Trip Report This all seems very familiar. The loco spring 22’ TR! - COMPLETE

Well the laundry is done the yard tended to and my visit with my sweet mother is complete. Time to start our TR.

When.
May 1-7

Who.
The loco and the wife, A. A handful of other wonderful people will be making appearances also!

Where
OKW. Just look at those well-themed trash cans. So immersive, so magical.

I didn’t take very many notes, and I have a pretty horrible memory(must’ve bumped my head on too many things), but I will try to recall as much as I can!

 

[TheMouseFan]

I'm even more excited to eat at Sebastian's after seeing your food pics!! Looks delicious and I am counting on the bread pudding being better than 'Ohana's because I couldn't get an ADR there and Brian and the kids love that bread pudding!

 

[Loco_driver]

I'm even more excited to eat at Sebastian's after seeing your food pics!! Looks delicious and I am counting on the bread pudding being better than 'Ohana's because I couldn't get an ADR there and Brian and the kids love that bread pudding!

As long as they don’t let their emotions get in the way of their brains, they won’t be disappointed!

 

[Zipadeelady]

THOSE ROLLS!!

 

[lindawdw]

Wow, your dinner looks so good! Slinky Dog is a good substitute for Rise for a last-minute line!

 

[fractal]

Day one continued.

We grabbed a ride on living with the land, then walked a little bit of WS.
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Apparently we made it at least to France.
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Trying to pretend the lagoon is still nice. Notice the clouds rolling in. Storms were brewing all around.View attachment 638400

We had dinner plans at Sebastian’s Bistro and didn’t really want to hassle with the busses if they closed the skyliner for weather. We opted to leave for dinner a little early instead.

We got off at riviera. I think we hung out at primo piatto for a while. The walk to the main lobby area at CBR feels shorter from riviera than the CBR station.
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We eventually made it to CBR just in time for a huge thunderstorm to hit. We waited it out in the lobby as our ADR time crept closer and closer. Fortunately the rain had died down quite a bit just before our table was ready, and we made it inside relatively dry. Dinner was very good. This has become a regular stop for us!

Rolls good.
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Chicken good, Mojo pork good, steak good.
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Pineapple coconut bread pudding. That’s all that really needs to be said right? This is better than the Ohana bread pudding, seriously.
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After dinner we thought we might try to get in the rise of the resistance line right before park closing. As expected the ride broke down right as we entered the front gate. We settled for a night ride on slinky instead.
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We waited around 20 minutes.
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I’d show our ride photo, but it never showed up. We headed for the exit to grab a shockingly uncrowded bus. We had gotten our room ready text earlier in the day but hadn’t bothered to check the room number. It was quite a surprise to see the exact same room number we had on our last trip! Really not a bad room at all.
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We quickly unpacked, showered, and got ready for another early morning.

You need to play that number!

 

[Loco_driver]

You need to play that number!

Haha I might need to try it!

 

[Loco_driver]

THOSE ROLLS!!

Where did you get footage of me walking into the restaurant?!

Wow, your dinner looks so good! Slinky Dog is a good substitute for Rise for a last-minute line!

It was a very good substitute. I really like slinky at night!

 

[Loco_driver]

Day 2.

It was AK day. Early entry started at 7 am and I knew if we could make it that early we’d be treated to several hours of an empty DAK. The 5:30 alarm was brutal, but we made it to the bus stop a little after 6. We were through the gates at 6:45.

We joined the mob headed for avatar land, but we zigged when everyone else zagged.

If you’ve followed any of our previous trips you may remember that neither of us are big fans of flight of passage. So this is my favorite part of the entire land.

After singing our blue people chants it was time for my favorite attraction at AK! Back seat!

We got back to back rides in the back row!

The sun was still just coming up as we made our way to dinoland.

Dinosaur was pretty much empty.

They still made us watch the pre show.

Maybe the worst on ride photo placement at WDW, although pirates gives it a run for the money.

The humidity was off the charts that morning!

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

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I love A’s expression. “Oh a dinosaur? Not impressed.”

 

[fractal]

Day 2.

It was AK day. Early entry started at 7 am and I knew if we could make it that early we’d be treated to several hours of an empty DAK. The 5:30 alarm was brutal, but we made it to the bus stop a little after 6. We were through the gates at 6:45.
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We joined the mob headed for avatar land, but we zigged when everyone else zagged.
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If you’ve followed any of our previous trips you may remember that neither of us are big fans of flight of passage. So this is my favorite part of the entire land.
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After singing our blue people chants it was time for my favorite attraction at AK! Back seat!
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We got back to back rides in the back row!
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The sun was still just coming up as we made our way to dinoland.
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Dinosaur was pretty much empty.
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They still made us watch the pre show.
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Maybe the worst on ride photo placement at WDW, although pirates gives it a run for the money.
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The humidity was off the charts that morning!
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Are they allowing you to wait for front or back row EE again?

