PlutosRHM55
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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy World Photopass Day today! Best of luck and happy hunger games to those braving the parks today!
Throwback to nearly dying of heatstroke to get the cutest pic ever.
That's all. On with the update!
All Will Be Well At Animal Kingdom, Right?
December 27th, 2016
It was our last full day in the parks. I know, sadness. It was almost over. We were a bit worn out from the past few days. I was starting to feel a bit funky in the throat, but I tried to ignore it since I just tend to get post-nasal drip quite a bit and nothing happens. Today we were taking it slow. Our plan was to solely hit up Animal Kingdom. I had already said my goodbyes to Epcot so I wasn't really sure about going back. If you know me though as well as my family, nothing is ever set in stone so we'll see how this goes. I apologize in advanced, photos were fairly sparse today. I'll try to supplement as much as I can.
We got up around like 9am. We crashed pretty quickly the night before when we got back a little before midnight so we weren't struggling to wake up. After getting packed and ready for the day, we headed down to the Everything POP Food Court, where we grabbed some quick things for breakfast along with letting my mom and sisters refill their refillable mugs to have for the day. Then, we headed out to the bus which was waiting for us so off to DAK we went.
Holiday season was still in full swing arriving at DAK. We got there not long after the park opening, but crowds were really pouring in. I've spent ample time at DAK during my program, usually at night, and I never had to wait in line for bag check. Well, we did today AND to get into the park. It was THAT crazy. I expected it to be a tad more crowded than usual, but nothing like this. It was almost equivalent to MK especially considering how the walkways are much much tighter here.
Today was the day that I got the Fam into the parks for free. I'd never used any of my comp tickets before so it was pretty exciting. I was nervous about getting in with all our MB problems so I had them use the cards. I did connect them to their bands later to make our lives easier, initially however I wanted to be careful since comp passes are finnicky (I had to be the first one to enter the park to activate them). I think the only issue we had was with fingerprints, but that was fixed quick and soon we were officially in Animal Kingdom!
I believe that we did try to take some up close Tree photos, but for some reason those were never saved. From there, we started heading towards Asia and made that right to head that way. We passed by It's Tough to Be A Bug, but we saw that the wait was a bit high so we decided to skip. We continued onwards to the Adventurers' Outpost, which was also already very high. We continued along, until I checked the MDE app after awhile, realizing that all the wait times were fairly high and that ITTBAB was one of the lowest. My mom, Siobhan and I had done ITTBAB, but Alyssa hadn't because she was so terrified when she was younger so we headed back to do that.
We really should've hopped in line because the wait had near DOUBLED in the few minutes that we had been gone and the crowds were flocking right in there.
Today was already starting out great, but we realized then and there it was going to be just like this but worst throughout the day so we might as well get a ride in. Besides, we doubted the wait would be that long. I mean, ITTBAB usually is a walk-on.
...
Rip Garry Marshall.
If I said we waited nearly 1 hour and a half for ITTBAB, would you believe me? Well, we did so there. Not that it's anything to brag about, but it happened and I'd never do it again. That queue is miserable. However, we got to experience some parts of the queue that I never really got to see before like there was a tortoise and some other animal that have little enclosures as you walk through. It's not just the carvings. We also made friends with some people as we waited. I don't remember what we talked about with them, probably complaints about the wait. Eventually we rode it. Alyssa wasn't raving about it but she thought it was definitely very creepy and freaked out especially during the part where the bugs crawl under your butt (my personal favorite since I think of it as a butt massage and just laugh at everyone else having panic attacks). Good times.
We got off and continued back off towards Asia, hoping that maybe having to wait that torturous wait would've maybe sent the Disney gods to fix up some messy and long waits. Unfortunately, not exactly how it went. The line for Everest was atrocious when we got back over there. We wanted to single rider it, but it was closed off.
Just our luck, but we still had a long day ahead of us. DAK was open until 8pm so we had plenty of time. I did however book us one meal for around 1:30/2pm if I remember correctly that we had to make, but other than that the day was all for getting in the attractions we wanted to ride or shows we wanted to see. Even after two failed Everest attempts, we'd be back and we still had some park to go.
As we made our way around the to-be Rivers of Light lagoon (which was supposed to be open BEFORE my program #stillbitter), I told them about what was going on there and about The Jungle Book Alive With Magic show that used to be there, which I'm very middle ground about (I didn't totally hate it actually tbh). This brought us right up to Finding Nemo the Musical which was starting soon. It was standing room only and by doing this, we'd probably be brought right up to our ADR. However, the line was pretty long for standing room so we might not even get in. We debated this for awhile and eventually decided we'd skip it, maybe come by later.
Our Disney walk of shame continued.
