Originally Posted By wendebird Cast: Rich (dh) 44 Me (me) 40 Rachel (dd)10 Cassie (dd) 7 We slept in this morning & headed to Animal Kingdom. As soon as we got there, we found Wes Palm again. (I forgot to tell you about him in yesterday's report) He's a palm tree with technology similar to PUSH in DL. He was very cute, asked our names, where we were from, sang "I wish they all could be CA girls" He really had fun making fun of Rich, he said "I wish Rich would hang around all day, he sets them up & I knock him down." lol, Wes also asked us to sing "We're going back to Cali" on the day we left & then asked for a hug. Very cute. The CM that plays the part of Wes Palm hangs close by, we were able to spot him both days. Rachel & I then beat feet to get FP's for EE, but they were already sold out at 11 AM. Ugh, this can't be good. The stand by was already 60 minutes. While Rachel & I were doing the FP run, Rich, Becky & Cassie watched ITTBAB. By the time we were done, they had just started the show, so Rachel & I grabbed a pretzel & a soda & found a nice bench in the shade. It was warm & humid again today. For some reason, the sodas here can not have lids or straws. Something to do with the animals. Next we rode Dinosaur again, saw the Nemo musical. Very cute show, but they use puppets, like the way the do Iago in Aladdin at DCA. Just an actor on the stage holding a fish puppet. IMO, it just draws kinda loses the illusion. But if you can get past that, it's a very cute show. There was a little girl sitting next to me that kept forgetting which side her mom was on & kept grabbing my hand during the show, awwwww. Next, since it was so hot, we rode Kali River Rapids. I chose not to wear my poncho, since it was so hot, Cassie is the only one who did. Big mistake on my part. This ride is similar to GRR. However, it's only got one drop with no spinning that I noticed & then it was over. Very odd, it was kinda like, OMG, that's it? GRR is soooo much better. BTW, out of the 7 people on our raft (I think it was 7) I was the ONLY one to be completely drenched. From the tip of my head, to my feet. You could wring water out of my hair, shirt & pants. Ugh, at least I wasn't hot anymore, but when my hair dried, OMG, I looked like a clown. We ate lunch at Tusker House, Rich had the rotisserie chicken w/green beans & mashed potatoes, I had a fried chicken sandwich, I forget what the kids had, mac-n-cheese w/grapes & applesauce probably. We had a cute little squirrel come beg for some food, so we gave him some grapes. He was most grateful & even posed for a picture. It was almost time for the AK Jammin' Jungle Parade, so we thought this would be the best time to try & ride Everest. We all made potty stops, in case the wait was long & grabbed ice creams. The Mickey Premium Bars are very good BTW. YUM! When we got to EE, is was down. Dang it. So we just kinda stood around eating our ice creams when we heard the CM say, if you want to get in line, just in case, that's fine. So we figured, what the heck. We stood in line eating our ice creams & not 5 minutes later we see them testing a train. YAY! Then I remember, I just ate lunch & an ice cream, I don't know if going on this with a full belly is such a good thing. (I have very bad motion sickness) I was thinking we'd have a long wait in line, then the doors open & within 5 minutes, we're on the ride. OMG, the ride was so much more fun this time & I didn't feel the slightest bit sick when I got off & I had just taken some Dramamine in the line, so I knew it hadn't started working yet. I had read somewhere that riding with food in your tummy, rather than an empty stomach really helps, especially if it's something with lots of sugar, like bananas. Totally worked for me, even on Rockin' Roller Coaster & Tower of Terror! After EE, we headed for home. I had really, really wanted to change, eat dinner & then head to Epcot for CP & meet the Baloos, but Rich was tired & not up for it. So we said our goodbyes to Becky, I made dinner, pre-cooked pot roast & meatloaf, egg noodles & green beans. I tried to keep it real simple. The kids swam & we had dinner on the patio. We all had showers & we were all in bed by 8:15. Up for an early day tomorrow! <a href="http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=427171166384161177/l=235049064/g=6819098/cobrandOid=1000143/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB" target="_blank">http://www1.snapfish.com/share /p=427171166384161177/l=235049064/g=6819098/cobrandOid=1000143/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sounds like you guys were exhausted. Shame we couldn't meet up - oh well - we'll just have to try to hook up next time the Baloos are in California.
Originally Posted By wendebird I was very disappointed, but hubby isn't a big LP person & couldn't understand why it was important. I also know I gotta live with him & sometimes ya just gotta pick your battles. We're in DL quite often, so please be sure to let us know when you go!
Originally Posted By Kala My sister and I both are motion sickness queens. I'm going to try the full belly thing, convincing her is another story. Thanks for the tip.
Originally Posted By wendebird lol, yeah I wasn't to open to the idea either. I just didn't have much choice. FWIW, I've heard natural sugars are the best to eat ahead of time, like a banana or something.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Love the bit about Wes Palm! <<For some reason, the sodas here can not have lids or straws. Something to do with the animals. >> Same thing at our zoo. For a second it annoyed me a tad (makes balancing to carry the drinks back to my little crew impossible. lol) but then it dawned on me what a good thing it was and made me happy that they were really putting the animals first. << There was a little girl sitting next to me that kept forgetting which side her mom was on & kept grabbing my hand during the show, awwwww.>> Awwww is right! How totally adorable. You just have so many good things in these reports! Love it. << He was most grateful & even posed for a picture.>> LOL! I love the way you wrote that! << was very disappointed, but hubby isn't a big LP person & couldn't understand why it was important. I also know I gotta live with him & sometimes ya just gotta pick your battles. >> Boy, can I identify with that! You know, the older I get the more motion sickness is starting to become a problem for me. I'll have to remember what you said about the dramamine. thanks!
Originally Posted By wendebird Dramamine/Bonine & eat something with some natural sugars like a banana before hand. Don't go on an empty stomach. It totally worked for me!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Dramamine made my husband sicker and his ears were ringing. Have you tried the wristbands? They worked great for him with no side effects.
Originally Posted By wendebird Nope, Bonine & Dramamine work great for me, (with the addition of food)so I never tried the bands. So sorry they don't work for your dh.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I thought of trying the wristbands for my 11 year old son. He needs dramamine to go to the mall (45 minute drive). Do you have to get them at the dr, or can you buy them over the counter?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 got them at CVS, assume any drug store will have them. Hope they work for you. I have a friend who uses a patch behind her ear to fly, but I believe she gets that from a dr.
