Now, because we only bought a 7 day park hopper, and we were staying 8 days we waited to start till the Monday. You can use all 7 days however you want to, but we wanted them to be consecutive.
We started our adventure in Animal Kingdom. We enjoy doing the animal thing, the zoo is one of our favorite places, so we knew we would enjoy this one alot.
As you walk in you see the big "Tree of Life" off in the distance but you get to walk through these lovely gardens with animals in them first. We spent alot of time with the birds. They were all so exotic and beautiful.
First I should mention, lots of the rides and attractions had interactive places in line to make it less boring to wait. I really enjoyed that.
We walked around for a bit and found the ride that G really wanted to go on. He loves all things Dinosaur and Dragon so we had to hit the "Dinosaur" rollercoaster/adventure ride. It was pretty fun. They took you into a little room and showed you a short video, you were going back in time to save a dino before the meteor hit. BUT beware, there were lots of Carnator's and you didn't want to be caught by them! The ride was fast paced, twisting and turning through the dark where every once in a while a dino would come out and try to "eat you". We had fun.
After finishing the ride we decided we wanted to do the safari. The sign said 20 min wait so we hopped in. After the first few bends we realized it was going to be longer...but 3 hours was WAY longer than we thought. It was the only line we waited in that was so inconsiderate. The day was hot (96F - 36C) with a really high humidity (57%) so we were all hot and tired. There were many line cutters. I got so frustrated I finally lined us all up and just took up the whole line, often shoving back when they tried to cut.
LUCKY, the ride was really great.
We travelled in a large open air truck like the one below.
They took us on a tour showing us lots of exotic animals. Many I have seen in the zoo, but it was interesting to see them without bars and fences.
We took in the first 3D show we saw there. It was "A Bugs Life" in the roots of the Tree of Life. We walked down and looked at all the animals carved into the tree. They were wonderfully done. Waited in line for a couple min (all the 3D movies were short lines) and got into the theater. The movie was amazing. There were bugs that shot acid (water) at you, bugs that ran along the back of the chair (rollers in the seats), bugs that flew by your hair (wind machines) and more. The 3D popped right out at you. It was a really fun movie.
The boys really wanted to take in the "Everest" rollercoaster. Once upon a time I actually liked rollercoasters, but now, I really hate them! So they did the coaster by themselves. They loved it, even my little M really enjoyed himself.
We took in a wonderful show called "Flights of Wonder". We didn't know what it was, only that they had misting fans in the waiting area and we were HOT! So we stood there and waited for the show to start. So glad we did. It was a fabulous show.
There were birds aplenty flying around and the show was so fun. The premise was that this guy lost his tour group (us) and was going to take us to a different show. There was a bird that stole his tour group flag so he had to stay. We find out he is scared of birds when a flock of chickens come out and chase him around the stage. He finally gets brave and feeds a bird...
...then decides he wants to HOLD a bird. A baby bird on his finger. The woman says she has a baby bird, but he doesn't want to hold it. He says, he does so she calls it out. Out comes this HUGE condor! It was so stinking funny. He of course runs away and hides. Through the show you get to see and take photos of some amazing birds that they are training and studying.
After we finished this show we went on to our dinner at a place called Tuskers. It was a wonderful Indian inspired buffet that was delish. If we didn't have our dining plan the total of the meal would have been $125 for our family!
On our way out of the park we bought a misting fan for tomorrow. I wanted to have some relief from the huge heat/humidity. ($17 for it though!)
When we got back to the hotel I realized I still hadn't taken a picture of our hotel room, so here is everyone "relaxing" (or being dead on the bed as we call it).
June 7th
We went back to the Animal Kingdom because we didn't get to do the ONE thing we wanted to do...see "The Festival of the Lion King". We had heard it was wonderful so we really wanted to go. After waiting for the next show to start, we piled in. We had a woman sit in behind us and complain (loudly so we could hear) that she hated it when tall people thought they had a right to sit anywhere they chose. It was annoying, I am tall, dh is tall and my kids are tall...where would you like us to sit? We sat all the way on the edge so we wouldn't be in the way of the stage. So, all the shows after we just sat where we wanted to, no matter what someone wouldn't be able to see. :) The show was AMAZING! I didn't get any photos because it was AMAZING! The acrobatics were so well done, the costumes were so colorful and beautiful. The singing was well done and fun. The sets were very well done and interactive. We loved the whole thing. Part way through M looked over to see a "monkey" sitting beside him. The man wanted him to give him 5 and he did, but then scooted over as far as he could into me! :) The show was so wonderful and everyone agreed it was one of the best ones we had seen so far.
After we got out we realized that we just wanted to go on to our next park so we hopped on the bus and went to Epcot.
We decided to take in the rides and entertainment first, then go on to the countries tomorrow.
As I said before, the topiaries were amazing. The boys especially loved the characters from "Cars". They were big and beautiful.
We went on a slow moving show called "Ellen's Energy Adventure". She is always so funny, but this was a great "dream" all about how she learns about energy. Bill Nye takes her on an adventure. We go along for the ride through dino land, then later get to watch a video of their other adventures. Very cool.
Mission Space was next because we had fast passed it. We loved being able to fast pass certain rides because the wait time was WAY less that way for us. We got to be on the "Orange Team" and "go into" space. We loved the adventure. (although I learned I still hate heights, even when they are fake...and K learned that going into space makes him motion sick. It was the only ride he got sick on! :D)
We then took in another 3D film that simulates and teaches you about storms.
Captain EO had to be done because our kids didn't really know who Michael Jackson was! :) After we watched the movie M says to me, "Mom, was that girl pretending to be a boy?" not knowing that it was Michael Jackson, pre all his surgery. The show was right from 1986 and was classic. It was a great glimpse into how far our graphics and special effects (and hair!) have come.
On the way to eating, we passed a little place doing henna tattoos. I love henna tattoos so I asked to get one...
Dh liked it when it was done so we were all happy with it! :) (it apparently means "beauty")
We ate at Restaurant Marrakesh. Delish again! The poor boy who poured our water spilled the first glass. Then G spilled his glass, then the boy knocked one over when he was refilling it. Finally they just came and took the table covering and gave us a new one! :) The food was divine. I had lamb with eggplant puree. It was so tasty. We had a guy give us our name written in Arabic as well.
On our way out we picked up keychains for the folks and some people we needed to buy souvenirs for.
Checked the heat and found out it was 92F today. (33C)
On our way back to our hotel we found a little lizard all squished. We were sad one of our little friends didn't make it.
I think it is amazing even one got squished though because those suckers were fast! It took my K a while to even get a picture of one. (I was always last in line so they were gone by the time I got there)
If you are still with me...thanks for reading all my adventures I am recording. I hope it is fun for you to read. Till next time...
Cheers
1 comment:
Looks like a ton of fun! Glad you were able to make it there safely and have a GREAT trip! I'm sure the boys will be talking about it for ages!
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