After a pretty significant delay, Rivers of Light at Disney's Animal Kingdom is now in "Soft Open" mode. The new show is about 15 minutes long and hasn't really had a whole lot of changes from it's previews last year. 
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Below we've got a full video of the new show as well as some pictures. Enjoy!! 

Surprise visit to Disney's Animal Kingdom tonight! Can you guess why?

Rivers of Light begins previews tonight. Show time in 15 minutes! ​

Rivers of Light merchandise available at Disney's Animal Kingdom. ​

Flowers float along the water. It's almost time!

Rivers of Light is now shorter than an earlier preview we saw of it. It's a beautiful show and a lovely fit for DAK. ​

Glad to see that Rivers of Light has a more prominent finale now. The technology used in this show is amazing to see. ​

Thanks again to both Renee and Chris for the awesome preview of the newest Disney show. 

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Over the weekend it was time for the 3rd Annual Avengers Half Marathon, a race I hadn't planned on running until a few days ago. But I'm glad that I did, not only was the race MUCH better than the first Avengers Half Marathon in 2014 (click for that review from 2 years ago) but it also allowed us to get some backstage pics of Tower of Terror AND Star Wars Land. 
We also have some Star Wars Land pictures taken from the parking structure after the race down at the bottom. 

So as I mentioned above, I hadn't actually planned on running Avengers until Thursday. Without getting too political, I found myself in a funk after Tuesday night, not just with the results but by it's aftermath that still continues. So I was happy I was still able to register at the last minute and join the race, because it was EXACTLY what I needed. 

Considering how busy Disneyland (and other theme parks in Southern California) were over the weekend it seems I wasn't the only one in need of some escapism. 

Keep in mind, some of the race pics were taken on my old point and shoot camera so the quality may not be up to our usual standards. But the Star Wars Land Pics taken from the Parking Structure were from the DSLR.  ​

I had run a 1/2 Marathon 2 weeks ago and while my time for Avengers was essentially the same as that one I didn't really push myself for this one as much as I probably could have, I was just having too much fun on the course. (I need to remember this for when I run the LA Marathon in March, but also still wanting to have a good time for that one) 

Of course, because much of the race goes backstage I was able to get some pics of Tower of Terror. It really IS tacky in person. 

Having not actually been to Disneyland in 2 years I wish there were some rides open. I mean, if they can have character stops, why not ride stops. ;) 

Of course, having heard from some friends who have been AP's since 1992 that this was the busiest weekend they've EVER seen at DL (Holidays included) made me rethink visiting soon. 

Have heard that the new Holiday World of Color is nothing short of breathtaking. 

I will admit, I got a bit emotional entering the gates of Disneyland for the first time in 2 years. 

I was shocked we got this close to Star Wars Land construction ... definitely just dirt on this side. 

Throughout the race it was awesome to see all of the amazing volunteers, the spectators and fellow runners. All races, religions, orientations, just together to have an amazing time. I wasn't in the race for a new Personal Record, I just wanted to have fun. ​

More Tower of Terror. You know, in theory I'm really not opposed to the makeover of the ride (and YAY for random drop sequences) but this is just REALLY bad show. They should have just closed it already. 

Towards the end, two different schools playing together ... what it's all about. 

Had such an amazing morning running through the parks and Anaheim. The course was SO much more improved than the inaugural race 2 years ago (I didn't do last years race) and again it was just the RunDisney therapy I needed. 

Ok, you've waited long enough, here are some pics of Star Wars Land for you to enjoy. It helped that they parked the runners on Minnie, so I didn't even have to go that far from my car to get these. ;) 

This was my first time seeing it in person and I have to admit, pictures really don't give the scope of this justice. 

At least it's not all just dirt anymore. ;) 

Thanks for reading, we hope you enjoyed the update and a rare Disneyland update from us. I guess in the future when we're in the area we'll have to take a detour to track Star Wars Land construction, even if it's just from outside the park. 

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Renée ​and Morgan set out for Walt Disney World for a day of fun and we'll actually have a few updates for you in the days to come. But we wanted to get this one up today because it seemed a lot of people online were interested in checking out the all new Tiffins at Animal Kingdom. And we can see why. It looks amazing!!! 

Written by Renée Girard
(Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger version)​

Take a look at the indoor area and bar of Nomad Lounge, part of Tiffins at DAK. ​

Right now the view on the Nomad Lounge isn't anything special. Some remnants of Camp Minnie Mickey. ​

Nomad Lounge drink menu is all about travel and has stories shared throughout. ​

Photos of Disney imagineers in their world travels for research for Tiffins. 

Editors Note: Seriously, how freaking cool is this (part deux)? 

Each wall in Tiffins restaurant is basically like an art gallery. Simply amazing. ​

The smaller dining room, the Safari Gallery, at Tiffins. Equally as lovely and elaborate. ​

Thanks again to Renée and Morgan for sending us these great pics (and more we can't wait to share with you. 

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