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After our fulfilling lunch, our FPs for EE were burning a hole in my pocket. It was time to face the Yeti again. On our way there, we stopped for PP pictures. I’ve never seen Tinkerbell sitting before.
We used our FPs for EE. It was fantastic, once again! Oh, and I don’t think I have mentioned this yet, the three times we have ridden this so far, we have been in the last two rows. How funny is that? And, I still hadn’t gotten a good picture of the Yeti yet. Will I ever get one?
The 3:15 p.m., showing of Nemo was on the horizon, and we wanted to see that. It would be another first for us. We walked in that direction and got in the incredibly long line. We had these guys to entertain us. They were fantastic!
The wait wasn’t long for Nemo, and we eventually made it in but we were in the nosebleed section. I was a little disappointed, but I know that next time, I’ll have to wait in line for a while or get an ADR with the seats that go along with it.
Nemo was very cute. We all thought they did a great job. I want to sit closer next time though. We left Nemo while they were bowing so we didn’t have to fight the crowd. We headed to Dinoland and got right in line for Dinosaur. There really wasn’t much of a line which was nice. I decided to do a funny picture for the ride photo, so I fixed my hair. Michael looks bored out of his mind.
We then went to Primeval Whirl. The CM was hysterical and insisted we let him take a picture of us in our vehicle. It turned out pretty good.
I realize we hadn’t been on this ride since 2005, but it seemed awfully jerky and not near as smooth as it used to be. We all commented on it and none of us enjoyed the ride. I was rather disappointed. Oh well.
We left Dinoland and found our spots for Mickey’s Jungle Jammin’ Parade. We had never seen this parade, and I was really looking forward to it. We sat down near the entrance to Camp Minnie Mickey because we were going there next to try to see Thumper and Miss Bunny. I was not disappointed in the parade at all. It was fabulous! I loved all of the floats, animals and stilt walkers. Michael took pictures while I videoed it. There are a lot of pictures.
After the parade, we booked it to Camp Minnie Mickey.
What a great AK day so far!! Isn't Devine just amazing??!! Our November trip was the first time I had ever seen her as well. Love the picture of the owl from FOW. He absolutely looks like he has something to say. Just not sure what I LOVE Yak & Yeti and we had a fabulous dinner there. Those are great pictures from the parade. The floats and decorations remind me of Lion King on Broadway. Hope you got to see the bunnies...
I just finished reading all of your posts- THEY ARE GREAT! I must admit, like the others here at PP, I too was crying happy tears as I read about your wonderful reunion. I can't wait to read the next installment! BTW- I am planning a surprise trip for my daughter(14) and me ....I just don't know if I can keep it a secret for 7 more weeks- I don't know how you did it
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We made our way back to the characters, and we didn’t see either bunny. There was a man playing a guitar and singing, and then we saw a CM who said Miss Bunny was coming right out. Yay!! We were first in line. We asked if Thumper was coming out, too, and she said he’d be out later.
Miss Bunny was so cute! Victoria didn’t have a picture drawn of either one of them, but she got her autograph anyway.
It would be a little bit before Thumper was out, so we went to see Minnie, Goofy, and Mickey.
I like this picture because it looks like Mickey is telling me some really important stuff.
We wanted to see Donald, but as we left Mickey, we saw that Thumper was out. Yay! We got in line to see him. He was so cute!
Michael said he couldn’t believe he posed like this. I reminded him that Thumper is male, too.
We left CMM and headed to......EE!! We had to ride it again before the park closed. We booked our way back there and got in what little line there was. Since the park was closing, everyone was going through the FP line. We didn’t get the back two rows this time. What? We were closer to the front, but the ride was still great, and I got a decent picture while on the ride.
We hopped back in line and got the last two rows again. Hysterical! We rode EE five times and were in the last two rows four of those times. What are the odds? Here are our rows.
I finally got some decent pictures inside and around. It only took five tries, right? I like this picture because I am taking a picture upwards, and a man way up in the front is taking a picture backwards so we took a picture of each other.
I finally got a good shot of the tracks.
AND the Yeti’s shadow!
Our final ride photo. Too bad it’s blurry.
That was it. No more EE. The park was closed. We had to walk away. I took a few last shots of the area.
We made our way out of the park. It had been a very good day. I’m not sure what we did for dinner. I probably fixed dinner at the resort, and I’m sure we played the Wii.
UP NEXT: A bit of magic at the MK! Ok...a LOT of magic at the MK!!
I just finished reading all of your posts- THEY ARE GREAT! I must admit, like the others here at PP, I too was crying happy tears as I read about your wonderful reunion. I can't wait to read the next installment! BTW- I am planning a surprise trip for my daughter(14) and me ....I just don't know if I can keep it a secret for 7 more weeks- I don't know how you did it
Welcome to the boards!! You can do it! You can keep that secret. It was so awesome to see Victoria's face when she saw her daddy walk off that plane. It was the best secret I have ever kept. My DD was 14 when we went in September. It wasn't a surprise though. We had the best time together, just the two of us. I hope you have a wonderful time with your DD.
What a great day at AK, and you definitely got your fill of EE in. How funny that you kept getting the same seats. Love your pictures of the parade, we have never really gotten to watch it in its entirity, definitely want to recitfy that on our next trip. Love the pictures with Thumper...adorable.
Great updates, Laura! You all have a fantastic day at AK. I Jiminy Cricket, too! We were all so excited to finally meet Thumper and Miss Bunny back in October as we had never seen them before. Glad you all got to meet both of them, too. The Jasmine rice at Yak and Yeti is a favorite of mine. So !
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On our way there, we stopped for PP pictures. I’ve never seen Tinkerbell sitting before. 
I LOVE Yak & Yeti and we had a fabulous dinner there. Those are great pictures from the parade. The floats and decorations remind me of Lion King on Broadway. Hope you got to see the bunnies...
There was a man playing a guitar and singing, and then we saw a CM who said Miss Bunny was coming right out. Yay!! We were first in line. We asked if Thumper was coming out, too, and she said he’d be out later.
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