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Sounds like an awesome start to the day! So glad you loved Sanaa...I think it is one of the hidden gems of WDW...AKL really is quite a special resort, besides being unique, I feel like it exudes a level of peace and warmth that the other resorts do not. Hope the girls enjoyed their pool time and you got some much needed R&R.
Danielle
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Great views from both rooms! Sorry about the headache, hoping to read that it went away. Love the picture that looks like the giraffes are all tangled up, that's great!!
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Great views from both rooms! Sorry about the headache, hoping to read that it went away. Love the picture that looks like the giraffes are all tangled up, that's great!!
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All caught up. What a great room. Sorry you had a headache.
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Looks like you were in luck with both rooms!
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What a great room Meg (both times)! Sounds like a great meal at Sanaa! Love all the pictures! Pixies that the migrane goes away!
I was really happy with our room location (both times), we had a wonderful view and it was so easy to get to the pool and to the Mara (of course room location luck will not hold out for the whole trip..., more about that later).
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Oh Meg! I'm so excited that I made it into your TR! I'm glad you guys had a good meal at Sanna and that your room was everything you wanted!
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Great meal, great room, and great pictures!
Thanks Cam, I thought of you alot each time a giraffee passed by. I love giraffees, I think they are such elegant and regal animals, it was a delight to have such great action on our first day and Jasmine was having loads of fun taking pictures, everytime she took another one I would say "wow Cam would love that picture"
You will make it into my TR again later in the trip as well , the early lunch was the best idea, the restuarant was very empty, our food came quickly (which at that moment we all needed), and the meal was amazing. It was a top pick for all and we will definitely be returning (it has made it to the must do list).
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What a wonderful relaxing start to your vacation. I hope you feel better after the lie down.
We really enjoyed the lazy morning, we tried it last year as well and it proved to be a wonderful way to start off our trip.
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Love those giraffe pictures!
I loved them as well, it was hard to pry the camera away from Jasmine while we were at the AKL, she always found something to take a picture of.
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Sounds like an awesome start to the day! So glad you loved Sanaa...I think it is one of the hidden gems of WDW...AKL really is quite a special resort, besides being unique, I feel like it exudes a level of peace and warmth that the other resorts do not. Hope the girls enjoyed their pool time and you got some much needed R&R.
Danielle
We really loved it, I have read so many wonderful TRs and we always loved visiting but nothing compared to our stay there...it was truly magical and you were so right about Sanaa - there was nothing that we tried that we did not love.
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Sounds like a great morning. Sanaa is such a great restaurant, isn't it?
Really amazing, I could have dined on the califlower alone. There was so much I wanted to try, so they definitely will be another visit soon.
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I just love Angel's reaction! Looks like her practicing paid off.
I hope that headache goes away soon!
When we were on the plane I asked her "so what happened to the jumping up and down and screaming" she told me "mommy that was my fake surprise...I did not think you were really going to surprise me"
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Great reveal!
Great pictures of your room and of AKL!
I was glad that we were able to keep the surprise, not sure if we would be able to do it again, she is just too into what I am doing now...
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BEST. REVEAL. EVER! I'm with everyone else - all choked up, tears. It's priceless!
I'm so glad you enjoyed Sanaa! And great photos of the animals.
We loved AKL and the girls told me they are so happy that we made that our home resort. I think Jasmine would be happy staying there every trip, while she still enjoyed the Boardwalk she said there is just something so special at AKL, like truly not being at Disney but somewhere exotic.
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Absolutely loved the reveal. I got a little teary just watching! How great! And btw, you look perfectly cute in your outfit.
Your first day sounds great so far. I hope the headache hit the road though - I know all about those darn things!
I was so happy we were able to get it on video this time. We really did have a great first day, it is now a set plan for us to relax the first day and then hit a park later in the evening, it really just sets the mood and we all feel refreshed when we finally hit the parks.
The girls were in their suits and on their way to the pool and I curled up on the bed and prayed my head would get better. My headaches get really bad and all I ever think is getting one on vacation. They get to a point where I just canot function and I did not want this to ruin the trip.
I rested for about an hour and Jasmine called to see how I was feeling, I told her I was going to come dow for a bit and see if some fresh air helped. Once I got up the headache was still there but it was much more bearable so I headed down to meet the girls.