We skipped around DinoRama because there was NO WAY we'd test that since Primeval Whirl is not worth any wait. I was not in the mood for bruises on our first actual ride of the day. Nuh-uh. On the other side though was a pretty lovely M&G. If you know every Disney park like the back of your hand, I'm sure you know who was here. If you don't, well, like the good TR writer I am I'm going to be super wordy and eventually tell you, while judging you immensely for not knowing what is frankly one of the best M&Gs on Disney property...
GOOFY & PLUTO!
And because it was still Christmastime...
SANTA GOOFY & JINGLE PLUTO!
I had only met them one other time in their Christmas outfits so this was a must. However, when we got close enough we noticed that Santa Goofy was the only one who was out.
Of the two, it's not my fave. WHY DISNEY GODS WHY
Well, I got over it and dragged my family in line. They weren't too enthused, but the line was pretty much the same as it normally was, which I'm guessing was due to the fact that Pluto wasn't there and people knew. However, I just couldn't let them pass up meeting Santa Goofy. We haven't gotten our obligatory Santa pic in years and why not do it with a little Disney flair?
We also got to witness some adorable meets before us. I think there was one with a little girl having some gentler moments with the Goof. Those honestly never get old to me. Oh how I wish I had come to Disney at that age.
Soon enough, it was our turn to meet my favorite Goof, still dressed in the attire from his magical sleigh ride the night before.
This is actually my favorite photo from this meet. I can't with my mother.
I forget to mention that because today was officially my last DAK day, I wore my graduation ears that you can only get if you do the DCP. And for those with weaker eyes, the embroidery says: "Timmy" ENTER BUTTON "DCP Fall 2016"
Again, this was a M&G that kinda became directed towards me. Goofy's friend today I'm sure knew who I was because immediately he began talking to me, pointing at Bing Bong on my shirt. I've had this shirt forever. My mom bought it for me after she saw it with me and I was bawling my eyes out over Bing Bong although it was my second time seeing Inside Out (I saw it three times in theaters if that's any indication of how much I love it along with owning a Bing Bong plush and my avi still being Disgust, my spirit animal). It always got compliments every time I wore it and today Goofy was getting a bit emotional. It was so sweet. He kept making the heart sign at the shirt and at me. It was really sweet. My family were kinda iffy about the fur characters so I think this M&G was a win since they more enjoyed watching me being adorable.
Yet another perfect Christmas card photo *pats self on back*
After we took the picture, I immediately turned to give Goofy a goodbye hug. Goofy's one of the only characters I don't have to awkwardly lean hug so I just live for his hugs. This ended up being an extra long love fest between us. The Photopass and my mom who had eventually walked away were having a field day with this. Everyone had seen my graduation ears including Goofy so they knew I didn't have many more visits with him left. So prepare yeselves for an onslaught of Goof love pics:
Don't let the smile fool you, I was on the verge of tears. I finally said goodbye to Goofy and blew one last kiss to him as well as shown him a heart.
I then got my MagicBand scanned and the attendant stopped me to confirm that my program was ending. Turns out she was another CP slaving through the Christmas week. She told me she extended, she couldn't leave. I told her I wish I could, but school, ya know? Priorities.
It was getting close to our ADR time so we decided to head back on over to the other side of the park in Africa. Yeah, we were really making the grand circle tour of DAK today. It was around this time that things weren't going so well for Timmy's health. I had been sniffling all morning, but it was off and on. When I met Goofy, I just barely held it together. Now I was essentially sneezing my way from DinoLand to Africa and my throat was feeling worse. The week was really catching up with me. I had really overworked myself for this vacation and now it was getting to me.
As we got around to the Flights of Wonder show area, we stopped to get a water for me, which I gladly downed. We made it to our ADR location with still some time to spare. Apparently we're pretty good crowd dodgers. I still was in awe of how many people were at DAK. I totally thought the other three parks that have actual Christmas stuff going on would swallow it up leaving DAK empty. I assumed later it would lighten up like it seemed to do for most parks.
We sat around outside of the ADR area giving us some time to kinda relax. I wasn't feeling good and it was a rather hot and humid day for December. After around a half hour of waiting, I checked in. They told me I was a bit early, which I knew, secretly hoping they might be able to seat us (because the hunger was real and necessary). The lady then told me to wait a little bit longer and she'd probably be able to get us in. We waited about another ten minutes and checked in again, she got me checked in and we were able to sit out in the waiting area.
Now, what exactly was this mystery restaurant I keep avoiding to name for dramatic effect?
We'll find out... after this necessary TR break.
Continued Here
Throwback to nearly dying of heatstroke to get the cutest pic ever.
That's all. On with the update!
