On the dino ride. Aren't her little dimples cute?
Sorry it's not rotated. Turn your head; I think it's a cute picture. :)
I thought it was so funny how these "apes?" were sleeping--with their butts up against the window. It's almost like they knew we were out there and this is all they wanted us to see.
K was fascinated with this tree. I think they called it an upside down tree.
The Mount Everest ride.
The tree of life. Can you pick out any of the animals on there?
Mary Poppins at the electrical parade in Magic Kingdom.Wednesday morning we went to Animal Kingdom. Early that evening we went into Magic Kingdom. We were there mainly for the electrical parade and the fireworks.
But first to Animal Kingdom. The main thing that we wanted to do was the African safari. Honestly, there wasn't much we really wanted to do at Animal Kingdom. If we were ever to go back, there are things that we missed that we would do but those things weren't "earth shattering" that we missed them this time. Once we got in the gates, Daddy ran ahead and got a FastPass for the safari. Then he ran to the Mount Everest ride to get a FastPass.
The safari was interesting and we did get to see some animals. Some seemed up close, like the giraffe, but some we could barely see, like the lions. There was a rhino that crossed the road behind us and held up the vehicle behind us.
We went to DinoLand for the kids and rode The TriceraTop Spin which is a "Dumbo-like" ride. DinoLand is a fair midway part of Animal Kingdom. The kids liked it. While they rode the dino ride again with the grandparents, Daddy and I went onto Expedition Everest.
Daddy and I rode the Mount Everest ride which is another one of Disney's attempts at a roller coaster. Since we didn't have to wait we didn't get to see all the "stuff" that is throughout the waiting area. As Disney always does, it looked pretty authentic. There were no loops or twists in this ride, but it is in the dark and goes backwards so you can't see where you are going. It was a good ride but really short.
The best thing at Animal Kingdom was Camp Mickey and Minnie. There were MANY characters there for autographs and pictures. They lines weren't overly long either. I think we saw 6 characters at Animal Kingdom.
As we were leaving we stopped to admire the Tree of Life. Supposedly there is path around the tree that takes you up close to admire all the animals. We never did find that path. There is also a 3D adventure inside the tree that we didn't do this time, but will schedule for next trip.
After Animal Kingdom, we took a bus over to the Magic Kingdom. We took pictures of Cinderella's Castle, ate at Tony's, did some shopping in a huge store, and staked out our spots for the parade. We had our spots about 90 minutes before it started and I am so glad we got there that early. We had FRONT ROW SEATS! Some of the characters actually shook our hands and of course the kids thought that was THE BEST. The kids had watched Mary Poppins just a few days before we left. Mary Poppins shook our hands! After the parade, we stayed put and watched the fireworks. I would say we didn't have the best seats for the fireworks, but they were still good. The kids really liked those too. Side note: this is a pat on the back for me but since I'm the one blogging, I'll brag on myself. I had bought a pack of 10 glow sticks at Wal Mart for less than $4 to take with us to Disney. As we were waiting for the parade, I passed them out. It helped to keep the kids entertained and we didn't have to pay the very expensive prices for the ones that Disney was selling.
