Walt Disney World and the Florida Shore, April 2017: Part 2

By Nick

Sunday, April 23rd 

We slept in a bit and had breakfast at the Pepper Market at Coronado Springs before heading to Disney's Animal Kingdom.

After riding Dinosaur we walked back towards Discovery Island Trails and walked through the shops. I was in search of a hat. I'm not a big hat fan, but I'm even less of a fan of putting sunscreen on my face as I generally break out from it and just don't like how it feels. 

 

Me, Trevor, Zach, Barbie and Jill

While in the shop I received a text from my Disney Exchange co-host Lisa saying that she, her husband Raymond, and their son Joseph were in DAK also, at the Nomad Lounge, located inside Tiffins. I texted our other co-host, Dave, and told him where we were all meeting up.

We spent a couple of hours having adult beverages, snacks and a good time together!

  Lisa, Dave and me

We left there and took photos in front of the Tree of Life, and said goodbye to Dave. 

Joseph, Raymond, Lisa, Dave, Barbie and me

We headed to Kilimanjaro Safaris, stopping at Dawa Bar, because, well, it is a long walk and it was a hot day.

Lisa and her family left for awhile, and our group had dinner at Yak and Yeti.  We ran into friends Jennifer and Chris (see part one) on our way over to meet Lisa, her family and Dave at the Fastpass entrance to Rivers of Light.

While waiting for Lisa, our friends Beth and Amanda spotted us, and we sat with them during the show.

 

Ah, Rivers of Light. It is, well, it's okay. It isn't something that I would wait to see again. For one, the bleacher seats are not comfortable enough for prolonged periods. And the show is sort of aimless. The music and visuals were pleasant enough, but it lacks a hook.

We said goodnight to everyone and headed back to the resort for the evening. 

Part one can be found here : http://disneymusings.blogspot.com/2017/05/walt-disney-world-and-florida-shore.html

You can hear a full review by Lisa, Dave and myself on Episode 124 of The Disney Exchange Podcast.

Rivers of Light - Episode 124 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

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You'll notice this week's show notes are a bit short. That's because I'm currently vacationing with family at the Florida shore. You'll also notice I'm only on the episode briefly for the same reason. You should however continue listening after I leave. I know. I know. Just not the same, but I assure you, Lisa and Dave are completely capable of continuing on without me. Mostly.

We start off by talking about our meet-up in the France Pavilion in Epcot. Thank you very much for stopping by Linda, Phillip, Dave J and family, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Roger, Jill and Zach!

Dave and Dave

 Lisa, Phillip, and Linda

  Dave, Lisa, me and my assistant Stefanie

 Us with my wife Barbie, who looks a lot like my assistant

 Dave and Aunt Sany

Our main topic this week is our impressions of Rivers of Light, the new-ish show at Disney's Animal Kingdom that debuted much later than was initially projected to. The 3 of us all experienced it together last weekend as this podcast is released.

Lisa and Dave go on to talk about their Dark Side Half Marathon experience.

The Wheel of Distiny topic is, I'm sure fantastic. If they did it.

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We discuss new stuff coming to Walt Disney World in 2017, and whether or not Rivers of Light will ever open at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Dave talks about running the Dopey Challenge during the 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.

I talk very briefly about plans for my January trip and we talk about meeting up in April.

We go on to talk about Disney Movies coming out this year, and somehow neglect mentioning a movie I am extremely excited about, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2!

Have you seen the preview for Pirates of the Caribbean 5? What did you think?

We talk about our Disney plans for 2017.

Wheel of Distiny: Best piece of advice for listeners headed to WDW in 2017.

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And, as always, thank you for listening to The Disney Exchange!