All Will Be Well At Animal Kingdom, Right?
December 27th, 2016
It was our last full day in the parks. I know, sadness. It was almost over. We were a bit worn out from the past few days. I was starting to feel a bit funky in the throat, but I tried to ignore it since I just tend to get post-nasal drip quite a bit and nothing happens. Today we were taking it slow. Our plan was to solely hit up Animal Kingdom. I had already said my goodbyes to Epcot so I wasn't really sure about going back. If you know me though as well as my family, nothing is ever set in stone so we'll see how this goes. I apologize in advanced, photos were fairly sparse today. I'll try to supplement as much as I can.
We got up around like 9am. We crashed pretty quickly the night before when we got back a little before midnight so we weren't struggling to wake up. After getting packed and ready for the day, we headed down to the Everything POP Food Court, where we grabbed some quick things for breakfast along with letting my mom and sisters refill their refillable mugs to have for the day. Then, we headed out to the bus which was waiting for us so off to DAK we went.
Holiday season was still in full swing arriving at DAK. We got there not long after the park opening, but crowds were really pouring in. I've spent ample time at DAK during my program, usually at night, and I never had to wait in line for bag check. Well, we did today AND to get into the park. It was THAT crazy. I expected it to be a tad more crowded than usual, but nothing like this. It was almost equivalent to MK especially considering how the walkways are much much tighter here.
Today was the day that I got the Fam into the parks for free. I'd never used any of my comp tickets before so it was pretty exciting. I was nervous about getting in with all our MB problems so I had them use the cards. I did connect them to their bands later to make our lives easier, initially however I wanted to be careful since comp passes are finnicky (I had to be the first one to enter the park to activate them). I think the only issue we had was with fingerprints, but that was fixed quick and soon we were officially in Animal Kingdom!
I believe that we did try to take some up close Tree photos, but for some reason those were never saved. From there, we started heading towards Asia and made that right to head that way. We passed by It's Tough to Be A Bug, but we saw that the wait was a bit high so we decided to skip. We continued onwards to the Adventurers' Outpost, which was also already very high. We continued along, until I checked the MDE app after awhile, realizing that all the wait times were fairly high and that ITTBAB was one of the lowest. My mom, Siobhan and I had done ITTBAB, but Alyssa hadn't because she was so terrified when she was younger so we headed back to do that.
We really should've hopped in line because the wait had near DOUBLED in the few minutes that we had been gone and the crowds were flocking right in there.
Today was already starting out great, but we realized then and there it was going to be just like this but worst throughout the day so we might as well get a ride in. Besides, we doubted the wait would be that long. I mean, ITTBAB usually is a walk-on.
...
Rip Garry Marshall.
If I said we waited nearly 1 hour and a half for ITTBAB, would you believe me? Well, we did so there. Not that it's anything to brag about, but it happened and I'd never do it again. That queue is miserable. However, we got to experience some parts of the queue that I never really got to see before like there was a tortoise and some other animal that have little enclosures as you walk through. It's not just the carvings. We also made friends with some people as we waited. I don't remember what we talked about with them, probably complaints about the wait. Eventually we rode it. Alyssa wasn't raving about it but she thought it was definitely very creepy and freaked out especially during the part where the bugs crawl under your butt (my personal favorite since I think of it as a butt massage and just laugh at everyone else having panic attacks). Good times.
We got off and continued back off towards Asia, hoping that maybe having to wait that torturous wait would've maybe sent the Disney gods to fix up some messy and long waits. Unfortunately, not exactly how it went. The line for Everest was atrocious when we got back over there. We wanted to single rider it, but it was closed off.
Just our luck, but we still had a long day ahead of us. DAK was open until 8pm so we had plenty of time. I did however book us one meal for around 1:30/2pm if I remember correctly that we had to make, but other than that the day was all for getting in the attractions we wanted to ride or shows we wanted to see. Even after two failed Everest attempts, we'd be back and we still had some park to go.
As we made our way around the to-be Rivers of Light lagoon (which was supposed to be open BEFORE my program #stillbitter), I told them about what was going on there and about The Jungle Book Alive With Magic show that used to be there, which I'm very middle ground about (I didn't totally hate it actually tbh). This brought us right up to Finding Nemo the Musical which was starting soon. It was standing room only and by doing this, we'd probably be brought right up to our ADR. However, the line was pretty long for standing room so we might not even get in. We debated this for awhile and eventually decided we'd skip it, maybe come by later.
Our Disney walk of shame continued.
