Our second full day was spent at my favorite park- Animal Kingdom. This was another long day. We arrived at rope drop and left only one hour before closing. We rode every ride and saw every show in this park. There were a few stand-out moments, which I will discuss below.
The kids' favorite ride of our entire vacation was Expedition Everest. We rode it three times.
We had fun exploring the trails and looking at the animals.
The safari is always a favorite, and this year was no exception.
One of my favorite moments of the trip happened during the Festival of the Lion King Show. We arrived early and had the best seats in the house. I say this because Olivia and Owen were chosen several times to participate in the show and interact with the performers. At the beginning of the show, Olivia was picked to introduce the "giraffe" section. (I have a video of her doing so below). Later on, Timon the Meerkat joined the show and he came by and gave Owen a hug. Then, some acrobats dressed as monkeys stopped and high-fived the kids. And if that weren't enough, at the end of the show, both Owen and Olivia were chosen to participate in the closing musical number. At the end of the number, Owen was held back to have the final interaction with Timon. Timon told the kids that they all did a great job and said "especially you" to Owen. This could not have gone any better. It was definitely a "magical" moment.
Another of my favorite Disney moments occurring at Animal Kingdom was when our entire family rode Kali River Rapids together. We were a party of 11, so we had to divide up for most rides. But, the boats on this ride held up to 12 people, so we all got to ride together- and it was so much fun. We all got so soaked- except for Daddy who somehow managed to avoid most of the water. I have also attached a video of this. I love this video because you can just see how excited to kids are.
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