Our Last Day Together!-Animal Kingdom
Well, we couldnt believe that the trip was almost over
it really goes by toooo quick!
So, the Friends had to check out of the hotel that morning. We werent leaving until the next day. They loaded the car and we went to the food court for breakfast. After a quick bite, (yummy french toast and pancakes here I tell you!) we headed to the bus depot to go to AK.
I was most worried about this day because there was a 60% chance of rain
and I knew that there were not many places to go into at AK,
you know me..my control thing and all, so I figured the sooner we got there, the more we could do.
The bus came soon and we were off to AK. So far it was bright and sunny,
but the weather guy said that around lunch time, the clouds would take over and we would be in the downpours again.
We got to AK and decided to get fps for the safari ride and then go into the Lion King show since we were near and it was getting ready to begin. The Friends loved that show. I always like it too, especially the bird girl and the monkeys! They commented on the level of talent that they had seen in shows at Disney. Its truly top notch in my opinion!
So after that we went on the Safari ride and while we were on there, of course we had a rain shower, but at least we were dry! We saw tons of animals that day, more than I had ever seen in one tour! It was awesome! After that we decided to go ahead and eat lunch at Pizzafari. We didnt want the huge line like we had yesterday. DF and I got into line to get food while the husbands went to get fps for Everest. We were glad to see NO LINE for lunch like we had yesterday. Much more calming to a control freak like me too! We needed to eat lunch early today too because we had adrs at 1900 Park Fare at 4:30.
After a nice lunch, (and more yummy chocolate cake) we went to see Its Tough to Be A Bug and we all loved it as usual. I love waiting to go in the theater in the cave area where you hear the bugs humming and I love the bug eye glasses!
DFs daughter had finally relaxed (on the last day no less) and started to have a great time and we were all happy that so far
the rain hadnt been too bad. After that, we went over to dino land and the bigger braver ones were going to ride. DD-2 and I went into the gift shop at the exit to wait and had a good time reading the kids dino books and playing with the stuffed dinosaurs. While we were in there, the bottom dropped out I tell you and it rained buckets! I was worried about the big brave ones being able to ride Everest as I heard thunder in the background! I think it must have rained for about 45 minutes and then, lo and behold, the rain stopped and the sun came out again!
I couldnt believe it! The Everest trip would take place! Before Everest, they rode the dino roller coaster thing and I took dd-2 on the little dumbo dinosaur ride
cant remember the name at the moment
Then, while the others went to Everest, DF and I took dd-2 in to see Nemo and we had great seats. On our last trip we were on the VERY LAST ROW AT THE TOP, and it was not a good experience, so I was excited that we had great seats this time. We all really enjoyed the show and when we got out, the big brave ones had returned from Everest and it was time for us to go to Park Fare. It had been a good day. We worked around the rain and were able to ride everything that they wanted except Kali River Rapids, so, again, another reason to come back! So, off to the bus stop. We had to wait about 15 minutes for a bus, and all the while, thunder rumbled in the background. We were glad that we would be inside for the rest of the evening!
So, we headed on to the GF. I love this hotel and this restaurant. The last time that we were there, dd-2 got to dance with Prince Charming and it was so sweet! She will still show you the hand that he kissed! She loves Cinderella too so this is her favorite place. She thinks that the GF is Cinderellas castle! The Friends were in awe as we walked into the lobby, just as we had been on our first visit. We were seated quickly and began our meal. The food was delicious as usual and the characters were great. I think that the Friends liked this dinner more than all of the others. The restaurant is beautiful and you just feel like royalty eating there! After our meal, we looked around a little and then decided to ride the monorail. I wanted the friends to see the lobby of the Contemporary. So we got onto the monorail and they loved the Contemporary. We got off at the tcc and rode over to Epcot. We were sad that we hadnt gotten park hoppers so we could go into Epcot again, but the Friends were leaving that night, so they wanted to get on the road. So, we got on the POR bus and headed back. It was sad to see them go, because they had had such a great time and as always, its sad to leave the world!
We had done it, we had won them over to the World! We now had this bond in common and were so glad that we got to share this together! We were sad to see them get into their car to leave! The only happy note was that we were going to MK again tomorrow before our flight home, so at least we had one more day of magic left! Coming up
our last day of magic!
You must have been comatose every night. Sounds like a lot of fun. I am glad your friends are also having fun and are able to hang with you hour for hour, especially in the summer heat. You got sooooo much done in 3 days. Strong work!
