I have a lot to report from my last trip and will start posting soon. I have a ton of photos to go through. I had a few people contact me and ask why I had not posted during this trip. The truth is without all the rain to keep me in the room this trip I was out enjoying “the world”. Two of the mornings I got out before sun up to get some photos of Saratoga Springs Resort and Disney’s West Side. Was up late waiting for the space shuttle but did get to see it launch on Friday after it was scrubbed twice. Spent far more time in the parks than last time too.
Sorry I didn’t tweet as much this trip but constant tweeting annoys Kim so I kept it on the down low a bit this trip.
When traveling to Walt Disney World in late August and throughout September into October hurricane watching becomes a vital part of last minute trip planning. In our home the tropical update on the Weather Channel is running almost non stop. We have been on a few Disney Cruises and to WDW several times during hurricane season and it is a part of our planing. 
There is a new tab at the top of the blog. “Photos” links to another blog I set up to display a few of my photos. There isn’t a lot right now but I will be adding more so keep checking back.
Restaurant: Tony’s Town Square Restaurant
So I am finally starting to catch up from the last vacation and I remember I have to make ADRs (advanced dining reservations) for our August trip. Kim and I have decided on what restaurants we want and I call 407-WDW-DINE. We had 3 places we wanted to eat at Le Cellier in the Canada Pavilion over at Epcot, Ohona located at Disney’s Polynesian Resort, and Whispering Canyon Cafe` at the Wilderness Lodge. Now I know I am a little late, Disney allows making reservations 90 days before your first day but my 90 day mark was the Sunday I was on property and I learned you can’t make ADRs for upcoming trips at the hotel, you still have to call WDW-DINE. So I waited until I got home and called 85 days out. Well 
We spent all of Thursday night packing so we could get to Disney’s Hollywood Studios ASAP so Kim could see American Idol winner Kris Allen. Our plane was leaving at 2:20pm so we had enough time to see him at his scheduled time of 10:00am. I realized before we left that today was setting up to be a very crowded day at Hollywood Studios. For starters it was early entry day for Walt Disney World resort guests. It was the start of the second Star Wars weekend and Kris Allen was there. Back at Animal Kingdom Lodge we packed up the last of our stuff and I called valet and bell services for our hasty departure. We skipped eating and decided to get some food in the park at Staring Rolls Bakery next to the Hollywood Brown Derby, this would later be proven to be a mistake. We made it to the park at 8:40am there was a huge line waiting to get in at 9:00am so I was glad we could get in early with our resort room key. Inside the park it wasn’t that crowded. We headed down to the American Idol Experience building. For those of you familiar with Disney’s 
Today is a sad day as it is the last full day on property. For our last day I wanted to see the Legend of the Lion King show over at Animal Kingdom. We took the car over to Animal Kingdom and hopped on the tram to take us to the front gate. Made it through dreaded bag check and made our way to the theater for the 11:00am show. I like this show and had not seen it in a few years and it was as good as I remembered. After the show we headed over to the Yak & Yeti restaurant for lunch. We did not have reservations but we were able to get a table. Kim started her meal with a side order of fried green beans and I had the pot stickers. For our entrees Kim had the honey sesame chicken and I 
Today is our 14thwedding anniversary. We decided to celebrate in the Magic Kingdom. We started in Tomorrowland to see the new Stitch show. We stopped at the Buzz Lightyear ride to pick up a fast pass. The Stitch show was disappointing as it seems to be a show about singing and dancing and very little about Stitch. The singing and dancing was good but it was not what I expected. We went on Buzz and then went to the Monster’s inc. Laugh Floor. I love this show and Kim and I always try to see it every trip. The show was as great as ever and very funny. We headed over to Pirates Of The Caribbean traveling through Fantasyland. We stopped at Mrs. Potts so Kim could get an ice cream. We went back toward the castle 
Sunday started kinda slow. Kim slept in and I worked on the blog and transferred some photos from the camera to my computer. We left the room thinking we were going to Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom but after thinking about how late it was we decided it would be better to go to lunch. We went to the car and headed to The Pepper Market a food court located in Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Kim and I love the food here but the prices are high so we don’t go every trip. I had a steak quesadilla and Kim had rotisserie chicken. 
We woke up to pretty good weather Saturday Morning. It was cloudy but it did not look like it was going to rain. The weather report claimed rain chances would increase throughout the afternoon and then tail off as evening progressed. We did some animal spotting from our balcony and ate in the room before packing our ponchos and heading to Epcot. We decided to use our rental car and not wait for the bus because of the weather and it is just so much faster than waiting for the buses. Because the bus stops at Kidani first it would be standing room only I’m sure so the car was the best bet. 
We woke up late this morning and were both well rested. It was overcast but did not look threatening. Kim took her refill cup down to the Mara for a coffee. I went out to the balcony. There was a giraffe and a zebra out this morning along with some local pelicans splashing in the watering hole. The giraffe was behind some trees and did not get a shot of it but Kim got a picture of the zebra.
