Originally Posted By WDWdreamin My second day in the parks was the 19th. The most remarkable start to the day occurred. I was already miffed because the park was opening early to accommodate for President Obama at Magic Kingdom. I knew to avoid the MK like the plague, but I hadn’t planned on getting up before 6:30. However, I am a commando-style tourist, so there was no question about not being there for opening. While I was standing at the rope they were trying to get us to say “Good morning” loudly. I heard one guy yelling back with “Disney-style”. I turned to look, and I couldn’t believe it! I recognized lesmisfan. I said hi and we got to do a couple things together that day. It was wonderful, especially since none of the other possible LP meets happened. Lesmisfan and I couldn’t get on Everest because it was closed. After I grabbed a FP, we took a spin on Dinosaur! and it scared me more than I’d like to admit. Primeval Whirl was so fun. I love this type of ride. Since there was no one in line, I went on Triceratops Spin. I chose the seat to go up/down unknowingly and happily sat at the top looking around. It was short, but enjoyable. I grabbed another FP for EE (still closed), and headed to the Safari. I rode with no wait, and got quite a few good views. I went on the Pangani trail and then had to go back the other side to see more gorillas. The gorillas were all out and incredible. I loved the baby and his parents. I grabbed a FP for the Safari for later. I attended Flights of Wonder and it was as wonderful as always. I then used my Fast Passes to ride Expedition Everest twice. I would not recommend it for congested people. My favorite show is Finding Nemo and that was next. It was so fantastic. I rode Everest again, just because I enjoy it, even while sick. I ate at Yak and Yeti for lunch and had the honey chicken. Jungle Trek was next and wonderful. I thought I should check out Rafiki’s. The hospital seemed pretty average. I was sad that they would not tell me about when future procedures might be, so I didn’t go back. Lesmisfan and I then watched the Festival of the Lion King in the lion section. It was fun. I then took some time to look at all the animals around the Oasis and way out. I loved the lemurs and kangaroos and otters. Dinner reservations as Sanaa. I was wandering around the hotel looking at the animals, and I ran into one of my professors from vet school. It was great because she was there with her husband and she remembered me pretty well. She remembered that I like reading fantasy books and asked about that, as well as all about work and married life. So after that great experience, I got to have an even better one. The food at Sanaa was magnificent, and I got to look at lots of animals while eating. As a plus, I saw all of the extra fireworks at DHS from my bus ride home – an almost perfect viewpoint. Mileage count: 6.6miles walked
Originally Posted By seafairy1622 Sounds like a fun day. How cool to meet with Lesmisfan. I have never seen Flights of wonder I will have to check it out this June.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Im so glad you liked Saana, it was one of the best meals i have had on a Disney property. Dinosaur is a pretty fun ride! i really cant believe how horrible Dinoland USA looks though.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Obviously, we love flights of wonder. They have the birds doing things that they would do in the wild, mostly flying around. Some birds are really colorful, some are really big. The view from Sanaa was priceless.