They were thirsty and Jasmine had finished her bottle of water so I headed over to the Mara to grab two refillable cups. With drinks in hand I made my way back and grabbed a chair and watched the girls in the pool. Angel had already made friends and was joining in some of the pool games and Jasmine made her way over to me and decided to take some sun.
I took his time to wander the pool area and take some pictures (as Jasmine was busy taking sun so I could finally get near the camera )
I loved the flamingos, it was so cool to wander around the pool and see them all enjoying themselves in the sun. After a bit more exploring I made my way back to Jasmine and enjoyed the sun for awhile. We finally headed in around 3:45 as we had dinner at 6:45 at 1900 PF and we needed to shower and get dressed.
My head was finally feeling better so while the girls took their turns showering I unpacked and the girls finished up while I showered. We made our way to the buses and within a few minutes a MK bus showed up. We got to the MK around 5 and figured we had time for a ride or two before heading over to the GF for dinner.
We headed over to Tomorrowland and we hit Buzz Lightyear first. After a sad showing we decided to go on one of our favorites, the COP, we all enjoyed, especially me as the AC flt so good and before heading out we did one fast ride on the TTA.
We made our way towards the front of the park and over to the monorail, there was one pulling in as we mde our way up the ramp and before we knew it we were at the GF.
We got there within 5 minutes of our ADR and we checked in, they gave us our buzzer and by the time we made our way to the lobby to wait it was going off so we headed in for our picture (which I actually liked so I bought - I will scan it and post it later) and we were headed in to our table.
We were seated in the corner table before you hit that room off to the side and lady Tramaine made a beeline over to our table. Great way to start off our meal
Jasmine of course was going to sit the picture out but Lady Tremaine was not hearing of that and before getting into any trouble she joined in for a picture. Lady Tremaine asked if I had heard anything about her from other people and I told her that I heard what a wonderful mother she was..."well she was just delighted to hear that as she said she felt so unappreciated as a mom after all that she did for her daughters"
We had some time before the rest of the characters made their way over to us and around this time Chef Harry came to give us our allergy tor of the buffet. I have always found that there is so much we can eat here, and thee were a few items he said he felt more comfortable bringing from the back for Angel and we had a pate shortly. He told us to let us know when Angel was ready for dessert. He was really great and very helpful and the girls filled up their plates as did I and we made our way back to the table.
It is very rare that I get to eat dinner rolls but Chef Harry sent out some safe ones for us so it was a real plus. It was also during dinner that unfortunetly I felt the headache creeping back so I took a pill quickly as I hoped to nip it before it got worse.
We were visited by the Step-Sisters next and Angel enjoyed her visits with them.
We told the server that Angel was ready for dessert, she also brought Jasmine a cupcake for her gradation along with a placemat (which she sadly forgot at the restaurant). Jasmine was so full and there was a family sitting next to us with two daughters, well they brought one of the daughters a cupcake for her birthday so Jasmine asked if hr sister would like her cupcake. The little girl was all smiles and gladly took the cupcake from Jasmine.
While we were waiting for Angel's dessert the Prince came for a visit.
While Angel enjoyed her visit with the Prince the real prince in her eyes was Chef Harry as he made his way over to the table with her "dessert for a princess" as he called it.
While we were enjoying dessert the waltz started and the Prince came over to Angel and asked her if she would allow him a dance. She went up and partook in the waltz with him...
Someone was blushing as she returned to her table
We took care of the bill:
Our meal before tax, gratuities and TIW discount: $119.97
Our meal after tax, gratuities and TIW discount: $123.81
Meals Savings: $23.99
Total TIW Savings for the trip so far: $32.24
Our rating for 1900 PF: 4.2
As we were leaving we realized that even with seeing Lady Tremaine and the Step-Sisters pass by more than once we had never seen Cinderella, I asked Angel if she wanted to see her but she was fine...she said "mom I don't come here to see Cinderella, I come to see her mean mom and her step-sisters"
We made our way out and the girls wanted to look in the basin so I decided to head outside to take a few pictures, I told the girls I would meet them at the store.
We headed back to the monorail and back to the MK. The MK had EMH until 3 that night which I did not think we would get close too (we will see), plus we had a very exciting meet lined up for tonight.
Up Next: How long did we last and Angel met her match.
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