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    eeyorepoohfan
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    Monday April 24th:
    6am alarm. We were slow moving due to being so tired from yesterday. We were to breakfast by 7:30am for waffles, eggs, bacon and oatmeal and to the bus just after 8am. AK had an 8am EMH opening, so we missed that but were through the turnstiles by 8:30am. We still managed to ride Everest twice before general opening and got on once more. Then off to Dinosaur with a 5 minute standby. Then used our Safari FP. We met Teri at Dinosaur for us all to use our FP’s. Then to Starbucks for super duper caffeine. The Pizzafari for an early lunch of flatbreads. They were tasty! We then walked the Tiger Trail for a while. Then over to catch the 1pm Lion King Musical. We sat in the very back row, which I’ve never done before. Such a fun show! We then walked the Gorilla Trail. We said goodbye to Teri at 2:15pm because she had to get my niece from school.

    Ryan and I went to Starbucks for iced tea and water. We met Pocahontas with only 2 families ahead of us, so neat! We then split a Mickey Ice Cream bar while in line for Everest. It was a posted 35 minute wait but was really only 10-15 minutes. We then took pics at the Tree of Life with our race medals that we had in our bag. We decided to take a bus to Animal Kingdom Lodge to see the resort, but more importantly to try Zebra Domes and a Zebra Cupcake!! They were so good!!! We then checked out the savanna and the lobby. We walked by Boma just as they were welcoming their family of the day and the first family to enter the restaurant for dinner. It was cool to see because they had a drum show! We walked their shop on the way to the bus back to Animal Kingdom. We were back in the park by 5:25pm. We got in line for the last showing of the Nemo musical at 5:25pm for the 6pm show. We had dinner at Flame Tree. We were tired and it was just after 7:30pm. We had FP’s for Rivers of Light and they allowed us to be seated already for the 8:45pm show. We chatted with a couple while we waited. I really wanted to love this show. Visually it was beautiful. But it really fell flat to us for some reason. We weren’t impressed and probably won’t watch it again. The park closed at 9 but they still had the line to Everest open! So we hopped in line and it was a walk on!!! This ride is so amazing at night!!!! We could have hopped on again, but we were just too tired. We caught the Tree Awakenings for about 15 minutes and caught a few different stories on it. The final awakenings for the night was at 9:30pm and it included scenes from Nemo, Jungle Book, Avatar and Lion King. So amazing!!! We got a picture with the tree illuminated too! So pretty! By the time we got to the bus stop we were on the 2nd bus and waited about 20 minutes. We were on the road by 10:10 and back to our oom by 10:40pm with a stop at French Quarter first. Lights out by 11:30pm.
    Miles logged 13.2

    #32823

    Acamm
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    Ugh thats disappointing about Rivers of Light. I really want to love this new show!! We have a Rivers of Life Dining Package ADR for September. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the show… I suppose I’ll see it once and hopefully I’ll be blown away ! LOL

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    Pretty good for even moving slowly! AK is actually a good park to move slowly through. The theming, the walking areas, it requires a bit of a slowdown.

    #32854

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    Ugh thats disappointing about Rivers of Light. I really want to love this new show!! We have a Rivers of Life Dining Package ADR for September. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the show… I suppose I’ll see it once and hopefully I’ll be blown away ! LOL

    I really wanted to love R of L, but sadly neither of us did. It really seems to be one of those shows where people either love it or they don’t. Not a lot of middle ground! So I’m hopeful that you will love it!

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    Pretty good for even moving slowly! AK is actually a good park to move slowly through. The theming, the walking areas, it requires a bit of a slowdown.

    Agreed!!! I think we are planning to do EPCOT the day we complete our Full Marathon! We figure that’s good to stroll around too!

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    Pretty good for even moving slowly! AK is actually a good park to move slowly through. The theming, the walking areas, it requires a bit of a slowdown.

    Agreed!!! I think we are planning to do EPCOT the day we complete our Full Marathon! We figure that’s good to stroll around too!

    That sounds like a great plan! Kathy and I will “play” there while waiting for you guys to finish and then just continue with you all!


    #32864

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    Pretty good for even moving slowly! AK is actually a good park to move slowly through. The theming, the walking areas, it requires a bit of a slowdown.

    Agreed!!! I think we are planning to do EPCOT the day we complete our Full Marathon! We figure that’s good to stroll around too!

    That sounds like a great plan! Kathy and I will “play” there while waiting for you guys to finish and then just continue with you all!

    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    #32865

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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    #32875

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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    Just for that, I won’t shower after the full marathon!!!!! LOL Oh man, could you imagine?! The crazy thing is that we see many people that run half marathons and then head to the park! That’s just so nasty!!! :p Sounds like you guys have some great options to do while you wait for sure!!! And we may be REALLY slow going after the full and take a bit to shower and get moving. But we will obviously keep you posted!

