Day 3: Animal Kingdom

Our Wednesday of vacation got off to an early start as we headed for Animal Kingdom. Unfortunately it was too early a start and we got there an hour before they opened because I'd mixed up their hours that day, but our gang graciously had good attitudes and when the park opened, we were there to witness it!

A highlight of that park was the Festival of the Lion King show, and even I was too busy watching every move to take any good pictures of it. Here are a few we did manage to snap:

We met Pocahontas...


Donald Duck...


and went on a real safari, complete with really bumpy roads and some good views of giraffes, crocodiles, elephants, ostriches, and hippos.


Here's a gorilla we'd seen walking through the wilderness trails before the safari.


SJ was most interested in playing with the "zips" on Grandpa's backpack during the safari!


Meeting Eeyore


Winnie the Pooh


and Tigger!


We ended our time at Animal Kingdom by watching the afternoon parade, which of course had its very own "wild" style to set it apart from the other parks' parades!


When we got back to the hotel, T and Grandpa took AG and LL to the pool for a while, and SJ was in bed by 6:15! With no naps every other day, we were all ready for an early bedtime so we could be ready to go again the next day.