We woke up extra early today to make it to the opening ceremony for this park.
It wasn't all that I had hoped it would be, but it was fun to be there first thing. We grabbed a fast pass for the Kilimanjaro Safaris and then explored thePangani Forest until it was time. The safari was pretty cool, but the animals were hard to see at some points. Next we rode the train to the Affection Section.
Bull wanted nothing to do with the animals, while Gator hesitantly engaged with some grandmotherly coaxing.
After eating lunch, we headed to DinoLand. We played at The Boneyard playground and rode the Triceratop Spin.
We then made our way to the Tree of Life
and waited in line for It's Tough to be a Bug. This was a little bit scary, but still pretty cool. Bull once again exclaimed that he did not want to see Donald again. I guess he associates every 3D movie with Donald Duck now!
To end our time at the park, we watched The Lion King show. Wow. This was really neat. The boys enjoyed the acrobatic monkeys a great deal, and the adults enjoyed the sheer amount of talent embodied in the performers.
When we emerged, another downpour was upon us. FYI - there aren't many places to hide from the rain at Animal Kingdom (unlike the other parks, there aren't many things indoors)! So, we got soaked and headed back to the hotel. We grabbed a percussion instrument for Hubs, a stuffed spotted leopard for Gator and t-shirts for both of the boys as our souvenirs this time.
At the hotel, we enjoyed dinner and some more playtime at the pool. Gator, of course, went down the water slide at least 10 more times while Bull ran through the fountains again and again.
We really enjoyed our time at Disney. Gator is definitely at the best age for it. He understood that waiting in a long line yielded a pretty cool experience. Bull was much harder to convince of that fact depending on how tired he was. Gator's legs did get tired a few times. But because we tried to take it easy (and not try to do everything on the first trip), I think we had a more enjoyable experience. One family told me before we went to remember that the money was already spent, and you can't get it back. So, enjoy yourself instead of trying to do everything and make yourself miserable in the process. I'm glad that I laid out our route each night. It really helped to minimize walking and to maximize our ability to get fast passes for the things we really wanted to do.
A super duper big thanks to Grandmommy and Granddaddy for celebrating Gator's kindergarten graduation in this way! We had a blast!
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