18 nights, 7 parks, and 1 family -6th full day complete- LIVE 8/6 -8/25

[DisneycrazedX6]

We just got back on Thursday the 6th. I also did a live trip report. We got alot of rain, and so far you have missed it, lucky you. Glad you are walking on alot of attractions. That only happened for us first thing in the morning. Good luck touring and have fun!! Make a stop at Goofys for me, I never quite made it and rice krispie treats are my fave!!

 

[MelanieC]

Next we headed to Yak and Yeti for lunch.

Here is the view out of our window.

Ryan and Taryn split the Sweet and Sour Pork. The kids both loved it. Taryn said it was the best she ever had. Bill even tried some and wished he would have ordered the Sweet and sour instead of the Crispy honey chicken he ordered.

Bill got the Crispy Honey Chicken - He did not like it at all.

I got the Shaoxing Steak and Shrimp. I subbed in the coconut ginger rice instead of the jasmine rice. The rice grew on me. At first I wasn't sure, because I really couldn't taste the coconut and the ginger was strong. In the end I really enjoyed the rice. The shrimp was good but the steak was great. I ordered it medium rare and the flavor was so good. The kids tried it and both loved it.

The restaurant was really beautiful.

After lunch we got a FP for Kali River Rapids. Taryn, Ryan and me went into a gift shop and Ryan put this on:

We then walked over to use our FP's for Kiliamajaro Safari. On the way we saw Flik and got pictures:

Bill and Ryan played on the drums:

Took a few pictures:

Stopped and saw a dance at Tusker House:

Finally we got to Kilamajaro Safari.

 

[dizmom2mwjk]

Lovin the live reports! Keep them coming...way jealous that you get so much time at WDW. The most I ever get is 4 days!

 

[MelanieC]

Today was so much hotter than yesterday. I can't believe that Taryn and I were freezing yesterday and thinking seriously about buying a sweatshirt. Today, I was so hot I seriously told Bill we should go back to the hotel and swim, shower and then go to dinner. He said no he didn't want to give up an Animal Kingdom day. It's funny how our perspective is so skewed. You'd think with 3 full AK days, and the fact that we had almost done everything at this point would have made us say - Let's go!

On our way to Kali River Rapids (we really wanted to do this as early as possible in the day so we could dry by dinner) we stopped at another gift shop (can you tell my kids love them):

We stopped and got pictures with Turk. I think she was a little hug happy and honestly after hugging her - I couldn't imagine wearing that outfit. I was hot just hugging her.

We stopped and got another family picture with this view:

Stopped in the gift shop we were at when Ryan got the picture with the hat. He bought a chinese character "Year of the Ox" necklace.

And then.........we all did this:

And finally:

Check out this cool plant in the Kali River line.

Aren't FP's just the best. I love walking on with only a few minute wait.

Bill told Taryn he would buy her a Jack Skellington pin if she got soaked. Me and Taryn got the most wet, but we were not soaked. No pin for Taryn.

Trying to get other people wet:

What's Next???

How about more family photo's?

And some of Mount Everest?

This one looks like a post card doesn't it:

Why does it feel 10 x hotter in AK than other parks? Even a CM said the same thing as well as I heard other guests saying it. It really does feel hotter here. We were dying and so one of our favorite Disney treats were in order........a frozen Chai drink from Andupur Tea Company.

 

[MelanieC]

And now we were headed to the 2:30pm Festival of the Lion King. On the way - we get a FP for Dinosaur and we use the one at the front of the park. Did I say how much I love this???

And now on with the show:

We thought about seeing some of the characters but with everyone coming out of the show we decided against it. Koda was out and there were only two people ahead of us. He really was a great character and really played with the kids.

And then on our way out we see Pocohantas with one family. Ryan would not pose with her.

It was now time for our 2nd Kilimajaro Safari FP's so we head back to ride this one more time.

We decided to see the 4:45pm Finding Nemo show. I think everyone was getting tired by this time. We were all a little grumpier than usual.

Use our Dinosaur FP's - although they were NOT needed!

We left after riding Dinosaur because we had 6:20pm ADR's at Jiko and had to go back to the hotel for me and Taryn to change.

