Graduation Trip to the House of Mouse TR - July 2021 (Updated 10/1)

[1Princess1Prince2006]

Animal Kingdom Continued...

We headed to Everest with a wait of maybe 15 minutes. It was a great ride, and we almost went on it again, but decided to trek on over to Dinosaur.


The wait time for Dinosaur was 30 minutes, we waited that, and honestly we both hated the ride. It was bumpy, jumpy, and just blah.

Here's a little flashback...2007 vs 2021 (Since there were no character meet and greets, this had to do).


Once we were done, we decided to head out of the park for the day. We decided to skip Avatarland altogether. Neither one of us were huge fans of the movie, and while the pictures all look so pretty there, we just didn’t have it in us to stand in line to wait for the rides or deal with the crowds.

So, at 1:30 we headed back to the car and then back to the hotel. We were in the room for maybe 10 minutes when the sky opened up and it poured for a good 2 hours. We both took showers and naps, and then once up, we headed out to grab some dinner at Chick-fil-A and Publix to pick up some more water and Body Armour.

Both my daughter and I did not enjoy Animal Kingdom at all. For me, the bumpy sidewalks did not help my plantar fasciitis and weak ankles to walk on. For my daughter, the heat and crowds got to her. I had thought about going back in the evening, especially after the rain had ended and had cooled things off a bit, but the lines were still showing long waits, so we skipped it and just stayed in. I think we both needed a half day to be able to rest and have some down time, which was nice.

 

[Bama Mom]

Aw, I hate AK wasn't that great for y'all. Its my second favorite park normally but HS is quickly overtaking it. When I go in February Everest will be closed for refurb and it's my favorite coaster in WDW so I'm a bit bummed. AK will be a half day park for me I think when we go in February but we aren't buying hopper tickets for this trip ao we may just hit disney springs the evening we go to AK.

 

[1Princess1Prince2006]

Aw, I hate AK wasn't that great for y'all. Its my second favorite park normally but HS is quickly overtaking it. When I go in February Everest will be closed for refurb and it's my favorite coaster in WDW so I'm a bit bummed. AK will be a half day park for me I think when we go in February but we aren't buying hopper tickets for this trip ao we may just hit disney springs the evening we go to AK.

I think if it wasn't so hot, it was like 94 but felt like 102, or something like that that day, it might have changed my mind. Plus, I felt like there were a ton of people there, and the lines were just long, and in the way, so it just was blah. As we stood in line the next day for Splash Mountain we decided that the next time we go to Disney that it will be cooler and less crowded time.

My daughter and I were talking last night and I think we might start planning a trip for next fall when she has fall break. This year her break starts next week, so it will probably be the same time next year, and if that happens then my son would be able to come with us as well since it will coincide with his fall break. I just need to wait for schedules to come out to see how it will all work out. Maybe then I'll be able to change my mind about AK.

 

[snikki]

I also had a hard time with AK when we first started going. It’s such a hot park! My kids couldn’t handle the heat and it made us all miserable. Well many many years ago they did PM EMH there and I fell in love. Cooler park in the dark. Then we went in November instead of our usual August time frame and the park was much better heat wise. We easily spend 2 days there now.