maroo
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Animal Kingdom - Solo Style - Part 3
Decisions, Decisions! I only had a little while...a little over an hour...before The Lion King started. I could go ride EE several more times.
Or I could go check out the Safari. 
Honestly, I was not that excited about the Safari to begin with. But, one purpose of this trip was to see if some of these rides would be accessible for Lauren. The Safari was on that list...can Lauren ride it?
I figured the line can't be that long. The park didn't seem too crowded. And I knew I could physically get there and to The Lion King (with my solo crowd winding skills!)...so I decided to go for it. Walked right past EE (bummer!) and headed to the Safari.
The line was, in fact, fairly long. Forty-five minute posted wait. But, what the heck, right! I was here! So I hopped in line. This line was uneventful. I spent most of it on my iPhone catching up on the DIS! (I highly recommend an iPhone if you are going solo! Lots of games, apps, etc that can keep you occupied if the guests around you aren't that talkative!)
Can I be honest here? Of course I can!! 
I didn't care for this ride.
It seemed like a glorified zoo to me. They say that the animals can "roam the land" and all of that...but they do seem sort of trapped by their surroundings. They are not behind fences...but there are bushes and ravines, etc that do separate the animals. It's not like they are going to let the lion anywhere near the deer! 
That would cause nightmares for some poor children, ya know what I mean! And the animals weren't doing too much. It was probably that afternoon nap time for 'em. And the tram ride narration was pretty lame. The whole thing just seemed a little rehearsed to me.
The most interesting part of the ride was the guest that would NOT follow instructions.
Here she is...again altered to protect the guilty in this case...
She continually stood up off and on the whole ride. People around her were telling her to sit down.
The guide kept telling her to sit down. 
He finally had to STOP THE CAR to get her to sit down! 
Good grief. 
On another note...this is not something Lauren can ride. It is too bumpy and jerky for her. But I don't think she is missing that much, really.
You guys have all seen pics of the animals...so I won't bore you. But I did get one good pic of a deer. I love deer!
Once I got home from my safari... I headed out to The Lion King! It started at 4:30 and I was pushing it to make it! So, I hustled, weaving in and out of the crowds carefully - and made it!
In fact, I made it in time to meet a Wish family. My first "run in" with a Wish family. I talked to them for a little while before the show and found out they had brought over 20 family members to Disney! (Not on MAW's dime! Don't be afraid!) So, there were a bunch of folks with her that had these cute matching shirts that declared they were part of this little girls "team"...very sweet! She was a sweet little girl!
The Lion King show was good. How should I describe it? It was...circus meets musical! Cool tricks. Great songs. Awesome costumes! And I really enjoyed the set up...I felt like I was part of the show.
My favorite part was one of the characters stopping during the show and grabbing the MAW child's hand...it was so sweet!
Made me tear up. She will remember that for the rest of her life! And so will her sweet family!
Here are some of my better pics...
And with that...my AK agenda was accomplished! TWO I was able to park, get my AP, eat, ride EE, see the Nemo show, ride the Safari and watch The Lion King! All in one afternoon! Not too shabby! And an indicator of things to come. 
Good things come to those who plan, let me tell ya!
Decisions, Decisions! I only had a little while...a little over an hour...before The Lion King started. I could go ride EE several more times.
Or I could go check out the Safari. Honestly, I was not that excited about the Safari to begin with. But, one purpose of this trip was to see if some of these rides would be accessible for Lauren. The Safari was on that list...can Lauren ride it?
I figured the line can't be that long. The park didn't seem too crowded. And I knew I could physically get there and to The Lion King (with my solo crowd winding skills!)...so I decided to go for it. Walked right past EE (bummer!) and headed to the Safari.
The line was, in fact, fairly long. Forty-five minute posted wait. But, what the heck, right! I was here! So I hopped in line. This line was uneventful. I spent most of it on my iPhone catching up on the DIS! (I highly recommend an iPhone if you are going solo! Lots of games, apps, etc that can keep you occupied if the guests around you aren't that talkative!)
Can I be honest here?
Of course I can!! I didn't care for this ride.
It seemed like a glorified zoo to me. They say that the animals can "roam the land" and all of that...but they do seem sort of trapped by their surroundings. They are not behind fences...but there are bushes and ravines, etc that do separate the animals. It's not like they are going to let the lion anywhere near the deer! That would cause nightmares for some poor children, ya know what I mean! And the animals weren't doing too much. It was probably that afternoon nap time for 'em. And the tram ride narration was pretty lame. The whole thing just seemed a little rehearsed to me. The most interesting part of the ride was the guest that would NOT follow instructions.
Here she is...again altered to protect the guilty in this case...
She continually stood up off and on the whole ride. People around her were telling her to sit down.
The guide kept telling her to sit down. He finally had to STOP THE CAR to get her to sit down! Good grief. On another note...this is not something Lauren can ride. It is too bumpy and jerky for her. But I don't think she is missing that much, really.
You guys have all seen pics of the animals...so I won't bore you. But I did get one good pic of a deer. I love deer!
Once I got home from my safari...
I headed out to The Lion King! It started at 4:30 and I was pushing it to make it! So, I hustled, weaving in and out of the crowds carefully - and made it! In fact, I made it in time to meet a Wish family. My first "run in" with a Wish family. I talked to them for a little while before the show and found out they had brought over 20 family members to Disney! (Not on MAW's dime! Don't be afraid!) So, there were a bunch of folks with her that had these cute matching shirts that declared they were part of this little girls "team"...very sweet! She was a sweet little girl!
The Lion King show was good. How should I describe it? It was...circus meets musical! Cool tricks. Great songs. Awesome costumes! And I really enjoyed the set up...I felt like I was part of the show.
My favorite part was one of the characters stopping during the show and grabbing the MAW child's hand...it was so sweet!
Made me tear up. She will remember that for the rest of her life! And so will her sweet family!Here are some of my better pics...
And with that...my AK agenda was accomplished! TWO
I was able to park, get my AP, eat, ride EE, see the Nemo show, ride the Safari and watch The Lion King! All in one afternoon! Not too shabby! And an indicator of things to come. Good things come to those who plan, let me tell ya! 
for your computer!! Have a great weekend!
for the computer.
Truer words were never spoken!
Maroo
on with the show Maroo...
