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Somehow I got way behind on your report, but I'm all caught up now!
A few comments:
Ice turds....HI-larious!!
Tumble Monkeys...better be back to flippin' when I get there !
Pictures...BEE-utiful. Seriously, I think you should take up photography for cash! You really have a way of making me feel like I am there and longing for my Disney fix! Like someone said before me, I can hear the music when I look at your parade pics! LOVE IT!
Spagetti and Meatballs with a cute server... (on both counts).
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I do love the FOLK but i cannot believe the monkeys did not perform...ive yet to see that happen. totally odd about the safari stopping for an animal...wonder if it was something semi dangerous cause that sounds odd.
Glad you got to ride EE again though
Thanks for the pic of turd ice because that was a right on description
WPE...i have heard such good things about that place...we may have to try that one out!
I love the pic of the target cart and i've never seen one of those myself....i hope they are moving to those carts for everyone!
Glad to hear the blister was healing and you got some flip flops...see i always pack a suitcase of shoes...i gotta be more like you and let go of a few *LOL*
cant wait to read more!
I love FOTLK, too. When we went in Aug '07, there were no tumble monkeys, and I was bummed. But they were back during our Aug '08 trip, so I'm guessing it's just a fluky thing when they're not there. At least I HOPE it's a fluke!
I will have to try WPE again. We tried it there a few years ago and didn't have such a great experience. Maybe another fluke?
Sorry your plans kept getting foiled at AK. I hope things went better for you at MK!
What an interesting day at the AK. Too bad you weren't on the safari when it went down because it could have been quite amusing! We were on the safari once when a giraffe decided to stand right in front of a truck and not move. We were several trucks back on the safari, but this was on the savanna and we actually had a good view to watch. Well, that giraffe just stood there and stood there, and you would have sworn she/he was doing it on purpose . Our driver told us that they weren't allowed to creep forward with the truck or to try to startle the animal out of the way. They called a trainer who was sent in to try and help. That crazy giraffe, as soon as it saw the trainer's truck it strolled out of the way . Almost as if it knew that the drivers wouldn't/couldn't do anything but these guys would make him/her move. My son and I really got a kick out of it.
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No tumble monkeys?? What is up with that?
When we were there in February, they tumbled! Hmmmmmm...... I hope that this is not a "newer" version!
And I have to tell you....when dh and I were there in February, when we were leaving the AK, I told him that I think I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up! I think I finally have decided! I want to the lady bird flying so beautifully in the FOLK show! She is so graceful and so free! Yep - that is what I want to be!
I am really sorry that your foot bothered you so much at AK! But, you were able to get a few good rides in! Sorry about the safari!
Your trip to the local Target sounds successful! Love those shopping carts! The picture is a good one - of a shopping cart!
Only 1 FAB? Maybe that is why you think this trip was not one of your best!
Great update Sharon!
Holy "crap" they do look like Ice Turds!! But your pizza for lunch looks AMAZING . And who are you Psha "Murphy" with all of the luck...or lack thereof...that you had at AK. And, not only do I LOVE the Target cart picture...I am totally jealous that they don't have them at my Target. I spend a lot of time there and when Jason is with me there is ALWAYS a cart involved.
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I'm getting caught up. Love the topiary photos. I am wild about the WPE pizza and several other dished there. I think it is like a different place since the rehab and expansion.
Sorry about the blister. I have had them and they are NO fun at all.
The profiteroles looked yummy! I'll have to try them.
I don't really have a comment about the shopping cart. Really, I don't. But if you want to talk nerd, I'll have to find a picture that I took during a stay at the Royal Inn in Lake Buena Vista in 1974. You won't believe that one!
Glad you're blister was healing and you found some shoes to help. Ice turds - very interesting, but not something I want in my drink.
I can't believe how many trips you have coming up. Do you work at all anymore?
Right. I'm just emerging from computer hell, having invested in one of those teeny weeny micro computers. So thanks to remote broadband, I can lie in bed and read trip reports. And as ever your report is fabuloso.
Imagine an American watching a game of cricket and you'll get an idea of how perplexed Matt and I were at Wrigley Field a few years ago. Thanks to that experience, I at least understand your title!
I too am glad to see that the AC Club alumni have been re-deployed. When we were at the American Idol attraction the English recording executive was the bloke who played the British Adventurer, which took away from the credibility but cheered me up that he was still in gainful employment!
Sharon, funny you mention Orlando is where most of the hurricanes hit in Florida. I wouldn't be surprised if all of the shopping carts at Target in Florida were switched to that one since Florida in general is a major target for any hurricane. I haven't seen those shopping carts here by us in Virginia yet, and the one by us DH used to work at.
We had the ice turds as well during our trip. They were interesting but they still crunched so it all worked out (I'm one who will chew/munch on my ice).
Sorry about all the troubles you encountered at AK. Looking forward to the next installment.
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. Our driver told us that they weren't allowed to creep forward with the truck or to try to startle the animal out of the way. They called a trainer who was sent in to try and help. That crazy giraffe, as soon as it saw the trainer's truck it strolled out of the way 
I think I finally have decided! I want to the lady bird flying so beautifully in the FOLK show! She is so graceful and so free! Yep - that is what I want to be! 
The picture is a good one - of a shopping cart!
But your pizza for lunch looks AMAZING 
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