starting with the Komodo dragon.
Those are so cool.
Fascinating animal. Soooo dangerous, though.
(minus Jim who thinks looking at animals is the equivalent to watching paint dry)
Really? Huh. Most people like to at least glance at them.
Cool shot! Look at that wingspan!
We also saw Mama tiger taking a nap with her two cubs. The cubs are getting so big now that I honestly couldn’t tell them apart from Mom.
Still... seeing all of them...
One of the birds had a dead mouse in his beak. He kept flipping it up in the air and catching it so that one second he was holding it by the head and the next by the tail.
That's interesting. It's also nature, so doesn't turn me off. Animals eat. So do we.
Of course, being morbidly fascinated, we stopped and watched him for a bit.
I would too.
After we finished up with the trail, we walked over to the bridge right there to catch a glimpse of Kali River Rapids. None of us had every ridden it and probably never will, we all hate water rides
I like the ride itself... but don't want to get wet. Went with the kids when they were 8 & 12. Youngest DD got her bum wet and was
incensed!
(We were wearing ponchos, but...)
Our next destination was the UP! A Great Bird Adventure show. This one was new to all of us
Haven't seen the new one either.
Overall I enjoyed the new show. I know a lot of people don’t like it because they say it’s really cheesy. Well it is, but then I found the old show just as cheesy.
Good to hear you enjoyed it. Too many people have said they don't like it.
And I’m there mainly to see the birds and they were as good as ever.
Well... yeah! I don't even remember the old show. I'm there for the birds.
There was a bit of a line to get into the FP line and of course there had to be that one rude family that refused to wait. They decided to cut in front of everyone and basically pushed poor Jocelyn out of the way to get in front of her to scan their bands. We had to stop and let them pass so she could catch up to us.
Wow. Good thing they shoved past you so they could be... a few seconds ahead of you!
Once we got through with all of the pre-shows, John decided not to ride. I think all the motion sickness warnings scared him a bit. I do wish he would have given it a try but I also understand what it’s like to get sick on a ride.
Too bad he didn't ride. But... I get not wanting to be sick.
Still... I think most people are able to handle it quite easily. But he knows himself better.
This was Jocelyn’s first time on the ride and she absolutely loved it. I’m pretty sure it was her favorite from the trip and she talked about how great it was for a while afterwards.
Glad she liked it so much!
I probably should have planned the EE FP first and then the FOP one so we weren’t crisscrossing so much but you really have to just take whatever FOP FP you can get since it’s so popular.
You book that and then book everything around it.
I like the crown on her head.
I had my usual Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich.
I need to get one of those. I don't think I was even aware of them until you told me about them.
And then it was time to face the Yeti! This picture cracks me up because for some reason, we all look like we are just pretending to have a good time. I assure you we really were enjoying ourselves!
"no. really. we're having fun. honest. yippee."
Now that they have the dining packages as well as FP seating, there is just not a lot of Standby seating anymore.
Oh really. Wasn't aware of that.
I don’t mind it other than the point where the hornets poke you in the back, it can be quite painful.
I was worried about that, but didn't find it painful at all. Maybe I just got lucky?
As usual, the show ended with several terrified, crying kids in the audience. I don’t think parents realize how scary that show can be!
Probably shouldn't laugh, but... I find that funny.
Did you notice the difference between the two photos? Yep, Dug stole Jim’s sunglasses and decided to wear them himself!
Right after that picture, they slide off of Dug’s nose and fell to the ground. They are Oakley’s so not cheap at all, but luckily they didn’t break.
I bet he wasn't aware of that when he grabbed them.
Nice. I like it.
We did end up getting great seats, we were about three rows up in the lion section.
Nice!
I ordered the Bhaktapur Duck (roasted half duck, plum BBQ sauce, jasmine rice, stir-fried vegetables).
Whoa! That looks really good! Not surprised it's your new fave.
I didn’t touch the veggies
\
Of
course you didn't.
Jocelyn got the Honey Chicken (Tempura chicken, fresh vegetables tossed in honey sauce served with choice of jasmine or brown rice).
Korean Beef (Wok-fried beef, peppers, onions, pineapple, Korean BBQ sauce).
Those both look good, too.
Jim started with one of their specialty drinks which I didn’t get a picture off. It was really strong and he is a super lightweight.
That's okay. So am I.
For his meal, he got tacos.
Those... I wouldn't order. Not a huge fan and... it just doesn't seem like the right venue for it... and especially considering all the above mentioned dishes? No contest.
Firecracker Shrimp (Crispy fried shrimp tossed in a creamy, spicy sauce, Asian slaw)
mmmm... shrimp.
One thing that I had been looking forward to since Mom and I last went to Yak and Yeti in 2016 was the Chocolate Pudding cake. This cake is so good, it’s dense and very chocolatey which is what I love.
And it's not discontinued! Bonus!
Mom got the Pineapple upside down cake (served warm with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce) which she was slightly disappointed in. It was the most expensive desert on the menu ($10.99!) and for that price she said it wasn’t really worth it.
Not a huge fan, but still, sorry she didn't think it was worth the money.
John and Jocelyn shared a plate of their famous Fried Wontons (skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey-vanilla drizzle) and said they were very good.
mmmm....
I think I'm hungry.
We only had one more thing we wanted to do before leaving the park and that was to see Pandora at night. The area is very beautiful all lit up and I did try to capture some of it on film but my pictures just don’t do it justice.
It's such a beautiful area at night. They really did a good job. But it
is hard to photograph.
In the lobby, they had some CM created pumpkins on display for Halloween.
Cool!