On Wednesday morning, the kids were given the choice to visit another park or go out to breakfast & have a little pool time. No surprise, they choose the pool. The Yacht Club has a spectacular pool. If it had been just a tad bit warmer, I think we would have spent even more time poolside. Because the pool didn't open until 10, we made reservations at Kouzzina on the Boardwalk for breakfast. Though I don't watch the Iron Chef, I was curious about Cat Cora's restaurant. We loved the breakfast & I would definitely love to try it for dinner.
Just before lunch, we decided to head to the Animal Kingdom. Usually, the park clears out in the early afternoon. This rule apparently doesn't apply during Thanksgiving week. It was crazy crowded. While Nick went to find fast passes, I tried to decided what to do first. We tried Camp Minnie Mickey for autographs, but it was too crowded. So, we decided to do the next showing of the Lion King.
Ella & I saw the Broadway production a few years ago & I was hoping this would be a similar show for the twins.
I enjoyed the performance, but it was quite a bit different (both in costumes and content) than the play or movie.
I was very impressed with all the Disney performances we saw. Truly amazing performers.
After the show, we had an amazing lunch at the Flametree BBQ and then someone was VERY happy when another guest told us that there was no line to meet Tigger & Co.
Animal Kingdom does not have a lot of rides. The triceratops ride is the only one the twins could ride. Greta declared it L-A-M-E.
Nick didn't heed my advice to skip Dinosaur. The reviews I had read were 1. It's not that fun and 2. It's super scary. But, a lot of people wanted to ride it, so Nick wanted to check it out. He declared the ride L-A-M-E and said that Ella had her eyes shut & ears covered the whole ride.
One of the favorite parts of AK for the kids was the Boneyard. They would have happily spent hours here. It's basically a really, really big playground. The kids would only leave when we promised to take them back the next day.
At about 4 pm, I took the twins to the Safari while Nick & Ella went to try Expedition Everest (the mega roller coaster). We walked onto the Safari (it's a hot ticket at the park).
I really enjoyed the safari and I think the twins did too.
It's far too short.
And, very bumpy (& dark this time of year). Lots of my photos looked like this!
After the safari, we met up & saw A Bug's Life (again, enjoyed by all).
Followed by the Finding Nemo musical (one of the kids favorite shows of the week). The musical does a great job of hitting the highlights of the movie in 30 minutes.
Miss Greta was super tired at this point so we decided to use our Expedition Everest fast passes. The twins patiently played with glow sticks and loved that Nick & Ella wore them so that they could see when they flew past us.
Since we had a late lunch, we took the bus back to the hotel for dinner. We had some quick service credits to use. The closest place to use them at our hotel was at the poolside restaurant. Greta apparently thought this was very glamorous and told her class all about it.
It was early to bed this evening as we prepared for our last day in the Magic Kingdom.
Just before lunch, we decided to head to the Animal Kingdom. Usually, the park clears out in the early afternoon. This rule apparently doesn't apply during Thanksgiving week. It was crazy crowded. While Nick went to find fast passes, I tried to decided what to do first. We tried Camp Minnie Mickey for autographs, but it was too crowded. So, we decided to do the next showing of the Lion King.
Ella & I saw the Broadway production a few years ago & I was hoping this would be a similar show for the twins.
I enjoyed the performance, but it was quite a bit different (both in costumes and content) than the play or movie.
I was very impressed with all the Disney performances we saw. Truly amazing performers.
After the show, we had an amazing lunch at the Flametree BBQ and then someone was VERY happy when another guest told us that there was no line to meet Tigger & Co.
Animal Kingdom does not have a lot of rides. The triceratops ride is the only one the twins could ride. Greta declared it L-A-M-E.
Nick didn't heed my advice to skip Dinosaur. The reviews I had read were 1. It's not that fun and 2. It's super scary. But, a lot of people wanted to ride it, so Nick wanted to check it out. He declared the ride L-A-M-E and said that Ella had her eyes shut & ears covered the whole ride.
One of the favorite parts of AK for the kids was the Boneyard. They would have happily spent hours here. It's basically a really, really big playground. The kids would only leave when we promised to take them back the next day.
At about 4 pm, I took the twins to the Safari while Nick & Ella went to try Expedition Everest (the mega roller coaster). We walked onto the Safari (it's a hot ticket at the park).
I really enjoyed the safari and I think the twins did too.
It's far too short.
And, very bumpy (& dark this time of year). Lots of my photos looked like this!
After the safari, we met up & saw A Bug's Life (again, enjoyed by all).
Followed by the Finding Nemo musical (one of the kids favorite shows of the week). The musical does a great job of hitting the highlights of the movie in 30 minutes.
Miss Greta was super tired at this point so we decided to use our Expedition Everest fast passes. The twins patiently played with glow sticks and loved that Nick & Ella wore them so that they could see when they flew past us.
Since we had a late lunch, we took the bus back to the hotel for dinner. We had some quick service credits to use. The closest place to use them at our hotel was at the poolside restaurant. Greta apparently thought this was very glamorous and told her class all about it.
It was early to bed this evening as we prepared for our last day in the Magic Kingdom.
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You really caught the animals in action!
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