 

[Loco_driver]

I love A’s expression. “Oh a dinosaur? Not impressed.”

I get that expression from her quite often!

Are they allowing you to wait for front or back row EE again?

I believe as long as it’s not super busy they will let you. They did let us wait for the back one time in December. This time there were only two other parties in the entire station, so the CM just let us pick wherever we wanted to sit.

 

[krisri18]

Late to the party but all caught up!

 

[Loco_driver]

Late to the party but all caught up!

Welcome to the party!

 

[Loco_driver]

Day two continued.

The safari was supposed to open at 8:30 that morning and it was getting close to that time. We made our way back over to Africa. We arrived to a CM telling everyone the safari was closed due to “technical difficulties”. I’m not really sure what that means, but either way it wasn’t open. We decided to check out gorilla falls instead.

Okapi rear end.

Mole rats. Naked ones.

Baby ducks!

The fish were cleaning off this hippo.

Gorilla butt.

Gorilla front.

Can any plant people tell me what this is?

 

[Loco_driver]

Day two continued.

As we left gorilla falls trail I could hear the sounds of the safari vehicles. They had just opened the attraction! We lucked out and were on our tour in less than five minutes.

In case you were wondering how fast I can run.

Our driver was the same driver we had in December. Jenny from Brooklyn!

Jenny has a very dry sense of humor, which I really appreciate.

This giraffe was enjoying its morning.

We rarely get a good view of the elephants these days.

We have some friends who run a wildlife ranch near us. The ostriches are such s.

I had trouble getting pictures because the guy next to me kept stretching out with his phone to blindly take pictures. I’m sure they turned out great!

One last safari picture before we move on.

 

[Loco_driver]

Day 2 continued.

After our safari it was time to catch the train at Harambe station for rafikis planet watch. A really enjoys doing the animation experience. I also participate.

The blank slate.

One really good drawing.

One other drawing.

There will be more of this later in the trip!

We always have to visit the petting zoo.

Still happy about being a better artist!

It was really hot by now and most of the animals were in the shade.

After riding the train back to Africa we started heading for the exit to grab lunch. We had time for ITTBAB.

The hopper animatronic was MIA.

 

[Loco_driver]

Day two continued.

The birds were out near the front of the park.

Some PPP pics before we leave.

A special magic shot thanks to A’s shirt.

The photographer then advised us that Kevin would likely be coming by very soon. Wouldn’t you know it she was right around flame tree barbecue!

Somebody was a fan of A!

We did eventually head for the exit. This guy was having fun at work.

More fun photos on the way out.

I have no idea what’s going on here!

 

[Loco_driver]

Day two continued.

Lunch was at Sanaa. We took a bus and arrived with a little bit of time before we could check in. We grabbed some rocking chairs in the shade and watched the animals for a little while.

We checked in as soon as possible and immediately got our table ready text. We had a much better table than our last visit.

You can’t eat here and not order bread service right? It’s delicious, but far too pricey for what it is.

We also shared some tandoori chicken which was outstanding.

Dessert was zebra domes over at Jambo House. People either love or hate these. I’m in the love camp.

We were itching for some pool time so we took the first bus that showed up(DHS) then transferred to OKW after waiting on the drivers to change shifts. We did get the coveted #shirleystatus on the way to OKW.

Our room was very close to the turtle pond pool. It was pretty crowded, but we managed to find a few chairs. It was a pleasant afternoon until a family showed up with about 9 kids and made way too much noise.

 

[Loco_driver]

Day two continued.

We relaxed and napped in our room during the hottest part of the day. I made us a last minute dinner reservation for cape may that evening. Eventually it was time for us to get back out.

We arrived at Epcot with some time to kill before dinner.

I’ll never not be amazed by SSE.

We rode Nemo the looked around the seas pavilion for a bit.

We left the park through IG for dinner. In another strange case of deja vú, we were seated at the same table as our last meal at cape May. We jokingly talked about how odd it was that things kept repeating. It got even stranger when Brabe, our waitress from our last trip showed up to take drink orders. She remembered us from our last visit and was very kind. She did a great job!

I don’t have many food pictures, but here’s all you need to see. Oreo bon-bons! Almost worth the price all by themselves!

After dinner it was back to Epcot for an evening of fun.

SSE was our first stop.

 

[lindawdw]

That was quite the early start for AK but so worth it with all that you accomplished there! I've never eaten at Sanaa but everyone does rave about the bread there and I'm a fan of the zebra domes too! Pool time and quiet time in the room is essential when visiting during the hot months! We get the same table and server often at the table service restaurants too! Epcot is so beautiful at night!