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Love the little giraffes - what a unique souvenir! I have never noticed them. I'll have to make sure to check them out next time we are in Animal Kingdom.
Great pictures at AK, I like the different perspectives. I love the giraffe carvings! Growing up Justin loved to experiment with wood carving, so we will have to look for them on our next trip!
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Just got caught up again!!
Love the picture of the spider lights! Where are they located?
I always love reading your trip reports because I feel like I'm right there with ya'll.
Can't wait for more!
Just got caught up again!!
Love the picture of the spider lights! Where are they located?
I always love reading your trip reports because I feel like I'm right there with ya'll.
Can't wait for more!
I just rechecked my notes and I didn't write down where I saw them. I know we were walking from the front of the park towards Asia.
What a great start to your day at AK. Those giraffes were so cute!!
We did have a great start to the day!
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Originally Posted by lexiemom
Great pictures at AK, I like the different perspectives. I love the giraffe carvings! Growing up Justin loved to experiment with wood carving, so we will have to look for them on our next trip!
My Papaw used to whittle, but never anything as intricate as these giraffes.
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Originally Posted by southerngirl1014
Aww I love the little carvings! Too cute. I always mean to get neat things like that and get completely distracted by other things.
I'm planning on checking back next year and see if there is another giraffe or another animal I'd like to get.
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Originally Posted by MontiMouse
Love the little giraffes - what a unique souvenir! I have never noticed them. I'll have to make sure to check them out next time we are in Animal Kingdom.
She does very beautiful work, so it is worth it to check it out.
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Originally Posted by sc507
Love those little giraffes! Looking forward to reading about the rest of your day!
More coming up soon!
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Originally Posted by nalexander
What a great time at AK.
We were having a great time, in spite of some extreme heat!
I love the detail at Animal Kingdom and, like you, I'd never noticed those spider lights before - very cool!
I figured when I posted the lights that others would have already noticed them. But I think that's the fun of Disney going back year after year; there are still little details that surprise us.
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Originally Posted by mcc0313
Sounds like the early mornings finally caught up with your group Glad that you had some reading to keep you busy while they slept in a bit. Great start to your day, love the pictures. AK is the one park where I just never feel like I can eat anything, I think it must be because of the heat in that park, pretzels are normally our staple there...until this trip when I shocked myself and actually ate.
We actually made it up for 6 early mornings, and that was a record for us. The rest of the vacation we get up and around much more slowly.
Once the giraffe were purchased we headed back out of the store to new adventures. First up was some time with the PhotoPass Photographer at the Tree of Life.
From here we let Stefanie start making the choices for what we would do next. Her first choice was to meet Lilo and Stitch. While in line we considered a hair wrap, but the line was currently very long. So this was put on hold for later.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
After enjoying time with Lilo and Stich, we checked again for the kangaroo, but he still was not visible. The photographer with Lilo and Stitch had said that Daisy Duck would be at Camp Minnie-Mickey from 1:00 – 1:40 (the only time she is available at AK). It was now within that time frame, so Stefanie was ready for more character time. And Daisy was truly lovely.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
Once we’d finished our visit with Daisy, Stefanie was off to meet Thumper and Miss Bunny. She managed to do quite a bit of loving on Thumper.
While Stefanie had been visiting with Thumper and Miss Bunny, Rafiki had come out and no one was paying him any attention. But Stefanie cured that dilemma.
Finally, we got in line for a meet and greet with Mickey, whom we had missed the other day. This is usually an awesome family picture for us and this time was no exception.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
The heat was getting oppressive so we headed back toward the front of the back. On the way we discovered no line for the hair wrap. Stefanie immediately began selecting colors: yellow, orange, lime green, and royal blue. She also chose a charm and matching beads. Luke got a seat on a bench and I pulled over stool to take photos. Really pretty wrap! We paid inside and then brought the CM a tip as she had been especially sweet to Stefanie.
Now we were truly leaving the park. An AKL bus had just pulled up so we quickly found a seat. We did have a little wait to move out of the park as it was shift change for the drivers.
Once the giraffe were purchased we headed back out of the store to new adventures. First up was some time with the PhotoPass Photographer at the Tree of Life.
From here we let Stefanie start making the choices for what we would do next. Her first choice was to meet Lilo and Stitch. While in line we considered a hair wrap, but the line was currently very long. So this was put on hold for later.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
After enjoying time with Lilo and Stich, we checked again for the kangaroo, but he still was not visible. The photographer with Lilo and Stitch had said that Daisy Duck would be at Camp Minnie-Mickey from 1:00 – 1:40 (the only time she is available at AK). It was now within that time frame, so Stefanie was ready for more character time. And Daisy was truly lovely.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
Once we’d finished our visit with Daisy, Stefanie was off to meet Thumper and Miss Bunny. She managed to do quite a bit of loving on Thumper.
While Stefanie had been visiting with Thumper and Miss Bunny, Rafiki had come out and no one was paying him any attention. But Stefanie cured that dilemma.
Finally, we got in line for a meet and greet with Mickey, whom we had missed the other day. This is usually an awesome family picture for us and this time was no exception.
Luke’s pictures:
PhotoPass pictures:
The heat was getting oppressive so we headed back toward the front of the back. On the way we discovered no line for the hair wrap. Stefanie immediately began selecting colors: yellow, orange, lime green, and royal blue. She also chose a charm and matching beads. Luke got a seat on a bench and I pulled over stool to take photos. Really pretty wrap! We paid inside and then brought the CM a tip as she had been especially sweet to Stefanie.
Now we were truly leaving the park. An AKL bus had just pulled up so we quickly found a seat. We did have a little wait to move out of the park as it was shift change for the drivers.
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The character ones are so cute with Stefanie! 
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