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Great pictures from DHS!! Dinner at Cape May sounds like a way to end your day.
Thanks, CMC was a great way to end our day!
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We love Cape May Cafe! Even though we live by the ocean DH still does some serious damage to that seafood buffet!
My DH and I both grew up in Florida and every time we go down there seafood is a must. There are some good places here in GA but for fresh seafood you have to pay a premium price here. Seafood is just not the same if it is not fresh. So we take every chance we can to eat at a fabulous seafood buffet!
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Great behind the scene of Beauty and the Beast. How cool!! We are eating at Cape May Cafe this May. So excited. I told my husband, we will have to go on the Great Movie Ride and check that out. I think it would be a great visit.
You will really like CMC! The Great Movie Ride is just so fun, you will really like it.
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Cape May Cafe is a must do for us too, DH just loves the seafood buffet!
Glad we are not the only ones who make it a must do!
We didn't stick around in Darth's Mall very long. DW was getting a little nervous with me pointing everything out.
The only thing we bought was a double sided lightsaber for DS2. It was his one big purchase. We sent it back to the room because we were eating at Via Napoli later and didn't need him using it on anyone. He was amazed how it was at the resort the next day.
We walked around Beach Club a bit too. We liked it, but not enough to stay there I don't think. We may change our minds.
Cape May is one of our ADRs for our upcoming trip! We both love seafood and can't wait to try this! a Looking forward to your next update!
You will love Cape May!
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We didn't stick around in Darth's Mall very long. DW was getting a little nervous with me pointing everything out.
The only thing we bought was a double sided lightsaber for DS2. It was his one big purchase. We sent it back to the room because we were eating at Via Napoli later and didn't need him using it on anyone. He was amazed how it was at the resort the next day.
We walked around Beach Club a bit too. We liked it, but not enough to stay there I don't think. We may change our minds.
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I can imagine how nervous she was, there was so much there! It is pretty cool how you can have your purchases sent to your resort. We have always liked that although it was a bit nicer when they delivered directly to your room instead of having to pick it up at the gift shop.
We really like the Beach Club, especially how close it is to both Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Some day we hope to stay there.
This morning was supposed to be our 2nd day at Animal Kingdom but since our first day ended so abruptly this was really our only day there. So we needed to make the most of it. I was able to get us a late breakfast ADR at Tusker House as one or the make up TS restaurants that we lost from the beginning of the trip. So we had a small breakfast when we got up this morning just to tide us over.
We got to the Animal Kingdom shortly after opening and had enough time to ride KS before our ADR at Tusker House.
You have to look closely here and you will see the Lioness.
I was a bit disappointed that the zebras were not on the safari at this time. I had heard that there were issues and they were not doing to well so they were moved. I am happy to see that they are back on the safari now. So hopefully we will catch them next time we are there.
After our safari was over we made our way over to the Tusker House for breakfast with Donald and the gang!
So we checked into Tusker House and we had to wait just a bit to get our picture with Donald.
Then we were taken to our table. We got our fabulous Jungle Juice and waited for the Chef to come and walk me through the buffet for our allergy issues. With that done I got us food and we enjoyed our breakfast and the characters.
Goofy came back around.
I look so tired in this photo but I really wasn't. LOL
After our late breakfast we went shopping in Asia. I know I found a hat that I liked a lot. I needed a new one as mine was getting a bit worn after so many trips.
We then decided to see the Flights of Wonder show since I don't think we had seen it before. I only managed a couple of shots of the stage. Our seats were not that great and the birds were too fast for anything to come out.
We did enjoy the show and thought it was funny and the birds were amazing.
We then decided to head to Dinoland and do some shopping there. I picked up a few shirts for Jonathon and a Mickey watch for myself. I have to say here I was a bit nervous about this day considering what happened on our first day at this park. I kept checking Jonathon to make sure he was not overheated and drank plenty of fluids. He was just fine though.
Glad there were no issues at AK on this visit! You got some amazing animal shots on the safari. The hippos were so much more active than I've seen. I usually see them when they're lined up like huge logs sleeping half-submerged.
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What a great update, looks like you had a wonderful safari and a breakfast with Donald and friends is always fun. Love all the great character photos.
