Safari was okay… almost nothing on the savanna, except 1 giraffe and a few springboks, but then we had some good white rhino spotting (they were following the food truck), and some very vocal lions.
Pics of critters later… off to see gorillas now!
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Gorillas were out, but it was hard to get pics in the morning sun.
I tapped on a 4:50 SDD time, but it was gone by the time I got there. I took 6:20, which I can hopefully modify to something a bit earlier.
Everest has not opened yet, so I’m very glad I didn’t try to get here for EE RD. Kali river is also down, so I RDed Y&Y qs.
Current situation:
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I did a early safari and had a similar problem, missing several animals. I was surprised the CM didn’t just pretend we hadn’t “found them” she kept saying oh they aren’t out yet which kinda added to the disappointment and just reminded you, this isn’t real, they’re actually kept in holding areas at night.
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I’ve had mixed luck… one morning we got held up by some very stubborn and curious giraffes. I think that safari was nearly 40 minutes!
Here are some critters, while I wait for my 30 minutes sit to be up.
Next up: Bugs, then on to Epcot for my 11:00 GotG!
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SDD should drop at 1:17
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This sounds marvelous. I discovered this last week that a small rest at the opportune moment can work wonders. 
Following along to see how the knee fares and taking notes for December. 
Especially since rest and drink has replaced headliners. 
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I was just thinking of you… how are your travels?
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So far, so good. Had a great time chatting with our family in Alabama last night when we arrived about 9.
Their dog adores my sister and won’t let her quit petting. He’s such a nut. 
We aren’t getting an early start today either but people are important.
And we have fewer miles today. 
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That looks good!
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MJT was good… I’m actually pretty afraid of bats, but I like the fruit bars because they normally just hang there, sleeping… not this morning. hey were fighting, and flapping around and being… batty. 
In line for the bus to MK now.
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That was… a close call. I realized I need to go to Epcot just as the MK bus arrived!
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I was going to say that I thought you had an 11:00 ILL for GOTG! Glad you remembered in time.
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This feels like the kind of dumb mistake I would make. Did you catch dumb from me?
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Not fully… there’s still time tomorrow, though! 
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The earliest time I could get for Soarin was 1:05, so I did GotG (last row, but September 
), and Journey of Water, then it was too hot outside to exist, so I jumped in the 25 minutes standby for Nemo.
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Uggg, the heat is making me sad for you and me (in 3 weeks)
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Me too.
It is difficult having kids on different schedules WRT vacation availability
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But I cannot possibly tweak my plans agian. Maybe just my expectations!
No regrets on trying to use night time hours.
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My plans (that include the rest of the fam) generally start later in the day and go through night hours. Might think about pushing that even harder in that direction. I really don’t love visiting in summer. But if the choice is summer or not at all… well 
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I’ve done that before. This time we are going to rope drop and close.
But staying at AKL I really wanted some evening hours ar AK. Not looking good for an 8:00 close. 
Sorry to derail @Nikkipoooo!
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