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What a fun day so far!! DeVine ROCKS!! I'm glad you got to try some new stuff out and I agree about the Dinorama area as well and as always, your photos are lovely!!
Love your pictures of DeVine. In all the times I e been here I’ve only seen her once. She’s hard to catch. Nice day so far. Can’t wait to hear what’s next
Love your pictures of DeVine. In all the times I e been here I’ve only seen her once. She’s hard to catch. Nice day so far. Can’t wait to hear what’s next
Luck was on my side by choosing the right side path to Discovery Island and not the left! I enjoyed her performance and quite the sight to see! Enjoyed my day and still some more in AK to come!
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Those were great pictures of DeVine! I have yet to spot her when we have been to AK. Maybe on our next trip
Glad you enjoyed the photos and they came out quite clear! It's just a matter of luck and timing of running into her as that's the first time in many times to the AK. This is my 13th trip to WDW and probably at least 20 times to the AK.
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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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After many trips, I'm glad I finally got to see her. It's quite an experience seeing her in action!
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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!
I finally got all caught up with your last few updates! I really enjoy staying at the Epcot resorts because of the opportunity to go back to the room so easily for an afternoon nap/break. We actually used the Friendship Boats more this past October than we ever had because of the heat/humidity that we experienced but also the construction going on at DHS made the walking path more difficult to traverse. Glad you enjoyed your meal so much at Blue Zoo as it looked so appetizing and your server sounded very attentive! I'm sad your TR is coming to a close.
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I finally got all caught up with your last few updates! I really enjoy staying at the Epcot resorts because of the opportunity to go back to the room so easily for an afternoon nap/break. We actually used the Friendship Boats more this past October than we ever had because of the heat/humidity that we experienced but also the construction going on at DHS made the walking path more difficult to traverse. Glad you enjoyed your meal so much at Blue Zoo as it looked so appetizing and your server sounded very attentive! I'm sad your TR is coming to a close.
That's what I like about the Epcot resorts as well even though more expensive but the Swan and Dolphin are more reasonable compared to the other three. So convenient to get to Epcot and Studios and come back for a break. I enjoyed Blue Zoo and glad I gave it another try thanks to Cheryl's very positive review. I'm sad it's winding down too. Probably about 7 more updates. Just need to get these done and posted before December 31st when the forums come to a close!
I don't use Facebook but I'm quite I will begin using it and post my TRs over there! I'm sure it won't be tough to use with posting photos as I think you can do it directly from your PC or PB or Flikr without the 3rd party sharing. I'm sure I won't be renewing my PB for this option. Just for storage.
Hoping I can an invite from Cam and Cheryl for their PP groups! We need to keep the PP Community Alive!!!
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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!
What a blow this week with the announcement that these boards are closing on December 31st. So, sad to hear this but I can understand this with the problems Jennifer and Dave have had with the system upgrades recently. I’ve enjoyed everyone here so much since September, 2008 when I first joined. I’ve made a lot of good PP friends and many of you I have met on various WDW get togethers including the Decade of Dreams in 2009. I’ve gathered so much great information and tips for planning these trips over the years from many of you on the board threads. I will miss this board so much! I’m glad Jennifer and Cheryl have found us new homes for our TRs over on FB and I will be posting my future ones over there.
Also a few of you have started your own groups for your TRs and I have been frequenting them already since I joined FB yesterday.
On to the TR with my next update. I should complete this before the board shuts down as I have about 7 updates left!
Will I Wind Up Ending My Day Here in The Best Possible Way?
Friday, October 13th (Part II) As I left Dinoland, you probably have a good idea where I was heading as my teaser gives a bit of a hint. And yes, I was going to Pandora and for my first experience with Flight of Passage. With, this in mind will I wind up ending my day here in the best possible way? The standby waits for this new attraction have been insane since it opened and the reviews have been spectacular as many have said it’s the best ride experience they’ve ever had. So, we’ll see as that’s a lot to live up to and hope it’s spot on!
I walked through Discovery Island and crossed the bridge over into Pandora. It’s an amazingly themed part of Animal Kingdom as I took in so much of its’ beauty quite slowly and got so many photos. My window was now open for Flight of Passage, but I wasn’t in any hurry as I wanted to explore this area even more and of course that means many more photos, many of these I also took a few days ago, but that’s all fine.
The beauty of this new land is startling as even though I took my time observing all of this, there is so much you notice the second time around. I’m sure you will notice new things on each visit.
I arrived at the Flight of Passage entrance and saw the posted standby time was listed at 95 minutes. Not horrible compared to some of the much longer waits I’ve heard about. But, it’s still longer than I’d wait for any attraction, no matter how good it may be! Before entering the queue and scanning my MagicBand, I did more exploring as there was so much I wanted to get photos of.
Part of the FOP ride queue up there
Love this water area
I entered the FP+ line and scanned my MagicBand. I entered the queue and made my way towards the top. I took my time walking up here as there was more to see along the path leading up to the attraction. I got some more photos before entering the main part of the queue.
Great view and so beautiful!