We did have a good safari. Breakfast was lots of fun.
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What a great time at Animal Kingdom. You got some great safari photos and it looks like a fun time at Tusker House.
Thanks! TH was fun!
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Great pictures from AK! Glad you had a great breakfast at TH!
Thanks so much!
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Glad there were no issues at AK on this visit! You got some amazing animal shots on the safari. The hippos were so much more active than I've seen. I usually see them when they're lined up like huge logs sleeping half-submerged.
Thanks so much! I did get some good photos! I was surprised that the hippos were so active, it was great to see.
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Great pictures of the safari and from Tusker House!!
Thank you!
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Great safari pictures! ;waytogo: Breakfast at Tusker House looked both fun and delicious.
I forgot about gettting some photopass shots before we made it over to Dinoland.
After our shopping in Dinoland, we made our way over to the Finding Nemo show. We did not have to wait long and we were soon inside. We were seated not too far from where we were seated at the last show, but this time we were able to stick around and watch the show!
Warning lots of photos here:
Sorry this is blurry!
The bubbles in the show were a huge hit with Jonathon! He loved that part!
We left that show and made our way across the park. The parade had started and we were trying to get to Pizzafari for a mid afternoon snack. We slowly skirted the parade and navigated the crowds and finally got there and sat down for some pizza and salad.
After our snack we wandered around and then headed over to see ITTBAB. This was a first for all of us!
The result: We liked it. I was not sure how it would go. Jonathon was fine with it and I think he enjoyed it. Mike was not expecting the part at the end where the bugs leave the show and you feel it in your seat. Oops! Did I forget to mention that Honey? He thought it was weird. I knew it was coming and I thought it was weird too. LOL
I think this is the point where we headed out of the park. At some point during this day we did think about going on KRR. We have never been on it either and we did talk to a CM about it near the ride. We decided not to do it that day because we just were not sure about the wheelchair and what to do with our stuff. I have since learned that there are lockers near the entrance and that Jonathon's backpack would have to be stored there as it will not fit in the cubby on the ride float. Also I would like to be prepared and bring our aquasocks with us so we don't have soggy shoes and socks. So it is on the list for the next visit!
We left AK and headed over to GF for dinner at 1900 Park Fare.
Totally forgot that we got some PP pics with the Tree of Life on our way out!
We got over to GF with plenty of time. We checked in and then waited out in the lobby until we were called.
We were finally called in and we got our picture taken. This must be new because I do not remember getting a picture the last time we were there. But it was some time ago so I can not be sure. Any way it was included with our PP+!
We were seated in the little room towards the back, which was fine. I had to wait for the Chef to come and talk to me about the buffet. The Prince Stopped by.
Jonathon being silly and you can see me walking with the Chef in the background.
Cinderella came by while I was gone.
Then one of the step sisters.
Jonathon actually seemed to like the Stepmother the most. I am not sure what to make of that.
I think all Jonathon really wanted was some food. Which I did bring. The Chef even made some separate stuff for me that would work better with my dairy issues and I got some dairy free ice cream as well. Yummy. The food was great and Mike really enjoyed as the last time he was here he was ill and could not eat anything.
A few food pics:
For some reason on this trip we did not take a lot of food pics at the buffets. Not sure why. Perhaps we were just too hungry.
After dinner we took a potty break and then headed to MK. We rode the yellow monorail this time. But I got a picture of the IronMan monorail.
Once we arrived we did some shopping on Main Street. and then headed over to Fantasyland and rode IASW. ( Warning, lots of pics of this ride.)
We did enjoy our ride on IASW. I do have to admit that, after having read the Kingdom Keepers books, I have a different view of this ride. I kept looking at the figures and wondering. Hmmmm......LOL.
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He was amazed how it was at the resort the next day. 
So we needed to make the most of it. I was able to get us a late breakfast ADR at Tusker House as one or the make up TS restaurants that we lost from the beginning of the trip. So we had a small breakfast when we got up this morning just to tide us over. 
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You got some great safari photos and it looks like a fun time at Tusker House.
He thought it was weird. I knew it was coming and I thought it was weird too. LOL 
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