We woke up ready to go Friday morning! We had a dinner ADR that night so we grabbed a quick breakfast at the food court in POR – Boatwright’s. There were some pretty good choices for food there, which made us happy. We’ve always been happy with the selection at Pop, and as much as we loved staying at the Beach Club, we found their food selection to be lacking (for counter service meals). I don’t have many food pics for this TR (sorry, wasn’t planning on writing the TR) but I think we just grabbed a breakfast platter and a muffin to share between us.
Soon, we were on our way to the Animal Kingdom! Once again, we didn’t have a set plan, but we were hoping to catch the Finding Nemo show, go on a safari, check out Rafiki’s Planet Watch, and walk some trails. Of course, our little one also had character meetings in mind, and it wasn’t long before her little eagle eyes spotted some new friends.
There was barely a line for Lilo and Stitch since it was still early. She never got a chance to meet Lilo our last trip, so she was excited to see her so early in this trip. One of the meals she was most looking forward to was breakfast with these two.
I love how little she looks next to the two of them!
And happy as a clam, once again.
We said “aloha” to our friends and continued on our way. We stopped pretty soon to say hello to some friends we passed. I think they were going on a nature hike.
Donald decided to go fishing the “human” way, but looks like he didn’t exactly catch a fish.
Someone else seems to have found fishing a bit boring for his taste.
At this point, I am a bit hazy on what we actually did as I didn’t write anything down. I am pretty much going by memory and photos. But I do remember we walked through a gift shop and someone decided she was ready to spend her little Minnie Mouse gift card. It was only our second day so we were a bit hesitant to get her something so early on in case she found something better later on. And really, she’s a toddler so you know that within minutes she is likely to find something better and more exciting. However, she was adamant.
And so Annie got a new friend in baby Simba, who to this day, hangs out with Annie in her bed at home (and goes on stroller rides together, picnics, tea parties……)so I guess it ended up being a good purchase. And what did our little one want to do with her new friend? Apparently we were going to be taking baby Simba to look for his mommy and daddy on a safari adventure.
I know everyone posts tons of pics on this safari ride and for some reason, I always feel the need to snap tons of pictures myself. But I won’t put them all on here. I do have to say though, that there are definitely more animals out and about when it’s not a blistering hot day and it is so much more comfortable to be in that vehicle when you are not dripping sweat.
I do still enjoy the hippos,
the giraffes,
and the elephants.
Especially the baby elephant!!!!
Of course I also adore the flamingos as they are my favorite color and have that fantastic ability to stand on one skinny little leg.
Then we got lucky – baby Simba’s daddy was up and about! A rare sight for us on our adventures as he always seems to be asleep when we do the trek.
So I would have to conclude that the trip was a success! Lot’s of animal sightings and baby Simba saw his father.
During our park wanderings we came across a PP photographer, so we figured it would be a great time to take a family picture.
When I got home, I was excited to see some fun little Animal Kingdom borders. It’s usually so hot when we are at AK, that we barely get any pics there, so I never get a chance to use these fun borders.
I love how lush and green the area looks.
Doesn’t it just look tropical?
Then we got a nice little surprise. The photographer asked our little girl to stand off to the side and pose for her own special little picture.
coming up: more character greetings, of course
I wasn't getting the updates from your TR.. 
I may need to come up with some new answers. 
