Following our delicious lunch we headed over to the Kilimanjaro Safari. We thought that after a morning spent pursuing thrills we would do a little bit of park style relaxing during the afternoon. For those keeping count, I got to ride SIX big rides...all before lunch! The bravest of the boys (
Aladdin and
Stitch) who had chosen to ride each of the rides had rode 7! There count went like this: 2 Dinosaur, 3 Expedition Everest, 2 Kali River Rapids! But back to the relaxing part of our day...which started with a leisurely safari. Well, leisurely until the poachers disturbed us at least. Ha ha ha.
I think the best way to share the safari with you all is to let you absorb it the way I did...from behind the lens of my camera.
And these two photos...they are the favorites of mine from this safari.
For me, the safari never loses it's appeal. I am like a kid in a candy store when it comes to me seeing wild animals in natural like habitats. My goal is to take our boys on a real African safari before any of them go off to college. I must say, from what I remember of having been in Africa as a child, Disney really did hit the nail on the head. It's really like stepping out of FL and into Africa when you step on to the ride.
After having photo snapping fun on the safari we headed over to It's Tough to be a Bug. I love how you feel as if you are shrinking when you head down the path toward the attraction. By the time you get down there, you are "ant sized". I think it's one of the best done queues in all of WDW (DAK seems to have taken the cake as far as that goes on almost all of their rides!).
I also love how you get an up close look at the tree of life while you are walking down the path toward the attraction. Don't even get me started on how beautiful I think that is!
Each time we experience It's Tough to be a Bug, we really enjoy reading the posters that are up on the wall. This time I snapped a few pictures.
The boys had a lot of fun pretending that the giant dung ball was "fresh". How STINKY would that be!
I was worried that our
Little Prince would be upset with some of the more intense moments during the show. Once again, it was a worry without need. He LAUGHED at Hopper and didn't even flinch when the spiders dropped from the sky.
Following our time as bugs, we saw Terk hanging out. Our
Little Prince was once again enthralled with a character. I loved watching his eyes start to glow! This was the first time I saw him see a character and I enjoyed every second of it!!
You can see in the picture below how his eyes didn't leave Terk. He was so happy to see him. It's almost like my love for Disney (and the characters) seeped into him while he was in the womb.
As we walked away from Terk,
Aladdin started pin trading with a CM and she ended up being a Dream Team member. After trading pins with him, she asked him if he wanted to play a trivia game. She then started asking him about Disney songs. It was sort of a can-you-finish-these-lyrics sort of challenge. She told him she would start quoting the lyrics of a Disney song and he would finish up the line. She told him she would quiz him with three songs and for each one he was able to do, she would give him an extra pin. Although the songs totally escape me now, I know that
Aladdin did end up three pins the richer.
Here he is holding up the Magical Moments certificate he was given to commemorate the challenge.
Stitch requested a third ride on Dinosaur, so while dh and the other boys took a breather at the Boneyard,
Stitch and I took our third ride with the dinos.
Coming up:Snack time and our
Little Prince sees his first Disney parade!
. Sorry about your nasty room at WL. That stinks that they didn't do the allergy cleaning after you doing everything to make sure it was done. Your family is adorable as always. The little Prince is getting so big and he is just beautiful. i loved reading about your sappy moment and your Anniversary dinner too. Blueman Group sounds like a must see, wonder what ages of kids would enjoy it most? Loved all your AK pics! Unfortunately KRR was having technical problems when we were there. It's one of DD's favorites.
It seems you had the exact problems that we did at the lodge. Kind of colored my view of the place too. You handled yourself much better than I did. LOL. Your anniversary dinner sounded wonderful. I love the food pics!!! Everything sounds wonderful so far and I can not wait to hear about how all your plans played out. The boys are getting so big. WOW they grow up fast. Love the report so far.
And then whip her tail until she shows up over here. 
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