Let’s start this 4 Park Challenge!
With hitting HS on arrival night I changed up my Saturday plan! I would now start my day at AK and rope drop FoP, try for a rise ILL at 2, then MK then Epcot. I did anticipate rise being a hard to get ILL while also trying for guardians!
@erinch had posted some great AK recommendations, and an influencer I follow also posted some cool things, so I was actually really excited to go to AK! I feel like it’s the park I spend the least amount of time in!
I went to bed around 11, and set some alarms, I wanted to be at AK by 7:30. I was up around 630, a bit later then I wanted, but I slept well and was excited!! I showered and did my hair with out a brush! At 7 I had my work phone and personal phone ready and while I didn’t get a 2pm rise time I did manage to get 2:25-3:25 and guardians for 8-9! Off to a good start!
I decided to bring flip flops with me incase my feet bothered me. So I brought my
loungefly, Then I was off!
I decided to Uber to AK while I was waiting another woman was calling an Uber and I asked her where she was headed, I assumed AK since it was about 715, it was so I asked her if she wanted to go with me. She did we chatted on the way and arrived right at 730!
As usually I had my bag checked, one day I’ll get it right where it doesn’t need to be searched!
I headed to FoP the line was rather backed up, all the way out of pandora, and wrapping to the back towards Africa and back in to pandora. I chatted with a family in front of me for most of the wait.
I was off the ride around 845, so a bit over an hour from park check in not horrible. I then walked to the front of the park to get my gold statues, I regret making this a goal, some of them are so hard to scan! But I was able to get it done! I took a picture of some when I was about to give up. I met a few people while doing this, most were really nice talked about doing it as well or asking me why I looked like a crazy person waving my arm!
Dory was a hard one! Even a cast member came by and said she was fickle!
I now had some time to kill, probably my only time today! My options were get a snack and leave or do some stuff! So I did some stuff!
I headed to Everest it was posted at 10 when I got off FoP but then by the time I scanned the statues and walked over it said 15 minutes, it was closer to maybe 25 I was off the ride at 951, and the wait time was now posted at 50 minutes! I would share my ride photo but I legit look miserable, but I was having so much fun!!
I decided I now need coffee! So I waited in a longish Jofferys line! I got my coffee and again found I had time to kill, took some pictures, stoped by some animals. I also decided I wanted at least one photo in each park!
Then I walked by Nomads lounge as I know the line can start early. But no one was there, It was still 1020, so I decided to try the flatbread
@erinch recommended as they opened at 1030, and let me tell you this was amazing! I got the pork, so much flavor! Highly recommend! So good! I ended up chatting with someone else who also got a flat bread, they got the chicken and we all thought it was fabulous! Thank you so much for this recommendation!
I could go for this right now!!
Then I headed back to Nomads, it was only 1055 but already all the outside seats were taken! But I got a table inside and decided I would get a drink and relax for a bit! I got the Jenn’s tattoo at the recommendation of the waitress and it was pretty good. Not what I would have selected but that’s why I asked for a recommendation, so I could try something different.
Now it was 1140 and I decided to head back to the hotel! I figured I could charge my phone, try and get a hair brush and relax for a tiny bit before the go go go of the afternoon. I was back at the hotel by 12:03,
I got a hair brush and head to the room.
Water bottle for size… It was not a good hair brush!
I debated the pool, but decided I wanted to lay down and close my eyes, but got sucked into work emails and into PTO drama so just relaxed and did that for a bit.
Up next HS!