Continuing along on our Vacation-O-Fun…
Day 2 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom
This park was my 2nd favorite of Disney World. It’s a mix of a zoo and an amusement park, with a big splash of Disney throw into the mix. When we first entered the park, you know that I had to stop by guest services to get my birthday pin. It was the day after my birthday, so that totally still counted as my birthday (plus, they don’t even ask for ID).
As you continue your way into Animal Kingdom, you can’t help but notice this gigantic tree in front of you, the Tree of Life. This thing is so cool. Jeremy and I have actually watched a show about the making of this park and this tree is man made. Plus, when you get up close to it, you see that within the bark are carvings of a bunch of animals! Only Disney…
Further into the park you’ll find the one roller coaster here, Everest. It’s similar to the Matterhorn bobsleds at Disneyland, but it’s actually a bit cooler. Part of this coaster goes backwards through the dark because the “Yeti” tore up the track!
Also, within the park is a dinosaur/prehistoric area, where they have a dinosaur ride which is very similar to the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland, in fact…it even felt like it was the exact same track, building and car. Oh well, I still thought it was fun!
Lastly, probably the coolest feature to this park is the safari type ride. You get onto and open bus/car and head out into Disney’s African plains. What made this so neat was that there were no fences! It wasn’t like a zoo where you’re looking through glass cages to see the animals…they were right there! From giraffes (at one point there was one about 6 feet from the car), to elephants to lions. And when we went on this, there were actually some ostrich blocking the path ahead and we were held up for about 15 minutes while the park people came and shoed them away.
Overall, this was another fun day on our vacation! Where did we head to next…
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