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Probably, my favorite part of Disney is the roller coasters. Animal Kingdom has one called Expedition Everest. It's quite good.
This is the view from the line. That's not Mount Everest. Everest is the next one over, that you can't quite see. If this mountain were real, it would be the fourth highest point in Florida.
I was quite impressed with the decoration and architecture at the parks, particularly Animal Kingdom. The Asia section was dressed up like a Himalayan town. I imagine, to someone who has been there, this doesn't look much like the real thing, but it sure looked realistic to me. It was a mix of intricately carved woodwork, and dilapidated modern. There were storefronts outfitted to look like expedition outfitters, and things like that.
I was standing in line for the ride, and I looked up at the carved rafters over my head. I thought, for a moment, wow, is that authentic? Like they'd actually brought it from Tibet (I wouldn't put it past them) Then I realized it was carved with the yeti motif, so, no. But it really did look like it was a hundred years old. Very weathered and worn. After going through a temple area, we went through a little outfitter shop, and then the Yeti museum.
The first long hill goes up through this ancient temple, with a shrine to the yeti. This is the lower half, and you can see the train near the top of it, two pictures down.
cropped from the above
There's Cyn waving goodbye!
After you go over the hill at the top, you ride through a tunnel, and come out close to the top of the mountain... and then there's a problem with the tracks.
The yeti has apparently torn them up. At first I thought they were faking us out, and the train would be diverted, at the last second, but we stopped. I won't tell you what happened next, but it involved the yeti.
Most of the ride is inside the mountain. Most of the coasters at Disney are in the dark, and they're certainly fun.
By the time I got around to it again, the Fastpasses were gone, but the sign said it was a 30 minute wait. I decided that was acceptable. The wait turned out to be more like 45. But it was a good ride, and I got some good pictures.
After my 45 minute wait, and the five minute ride, and collecting my hat from lost and found, as we were walking away, I saw the "single rider" line. Aw, I could have saved 40 minutes! Oh well, at least I got to see the yeti museum while waiting in line.
This is the view from the line. That's not Mount Everest. Everest is the next one over, that you can't quite see. If this mountain were real, it would be the fourth highest point in Florida.
I was quite impressed with the decoration and architecture at the parks, particularly Animal Kingdom. The Asia section was dressed up like a Himalayan town. I imagine, to someone who has been there, this doesn't look much like the real thing, but it sure looked realistic to me. It was a mix of intricately carved woodwork, and dilapidated modern. There were storefronts outfitted to look like expedition outfitters, and things like that.
I was standing in line for the ride, and I looked up at the carved rafters over my head. I thought, for a moment, wow, is that authentic? Like they'd actually brought it from Tibet (I wouldn't put it past them) Then I realized it was carved with the yeti motif, so, no. But it really did look like it was a hundred years old. Very weathered and worn. After going through a temple area, we went through a little outfitter shop, and then the Yeti museum.
The first long hill goes up through this ancient temple, with a shrine to the yeti. This is the lower half, and you can see the train near the top of it, two pictures down.
cropped from the above
There's Cyn waving goodbye!
After you go over the hill at the top, you ride through a tunnel, and come out close to the top of the mountain... and then there's a problem with the tracks.
The yeti has apparently torn them up. At first I thought they were faking us out, and the train would be diverted, at the last second, but we stopped. I won't tell you what happened next, but it involved the yeti.
Most of the ride is inside the mountain. Most of the coasters at Disney are in the dark, and they're certainly fun.
By the time I got around to it again, the Fastpasses were gone, but the sign said it was a 30 minute wait. I decided that was acceptable. The wait turned out to be more like 45. But it was a good ride, and I got some good pictures.
After my 45 minute wait, and the five minute ride, and collecting my hat from lost and found, as we were walking away, I saw the "single rider" line. Aw, I could have saved 40 minutes! Oh well, at least I got to see the yeti museum while waiting in line.
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Date: 2010-02-06 06:05 am (UTC)From:I looked and I looked and I finally found Cyn :-)
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Date: 2010-02-06 03:54 pm (UTC)From:My glasses don't magnify enough.
;)
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Date: 2010-02-06 03:38 pm (UTC)From:This was before Animal Kingdom.
for example
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Date: 2010-02-07 06:18 pm (UTC)From:Okay okay, I'm just a delicate flower. It's true.
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Date: 2010-02-07 06:25 pm (UTC)From:I think you were a Victorian woman in a past life.