Animal Kingdom

On October 20, 2015 ~

Animal Kingdom was a park that none of us had even been before, and was it ever magical!

We ran straight to the back of the park in an effort catch the safari before the lines got too long, and we were not disappointed. Unlike Nathan, later in the trip, we were able to keep ourselves seated during the ride and were not reprimanded (hehe!).

We were then WOWed by the Festival of the Lion King singers, dancers, and acrobats; easily making this Grandpa's favorite Animal Kingdom experience  (over the next few weeks, he and Grandma took it in 3 more times!) Afterward, we took the train out to Rafiki's Planet Watch to interact with some live animals. 

We picnicked on pink butterfly chairs while catching our breath. We laughed (and a couple girls cried!) at the 3D Bug's Life movie inside the Tree of Life. And then we dared to go on the Expedition Everest rollercoaster.  We went in two shifts, as this was one of the very few  Bryndel was not tall enough to ride.

It was quite the fright for both Hadley & Piper, but we all decided that it was Grandma who had the best 'game face'...

We ventured into Dinoland next where we found the biggest ice cream sandwiches known to man!

We finished out the day by watching a wonderfully cool puppet version of Finding Nemo, before having dinner at Manny's chophouse near our rental home where we toasted to yet another amazing adventure.