We had heard Animal Kingdom is a nice, slower-paced park, so we saved it for our last day (and the day we drove home). Though it was different, we enjoyed it, especially all of the cool African and Asian sections. Ty and Lucy wore their authentic shirts Aubrey brought them from Africa. We started with the safari which ended up being a little more up close and personal for me. The kids were acting up, so Tim pulled a handful of peanuts out for them. I don't know if the ostriches could smell them or something but they came close. We were just in a jeep with nothing between us and many of the animals!
This park has a Wilderness Explorer program (like Russell from Up) for the kids, and Ty really got into it. He loved searching for the workers with their badges and learning about something before getting his sticker badge.
The highlight of the park for me was the Lion King show. It had music, big (not real) animals, dancing, trapezes, and a fire dancer. It was pretty incredible!
After the show, we stayed in the Africa area for lunch. We basically got kabobs with some sides, but the kids loved it. I especially liked the live music as a man just walked around playing some stringed instrument that was broadcast over the speakers. He came and played for us for a minute or so and it was really cool.
Lucy used the top of the tupperware to make a few calls.
"Namaste"
The kids could have spent the rest of the day in this play area in Dino Land.
We took the train out to Rafiki's Lookout, but didn't have time to get off. It was a nice calm way to end the trip.
All good things must come to an end, sadly. We dropped Aubrey off at the airport and made the 8 hour trip home with great new memories!
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