We were up for 4.30 am. Jet lag lag kicked our butt's... But, as we wanted to rope drop Animal Kingdom we got up showered and set up our magic bands. Kev has the NBC one and I have the Haunted Mansion one.
We got the bus, just outside the resort. I was in the wheelchair as I was in pain from the day before I did a hell of lot of walking, the airport is massive. We got to Park around 7am and they opened at 7.30 am. First we went on Navi River Journey in Pandora. I must say that the ride was beautiful, I can't describe the smell, tropical with spicy undertones. The bio luminescent plants and creatures were stunning and the Shamen animatronic was amazing.
We had our photo pass photos done at the Tree of Life and Everest as well as Pandora.
We had breakfast at Satuli Canteen. And the heavens opened. Rain didn't stop play and typical of the climate it was dry again in ten, the only clue it had rained was the mist rising from the floor.
We went on Dinosaur ( it gets replaced next year) boy, that throws you around like rag doll! But good fun. We headed to Asia next, and went on Expedition Everest. We got back row, and believe me when I say it was intense. I came off feeling quite nauseous and had a bit of a headache. So we grabbed a drink afterwards and I took some motion sickness pills and paras.
We then went to see The Festival of the Lion King Show and a lovely cast member pixie dusted us with Anniversary badges as he heard us telling some one in the queue. The show was amazing and I fell in love with the Simba puppet.
It was all a bit emotional the songs reminded us of the last time we came, as that film had just come out.
After that we had shaved ice, sitting in Harambe square, as the heat was on by then. We then went on Safari, the queue was an hour and a half, but we didn't mind as it was a shady area with overhanging trees. There is always a demand for moving Safaris as that's when the Animals are most active.
We saw ( and I think we got the count right, around 25 different species the cutest being the baby giraffe.
We had a nosy round the shops after that, and then we had lunch I had a rice and tofu bowl with a blueberry cheese cake desert. Kev chose a prawn rice bowl and purple chocolate mousse. I also had a Paradise Martini.
Afterwards we did the Jungle Trek and saw the Tigers and Kimodo Dragons. And bats lot of them, naturally they were my favourite! Birds of all kinds in the Aviary section. We left the Park around 5pm ( it shuts at 6pm, so we wanted to avoid the mad dash.
Back at the Hotel we got home, changed and went on the bus to Disney Springs. We went there on the Sassagoula Friendship Boat. It's changed dramatically since the Downtown Disney days we found a few things including some Mint M&Ms ( rare and expensive in the UK) to bring back with us, one gift, and some oils from Bowes candles that smell of the French Quarter lobby and a Spiked Pumpkin scent a limited Halloween scent.
We went in World of Disney but I couldn't see the merchandise I wanted there.
After a good wander round, we went back to the boat and came back to the Resort. We filled our resort mugs and sat in the terraced area outside Scat Cats lounge and bar, then took a toddle down to the pool area and then to the room. It wasn't long before our heads hit the pillow and I must say Im liking this no rush, do just what you want approach to Disney, no pressure, no you've got to the whole thing in one day. Just taking our time and I love having the chair there for me to sit in when Ive had enough. The Anericans, older ones, are very welcoming and patient. The younger ones and The British not so much, and they walk in front of the wheelchair occupied or not without looking, too busy on their phones. We had a few near collisions, and not all being their fault sometimes we misjudged width or area.
But all in all a fabulous day, I love Animal Kingdom, I thought there wouldn't be enough to see and do with it being most people least favourite park, but we have lots left to see and do for our return visit next week.
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