JPL's June 2008 Safari Report

[JPL]

Well now that my summer pin project is finished I can get back to working on pictures

[TinkRocks]

Do you want to do my pins while you're at it, JP?

Finish your trip report first though...

[chrisb26]

Okay I'm back and you're still not done

What is the hold up?

Hurry Up!

[JPL]

I was waiting for you to return before finishing it

[chrisb26]

I was waiting for you to return before finishing it

Oh well how nice of you.

You really shouldn't have done that

But I'm back now so you can finish.

[JPL]

Day 3 Part 1
June 22nd
Boma and Epcot

I got up a little on the later side today and had to check out of my first room at AKL and move to my new room. I was meeting Jeanne and Jim at Boma for a 10:30. I showered and finished packing up and then headed to bell services to have them store them until i returned. I met Jeanne outside the lodge and we headed down to Boma. We were seated rather quickly and greeted by Dilly our waiter who I seem to get every time I get there. He remembered me and welcomed me back and took our order for Frunch and Coffee. While he was off getting our drinks we attcked the buffet . Breakfast was awesome as usual although there is alot less of the exotic foods than they had in the past. We stuffed ourselves good and then Jeanne and Jim had some things to do and Jeanne had a bad ankle so the elected to just drop me off at Epcot. I wish I had some more time to hang out with them but we spent some good time talking during breakfast. I arrived at Epcot late in the day around 12:30 so Soarin was out of the question. I got a FP for Test Track and then headed over ot the Imagination Pavillion to visit with my favorite purple dragon. After my tour of the Imagination Institute I caught a showing of Honey I Shrunk the Audience. Even though it's a fun movie it's definately time for something new here. I can only be shrunk down so many times I then asked where Figment is and the CM told me he is gone for good and they even took the Figment's Place sign down I then headed over to see the 25th Anniversary exhibit figuring by now it's days has to be numbered. After looking back at the history of Epcot I went over to Club cool for some free beverages. Well all those free beverages made me hungry so I grabbed a Mickey Bar and started to walk over near Mission Space. It was starting to rain and I jumped on Ellen's Energy Adventure to wait out the rain and it worked out perfectly. By the time I got out the rain had stopped. I walked over to the pin station and took a look around and then went into Mousegear since it started to rain again. I decided to go visit the Seas with Nemo and Friends and after the ride I caught the 3:30 Fish Feed which I took video of using my camera. It actually came out pretty good I will post it on photobucket. After exiting the seas it was still drizzling so I headed over to Spaceship Earth. Well needless to say I still became a Jetson It was actually funny because the cut and paste was terrible since I had sunglasses and a dark hat on. After me Jetson-like view of the future. I decided to go back to the hotel and settle in my home for one night.

Next Up Magic Kingdom for Wishes.

[Blue Genie]

Sounds like your whole trip was a rainy trip. Sorry about your Dragon there JP. Weird here people are commoning on your trips and only one has on my I see how it is on.

[TinkRocks]

Genie - it rains almost every day during the Summer here in Florida.

I'll take rain anyday compared to hurricanes...

[chrisb26]

As Rocks said the summer is the Rainy season in Florida so basically it rains for a short time every day and gets even more hot and humid then it was before it rained .

It stinks they took out Figment I never did go up there for pictures but I know you did lol

Maybe since people didn't really know he was there could be why they should put him in a more open spot like the area you are when you get off your tour of the institute where people could see him.

[Chescat]

Well now that my summer pin project is finished I can get back to working on pictures

Except you aren't done if you keep finding more pin bags.

Genie, reason there is more comments under JP's thread is that about half of them are harrassing him to hurry up and post his trip report.

[JPL]

I was to start by saying I promise I will add more picture this week.


Day 3 Part 2
June 22nd
Magic Kingdom

After Epcot I head back to the AKL get my new room and settle in for a little while and try to decide what I want to do for the rest of the night. I was going to go back to Epcot but decided on the Magic Kingdom instead. I walked around the lodge a bit had some African Stew for Dinner at the Mara and then headed for the bus. I arrived at the Magic Kingdom around 7 and headed for a FP for Thunder Mountain. I got a FP and then headed over to the Mansion for another ride. I then got a spot on main Street and watched Wishes which is still one my favorite fireworks show. After Wishes I was a little on the hungry side so grabbed a snack at Cosmic Rays and watch Sunny Eclipse for a little while. After my snack I took a ride on the TTA to digest and plan my next move. I then headed over to ride Big Thunder. I love this ride at night and rarely ride it during the day. I then took a ride on Splash and didn't get too wet but wet enough. I still say this is the perfect Disney attraction it has a great storyline and a nice thrill factor to it. After Splash I watched some of the SpectroMagic Parade from a Distance which was a really cool vantage point. You got a long shot view of the parade and could still hear the music. I then headed over to Adventure and got another nighttime trip through the Jungles. I had an awesome skipper she was very good at her job and ad-libbed a few good lines. I really like the part before the temple where they added some crocs and she said "you see those 2 crocodiles over there well ignore them they haven't been written into the script yet" She also commented on the missing show elements that didn't return from rehab yet. After my trip through the Jungle I went to see if I could ride Space Mountain before heading back to the hotel but they had cut off the line. I took a stroll down Main Street and headed back to the hotel.

Next up the bus that took forever and the Studios.

[chrisb26]

I have to agree Big Thunder Mountain is way better at night and it is usually how I ride it.

Glad to see your working your way through the report but you need to move a bit faster you were only there for half the time I was and its already taken you longer.

[WDWfanatic742]

I actually can't remember the last time I rode BTMR at day. It is so fun at night

[JPL]

I added about 50 more pictures and 3 short videos

[WDWfanatic742]

I can't believe that you turned to the dark side and took pictures of HSM.

[JPL]

I can't believe that you turned to the dark side and took pictures of HSM.

Actually it was to Illustrate that I kept getting caught up by it

[WDWfanatic742]

So instead of being tortured from it by yourself, you have to make us all suffer as well?

[JPL]

If I wanted to torture you I would have taken video and posted that

[WDWfanatic742]

Now I know to not look at your pictures anymore

[Blue Genie]

I sure do miss out Country Bears. At less we still have these 3 http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...202008/680.jpg in the Winnie The Pooh ride right after you exit the nightmare seen of the ride just look up and u see them there.

As this poor bear here http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...202008/703.jpg he now has become a ghost for the Christmas Hunted Manshion time as a Oggie Boggie which he look like this now.
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...lection/ob.jpg