We love DAK also. Kilimanjaro Safari is top on our list, along with Festival of the Lion King. (I so hope it is still happening when we go in April since there are rumors of it closing while a new location is established for it.)
We don't do anything jerky, so have never done EE or Dinosaur. Nor have we done the water ride (name escapes me right now).
We enjoy Rafiki's Planet Watch, the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail and the Maharajah Jungle Trek. I just love looking at the animals. One of my favorite things to do is explore the "secret" trails around the Tree of Life. No one is ever there and it is very quiet and peaceful.
I love the overall atmosphere of the park even though it can be the hottest park. (The only time I got the "Disney Rash" was after a day at AK in the 50s when I was wearing long pants.
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Yeah, I've heard some rumors about FOTLK too but not in a while. I really wonder what's going on with it.
The water ride is Kali River Rapids. We've done that a couple of times and I always say I want to do it again, as we're leaving the park so if I get soaked I won't have to walk around in wet clothes. But I always chicken out.
The Tree of Life trails are fun too!
We love EE, Safari and it's Tough to be a Bug. That show cracks me up. We also love to just stand there and watch the animals.
Watching the animals is so much fun. Last trip we spent a lot of time watching baby Lily and the other gorillas.
We are not hitting up AK this trip and I know I am going to miss it! We will be going next year though and I ampretty excited about the Wilderness Explorer program!
Aww, bummer! I would be so disappointed to miss the AK.
We went to AK on our last trip after a year long break from the park. I like the Safari so much more without the little red story. The zebras are really fun to see too. You did get some great pictures of the lions the last time. Is it your first ride when you get to the park? That is the place we start.
FOTLK was a must do for us, it was a great show. I'm not sure if they will be stopping it in the future so we didn't want to miss it. I may have to see it on all my future trips, just in case they do stop showing it.
EE is my favorite ride, but my sis sat it out this year. I only went on one time, but it was great like always. I think that may have been all we did in the park, we hopped over to MK for lunch that day. But even though we were only there for a short time I was glad that we went.
I have off tomorrow too!
Looks like Emma is working at a great location, my favorite dining location is so close, how lucky that she may be able to go there often. Does she get a discount on food?
Yeah, we either go to the safari or EE first. The strange thing is we don't go to DAK in the morning that often because we've found that it's so easy to do the major attractions so quickly in the afternoon!
She does have a good location. I think she is a little disappointed but being close to one of her favorite restaurants is going to be nice. I am not 100% sure about food discounts but I think she does.
I hadn't heard about the Wilderness Explorers, how cute!
I too like the Safari better without the little Red story.
It does sound really cute. I just hope it's not designed too much for really little kids!
I am a little sad to see the little Red story go but I think the zebras are a nice addition.
Hahah I am the SAME way. It honestly bothers me when people will go on these like 10 day trips and not even bother to set foot into DAK. I'm like... WHAT? If I was working at a park I'd pick it, too! It's perfect. ANYWAYS!!!!
YES YES definitely do it's tough to be a bug! Honestly one of my favorites there for some reason!
Oh I know, how could you go for that long and not go to every single park? I don't get it.
OK, I'll do ITTBAB for you.
EE is a completely different experience in the dark - it's a MUST, MUST, MUST!!!
I bet it is! That's why I really want to go late!
We are a family of AK lovers too.
The Wilderness Explorers thing sounds really cute, but I think DS will still be a little too young to appreciate it on our trip and might get bored if DH and I are doing it. We will definitely look into it though and see if it is something we might enjoy!
All of your must-do's (except Dinosaur!
) are our must-dos too! We saw the parade for the first time this past trip, and DS loved it. So we might have to make it a point to get there one afternoon more often to see it again! He loved all the characters and the music.
I think the only other thing we would add to our list would be the characters. There are so many unique character greet opportunities there! One of the cutest character meets we had with DS last trip was Rafiki at Rafiki's Planet Watch and Baloo & King Louie at Camp Minnie-Mickey.
Yay, more DAK lovers!
That's awesome your son loved the parade. It is so cute and I too love the music and characters.
I have seen Rafiki but don't think I've met Baloo or King Louie in a long time! I feel like I always see them right around the Tree of Life. Oh wait, maybe I did see King Louie when we visited Emma the first time...I know we had one picture with an very odd assortment of characters. haha!
I am here!!! I love reading your PTR so far. And it is nice to follow along with someone else from WI. Glad you are getting out of this WI winter soon. I really wish I was in Disney today. It is 64 there right now and 5 here.
Cant wait to her more
Welcome to another Wisconsinite! Ugh, I wish I was in Disney today too! It is so hard seeing all of my sister's pictures. AHHH it needs to be April now!
YAY! Hope Emma's doing GREAT!
Can't wait on a review of them!!! Hope Emma is getting settled in! I'm sure when I work next weekend that it will be filled with all new CPs!
