As soon as we arrived at Animal Kingdom we broke down and bought one of those squirt bottle/fan/mister things that we saw everyone walking around with. I think it was the best $17 we spent all day! It really helped keep us cool as we walked around the parks. When we met up with the Wilinski's at lunch, they had one in their stroller too. Great minds really do think alike right?
We started the day off seeing the "It's Tough to Be a Bug" 3-D movie. They should really call it 4-D movie with the wind, acidic spit, and stink bug fumes. It was great listening to the reactions throughout the theater-especially when the cockroaches left the theater at the end of the show and we could feel them running under our seats. From there we checked out the Tree of Life before heading to Asia and Expedition Everest. It is an awesome roller coaster that goes forwards, backwards, inside, and outside a mountain. We explored Dinoland USA before heading to the Tusker House for lunch with the Wilinski's. We decided to spend the rest of the afternoon together.
After lunch we went on the Kilimanjaro Safari through Africa. It is such a cool attraction. It simulates a wildlife refuge in Africa with what appear to be free roaming animals that you go through in a jeep-type vehicle. We saw hippos, giraffes, elephants, alligators, a lion, warthogs, an ostrich, and a lot of other animals that I don't know the name for. The kids wanted pictures of everything one of them and were quick to point our where I should be taking pictures.
The next stop was "Finding Nemo: The Musical" which is kind of like "The Lion King" on broadway where the characters are puppets controlled by humans in costumes. The kids were in a trance throughout the whole show. It was amazing to say the least. The majority of the actors wore blue and green patterned jumpsuits so they blended in with the backgrounds. Some of the main character actor's costumes were the same color as their puppets. They hung from the ceiling, ran through the theater, and performed from ledges on the sides of the stage. At first I found myself watching the actors and not the puppets, but by the end I was focused only on the puppets. I'm not sure who the favorite was-the jellyfish, Crush, Squirt, Mr Ray...they were all so cool.
From Nemo we went back to Expedition Everest so the Wilinski's could ride it. There was hardly a wait time so anyone who wanted to was able to go twice. It is such a cool ride! It was almost closing time so we headed to the exit, but decided to see the bug 3-D movie again with everyone. We didn't tell any of them about all the extra effects so they could smell the stink bug and get sprayed by the "termite-ator" and be surprised. Jake laughed so hard when the cockroaches ran across the seats and Dewy jumped up and yelled!
Once we got back to the hotel we had a quick dinner and decided to relax at the hotel for the night. We went swimming, did some laundry and looked over the map for tomorrow's park-Epcot. Marc is really excited for Test Track and Soarin'-two of his favorites from our 2008 trip. Al is looking forward to taking Dewy on Mission to Space. I can't wait to see one of my favorite characters-Figment!
All in all, it was a great day. Especially when we compare it to our last trip. Jake got sick the day we went to Animal Kingdom and we only spent about four hours at the park that day. It was great to be able to see so much of the stuff we missed, and re-do the things that we really enjoyed then.
We never did get the rain they predicted for today. There is a 20% chance for tomorrow, temp 90 degrees (again). But, for now it is time for bed.
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