Friday - Animal Kingdom! Oh how I love Animal Kingdom! Probably my fave park. It is truly a park to be savored, not to run around like wild banshees, jumping from ride to ride (ahem, big kids).
We got there at rope drop, and Jeff, Marlee, Phoebee, and I went directly to the Festival of the Lion King show (first one at 9:30am). Before we went into the show, we saw Pluto, Brer Bear, and Thumper and Miss Bunny all with no wait! So we got pics and autographs, and hopped into the first Lion King show right before it started. Fabulous show! Great memories made there, as Marlee got picked to be in the show and Timon singled her out and talked to her! I almost teared up! I think I was awed more than Marlee.
The rest of the day was just as grand. Marlee participated in the Kid's Discovery Club, where she went to different stations throughout AK, learned something about animals or played a game, and got a stamp on her club card. Once she collected all 6 required stamps, she got a special Rafiki stamp, and said an oathe to become a member of the club and got a special Timon and Pumbaa activity booklet. She really loved collecting those stamps! We did that throughout the day as we came upon stations.
At lunch time, we all ate an awesome African buffet lunch at the Tusker House. I'm really glad we got to experience authentic African food. It was good and we all enjoyed it.
We walked the trails/treks, rode Kilimanjaro Safaris, the Wildlife Express Trains to Conservation Station/Affection Section (got to explore those areas), Triceratop Spin, saw It's Tough to be a Bug, played in the Boneyard. We also saw Santa Goofy, Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore (one of the characters I HAD to get pic with. Love Eeyore!), Terk, Pocahontas, and Rafiki! I know Reen and Matt rode Expedition Everest (multiple times), Primeval Whirl, and Dinosaur. They also saw King Louie and Baloo, but we didn't get to see them.
Animal Kingdom is the one park I wish we could stay in longer. There is so much to see there. It is very beautiful. But, alas, they do have to close... oh well, we can see more next time!
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