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Sounds like everyone is having a better day! Even with the scooter going all ka-flooy!
Well if you EVER WANT to get wet, just come on a water ride with ME! I get wet on EVERYTHING with water - IASW, POTC, Maelstrom (yeah, even the ones you are not supposed to get wet on!), Splash, KRR!!
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Sounds like an awesome day (so far!). Kudos to Abby - and you - for going on KRR twice in a row. That's tempting fate! And it sounds like fate got you soaking wet...
What fun at AK! Glad Abby liked KRR! And very cool that you saw DiVine - we've never seen her. Sorry about the problems with the scooter but sounds like good service if they can get out to you in the hour.
Thanks. I'm glad Abby liked KRR too - it's now another thing we can do at the park next time we go. DiVine is cool and if you want to see her, check out this site for times Walt Disney World Live Entertainment because I don't think she's even on the times guide. As for Walker, they are very customer service oriented so part of me was surprised while part of me wasn't. As to what happened, you'll just have to check back later.
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Bravo to Abby for going on Kali twice! Sorry about the scooter troubles, but knowing Walker's service I'm betting they came quickly as promised. (And, btw, much as I dread hearing about the conflicts I'm very glad you include them, as it's a true picture of the trip. Makes the harmonious days more pleasant, too! I think I'm maybe more sensitive to hearing about the arguments because I'm pretty much insulated from them. I live alone and travel alone, so to me they seem more momentous than they actually are!)
Thanks Laurie. Stay tuned for if they came (or not) - I'm not saying one way or the other. As for the arguments, that's why I include them - because it is a true reflection of our trip. Do I want them to happen? No way but they do sometimes determine what we do or don't do during the day.
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My DS loves AK and I swear it is always the hottest park on every trip! I've done the raft ride at another theme park, actually rode it about 3 or 4 times in a row, and we were still wet at dinner hours later. After that day, I am not a big fan of being wet in clothes. Although...with the heat we've had lately I don't think I would mind that much.
Here's hoping you got the scooter fixed in a decent amount of time.
For us AK is always the hottest but this year it was more so, that's why we were even thinking about KRR. In the past, hitting the cool rides and areas (Nemo, the Dig Site) has been enough to cool us off but not this year. I don't care for walking around wet either but between the heat and the clothes we were wearing (lighter clothes), we didn't stay wet for long. I'm not saying anything about the scooter until later.
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Another great installment! How cool that you saw Divine! We've never seen her.
And my hat's off to you and Abby for riding KRR twice in a row. I've only ever ridden it once -- on our honeymoon 12 years ago. We were so wet that we had to buy new clothes at a gift shop in AK and we've never ridden it since then!
Hope the scooter gets fixed quickly!
Thanks. Like I said, before you go, check out the link I posted above - if she's appearing, you'll have an idea of when to look for her. Wow - what time of year did you go that you got that wet? If it was summer, it must have been a cold one. either that or is soaked you more than it does now because we found the entire ride rather tame.
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Sorry about the scooter.
Thanks Cheryl. It was a rental and sometimes things happen. Lenny's personal scooter even broke a couple of years ago and he had to fix it.
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Great update. It sounds like Lenny is starting to relax and get in the vacation mode. I'm glad Abby enjoyed Kali. I had been a ride wimp and it was one of the first rides my kids got me to go on.
Thanks. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I can't really call Abby a ride wimp but sometimes she does shy away from rides and she can't give me a good reason why. I know for this particular one it was the issue of her clothes getting wet while she was wearing them so it would obviously cause some sort of sensory problem for her but she was willing to give it a try this year, so that she deserves LOTS of credit for trying it.
Sounds like everyone is having a better day! Even with the scooter going all ka-flooy!
Well if you EVER WANT to get wet, just come on a water ride with ME! I get wet on EVERYTHING with water - IASW, POTC, Maelstrom (yeah, even the ones you are not supposed to get wet on!), Splash, KRR!!
Thanks. And believe it or not, Lenny didn't even get upset over it unlike when I lost my glasses. I'd really like to know why not. Do I even want to know hou you can get wet on IASW or POTC??
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Sounds like an awesome day (so far!). Kudos to Abby - and you - for going on KRR twice in a row. That's tempting fate! And it sounds like fate got you soaking wet...
Thanks Nancy - it was tempting fate - and I while I don't know for sure, I think we would have ridden KRR until fate gave in to get us wet. Thankfully it happened on the second time around. Of course the more I type about going on this ride, the more I wonder how much of an impact the other people riding had on Abby. Even though I can tell her it's okay to get wet on the ride, laugh about it, then walk around with wet clothes, I don't know if it sinks in. The first time we rode, as I said it was other people who got it and neither one was upset - they laughed about it and if I'm not mistaken, even talked about getting in line and going again. So here were other people that Abby didn't even know not being phased about getting soaked - even laughing about it. Maybe something clicked in her and made her think it really IS okay.
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Just wanted to say that I love your description comparing Lenny to the 7 dwarves! Too funny (and I can totally relate).
Thanks - for him it's very accurate. He's a couple of more Dwarfs that were never in the movie but we won't talk about those
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Finally all caught up. Sounds like you have had a few stumbling blocks along the way, but over all a great trip so far.
I hope you're enjoying it. We did do some stumbling but as I type up more and more and remember things, yeah we did have a good trip overall. And when I push aside the bad parts, it was good enough that we'll still go back.
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I'm so glad Abby tried KRR and liked it. I know what a triumph it is to get our kids to try the new and unfamiliar sometimes and even more wonderful when they like it. My son rode Test Track and LOVED it but for some reason he couldn't explain was too afraid of BTMRR and Splash. Maybe next time
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Thanks. Like I said, before you go, check out the link I posted above - if she's appearing, you'll have an idea of when to look for her. Wow - what time of year did you go that you got that wet? If it was summer, it must have been a cold one. either that or is soaked you more than it does now because we found the entire ride rather tame.
It was in early May 1999. So it was warm, but not sweltering. I can't recall ever having gotten so wet on a ride! I think this was shortly after it opened, so it may have been wetter back then.
I swear I commented on this latest update, but apparently not! I remember Kali River Rapids VERY well. The one and only time I went on it, I was drenched from head to toe. It was to the point where we had to leave the park early, because we couldn't stand walking around in sopping wet clothes / shoes (I was in jeans). This was when I was a local, so it wasn't a huge deal, but I tell you what, I never forgot. I will say I absolutely loved it (even the soaking part - we laughed SO hard at the time) but the aftermath was so uncomfortable. If I ever rode it again, it would be on a hot day, when I was about to leave the park.
Would love to see DeVine, but you know I never have. I really need to catch her next time...
I've been lurking and laughing along on your TR! AK is the park that we all absolutely love and have some of our very best memories.. The last time we had breakfast there, Miss Daisy was walking around with toilet paper on her shoe. After some discussion and laughter, my DS told her about it. She acted all embarrased, but then kept coming back to our table to kiss him. It was adorable.
Darlene, you are amazing for getting up at the crack of dawn on vacation to do laundry! Fortunately, I've never had to. I cracked up over your laundry lady. I need one of those because when I am home, I feel like laundry is my life.
Just caught up - great TR! Abby reminds me SO much of my DB. He's 23 and autistic, and whenever he comes to the parks with us, he never wants to do any of the rides, but once we convince him to try it, he loves it! And that heat in AK can really be brutal...I've only been to WDW once in the summer and I remember AK feeling so much hotter for whatever reason.
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to know hou you can get wet on IASW or POTC?? 
So neat that you got to see Devine; we had hoped to see her this trip, but never did.
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