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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    Just for that, I won’t shower after the full marathon!!!!! LOL Oh man, could you imagine?! The crazy thing is that we see many people that run half marathons and then head to the park! That’s just so nasty!!! :p Sounds like you guys have some great options to do while you wait for sure!!! And we may be REALLY slow going after the full and take a bit to shower and get moving. But we will obviously keep you posted!

    LOL Ewww! Nope, can’t imagine. A slow stroll, lots of rest breaks, whatever works. We’ve talked, her and me, this is *your* trip. We are there for you! Whatever works with your legs works with us.

    P.S. I may draw the line at carrying you though. :p LOL

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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    Just for that, I won’t shower after the full marathon!!!!! LOL Oh man, could you imagine?! The crazy thing is that we see many people that run half marathons and then head to the park! That’s just so nasty!!! :p Sounds like you guys have some great options to do while you wait for sure!!! And we may be REALLY slow going after the full and take a bit to shower and get moving. But we will obviously keep you posted!

    LOL Ewww! Nope, can’t imagine. A slow stroll, lots of rest breaks, whatever works. We’ve talked, her and me, this is *your* trip. We are there for you! Whatever works with your legs works with us.

    P.S. I may draw the line at carrying you though. :p LOL

    Fine, I will shower!!! LOL You guys are so sweet for letting it be “my” trip! You guys are the bestest! But at least you know you two will get lots of date nights since Ryan and I will be asleep by 8-9pm each night! LOL We will mosey and enjoy hanging out with you guys! Aww, come on!! Why won’t you carry me?!?! Slacker!!!!!! LOL

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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    Just for that, I won’t shower after the full marathon!!!!! LOL Oh man, could you imagine?! The crazy thing is that we see many people that run half marathons and then head to the park! That’s just so nasty!!! :p Sounds like you guys have some great options to do while you wait for sure!!! And we may be REALLY slow going after the full and take a bit to shower and get moving. But we will obviously keep you posted!

    LOL Ewww! Nope, can’t imagine. A slow stroll, lots of rest breaks, whatever works. We’ve talked, her and me, this is *your* trip. We are there for you! Whatever works with your legs works with us.

    P.S. I may draw the line at carrying you though. :p LOL

    Fine, I will shower!!! LOL You guys are so sweet for letting it be “my” trip! You guys are the bestest! But at least you know you two will get lots of date nights since Ryan and I will be asleep by 8-9pm each night! LOL We will mosey and enjoy hanging out with you guys! Aww, come on!! Why won’t you carry me?!?! Slacker!!!!!! LOL

    Hahaha! Ok, maybe carry for half of World Showcase then. LOL This is true, we will have some date nights and besides, we will be in our happy place, our home, together, seeing you, spending some nice time with you guys. That alone sounds like heaven to me.

    #32886

    eeyorepoohfan
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    Well, we will go back to our room to shower before playing!!! :p LOL No one wants to be around that smell all day!!!! But we are thinking of avoiding MK because that park is PACKED after the full from what I’ve heard. So we can do our castle medal pics the next day instead.

    Oh but of course! Well, I figured and hoped you would… ;) LOL
    We can just make that an all EPCOT day, maybe we’ll ride the monorail or see Ellen’s for a break while you guys do that, or back to our room for a bit, plenty of options, but yeah, we’ve already got a park day, well, two with MK the next day for our trip! Yea! :up: :ears: :)

    Just for that, I won’t shower after the full marathon!!!!! LOL Oh man, could you imagine?! The crazy thing is that we see many people that run half marathons and then head to the park! That’s just so nasty!!! :p Sounds like you guys have some great options to do while you wait for sure!!! And we may be REALLY slow going after the full and take a bit to shower and get moving. But we will obviously keep you posted!

    LOL Ewww! Nope, can’t imagine. A slow stroll, lots of rest breaks, whatever works. We’ve talked, her and me, this is *your* trip. We are there for you! Whatever works with your legs works with us.

    P.S. I may draw the line at carrying you though. :p LOL

    Fine, I will shower!!! LOL You guys are so sweet for letting it be “my” trip! You guys are the bestest! But at least you know you two will get lots of date nights since Ryan and I will be asleep by 8-9pm each night! LOL We will mosey and enjoy hanging out with you guys! Aww, come on!! Why won’t you carry me?!?! Slacker!!!!!! LOL

    Hahaha! Ok, maybe carry for half of World Showcase then. LOL This is true, we will have some date nights and besides, we will be in our happy place, our home, together, seeing you, spending some nice time with you guys. That alone sounds like heaven to me.

    I will settle for being carried for half of World Showcase! LOL Or just caffeinate me and throw food at me!!! That’s always a good motivator to keep me moving!!! I think this will be an epic trip to meet you guys for sure!!! So fun!!!!!

    #33676

    That was a whole lotta Yeti for one day!!!

    #33688

    eeyorepoohfan
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    @RIDisneyPinGuy never too much Yeti!!!!!!


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