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After Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, we temporarily separated from Pam and Charlotte as we had differing FastPass+ attractions coming up. Pam and Charlotte saw The Festival of the Lion Kingdom which had a technical difficulty and was delayed and possibly truncated. Pam thought so, but she said all the parts were there. We stopped for a PP photo at the Africa sign on our way to our own FastPass+, which was It’s Tough to Be a Bug.
We haven’t used a FP+ for this in a long time because usually it doesn’t have a long way anyway. So we were totally turned around when we got the theater lobby as we usually come in the other way. We enjoyed the show, but felt the bug spray was denser as it totally fogged up the theater with no visibility, and then cold air came rushing in with it. We honestly didn’t remember it being exactly that way.
Afterward the show, Luke and I walked to Asia, bought drinks at the Yak & Yeti counter service, and found a very shady table to relax until Pam and Charlotte’s return. From our table I could see the gibbons were out, so I left Luke in the shade to rest and took photos of gibbons.
Eventually, Pam and Charlotte made it back to us and our shady table just in time for our last FastPasses of the day, Kali River Rapids. We got a large locker for the four of us and stowed away anything that water might harm. We some wait even in FP+ line, but standby was at 75 minutes, so we were not complaining. When our turn came we loaded a boat, but had to climb back out when a young boy tore up his sister’s seatbelt while mom and dad took care of themselves. Supervision parents, please! We joined a different crew for our rapids adventure that did not include this family and we were thankful. The big wave got almost all of us, less for Luke and the little girl across from him. Pam, Charlotte and two couples took the brunt and were sopping wet. So much fun, even though Pam and I were immediately shivering. As we exited, a guy waiting to ride, kept pointing to each of us and telling his group she’s wet, he’s wet, they are all wet. Too funny!
All of us were hoping to see tigers so we headed to the Maharajah Jungle Trek. After checking everywhere that CMs told us to look – there were no tigers – Boo! I did catch a few birds in action, but that was it.
The Bar Headed Goose of Asia always make me think of Stefanie. She loved the Brady Bunch and watched the Very Brady Christmas literally hundreds of times. The middle daughter Jan is having marital problems and mentions to her husband at one point that she believes he cares more for his bar headed geese than her. Stefanie always thought that was funny. It was so neat to finally discover these at Animal Kingdom. They are pretty little geese.
Then as we traveled back through Asia, I got a few more photos of the new theater for the Rivers of Light show.
We traveled back to Africa as Pam was in search of a backpack. No luck! She really wanted to find one like my Kilimanjaro Safaris canvas backpack with all the cool cubbies. But I bought this 5 or so years ago and then the newest model really isn’t as cool.
Finally, time to head out wit Pam and Charlotte heading to the parking lot and Luke and I to the bust stop. At the bus stop, we talked with a young family headed to Sanaa and they were hoping for a bit of direction. After we reached the Kidani bus stop, I gave them directions on how to get to Sanaa from the front lobby. We returned to our room to freshen up before our own dinner at Sanaa.
Near time for dinner we headed down to the first floor. We had a pretty long wait to be seated, which finally annoyed me enough that I returned to the check in counter to question. I was told a table was almost ready, and then magically our pager went off. My thinking is we were temporarily lost in the system. During our wait, we had time to observe the animals on the savanna. I enjoyed watching the Thompson gazelles butting heads.
Sanaa is our favorite WDW restaurant. I immediately ordered an Iron Horse Fairy Tale Cuvee since I had not had one yet this trip. This one was a little strong for me tonight. But thankfully, we had nowhere else to be. I apologize as I took a photo of my champagne and then promptly forgot for the remainder of the meal to take any more photos. My excuse -- the wine. :rofl2; But I can still describe the meal for you. For our appetizer we had the Indian-style Bread Service with Traditional Naan, Garlic-Ginger Naan, and Paneer Paratha along with all nine accompaniments - Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Mango Chutney, Tomato-Date Jam, Tamarind Chutney, Coriander Chuntey, Garlic Pickle, Red Chile Sambal, or Spicy Jalapeño-Lime Pickle. I love the large wooden platter that is used to serve the bread and accompaniments, and it was especially helpful that the accompaniments were lined up in ascended order of spiciness and heat.
My entrée was the Slow Cooked chicken and beef with Basmati rice, which I get every time, though I did look over the whole menu just to be sure that was what I wanted. Luke’s entrée was the Slow Cooked Durban Shrimp and Durban Chicken with Basmati rice. And we were two happy souls by the end of the meal.
Summary/Conclusion: Back on the second floor, we picked up the Larry Dotson prints that had been shipped to Johari Treasures for us. Then it was back to the room to relax for a little bit before bed, watching several first season episodes of The Big Bang Theory. We love this show as it never fails to crack us up. Lights were out around 11:00.
Mystery Photo: The earlier mystery photo was from Disney Outfitters, one of the shops and was over one of the penny pressing machines. And now for another from this same day and same park. Where is this?
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Sounds like an afternoon filled with fun, laughter and sweet memories (except for the family on KRR. How in the world did a little boy break a safety belt?)
I'm guessing that the mystery picture was taken at Yak & Yeti outdoor seating area.
Glad Luke's health is improving and I am hoping that his pain is becoming more manageable every day.
Great day at AK. Love all of your reviews of Sanaa - so much so that I booked a lunch for 6 of us on December 22! Thought it would be a great warm up to MVMCP.
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I LOVE Sanaa, especially that bread service! It's just so good.
I was intrigued by the comment that your drink was stronger than usual....isn't it just champagne/sparkling wine? I don't know that I've ever noticed a difference in how strong the same vintage seems to me at different times. Although it will hit harder on a hot day, I'd guess, or on an empty tummy.
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Sounds like an afternoon filled with fun, laughter and sweet memories (except for the family on KRR. How in the world did a little boy break a safety belt?)
I'm guessing that the mystery picture was taken at Yak & Yeti outdoor seating area.
Glad Luke's health is improving and I am hoping that his pain is becoming more manageable every day.
He stood up and pulled with all his might, yanking and basically acting out, but mom and dad said nothing.
The mystery photo is not at Yak & Yeti, but you are in the right area of AK -- it's somewhere in Asia.
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Great day at AK. Love all of your reviews of Sanaa - so much so that I booked a lunch for 6 of us on December 22! Thought it would be a great warm up to MVMCP.
I LOVE Sanaa, especially that bread service! It's just so good.
I was intrigued by the comment that your drink was stronger than usual....isn't it just champagne/sparkling wine? I don't know that I've ever noticed a difference in how strong the same vintage seems to me at different times. Although it will hit harder on a hot day, I'd guess, or on an empty tummy.
It probably was technically no stronger than normal, but it went to my head much faster and I didn't start drinking it until after I had eaten quite a bit of bread service so that wouldn't happen. I'm definitely a light weight with alcohol.
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Glad you guys had a great time at AK with Pam and Charlotte, and a great dinner at Sanaa! Love the pictures!!
We had a string of very good days this trip.
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All caught up! Loved your photos with Joy and Sadness -that movie is awesome. The Dotson prints are wonderful. Hope Luke is doing much better.
Thanks! Joy and Sadness were a highlight of this trip.
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Hope Luke is all set and they got that pesky stone.
We enjoyed the show, but felt the bug spray was denser as it totally fogged up the theater with no visibility, and then cold air came rushing in with it. We honestly didn’t remember it being exactly that way. 
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We had a string of very good days this trip. 
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