Animal Kingdom was the third park we decided to visit on this trip. We almost didnt--in fact, it was planned as our "down time day," but since my friend Amanda had JUST been there in September and said her girls loved it, we decided to try it out and we are so glad we did.
It's not the most popular of the Disney parks, but that's part of the allure. It had some zoo like features, but they also played off of any Disney/animal connection one could imagine. We scanned the map--and we knew that it was huge, it had to be for all the animal enclosures, etc. but we didn't beat ourselves up over hitting all the attractions.
We had a fast pass for The Lion King Experience first, and I'd heard that the exhibit was closing (I found out later they are moving it to a new, larger venue, but it will be closed for 6 months) so we wanted to see it for sure. It was great. It was a blend of theater in the round, acrobatics, "scenes" from the Lion King, but acted out, and colorful performers and audience participation, we really enjoyed it.
Next we headed to the animal safari. We didn't know what to expect, but it was like taking the Columbus Zoo and the Wilds and combining them and multiplying by 10. It was incredible. Giraffes, zebras, lions, hippos, alligators, and all 30 feet from you on an open air safari! Several times I asked Eric if the animals were real--they were that close.
As we were trekking around, mapless wanderers, we stumbled upon a bird show of sorts. Lots of trained flying over the audience caught Beanie's attention and the huge bald eagle at the end had Eric's. They were really beautiful.
Next stop was for some facepainting.
Animal Kingdom was the third park we decided to visit on this trip. We almost didnt--in fact, it was planned as our "down time day," but since my friend Amanda had JUST been there in September and said her girls loved it, we decided to try it out and we are so glad we did.
It's not the most popular of the Disney parks, but that's part of the allure. It had some zoo like features, but they also played off of any Disney/animal connection one could imagine. We scanned the map--and we knew that it was huge, it had to be for all the animal enclosures, etc. but we didn't beat ourselves up over hitting all the attractions.
We had a fast pass for The Lion King Experience first, and I'd heard that the exhibit was closing (I found out later they are moving it to a new, larger venue, but it will be closed for 6 months) so we wanted to see it for sure. It was great. It was a blend of theater in the round, acrobatics, "scenes" from the Lion King, but acted out, and colorful performers and audience participation, we really enjoyed it.
Next we headed to the animal safari. We didn't know what to expect, but it was like taking the Columbus Zoo and the Wilds and combining them and multiplying by 10. It was incredible. Giraffes, zebras, lions, hippos, alligators, and all 30 feet from you on an open air safari! Several times I asked Eric if the animals were real--they were that close.
As we were trekking around, mapless wanderers, we stumbled upon a bird show of sorts. Lots of trained flying over the audience caught Beanie's attention and the huge bald eagle at the end had Eric's. They were really beautiful.
Next stop was for some facepainting.
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