amalone1013
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Love your jewels! I love that your fascinator and your purse are made from pieces of your dress!
I can't wait to see! One week is so exciting!
I can't wait to see! One week is so exciting!
I actually don't know, but I one map is enough for 4 petals - for my design you need 5 for one flower, so one map won't even be enough for one flower! Hope this helps!Hello! Popping in to bother you with a question about your bouquets... How many park maps did you use for a bridesmaid bouquet? Thanks!
Seventh day of our trip - 10/15/2015
Again despite warnings on the internet we started our MNSSHP day bright an early with an before-park-opening breakfast at Tusker House!
We made it just in time, because they only had one row at check-in at AK and Tusker House is quite a walk from the entrance. We had to wait a few minutes and then a photo pass photographer took our picture in front of the restaurant. We where then seated in the small corridor between two bigger halls which made for a long walk to the buffet and left no place to interact with the characters. Furthermore it took the waiter forever to get the Chef to show me around and he was very short with me. The food was ok, but not our taste which I thought to be interesting as I had heard it would be the same as Boma which we loved so much. The characters were fun, but as I said, we didn’t have much space and the family that was seated next to us tried to hush them away from us, although they were the next in row which I thought to be very rude (yes, adults like them as well).
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After we were through with every character we left as quickly as possible because it got louder by the minute, but our waiter was no where to be seen. Finally we got the cheque and rushed over to Kilimanjaro Safaris.
This time we manage to see the lions and there were generally more animals than before and my mood started to lighten again.
We changed to our ponchos and flip-flops and went on Kali River Rapids which I loved. AK has the best rides in my opinion. After that we did the Maharajah trek as we wouldn’t have time at AK anymore at our trip and I didn’t want to go without seeing the tigers - they didn’t disappoint!
After that we went to Dinoland U.S.A. to catch our FP for Dinosaur. I so wished we hadn’t done that. What is it with Dinoland? It doesn’t fit at all into the theme of AK and I almost couldn’t believe this was an Disney Imagineers work. It looks like one of those country fairs. Oh, and Dinosaur? I LOATHED it - it made for a very funny ride photo, but that really was the only upside. My eyes didn’t adjust at all to the lighting and all the flashes and together with all the rumbling I almost threw up - never again! After I said down a bit, we went over to the Finding Nemo Musical for which we got seats right at the stage thanks to our FPs. I think it is my favorite show on property and perfect to cool off.
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(this is how a person looks like when they're not enjoying themselves at all, next to someone who is totally immersed in the experience)
After the show we went back to the hotel to get changed, but before that we had my favorite character interaction of the whole trip: Dug and Russel! They spent so much time with us and Russel even proposed to me. DF quickly got on one knee as well and proposed to Dug.
After a little nap and a shower we switched into our customers: Carl and Ellie - I think we did pretty good. I got a lot of compliments for our ‚Adventure book bag‘ and some people even ask me how much they would have to pay to get one.
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We went to MK to grab en early dinner at the Plaza restaurant. We waited about 30 minutes to be seated and when I mentioned my allergies the server seemed more than annoyed (although I put them on the reservation). She finally came back with a junior chef who didn’t made the impression to know how to deal with allergies at all as he kept asking me, if I thought that it would be ok or if I knew if there weren’t any carrots in it which made me a little bit uncomfortable. I had the Grilled Chicken Sandwich and DF had the Plaza Club. There were good, but nothing special. Initially I wanted to try a sundae, but we were running out of time as I wanted to get to Jack & Sally as quickly as possible.
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(food NOT from Beaches and Cream)
After we grabbed our bands and bags for the party at Tomorrowland (finally, Tomorrowland!) we went over to Storybook Circus where they had already let out Jack and Sally! And that about 2 hours before the official party started! We had to wait quite a while, but it was in the shadow and we were prepared for that, so it was no big deal. It was also much fun to see the other guests in their costumes.
After we get to Jack and Sally it was still not official party start time, so I made a pit stop at Gaston’s while DF went to look how long the line for the 7 Dwarfs was. He grabbed as a spot and we managed to get pics with them as well (if you have to choose, do Jacky and Sally - the dwarfs didn’t interact at all with the guests they just stayed in their position). After that we did our normal fun pics on the carousel (a tradition we began at DLP) and went to Liberty Square to see the first parade. I was torn between doing stuff and waiting for the shows the whole party as DF relied on me and I didn’t want him to feel as he missed out - that is something I have to work on for sure.
I decided to line for Small World was too long (as well as the ride itself) and we grabbed a spot right across the Liberty Bell for the parade, so we could see the floats making there way around the corner. While DF hold the spot I went to Sleepy Hollow Refreshments to grab a Poison Apple mug with an apple pie sundae (delicious sweetness!) and a Pumpin Spice sundae for DF (they still have it, but you have to order the ‚seasonal waffle sundae‘).
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seasonal waffle sundae
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Apple Pie Sundae
After we enjoyed our now favorite parade, we went to get a pic with the Witch from Snow White as I had already tasted her apple. We then went over to the hub just in time to watch the Castle show with the Sanderson Sisters which DF liked best of the evening. After that we rode Haunted Mansion (what else?). and then went quickly down Main Street to grab a pic with balloons as we were told that the CMs would give us them because of our pictures, but the wind was too strong. We then went to see ‚creepy‘ Mickey as I call him, because I just can’t deal with a speaking Mickey… („Alright, pal!“).
After that we had luck and grabbed an acceptable spot for HalloWishes and the second parade, before: we went to Tomorrowland for some trick-or-treating!
We met Buzz and Lotso (so cozy). After our bags were filled a bit and caused an addiction with Butterfingers on my side, I got adventurous and we got on the last ride of Space Mountain. Initially I didn’t want to ride it because I’m a rollercoaster coward and didn’t like the thought of sitting all by myself. Well, i got in the front row! And I love Space Mountain at WDW! DLP’s version isn’t anywhere near it (although I heard is was refurbished in the meantime, so maybe it’s better now). All the stars around the vehicle - really cool! (as we went on our honeymoon, we realized that it isn't worth it when your eyes haven't adjusted to the darkness - only ride it at night!)
After that we took our time to get out of the park and back to our room where our ‚boys‘ were still waiting, although it was 1 a.m. already!
Yay! I'm so happy you decided to continue sharing this trip with us
Tusker House is one of our favorites at Animal Kingdom because the food was so good. We also thought it was a lot like Boma. I'm sorry you had such a lackluster experience there
Your Carl and Ellie costumes are amazing! And that bag! We're doing MNSSHP when we head down this fall, and now I'm super excited for it. I definitely need to do much more research on what to expect and what there is to do at MNSSHP that is different from the Halloween party here at DL. I love that they have the shows for the party though. What were your favorites out of what you experienced?