Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Day 3 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom – but where’s the Yeti? Between exhaustion, excitement and jet lag, everyone continued to awaken throughout the night. But when Stitch and Mickey rang to wake us up, we were excited to begin our next adventure. Outside our window were 4 Wildebeest, 4 Ankole Cattle (my, what big horns they have!) and a Giraffe – awesome! Breakfast reservations were at 7:30 in Boma, a wonderful African buffet with a great mix on offer. We indulged in pastries, fruit, omelettes; the wonderful smoky flame grilled pork, as well as Bobotie, Pap and a curry sausage casserole. The Jungle Juice was to die for and the Kenyan pressed pot made for a great cup of coffee. Off to the parks – once the bus arrived (oh and via the changing room – I’ve never changed a baby on marble before – very cool). Not too bad on day 1, but we lost the will to live with the buses by the end of the trip – more later. Arriving at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (DAK), we were so excited. Dave did a survey while the others found the restroom. We got some “1st Visit†badges for the little ones and Barbara and off we went. The Parrots were active in the Oasis and Mikey kept saying, “Cool, Pirates of the Caribbeanâ€. Barbara was in awe. As many know, DAK is like no other Disney experience on the planet. Very cool. Asia was the first port of call. Enroute we stopped by a kidcot funstop where we learnt about how to tell the difference between Male and Female tigers by looking at their paw prints. Then Mikey played a game where he had to identify animals by the noise they made – I was really proud as he scored 100%. The funstops are great. After looking at the monkeys and a baby duckling, it was off to the temple of the Himalayas. Wait time for Expedition Everest was 20 minutes in the stand bye, so off we went. I loved the train steam effects and the ride was superb (airtime on that thing rocks). But Dave must have upset the Yeti by ringing all the bells as his cave was dark – no growl, no yeti. So disappointing. Good excuse to try to come back. Next was the Nemo musical, which we all loved (was that a tear in your eye Dave?). While we queued, we met a lovely family from the same neighbourhood of San Francisco as my family. What do you know, a bunch of San Franciscan Sicilian Americans in the same place – instant connection. They loved that ALL of us were dressed alike. And the show, as I said was excellent. We all loved it, even Barbara – who is often known to fall asleep in shows. She skips the fantastic Lion King Show in Paris!!!! After some rootbeer floats (have we told you yet how much we loved the dining plan?), it was off to Kali River Rapids. Mikey, Daddy and Nana rode this one first. Everyone loved it – except we did get a little wet. Mikey liked it, but when asked if he wanted to ride again, we got “No thanks, I’m fineâ€. So Daddy and Mama rode together this time. And we got drenched. Glad it was warm – about 80. Sadly Nana kept telling us for hours how wet she was – and it meant she chickened out of Splash Mountain later on the trip. A shame really. Off to the Maharaja Jungle Trek. We spent a good hour if not more here. The kids were really taken with the Komodo Dragons and the Tigers. Also Mikey got a big kick out of the birds. Wonderful as always. At Discovery Island, we watched a fantastic percussion group play Christmas carols. These guys were brilliant, and Mikey couldn’t keep still – he danced right along. A wonderful bit of respite before Its Tough to be a Bug. Mikey and Jess quite enjoyed it, but it did make them jump in quite a few areas. But when they left the theatre, they asked to see it again. We convinced them food would be a better idea. They didn’t need a lot of convincing. We managed to get some great seats at Flame Tree BBQ where we could also watch Mickey’s Jamming Jingle Parade. What a great show with giant puppets and drums, a wonderful vibe fitting with the park. We shared our meals of BBQ Chicken, Ribs, Pulled Beef Sandwiches, Key Lime Pie, Frozen Lemonade and Chocolate Cake. It was all excellent – a lovely counter service meal that puts DLP to shame. The beans were great, as was the corn on the cob. Definitely two thumbs way up. After dinner, it was near closing and the kids were tired, so we shopped a little and headed back to the resort. After getting the kids to bed, Sarah and Dave cuddled on the balcony watching the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. A great and romantic end to a brilliant day!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry about the lack of update, I have been rammed. Anyone interesting in more trip reporting?
Originally Posted By smeeeko cool! yes please more!! =) (take your time what with it being the holidays and all!)
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 Dave did you ever go back looking for the Yeti?? He was there on hte 14th.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo He was there the next day, but sadly we never had the chance. I'll explain the dilemma as the rest of the trip report unfolds.
Originally Posted By Stageman I know Boma is excellent food but curry sausage caserole ?, for breakfast ? Mrs Stageman is having trouble with that one. )
