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Nice leisurely day all around! Glad you all enjoyed Sanaa. We neither one like the paneer paratha, but the naans are delicious. Excellent giraffe pictures!
I had heard that it was best to stick with the traditional or garlic naans but forgot to mention that to Jeff before he ordered.
I had one of the giraffe photos and one of the zebra photos made into 8x10s for framing. Can’t wait to get them on the wall!
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Today was an AK day and our very first time to ride Flight of Passage!
We left the room about 8:20 and when we got to the stop a bus for AK was there, so we hopped on. After a stop at Jambo we were on our way to AK.
When we arrived, we went straight back to KS to ride without a FP. Standby was only a 5 minute wait that early in the morning. I enjoyed using my zoom and getting some close-ups of the animals.
A sighting of baby Aella!
A little blurry.
Then we headed for our first FP and EE.
After that we walked around a bit.
And then we went back to Asia for the 10:30 Up show. When we arrived the theater was about half full, but we chose a seat in the upper section. While we were sitting there waiting for the show to start, we noticed it was pouring outside! Then there was an announcement that the show would be delayed because of the rain. We didn’t mind, because we weren’t going anywhere!
After about 10 minutes, the rain stopped and the show started.
It was pretty ho-hum. The previous show included more bird segments and was always very enjoyable. This one had far too much silliness between the emcee and the Up characters. Oh well, at least we were under cover from the rain!
Then we went to Adventurers Outpost for our 2nd FP of the day.
And then we browsed around in the shops. I decided I wanted to get our grandkids some baseball style caps so we looked at the selection, but decided not to get anything here. We bought an Animal Kingdom magnet for the fridge, but nothing else.
Next was our FoP FP. We stopped for some PP ops before and after…not sure which is which.
FoP was an awesome ride! I had taken Dramamine so I was not motion sick at all! I was just so into the flight – it was so REAL! At one point I looked to my left and saw all the other people on their “banshees”, so that was cool. When we got off Jeff said he felt a little nauseous and was wishing he’d taken Dramamine as well. But he was ok once we got out in the fresh air.
When we got outside we notice it had rained while we were on the ride. Another stroke of luck for us!
It was a great AK morning, and time to head back to the resort for lunch and a break.
We stopped for one more FP on the way out.
Back at AKL, Jeff had a nap and I watched the animals on the savanna.
At one point we went to Johari Treasures and checked out another movie - Ratatouille. We started watching it and got ¾ of the way through before we had to get ready for dinner.
Sorry the Up show wasn't better, but I'm glad you weren't affected by Flight of Passage in the way we were. I'm not sure if I'd give it a go again with Bonine (Dramamine sends me to sleep), as it did affect me quite a lot...
Quite a nice morning in the AK. Good start with a walk on with KS and some beautiful animal sightings! Too bad the UP show wasn't too good as I enjoyed the previous one. Glad you enjoyed FOP so much as it truly is an amazing ride and experience! It feels so real!
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Sorry the Up show wasn't better, but I'm glad you weren't affected by Flight of Passage in the way we were. I'm not sure if I'd give it a go again with Bonine (Dramamine sends me to sleep), as it did affect me quite a lot...
I was a little nervous about Flight of Passage because of your experience, but once it started, I couldn’t get over the feeling of flying through the air! It was so exhilarating that I didn’t feel sick at all.
Quite a nice morning in the AK. Good start with a walk on with KS and some beautiful animal sightings! Too bad the UP show wasn't too good as I enjoyed the previous one. Glad you enjoyed FOP so much as it truly is an amazing ride and experience! It feels so real!
We always enjoyed the Flights of Wonder show as well. I don’t know why they had to mess with a good thing?
Yes! FoP certainly does feel real! It’s absolutely amazing!
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I was a little nervous about Flight of Passage because of your experience, but once it started, I couldn’t get over the feeling of flying through the air! It was so exhilarating that I didn’t feel sick at all.
I'm so glad. I would hate our experience to put anyone else off, as we're all very different and react differently to different things...
Your zoom lens really took such incredible up close pictures of the animals on the KS tour! You were lucky to see the prairie dogs up and about as most times when we're on the safari they're sleeping! So glad you didn't experience any motion sickness from FOP and that you loved the whole experience! I hope Jeff got over that feeling quickly.
Your zoom lens really took such incredible up close pictures of the animals on the KS tour! You were lucky to see the prairie dogs up and about as most times when we're on the safari they're sleeping! So glad you didn't experience any motion sickness from FOP and that you loved the whole experience! I hope Jeff got over that feeling quickly.
I loved the zoom lens for the safari!
Jeff felt better once we got outside, but was glad we didn’t have any additional attractions scheduled!
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Glad you all enjoyed Sanaa. 
We neither one like the paneer paratha, but the naans are delicious. Excellent giraffe pictures! 
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Too bad the UP show wasn't too good as I enjoyed the previous one. Glad you enjoyed FOP so much as it truly is an amazing ride and experience! 
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