We skipped around DinoRama because there was NO WAY we'd test that since Primeval Whirl is not worth any wait. I was not in the mood for bruises on our first actual ride of the day. Nuh-uh. On the other side though was a pretty lovely M&G. If you know every Disney park like the back of your hand, I'm sure you know who was here. If you don't, well, like the good TR writer I am I'm going to be super wordy and eventually tell you, while judging you immensely for not knowing what is frankly one of the best M&Gs on Disney property...
GOOFY & PLUTO!
And because it was still Christmastime...
SANTA GOOFY & JINGLE PLUTO! I had only met them one other time in their Christmas outfits so this was a must. However, when we got close enough we noticed that Santa Goofy was the only one who was out.
Of the two, it's not my fave. WHY DISNEY GODS WHY
Well, I got over it and dragged my family in line. They weren't too enthused, but the line was pretty much the same as it normally was, which I'm guessing was due to the fact that Pluto wasn't there and people knew. However, I just couldn't let them pass up meeting Santa Goofy. We haven't gotten our obligatory Santa pic in years and why not do it with a little Disney flair?
We also got to witness some adorable meets before us. I think there was one with a little girl having some gentler moments with the Goof. Those honestly never get old to me. Oh how I wish I had come to Disney at that age.
Soon enough, it was our turn to meet my favorite Goof, still dressed in the attire from his magical sleigh ride the night before.
This is actually my favorite photo from this meet. I can't with my mother.
I forget to mention that because today was officially my last DAK day, I wore my graduation ears that you can only get if you do the DCP. And for those with weaker eyes, the embroidery says: "Timmy" ENTER BUTTON "DCP Fall 2016"
Again, this was a M&G that kinda became directed towards me. Goofy's friend today I'm sure knew who I was because immediately he began talking to me, pointing at Bing Bong on my shirt. I've had this shirt forever. My mom bought it for me after she saw it with me and I was bawling my eyes out over Bing Bong although it was my second time seeing Inside Out (I saw it three times in theaters if that's any indication of how much I love it along with owning a Bing Bong plush and my avi still being Disgust, my spirit animal). It always got compliments every time I wore it and today Goofy was getting a bit emotional. It was so sweet. He kept making the heart sign at the shirt and at me. It was really sweet. My family were kinda iffy about the fur characters so I think this M&G was a win since they more enjoyed watching me being adorable.
Yet another perfect Christmas card photo *pats self on back*
After we took the picture, I immediately turned to give Goofy a goodbye hug. Goofy's one of the only characters I don't have to awkwardly lean hug so I just live for his hugs. This ended up being an extra long love fest between us. The Photopass and my mom who had eventually walked away were having a field day with this. Everyone had seen my graduation ears including Goofy so they knew I didn't have many more visits with him left. So prepare yeselves for an onslaught of Goof love pics:
Don't let the smile fool you, I was on the verge of tears. I finally said goodbye to Goofy and blew one last kiss to him as well as shown him a heart.
I then got my MagicBand scanned and the attendant stopped me to confirm that my program was ending. Turns out she was another CP slaving through the Christmas week. She told me she extended, she couldn't leave. I told her I wish I could, but school, ya know? Priorities.
It was getting close to our ADR time so we decided to head back on over to the other side of the park in Africa. Yeah, we were really making the grand circle tour of DAK today. It was around this time that things weren't going so well for Timmy's health. I had been sniffling all morning, but it was off and on. When I met Goofy, I just barely held it together. Now I was essentially sneezing my way from DinoLand to Africa and my throat was feeling worse. The week was really catching up with me. I had really overworked myself for this vacation and now it was getting to me.
As we got around to the Flights of Wonder show area, we stopped to get a water for me, which I gladly downed. We made it to our ADR location with still some time to spare. Apparently we're pretty good crowd dodgers. I still was in awe of how many people were at DAK. I totally thought the other three parks that have actual Christmas stuff going on would swallow it up leaving DAK empty. I assumed later it would lighten up like it seemed to do for most parks.
We sat around outside of the ADR area giving us some time to kinda relax. I wasn't feeling good and it was a rather hot and humid day for December. After around a half hour of waiting, I checked in. They told me I was a bit early, which I knew, secretly hoping they might be able to seat us (because the hunger was real and necessary). The lady then told me to wait a little bit longer and she'd probably be able to get us in. We waited about another ten minutes and checked in again, she got me checked in and we were able to sit out in the waiting area.
Now, what exactly was this mystery restaurant I keep avoiding to name for dramatic effect?
We'll find out... after this necessary TR break.
Continued Here
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honestly none of the parks are fun with crowds and DAK is especially worse since it's so big. 
Throwback to me having an actual sob fest with Goofini on my last day. Emotions + Goofy = A Mess Called Timmy
THE LION SECTION!! 
Or maybe it's just because like you, I don't really like zoos.
