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I love all the photos of the details in the treehouse! That's an attraction I'll never be able to tour, so I really appreciate the up-close look at it. Your DD's comment about "Duffy sat here" is great!
Great views from the treehouse. I skipped that one because I also thought it would be like the Robinson's. Again... another thing to see next trip!
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Great pictures. The treehouse originally was Swiss Family Treehouse and then converted in the late 90's to Tarzan's Treehouse. It is pretty cool to see
Looking forward to reading more of your report and seeing your great pictures.
Hope everyone is feeling better and that you are enjoying your new job. Sorry you did not get to ride the Lily Belle Love the pictures from Tarzan's Tree House and what a wonderful view.
I had made the same assumption as Mike Scopa. We'll definitely have to check out Tarzan's abode on our next trip.
Glad you loved Indy! My DH loves that ride too; I'm less of a fan only because the queue is soooo long and I'm claustrophobic so parts of the queue really stress me out!
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I've finally caught up with this post. Great pictures of Tarzan's Treehouse. I wish they would update the treehouse at WDW. I usually skip it. Can't wait for more!
Sounds like a great morning. I don't love Dinosaur, but Indy gets rave reviews from everyone!
We really did have a great morning!
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I love all the photos of the details in the treehouse! That's an attraction I'll never be able to tour, so I really appreciate the up-close look at it. Your DD's comment about "Duffy sat here" is great!
I'm glad I could provide that for you!
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I remember really enjoying Tarzan's Treehouse when we visited it a few years ago. Unfortunately, this time, I just didn't have the energy for it.
DH felt the same way.
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Great pictures from DL! We never went up the treehouse, although the kids did!
Thanks!
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Great views from the treehouse. I skipped that one because I also thought it would be like the Robinson's. Again... another thing to see next trip!
I really enjoyed it, but I think once was probably enough.
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Great pictures. The treehouse originally was Swiss Family Treehouse and then converted in the late 90's to Tarzan's Treehouse. It is pretty cool to see Looking forward to reading more of your report and seeing your great pictures.
I knew it had changed themes; I'd seen pictures online and glad I took the time to see if for myself.
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Great pictures from the treehouse. Now I wish I had gone inside. Oh well, next time! Indy was probably one of my favorite rides of the trip!
I'm so glad we were able to ride Indy. Maybe I'll give Dinosaur another chance...nah, probably not!
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Hope everyone is feeling better and that you are enjoying your new job. Sorry you did not get to ride the Lily Belle Love the pictures from Tarzan's Tree House and what a wonderful view.
It was such a beautiful day, too!
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I had made the same assumption as Mike Scopa. We'll definitely have to check out Tarzan's abode on our next trip. Glad you loved Indy! My DH loves that ride too; I'm less of a fan only because the queue is soooo long and I'm claustrophobic so parts of the queue really stress me out!
Oooh, I'm glad my claustrophobia didn't come out during the walk through the Indy queue!
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Great pictures from Tarzan's Treehouse! I too had assumed that it would be similar to the Swiss Family Treehouse.
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I feel like I have been given a virtual tour of DL! Thanks for all the pics! Can't wait for more!
You're welcome!
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I've finally caught up with this post. Great pictures of Tarzan's Treehouse. I wish they would update the treehouse at WDW. I usually skip it. Can't wait for more!
I bet most people probably haven't even seen Swiss Family Robinson!
So, we'd just finished up with our first ride on Indy, and it was time to hit another popular attraction: Splash Mountain. We usually don't bother with this one, because it's too cold, or we don't want to walk around the park when we're soaked, but it was pleasantly warm so we decided to go for it. We must have gotten a FP for something else, though, and didn't want to wait in the standby line, so we decided to give the single rider line a try. Except we couldn't find it. Back and forth, back and forth we went. Turns out, you have to go through the exit. Mmmmm-kay.
When we got there, I told the CM, " They really make you work for your single rider experience here, don't they?" There were only a couple of people ahead of us, but while we were waiting, the CM manning the regular line called out, asking if there were any parties of 2. I made a move to raise my hand, forgetting I was in the SINGLE rider line. The CM had seen me, though, so he asked if DH and I were together, and if we'd like to stay together. I tried to tell him that it really didn't matter; we understood that we were in the single rider line. He let us go anyway. I thanked him profusely, both as we got on the ride, as well as when we'd finished. He really didn't have to do that for us, but we appreciated it!
Here are a few pictures from Splash:
I took this one for my girls. They like to call our "Bear butt!" every time they see Brer Bear, because it seems like he's always showing us his hiney.
I wonder if this jack-o-lantern guy is always here, or is he seasonal?
Fortunately, we were seated in the last two (back-to-back) seats, behind a group of girls who really seemed to enjoy the ride. They caught the water and we were spared.
I'll note here that the CMs at DL don't care if you take a photo of your photo. They're not even standing there with their little papers, waiting to write down your number so you can purchase the photo. Guess people don't usually buy the photo at DL.
Splash Mountain is in Critter Country at DL, so it was a long walk to our next destination, Frontierland, especially because we didn't know where we were going. It was hot, and I was so thirsty, so I stopped to refill my water bottle. We weren't planning on eating lunch because we had an ADR at Blue Bayou for 2:20. I sure could have used a cold drink at this point. Not sure why we didn't stop to get one.
Instead, we headed for BTMRR, where we encountered a long wait made even longer by the fact that we were in direct sun almost the entire time. I'm sure it wasn't longer than 20 minutes, but my phone was dying, so I didn't have anything to do. Here are a few queue photos, which are a bit different than the ones you see at WDW.
Duffy enjoyed not having to be in my backpack this time!
While we were in Frontierland, we decided to catch a Billy Hill and the Hillbillies show at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon. This is the building where Walt and Lillian celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, four days before Disneyland opened. (You can read more about that here:History of the Golden Horseshoe Saloon -Main Page) I'd heard a great deal about this show, and this was our only opportunity to catch it. We were quite early, though, so we grabbed a root beer to share and I looked around for a plug so I could charge my phone.
I spotted one up by the stage, so I sat up there for a while waiting for the show to start. I took a few photos with my regular camera, just to give myself something to do. (I'm not addicted to my phone...really, I'm not!)
Apparenly, the night of the party, Walt climbed down from this balcony to get to the stage. Here's the quote from Walt's daughter, Diane: "Suddenly Dad appeared in one of the balcony boxes on the side of the stage. At this point in the show, Wally Boag, as Pecos Bill, was firing blanks – Dad returned fire with his thumb and forefinger, then began to climb down to the stage. I think everyone got a bit worried – I know I did. When he got to the stage, he stood there beaming at everyone. He was so happy.”
Once the show started, I had to push past people to get to my seat. I felt badly, but what can you do? The show was just as good as I'd heard. It's a quartet of guys who sing and play string instruments, but also crack jokes and interact with the audience. The main guy (Billy Hill) does a bit where he puts in hillbilly teeth and flirts with ladies in the audience. He pointed out a couple of pretty young ladies near the front row, telling them they would like to meet their mothers.
Terrible photo, but I'm a rule-follower, and I didn't use flash!
Up next: Honest, honey, we have a reservation. No, I didn't make it, and I've only met one of the people we're eating with...
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The CM had seen me, though, so he asked if DH and I were together, and if we'd like to stay together. I tried to tell him that it really didn't matter; we understood that we were in the single rider line. He let us go anyway. 
Here are a few queue photos, which are a bit different than the ones you see at WDW.
I remember reading that story about Walt as well. 
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