TheMaxRebo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2008
Part 14: Drink time and Na'vi River Ride
Thursday June 1st 12:05am - 1:15am
Thursday June 1st 12:05am - 1:15am
So, at this point it had passed midnight, meaning it was officially June 1st - meaning it was officially the 20th anniversary of the DIS - so, Happy Anniversary!!!
After finishing the ride several people wanted to get a drink and there were still a few things I hadn't tried of the Pandora unique drinks so figured I would get one as well. They had turned off the mobile ordering for the night so I had to go up to the counter at the Satu'li Canteen - but there was basically no line, so not really an issue.
I did notice the really cool tap handles they are using for the beer ....
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We then went over to see if the line for the Na'vi River Journey was still open - and it was, so we got in line.
*** Spoiler warning *** - upcoming are photos of the queue and actual river journey ride
So the queue for this ride is not nearly as cool as the one for Flight of Passage - I mean, compared to an average queue it was nice, but I guess everything is a let down after the one for FoP. They did have some nice artifacts on display and it did all feel fairly authentic
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We were in line only for about 20-25 mins - so really can't complain. Only issue was I hadn't finished my terrible drink so I had to down it - but then we got in line and got in our boats. These ride vehicles are really pretty neat - these very small boats. I still am puzzled why they went for boats this small that could not handle wheelchairs - meaning people that cannot transfer cannot ride either ride in Pandora ... but it does make for a more intimate experience while riding.
At this point I was trying to just take in the ride and also my battery was dying so not too many pictures. I will say the entire ride is beautiful and I really liked it. It is a bit short and I do wish the boats traveled a little slower so you had more time to take in the details. I have read a lot of reports of people that hate the ride and think there is no story, etc. But there is one there - it is that everyone (including us) are being drawn to the Shamen and her music - and you can see that as activity picks up and noise level increases as we get closer, etc. Just a lot of cool scenes, etc.
This is one of my favorite parts which are leaves that are above you and you can see lizard like animals moving on the top of them. The next picture is some of the cool animals arriving (a lot of this is screens, but they are integrated well). Then just some scenery
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At this point my camera battery died, I tried to quickly get out my phone to get a photo of the Shamen, but only got a really bad one. As all reports have indicated the Shamen animatronic is absolutely incredible - so fluid and a lot of different movement with waving arms and playing drums, etc. - not just a few things repeated a lot.
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After the ride I was hanging out with a few people and @dina444444 offered a ride to myself and a few others back to Pop (she had actually already generously offered to drive people back after the DIS party so I was in her "carpool" for that but it was great to get a ride both nights - super helpful!). She was up for a stop in Windtraders first though as there was no line at this point. I was hoping to make time as I wanted to find a fun shirt for my wife, Judi, to wear for Zumba which she is very active with. While I wasn't interested in a Banshee puppet (as I would have to get one for each kid, and don't need 3) they did have a lot still in stock at this time, which I understand to be spotty currently. The store was pretty cool, but not huge. I did find a shirt that Judi liked and also a puzzle which she also loves and she was very happy with that surprise
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It was about 12:50 at this point and we decided to head to Pop - getting to my room around 1:15am - after getting settled and stuff I was probably asleep by 2pm ... with the alarm set for 7am
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TTFN
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