 

[Lil Bo Peep]

 

[MelanieC]

Dinner at Jiko:

I forgot to take a picture of the bread. We had it eaten so quickly - I think the heat made us hungry.

We split the BBQ Chicken Flatbread for an appetizer.

For entrees me, Bill and Ryan got what we ordered the last time. Taryn had the kids mac and cheese last time, but instead ordered the kids steak and got mac and cheese instead of the mashed potatoes. I forgot to take a picture, but did at the end after the steak and mac & cheese was gone. Her's also had fried onions on it. I also realized when looking at the Bill later that he didn't charge us for drinks (just regular iced teas and soda).

Ryan had the kids Macaroni and Cheese - which he absolutely loved.

Bill got the Oak Grilled Filet Mignon. He loved his. Bill thought mine was larger than his and said we should trade. Get your hands off my plate BOY!!

I also got the Oak Grilled Filet Mignon and mine was as smooth as butter. We both ordered ours medium rare- yumm!

Here is Taryn's steak and mac & cheese - with the steak and mac and cheese eaten. I hope no one thinks it's too gross since she has already eaten so much of it.

We were too stuffed for dessert. After dinner we went out to take a look at the animals.


Taryn's favorite animal:

Bill messing playing in the gift shop at the AKL:

We got back to our room around 8:20pm. Taryn and I watched the rest of Big Brother and then Bill, Taryn and Ryan went swimming. After showers, the kids went to the arcade and gift shop.

When everyone was at the pool I heard the fireworks at Epcot. Here is the smoke at the end, but it shows you where you could see them from the building 4 lake view.

See everyone tomorrow. We are at Epcot and have ADR's at Coral Reef for lunch and Teppan Edo for dinner.

 

[luckylady]

You got some great pictures of the male lion. 18 days that's a great trip. Can't wait to see what you do on all of them. Have a magical trip. Oh ya did I say I love live trip reports.

 

[MelanieC]

I have only 25 days until we go, so I love hearing how things are going. I know it will go by fast and will be here before I know it. Reading your live report helps us get super excited! Thanks for taking the time to share!

Woo hoo - 25 days! Won't be long now. I know the trip reports kept me going till we left.

We just got back on Thursday the 6th. I also did a live trip report. We got alot of rain, and so far you have missed it, lucky you. Glad you are walking on alot of attractions. That only happened for us first thing in the morning. Good luck touring and have fun!! Make a stop at Goofys for me, I never quite made it and rice krispie treats are my fave!!

Oh that stinks. So far we've done good with the rain. A small amount the evening of Thursday 8/6 but that is it so far. I think it did rain on Saturday, I heard 1 inch in Orlando, but we missed it and if it did rain at MK it did it when we were in the Hall of Presidents.

Lovin the live reports! Keep them coming...way jealous that you get so much time at WDW. The most I ever get is 4 days!

We keep adding days as we go. I hope you get to experience a long one, they are totally different. We really get to relax and not worry about having to see everything in one or two days at each park.

 

[Disney owl]

great reports so far looking forward to reading more

 

[Merman]

Great trip report ... can't wait to read more!

 

[Goofy'sFriend]

OMGosh, when are you sleeping??? Your report is so detailed.....just LOVE, LOVE reading it.

DS and I are doing a mother/son trip and soon will be at Jiko's for our "fancy" night. Loved seeing your pics with your DS and your fabulous dinner.

Lol, DS and I are hooked on Big Brother too!! Not sure if we will get to watch while there or I'll record it at home to catch up later.

I'm going to look for you guys (even though we are only there 6 nights)....would love to say HI to you

 

[dizmom2mwjk]

We have totally different styles @ WDW, but I think that goes back to the fact that I only get 4 days every other year, 5 at best....I hope you know how lucky you are to have 18 days and to be able to take your time and enjoy everything! That is one of my dreams...to take it slow and easy at WDW! I am loving living through your eyes...Keep up the good work, and Thank you for posting!

