The alarm went off way too early, and I headed to the hotel gym to pound out 3 miles and lift some weights. C slept until 630 and was just eating some breakfast when I arrived back at the hotel. We had some breakfast inside and some on the screened in porch of room 3163. Then we headed out into the heat to the park. C was so excited to see the entrance gates again. We paid our 17 bucks and drove into the mass craziness that is Disney parking.
First stop, figuring out our tickets and getting our fingerprint. Wow! Disney has come a long way since we were here in 1998. Then we wandered through the vegetation to Kilimanjaro Safari. We hopped right on courtesy of the fast passes, and jumped into the last row of the bus. We saw hippos, crocodiles, elephants, rhinos and lions and got stuck in a giraffic jam!!! C was worried that we would fall out of the bus but had fun overall.
Other items of note:
- Pangani Forest Exploration Trail - perhaps one of the only things I remember from our honeymoon visit...the gorillas that sleep against the glass. We also saw monkeys, turtles, and a glow in the dark scorpion.
- shopping expedition to get Colin a fan sprayer...the one item he wanted to purchase with his Disney Dollars
- Tree of Life viewing and photos
- Finding Nemo the Musical - this was a wonderful 40 minute musical performed by live actors with puppets, similar to the full length Lion King musical. C loved that the performers moved through the crowds, especially the jellyfish and Marlin and Dory. When bubbles were shot from the ceiling, his face lit up. (Unfortunately the plot of the short musical was the same as the movie, and caused just as much of a sleeping issue as our brief dalliance with the movie three months ago. Lesson learned.)
- Character Greeting with Safari Mickey and Minnie - worth the FastPass. He ran right up to them both and gave huge hugs, then smiled for his pictures. Even better that he got to high five King Louie and Baloo as they walked by outside.
- Kali River Rapids - once out of FastPasses, we had to wait about an hour for this ride. C was a champ, even though we were skipping his nap. He got into the boat and strapped in, mouth wide open as he took in the illegal logging camp around us. W and C bore the brunt of the splashes, coming out soaking wet. He loved it!
- Last adventure for the day - Rafiki's Planet Watch - a brief open air train ride to the Conservation Station, an educational area with vet facilities, lots of creepy crawlies, a character visit with Rafiki and a small goat, pig, cow petting zoo. C has been to these before so his big thrill was getting to dance and play with Chip and Dale for about 10 minutes.
We hopped onto the train to return to Discovery Island, pausing to look at an anteater and some turtles along the way. Dinner was at the pool after a brief swim session for C and W. Then off to bed...
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