We left Animal kingdom to the last day were in Orlando. Of the parks we wanted to visit, Animal kingdom was the one that was supposed to take the least time. This is also the only park without a grand closing act, which meant we could leave early enough to catch our flight back to Buffalo.
We did get to the park really early (before the gates opened) and went straight to the Kilimanjaro safari. This is supposed to be the signature ride in the park that simulates a safari in the jungles of Africa. Honestly, for people that have been on a real safari (both my Husband and I have been on one) it was not that exciting. Seemed more like a guided trip through an animal park. There were a lot of animals to be fair, some more interesting than others, but it really never had the feeling of the wild. We did see a sight that we had never seen before, an Ostrich pooping. It may seem infantile to remark on our witnessing an ostrich maturating, but if you have ever seen one....... you would know it is worth remarking about. Lets just say, I am glad ostriches don't fly.
We did get to the park really early (before the gates opened) and went straight to the Kilimanjaro safari. This is supposed to be the signature ride in the park that simulates a safari in the jungles of Africa. Honestly, for people that have been on a real safari (both my Husband and I have been on one) it was not that exciting. Seemed more like a guided trip through an animal park. There were a lot of animals to be fair, some more interesting than others, but it really never had the feeling of the wild. We did see a sight that we had never seen before, an Ostrich pooping. It may seem infantile to remark on our witnessing an ostrich maturating, but if you have ever seen one....... you would know it is worth remarking about. Lets just say, I am glad ostriches don't fly.
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| Kudu, one of me brother's favourite delicacies when he was in Africa. |
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| African elephant |
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| Flamingoes |
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| Rhinos |
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| Wild beast |
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| The Ostriches, close to our bus |
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| Gorilla |
We next went to the Pangani forest exploration trail. It was an interesting walk that ended with seeing a few Gorillas. Next we went to the Flights of wonder show. This is a show with birds doing stuff. This day though, the singing parrot had a few false starts but overall it was an interesting show.
Off to lunch at the Yak and Yeti restaurant. This was perhaps the first really sit down restaurant that we visiting in the 3 parks that we visited. The meals plan would have been a good deal if we went to similar restaurants every meal. Given that we went to so many quick service restaurants, I am not sure that the meal plan had made sense for us.
Next we did the Maharaja trail. We went though made up ruins and saw some bats and a few relaxing tigers.
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| The largest Pigeon in the world, hiding from the camera. |
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| Me & my son, with the 'Tree of Life' in the back |
While we were leaving the Maharaja trail, we came across an interesting site, A "Lady of the Jungle". There was this lady all covered in plants to the point that she was blending into the forest, on stilts
My husband and son sent to see the Finding Nemo show while our younger one took a nap on the stroller. Apparently, the show was excellent, very true to the movie and some very interesting sets and songs. Apparently, he liked it more than the more heralded The Festival of the Lion King show.
We were on our way to the Lion King show when we got an opportunity to get Tigger, Winnie and Eeyores autographs without much delay. It was a good break as our kids for the first time were not afraid of the larger than life characters.
We were on our way to the Lion King show when we got an opportunity to get Tigger, Winnie and Eeyores autographs without much delay. It was a good break as our kids for the first time were not afraid of the larger than life characters.
We then rushed off to The Festival of the Lion king show. It was an interesting show. Lot of energy. While it did have interesting bits for the kids, it was overall a show for adults.
Walking out of the show, we got the autograph from Donald Duck. This was also the first time that the kids took a picture with the character with neither of us being in the picture.
We then found a nice place to see the parade and then headed out of the park after the parade.
We skipped a few of the rides that the kids couldn't do but saw most of the park.
A couple of suggestions.
Compared to the other parks that we have been on this trip, the Animal kingdom had a lot more trees and shade. Perhaps it would be a good idea to visit this park on the hottest day of the trip.
Really young kids are always fascinated with animals, but you could get the same fascination from the local zoo.
If you're there on a really hot day and want to cool off a bit, the Kali River Rapids would be the best ride(we couldn't do it as we were headed to the airport from the park, and we did not want to get wet and also because of the height restriction).
If you are a thrill-seaker, the Expedition Everest is a must-do ( again ,we couldn't do it because of the height restrictions for kids).
If I were to go back, I would like to do:
1. Finding Nemo, the show
2. Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
A couple of suggestions.
Compared to the other parks that we have been on this trip, the Animal kingdom had a lot more trees and shade. Perhaps it would be a good idea to visit this park on the hottest day of the trip.
Really young kids are always fascinated with animals, but you could get the same fascination from the local zoo.
If you're there on a really hot day and want to cool off a bit, the Kali River Rapids would be the best ride(we couldn't do it as we were headed to the airport from the park, and we did not want to get wet and also because of the height restriction).
If you are a thrill-seaker, the Expedition Everest is a must-do ( again ,we couldn't do it because of the height restrictions for kids).
If I were to go back, I would like to do:
1. Finding Nemo, the show
2. Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
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