 

[sisaaliyah]

I LOVE the first pic of y'all on Dinosaur...you look like a really FUN family. Was DD mad at dad for something at Yak and Yeti lunch? It looks like she doesn't like whatever he said!

Thanks for the Jiko review. Your meals looked fantabulous. We're trying it for the first time on our trip after Thanksgiving as well as Coral Reef for lunch so look forward to your review of that one too.

 

[MissMichelle]

I.....AM....HOOOKEDDDD!!! I am going to (like the last few trips) attempt a LIVE report...but when you are with 7 other people it doesn't always work out as planned---but you have SO much detail, tons of photos and I feel like I am there with you.

Just 12 days till our trip and I am subbing to your report to pass the time

 

[DisneyTabby]

WOW! Great report. I'm getting tired just reading your report. How do you guys keep up such a great pace? Can't wait to read more.

 

[MelanieC]

You got some great pictures of the male lion. 18 days that's a great trip. Can't wait to see what you do on all of them. Have a magical trip. Oh ya did I say I love live trip reports.

The male lion is definately hard to get sometimes, but the female is even worse, lol. Once I got him standing up. I think there is an AK safari thread somewhere that I have the picture I took that time. It's awesome!

great reports so far looking forward to reading more

Thanks!!

Great trip report ... can't wait to read more!

Thanks!

OMGosh, when are you sleeping??? Your report is so detailed.....just LOVE, LOVE reading it.

DS and I are doing a mother/son trip and soon will be at Jiko's for our "fancy" night. Loved seeing your pics with your DS and your fabulous dinner.

Lol, DS and I are hooked on Big Brother too!! Not sure if we will get to watch while there or I'll record it at home to catch up later.

I'm going to look for you guys (even though we are only there 6 nights)....would love to say HI to you

Ha - I thought last night I'd finish early - but it was still 1:30am before I got to bed, lol. So far iced tea is keeping me going, lol.

How fun that you and DS are doing a trip. Taryn and I got to come with her High School cheer squad back in March. It was fun being with her alone.

When do you arrive??

We have totally different styles @ WDW, but I think that goes back to the fact that I only get 4 days every other year, 5 at best....I hope you know how lucky you are to have 18 days and to be able to take your time and enjoy everything! That is one of my dreams...to take it slow and easy at WDW! I am loving living through your eyes...Keep up the good work, and Thank you for posting!

Thanks - I agree that we are really lucky, the times you get to spend with family like this are so precious.

I LOVE the first pic of y'all on Dinosaur...you look like a really FUN family. Was DD mad at dad for something at Yak and Yeti lunch? It looks like she doesn't like whatever he said!

Thanks for the Jiko review. Your meals looked fantabulous. We're trying it for the first time on our trip after Thanksgiving as well as Coral Reef for lunch so look forward to your review of that one too.

Ha-ha, Taryn does that sometimes. Our family is very joking and she was giving him one of her looks, lol. It looks more like she is messing around. Course, if she were giving it to me I'd say it was because I was taking a picture. I have tons of pictures with dirty looks from her for taking her picture, lol.

Coral reef was good today. Bill didn't really enjoy his entree, even though he had the same thing last year. Taryn hated her entree. Ryan and I both enjoyed ours - but dinner was the highlight today!

I.....AM....HOOOKEDDDD!!! I am going to (like the last few trips) attempt a LIVE report...but when you are with 7 other people it doesn't always work out as planned---but you have SO much detail, tons of photos and I feel like I am there with you.

Just 12 days till our trip and I am subbing to your report to pass the time

Glad I can help pass your time. It's actually been fun doing them and reliving the day!

WOW! Great report. I'm getting tired just reading your report. How do you guys keep up such a great pace? Can't wait to read more.

We usually do an all day pace, and it's really the caffeine that keeps me going, lol.

 

[MelanieC]

Another no rain day!!! Got to love it!

Once more I was up at 7am and we were out the door by 8:15am. We all ironed last night and I really love just showering and getting dressed. Much easier than pulling out the iron in the morning.

Today was another hot and fun day. Epcot has plenty of indoor places with AC to enjoy, so that really helps. We didn't seem to get as much done today, but I think we really took it slow today and it is nice not feeling like you have to do everything in one day.

