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Oh Alex is a gem! I love chatting with those guys. I think so often guests walk right on past and miss such a great opportunity. Very good stories you got from her!! I can't imagine seeing those gorillas like that!!
You are so right about how people miss a great opportunity. I always think it's so sad how people on the animal trails head straight for the "headline" animals - the gorillas on this one or the tigers on the Maharajah Jungle Trek. I've even seen some say "oh they're not there" (particularly with the tigers these days sadly ) and then race off. I guess they probably didn't stop again until they got to their next ride, which is really missing the whole point of Animal Kingdom.
Oh my goodness, I read about that and immediately thought of what we'd been told that day. I am going to be so careful around gorillas or chimps anytime that there's not glass in between me and them!
Alex sounds like a great CM, definitely full of stories. I don't know what it is with that bucket, but I have a photo of one of the gorillas curled up, but hanging out as well who was asleep in that bucket.
Those are some funny stories about the gorillas and I certainly would not want to be on the receiving end of their antics! Great animal photos and did not know the name had been changed to Gorilla Falls.
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I love your animal pictures. That trail is one of my favorite parts of the Animal Kingdom. My favorite is the meerkats. That's interesting about the gorillas but I image they get tired of people staring at them all day.
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Alex sounds like a great CM, definitely full of stories. I don't know what it is with that bucket, but I have a photo of one of the gorillas curled up, but hanging out as well who was asleep in that bucket.
Wow, I wonder what it is about it? Maybe it's a comfort thing?
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Those are some funny stories about the gorillas and I certainly would not want to be on the receiving end of their antics!
Nor me!
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Great animal photos and did not know the name had been changed to Gorilla Falls.
I think there are so many changes constantly going on at Disney that it's easy to miss some, and in the scheme of things, this wasn't a big change. I remember looking it up online and it had only just changed and there was mention of it somewhere, but not much.
Monday 27 February – part four: you do not try to pet a bird!
We were heading for the Adventurers’ Outpost for our next Fastpass to see Mickey and Minnie. Oh my goodness, the few minutes wait we had for them was an absolute nightmare. It was just so hot in there. I was so relieved when we were out of this area…
… and finally into seeing the big cheese and his missus!
We made our way over to Maharajah Jungle Trek, and had some great animal sightings there…
When we got into the aviary, I was a bit shocked by the kid who was trying to approach the birds and literally pet them. that’s not the sort of thing you do with them…
When we came out, we couldn’t get over the noise that just two monkeys were making. Honestly, I reckon the whole park could hear them!
We made our way over to Tiffins, but we were a few moments early, so we sat outside and waited for them to open up.
When they did, in we went, and wow, what a superb setting there is. We were both bowled over with the theming here…
I photographed the Nomad Lounge, and this did look like a really cool place to enjoy a beverage… or two.
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Just getting caught up again, so many comments about your adventures and animal sightings. Love all the butts and the stories of other, um, appendages. Looks like you're getting plenty of love from characters (and in Mark's case, from other guests!)
Thanks for the picture of my favorite bear!
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Although having gorilla waste lobbed at you could put you off Disney for a while I'd think!
) and then race off. I guess they probably didn't stop again until they got to their next ride, which is really missing the whole point of Animal Kingdom.
I don't know what it is with that bucket, but I have a photo of one of the gorillas curled up, but hanging out as well who was asleep in that bucket. 
Great animal photos and did not know the name had been changed to Gorilla Falls.
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