I entered inside a cave like structure, which was the main part of the queue. There were lines inside, but they seemed to move rather well. I didn’t take much for photos and don’t remember most of this area. I do remember being assigned various lines to enter to break up the groups. One was this long dark concrete hallway. We entered another room and got our 4D glasses and were assigned a numbered spot to stand on. From there we proceeded to another room for a video presentation in which we were assigned a character for our banshee ride in a very modern way by computer technology. I don’t know how else to explain it.
Now it was time for the ride and I got on my banshee. It was like getting on a motorcycle, I suppose. I didn’t have trouble settling myself into position, but I know others have. We were told not to put on the glasses until it was time.
This is the ride vehicle. You rest your head against the top part and lean forward.
Shortly, the ride began and what a ride and experience it was! It’s a simulator ride like Soarin’ would be, but you can’t see anything outside of your vision, which made it more amazing, specialized and on an individual basis. Flying through the beautiful land of Avatar was amazing and thrilling in every way, with lots of dips, fast speeds (in feeling) and so much more. It was a longer ride than I thought and I didn’t want it to end. The action was non-stop and this is certainly the best sim ride I’ve ever been on and one of the best overall! I don’t know how you can top this! I wanted to ride again, but getting another FP+ was extremely unlikely and I didn’t want to wait standby. I will just have to wait for my next WDW trip!
After exiting FOP, I entered the gift shop and I looked around. It was well themed too. I didn’t buy anything but saw some interesting things.
After this, I was certainly hungry as it was nearly 3 pm and I had yet to have lunch. The plan was to check out Satu’li Canteen for the first time as the reviews have generally been good. Although, it’s counter service, so I wasn’t expecting anything amazing. I walked over to the eatery, which was very close by. I know this is one of the CS eateries that you can place your order through the MDE app. I tried this but it wasn’t working that well, so I headed inside to place my order at the counter.
I like the idea of this and it’s like you’re creating your own dish. I went with the sliced grilled beef, red and sweet potato hash and the charred onion chimichurri sauce. It’s also served with cole slaw. I also ordered a Stella draft.
The finished product
Overall, it was quite good but I think the sauce could have had more flavor. I think this is the one that goes with this dish as chimichurri goes with beef. Other than that, I was quite happy with my choice. I enjoyed this and it filled me up. Not to worry, as dinner is nearly five hours away. I will certainly return again.
Nice theming inside this eatery
After finishing up at Satu’li Canteen, my day was over in the Animal Kingdom and I began to head towards the park exit. It was quite an active day and I got to see and do many things.
Once I arrived at the bus depot outside the Animal Kingdom, the wait was a bit under ten minutes and not too bad. One thing I noticed, while waiting was how humid it had become from earlier. Clouds were starting to roll in as heavy showers were in the forecast and approaching the Orlando area!
It took a while to get back to the Dolphin as there were stops at the Swan and one of the other Epcot resorts. There was also a lot of traffic as it was the beginning of rush hour, which doesn’t help. I arrived back at the Dolphin around 4:45 pm.
NEXT: That Was Just So Cool!
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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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Yes, it's been quite the few days with the announcement about the boards. However, I am so glad you've joined us over on Facebook and will be posting your future trip reports there.
Great photos of Pandora. Isn't Flight of Passage amazing? Even though it messed with both our heads and we'll probably never ride it again because of that, I'm glad we got to experience it.
I'm so glad you enjoyed FOP! We got to ride it twice on our trip, well I did, and the 2nd time I got tears in my eyes on just how beautiful the scenery was.
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DeVine ROCKS!! 
I'm glad you got to try some new stuff out and I agree about the Dinorama area as well and as always, your photos are lovely!! 
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This is my 13th trip to WDW and probably at least 20 times to the AK.
Glad you enjoyed your meal so much at Blue Zoo as it looked so appetizing and your server sounded very attentive! I'm sad your TR is coming to a close. 
We need to keep the PP Community Alive!!!
So, sad to hear this but I can understand this with the problems Jennifer and Dave have had with the system upgrades recently. 
I’ve enjoyed everyone here so much since September, 2008 when I first joined. I’ve made a lot of good PP friends and many of you I have met on various WDW get togethers including the Decade of Dreams in 2009. I’ve gathered so much great information and tips for planning these trips over the years from many of you on the board threads. 
I will miss this board so much! 
The standby waits for this new attraction have been insane since it opened and the reviews have been spectacular as many have said it’s the best ride experience they’ve ever had. So, we’ll see as that’s a lot to live up to and hope it’s spot on! 
My window was now open for Flight of Passage, but I wasn’t in any hurry as I wanted to explore this area even more and of course that means many more photos, many of these I also took a few days ago, but that’s all fine.
The action was non-stop and this is certainly the best sim ride I’ve ever been on and one of the best overall! 
The plan was to check out Satu’li Canteen for the first time as the reviews have generally been good. Although, it’s counter service, so I wasn’t expecting anything amazing. I walked over to the eatery, which was very close by. I know this is one of the CS eateries that you can place your order through the MDE app. I tried this but it wasn’t working that well, so I headed inside to place my order at the counter. 
Clouds were starting to roll in as heavy showers were in the forecast and approaching the Orlando area!
However, I am so glad you've joined us over on Facebook and will be posting your future trip reports there. 
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