This morning it was VERY hard to get up. Even though we were headed to our first day in Disney World. We eventually headed out the door and arrived at Disney's Animal Kindom. The very first thing we did was go on the African Safari. Lexi was in heaven. If you don't know her at all, you might not know how much she LOVES animals!
(Hippos!)
The very second thing we did was go on a new ride that none of us had been on....Expedition Everest. I was nervous for Lexi. She doesn't do scary very well. I knew this ride involved a Yeti.
Anyway, the first time we rode on it, she closed her eyes and ducked her head the WHOLE time...resulting in a neck ache. As we were leaving, she saw a little Yeti stuffed animal and so I took this opportunity to bribe her to try the ride again but this time with eyes wide open!
We left without a second ride (yet) and rode the Kali River Rapids. We all got pretty wet and it felt like heaven in this humidity and heat. In fact, Lexi loved it so much we eventually rode it later. So...leaving this ride that Lexi loved so much and back to Everest, was easier than I thought it would be. None of the "please just try's" and no whining. She rode it, loved it, got her yeti...and we rode it again later. I think it is in her top 5 favorite rides.
We had the opportunity to see Finding Nemo the Musical and we LOVED it. The actors carry puppets and the question was posed, "which one do we watch, the person talking or the puppet?" Well...I say both. The people who are acting and singing as the puppets are just as much the character as the puppet itself. It was amazing. The characters were fantastic and their voices were just like the characters in the movie. Disney does a great job at that. Lexi liked when Dory was upside down singing "tra la la la la la, keep on swimming". They were sometimes hoisted on wires and "swimming" around the stage. Really cool.
Other favorites included It's Tough to be a Bug, and the Primeval Whirl. This park has many walking tours (like a zoo) that lead to really great animals.
We sat and watched a hippo swim around and from underneath the water. It was sweet. Lexi says, "it was swimming laps".
We ended up going on the Kali rapids ride, Everest, and the Safari once more before leaving. The second safari ride was awesome and its true that it is never the same ride. It isn't planned...the animals are doing as they please, so if we see them at all, we are lucky.
Pictures snagged on the way out...
The park closed early, around 6pm, so we left and took a bus ride and a ferry ride to the Magic Kingdom.
We were all very tired but found time for dinner, Buzz Light Year's Space Ranger Spin (Matt won), Stitch's Great Escape (LAME), and the awesome fireworks show.





