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May 24, 2010

Animal Kingdom

I like Disney. There, I said it. A couple of my friends are laughing hysterically right now. Because up until just recently, I hated Disney. You could not have paid me to set foot into one of those ridiculously priced, overcrowded parks. But then we took Rylie to Magic Kingdom. And she loved it. And then we went to Animal Kingdom. Again, she loved it. How can I not like a place that makes my little girl light up the way she lights up when she is there? I can't. I imagine we will end up getting annual passes soon.

A couple Fridays ago we went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time! We followed a friend's advice and went on the Safari first. We were able to see so many animals!

Next we visited Winnie the Pooh and his crew and had some lunch. We then headed over to DinoLand where we rode the little dino Dumbo-like ride. Rylie loved it! Of course we had to do it more than once.

While we were in DinoLand Rylie and Daddy played a couple of games. We bought two game tickets and ended up with three more "friends" to add Rylie's already over-crowded room. They were playing that game where you throw the wiffle balls and try to get them in the different colored cups. Well, out of 4 balls, they won one large and one extra-large prize. After that they played the game where you shoot the water and race the other players and won that one too. At least the prize for that was just a small little seahorse.

Rylie decided she needed a little nap, so we headed over to wait for the Lion King show. She slept in her stroller and even stayed asleep as we carried her in. Once the show got started she woke up quickly. She absolutely loved that show! She really liked all of the acrobatics the monkeys did. She was smiling and clapping the whole time.

After that show we visited Mickey and all of his friends. Rylie had to hug and kiss all of them. She had so much fun!

There are a ton of pictures on our Picasa site, but here are a few of my favorites. OK, there are more than a few, but I just can't help it!

Here we are on the safari.


Hanging with Pooh and his crew!




Riding the Triceratop Spin.


Winners!


Nap time.




Loving the Lion King show!


Goofy is so silly!


Kisses for Minnie!


Hugs for Donald!


Bunnies!


Can someone please tell me who this is???? (Seriously, we don't know.)


Another hug for Thumper.


We stopped by Rainforest Cafe for a T-Shirt on our way out.


What a great day! I honestly can't wait to go back again! OK guys, go ahead and laugh some more.

5 comments:

Xenia said...

First of all, now it's going to bother me that I don't know which movie that monkey character is from. It looks familiar but I'm drawing a blank! Dang!

Second of all, Rylie is SO cute. We hit up Animal Kingdom as well and it sounds like my daughter liked the same things - we went on the Triceratops Spin over and over again as well! I'm jealous of the carnival game wins though, I love those things.

Heck with what people say, keep going back and having fun! It sure looks like you had a blast! :)

aimymichelle said...

i think that monkey guy is from tarzan.

Carol said...

Looks like a great time! We do Disney but haven't been to the Animal Kingdom park yet. We do a lot of Busch Gardens every year since it is cheaper, so we get our animal fix that way. Maybe next year, we'll work that park in. Oh, and I have no clue about that monkey...

StaceyC said...

Terk from Tarzan Looks like you guys had a blast!

Debi said...

I was gonna say Tarzan too!

I am so glad you liked Animal Kingdom...or DAK as the Disney freaks call it..lol! My favorite thing is the Festival of the Lion King!!! I won't lie, it brings tears to my eyes, especially when they bring the special needs kids out to do the little parade thing. Gets me every time!!! Finding Nemo The Musical is pretty darn cute too!

 
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