I love Epcot's parking lot. When you arrive at opening you park so close.

First we stopped and got a family picture in front of Spaceship Earth:

We were going to head straight to Soarin and get a FP and ride but Taryn saw Daisy and well since it's one of her favorites and she is so hard to find, we stopped. She was going in for 5 minutes, so Bill and Ryan headed to Soarin to get FP's and Taryn and I stayed to get pictures with Daisy.l

We walked over to Soarin to find that the boys had gotten the FP's, but that almost everyone who entered the park were now waiting at Soarin. We decided to go do Test Track instead. The Test Track sign said 20 minutes and single rider 5 minutes. We decided to wait this time in the standbye line, but in the future we would do single rider.

Ellen was down early in the morning, but it did go up a little later.

We rode Mission Space orange side (more intense) next. The line was listed at 30 minutes and it took about 20.

Bill yawning

And waiting

Time to head over to Soarin to use our FP's. We decided to stop at Club Cool for a drink to cool us down. Of course not one of them would take the bait for the Beverly (unlike the great picture I have of Bill from our last trip)

Enjoying the view on our way out of Club Cool

We stopped and got another set of Soarin FP's for later and then used our current Soarin FP's. No matter how many times I ride Soarin, I get so giddy! I love the smells, the sights and the wind in my hair! We always wait for row #1. I also love the hidden Mickey's in the golf scene and seeing Disneyland

 

[MelanieC]

It was hard to believe but it was time to go eat lunch at Coral Reef already. We checked in and got a pager.

About 5 minutes later our buzzer rang and we were brought to a table right in front of the aquarium. Last time we ate here we were up at the top tier.

We had a hitchiker at our table (see the kid in red). He came around often to take pictures along with another kid. Actually there were many people including adults who seemed to come stand almost in front of your table to take pictures. I didn't mind next to the aquarium, but the ones who stood in front of your table almost at your table was a little bizzare. We did understand, but it was still just a little strange.

Bread:

The view:

We each got the Lobster Bisque soup - Yummo. Ryan was the only one who thought it was just ok. The rest of us loved it!

Ryan got the Lobster Bisque, kids Mahi Mahi and ice cream sundae. Ryan loved his Mahi Mahi and ice cream. He ate most of the soup, but I don't think it was up his alley. He didn't finish it.

Taryn got the Lobster Bisque, Meaty pasta and ice cream sundae. Taryn loved the soup and sundae - but hated and only ate 2 bites of the pasta.

What she didn't eat:

Her dessert:

Bill got the Blackened Catfish with Cheddar Jack grits. He said it didn't sit right with him, but loved this dish last year.

I got the blackened catfish and loved it - although I think it was better last time- it was still tasty this time.

On the way to the Living Seas

We looked up and saw this:

I just love the living seas since they changed it. The old way on the "submarine" took forever and it was really lame. The new "Nemo" theming is awesome.

 

[MelanieC]

These were the coolest light fixtures at Turtle Talk with Crush!

Once we were done exploring the Living Seas we headed over to Spaceship Earth. We didn't get to go to Disney last year so I was excited to see the changes since the refurbishment. I loved the changes at the beginning and like the interactive stuff, but miss some of the future stuff from the past.

Me and Bill in our Outerspace personalized vacation on Spaceship Earth:

Project Tomorrow

Next we did a little more shopping at Mouse Gears (sorry no pics)

And then headed to Innoventions East and did the entire pavillion.

The kids messing around waiting for Storm Struck:

Playing the Waste Management Recyling game:

Then we headed back to ride Soarin' with our FP's.

We signed up to do a Kim Possible Mission and could start at 5:15pm or later. We started walking around the countries and Taryn wanted to wait for Pooh. We waited a while and then realized our dinner ADR's at Teppan Edo were in 10 minutes. Here is Bill and Taryn waiting.

The British Invasion -watching and hearing them while in line for Pooh and the other Pooh characters.

Once we realized it was 6:20pm we decided to head to dinner. The characters were on a 5 minute break that was taking forever and we were 2 families away........but we were also starving.


Our walk to Japan: