our photo 
dinner when we go in November.
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