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What a great time in AK! Glad you enjoyed so many rides on EE. Can’t wait to hear about RoL! Great pictures!
Glad you enjoyed all the photos! EE was a blast at night and the best way to experience this ride for sure! You will certainly enjoy my ROL coverage as there will be so many, I mean so many photos!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Tuesday, October 10th (Part VII) After exiting Expedition Everest, I walked across the bridge adjacent to the “Finding Nemo” show to check in for the VIP seating for the Rivers of Light show. There were several people waiting in line for the show here, but it moved quickly. The theater was about half full currently and would fill to capacity by the start of it in about twenty minutes. I handed a CM my ticket and they told me where there were some openings for seating in the VIP section. They are trying to fill this as best as possible, so there aren’t a lot of open areas in the rows.
I got to my seat and lucked out as I was at the very first seat in row two. No complaints from me on this location! The show is at 8 pm and not too long to wait. I just hope the show lives up to its’ potential as I’ve read some very good reviews of it. Also, considering the problems they had with finally opening the show with the long delay. This was due to the barges sinking out on the lake during the test runs. That could certainly cause a bit of a problem!
The theater has filled up quite nicely for the show
Love the lighting, but the show has yet to begin
A bit of a pre-show with these characters.
It was now time for the show! The theater darkened and I think there was an introduction from a prerecorded announced ala Illuminations. It’s a big theater and covers a lot of ground. There will be a lot going on and one will need to focus from one area to the next during the show or you may miss something. So here we go and the photos will do most of the talking and just a comment from me from time to time! As the name of the show suggests, there will be water, light and plenty of visuals!
These look like some variety of flower pods
This is quite something when light, water and amazing visuals come together!
I love all these fluorescent animal characters!
Quite an amazing effect!
This is beyond amazing with the water and lighting effects!
Quite a spectacular show so far and quite unique and so well done!
I love the color of this!
I enjoy the visuals and imagery of this as I tried to concentrate and figure out what the specific images were!
Looks like a bird in flight!
Another amazing water and lighting effect with great visuals!
It was about now, that the show began to wind down. Twenty minutes certainly go by fast when you’re enjoying something so much! But, there are still many photos left of this spectacular show as I wanted to capture it all with my first experience!
I loved this cool water effect with the lighting!
The boat reappears for the finale
Love the owls!
Close-up of the women on the boat
Well, that’s it! Before I knew it, this great show was over! I enjoyed seeing this show for the first time and it was so well done. It was perfectly executed from start to finish. I loved the various elements of it and how water, light and visuals were incorporated into one amazing experience and show! I will certainly return! I’m glad I did the Rivers of Light dining package for a great seat for the show and without waiting in long lines to get in for the performance. I will probably do it this way the next time I see the show.
Once, the show ended the crowd as well as myself began to file out of the theater. It was an easy exit without much waiting as the crowd filed out of different exits from the various sections of the theater.
My Animal Kingdom day was winding down, but I still had one other thing I wanted to do in the park before returning to the Dolphin for a bit of relaxation.
NEXT: I Wish I Had Timed This a Little Better!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Last edited by SuperDave; 08-09-2018 at 07:55 PM..
Great ROL pictures. You have convinced me to try it again! We are officially booked for a ROL dining package with Tiffins. I'm actually very excited and I will try to watch it for the beauty of the colors, but I'm still not sure what the purpose of the boats are for??
So glad you enjoyed Rivers of Light! Great work on your photos, too!
It was well worth going to and such a great show! So different from any of the other nighttime shows in WDW! Glad you like the photos as there were many!
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So many great photos of Rivers of Light! I’m glad you enjoyed the show!
It was so enjoyable from start to finish! Glad you like the photos so much!
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My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Great photos from Rivers of Light! Isn't it wonderful?
It is so spectacular and just loved it so much! Not quite ready to put it above Illuminations as that show is just so special and unique to me! I know you'd agree with me on this! Glad you enjoyed my photos!
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You captured the show so well with your photo’s glad you enjoyed it.
It was a great show and glad you enjoyed the photos so much as I think I covered the entire show so well!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
So glad that you enjoyed The Rivers of Light so much! Looking forward to hearing how you ended your night!
I enjoyed the show so much! Coming up in next update!
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Beautiful photos of River of Light! I’m glad you enjoyed the show!
Glad you like the photos and it's quite an amazing show!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Wow Dave, you took some amazing photos! Absolutely stunning! What a great night! Glad you enjoyed it!
Glad you enjoyed the photos so much and I was surprised how well they came out with the color changes, lots of moving objects and being at night! All were done with my Galaxy Smartphone! They are known to take good photos. It was such an amazing show and will return in the future!
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Great ROL pictures. You have convinced me to try it again! We are officially booked for a ROL dining package with Tiffins. I'm actually very excited and I will try to watch it for the beauty of the colors, but I'm still not sure what the purpose of the boats are for??
Glad you enjoyed the photos! I know you weren't overly impressed with the show when you saw it for some reason! Forget why! I think you'll enjoy Tiffin's and worth it over TH as it's the regular menu with no exemptions and a good deal! You should have good seating as I did for the show and shouldn't have to wait in a long line as I didn't. Not sure about the boats either but I think it adds something with some colors and water effects I guess!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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EE was a blast at night and the best way to experience this ride for sure! 
You will certainly enjoy my ROL coverage as there will be so many, I mean so many photos! 
No complaints from me on this location! The show is at 8 pm and not too long to wait. I just hope the show lives up to its’ potential as I’ve read some very good reviews of it. 
Also, considering the problems they had with finally opening the show with the long delay. This was due to the barges sinking out on the lake during the test runs. That could certainly cause a bit of a problem! 
I enjoyed seeing this show for the first time and it was so well done. It was perfectly executed from start to finish. 
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Forget why! I think you'll enjoy Tiffin's and worth it over TH as it's the regular menu with no exemptions and a good deal! 
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