twob4him
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Day Five - Daytime -Animal Kingdom Continued Some More
After our meeting, we went to see the gigantic life sized animals to snap some pics with too. We made a bathroom run and about 10:40 am take the train back to Africa. Needless to say it was a great time to go out to the Conservation Station and I would recommend it. (One thing we did skip was the petting zoo outside…I was concerned about diseases and since Belle was just sick I figured it best to skip it)
Notice Cindy isnt scared of this thing at all...
By now Africa was packed. We did consider going on the Safari again but since there was so much to do, we skipped it for now. We made our way to the Tree of Life for Its Tough To Be A Bug. I have to say I love this show…I think it’s a combination of the Tree, which I find completely fascinating, and the great 3 D show. For some reason there was no line and we didn’t even need our FP. I was surprised since it was almost 11 am. We entered the theater towards the front but we didn’t get seats exactly in the middle which is what I was aiming for. We were a little to the right. Belle sat on my lap and snuggled again which was so cute. Cindy sat between me and Liz and DH was on the far side. It’s a great show and everyone looked hilarious in those glasses.
The fog part started to freak Cindy out but I just held her hand and she was fine. Belle peaked out a few times and liked Flik in the ceiling I think. I did warn the girls about the water spray and the bugs leaving the theater. It still freaked Cindy out a bit..hahahaha. I was proud of them for managing the show though….without crying.(Now why didnt I take any pics?? I still can't figure it out!
I think it was because we were running out of space on camera so sorry we dont have many pics for the middle of our day)We exited about 11:15 am and gathered the stroller and looked at the show times for Lion King show.
It was top priority for me. There was an 11:40 am show…perfect!! So we went there next. It was quite a walk to swerve around people etc. and it was beginning to get hot. I did notice it as much cooler here since there was so much shade. I was much hotter at MK let me tell you! So we get there and park the stroller and head into the theater. Actually I think we stood in line for a minute or two and then they let us in. We picked the first riser in the “warthog” section. Great seats but all the seats looked good actually. Belle fell asleep while we waited and it was nice to sit in the cool and people watch.At 11:40 am the show started and it was
fantastic….the music was terrific and so were the moving sets and the acrobats were amazing. The girls had watched the movie a few times before we left home so they were familiar with the songs. We sang along 
and Belle even woke up for the last 10 min of the show. She was pointing at everything! Afterwards it was back out into the sea of humanity. We picked up the stroller and decided it was time for lunch. I was afraid it would be too crowded already but the Tusker House wasn’t that filled up at all. We got a large table and brought the stroller right next to us against a wall. I took everyone’s order and stood in line with Liz. By now I was a pro at ordering. DH and I got 1/2 Rotisserie Chicken served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables…delish I tell you! The girls got…..can you guess…mac and cheese and I also got them the chicken drumstick for variety. We all shared everything and for dessert we had carrot cake and chocolate cake which we also passed around.
Full and refreshed we made a quick pitstop and headed out. Now it was crowded and hot!!!Do you remember that nice shaded empty walkway we took in the morning? Well now it was filled to capacity.
Everyone was walking so slowly and stopping and trying to talk to each other while they walked….Grrrrrrrrr! Very frustrating to get anywhere. To make matters worse, the talking Vine thing was in the middle of the path. So we came to a complete stop. I was so mad I didn’t even take a pic of her. Finally she moves to the side and the crowd begins moving again. We finally make it to Kali River Rapids. DH takes Liz while I take the girls on the Jungle Trek. We make plans to meet at the exit of Kali. Or at least that’s what I hoped DH heard me say. I was a little worried about that cause if we get separated we don’t have cell phones to call each other.
Continued again in the next post!!!
I couldnt believe she could follow along on the map. I tried not to take too much time however cause I didnt want to miss DH and Liz. I knew they would be going pretty quickly since they had the FP. Which brings up another problem. What do I do with our paper FP we had obtained? I decided I was going to give them away before we left if we decided not to reride Kali. We made our way thru the Trek and exited and somehow DH spotted us. I really dont know how we met up
the timing was perfect. 
I know, I know
a grown adult with a stuffed animal
.but I wont ever see you again so it doesnt really matter what you think of me
.hahahahah!
) but the crowd was moving and when DH approached them they said No thanks!
We tried to explain what they were but they flowed away with the crowd. I think they thought we were trying to give them something illegitimate. I guess if you dont know what the Dream Fast Pass Badge is you dont understand. So we ended up keeping them and they are going in my scrapbook!
on the way out, we head to the bus and got on without more than a 2 min wait. It was 3 pm and the ride to POR was relatively short. Cindy woke up when I transferred her onto the bus and sat on my lap all the way back. We arrived at POR and walked back to our rooms. We showered and rested 
for a little while. We debated about whether to take a taxi to Animal Kingdom Lodge or the bus. The bus would take us back to AK and then we would have to transfer to an AKL bus. Stayed tuned to find out what our decision was!
I just want to scratch them on the head!!!
on your FP's!!!!
)
This was me freaking out ->
Awww we really liked meeting Rafiki and Poca! 
I have heard of two families winning the night in the castle at MK by being on Goofy's barnstormer roller coaster ride in the morning...the only thing is you have to be just the right # in line for that....but I thought I would pass the tip along to ya! 
that's great and there I was not wanting to go and do Planet Watch this trip! Can't believe those honeymooners didn't want them, maybe they thought you were trying to sell them or something 
