After the safari we rushed to the Lion King show but ended up missing our fast pass. We grabbed lunch nearby and waited in line for the next LK show. It was well worth the wait and the kids were mesmerized the whole time – especially Fin Fin! After ice cream and playtime in the dino park, Coe and Finley were ready for a nap, but not before everyone picked out a souvenir. I can’t believe I didn’t get a picture of all their animals, but then again after the length of time it took Coe to pick his out, Finley was in no mood for a picture! Mac got Petter a baby leopard and named her Amber {she has amber eyes}. Coe got a baby snow leopard – Suma {which was then changed to Zuma and now Zoomer}, and Finley got a stuffed Nemo.
Mac was determined he could not leave without finding all the animals in his Wilderness book {remember the badges I mentioned in the last post}, so Yaya and I decided to stay at the park with Mac and complete this mission while everyone else went to the hotel to rest. We walked all over the park to find these animals and eventually took a short trian ride to Rafiki’s Island to fine the last few. I didn’t even know that area of the park existed. It ended up being very cool, and Mac had a great time learning about the animals , going to the petting zoo, and earning a lot more badges. We will definitely spend some time exploring the Island next time we visit Animal Kingdom.
***Note to anyone else going, you can watch the vets treat and examine the animals from about 9-12 on Rafiki Island so go early. We were there late in the afternoon and missed that part which I know Mac would have loved. There is always next time!
Speaking of next time, at the end of the day Mac and I waited in line for 40min to ride Mt. Everest which is the new big roller coaster at Animal Kingdom. When we were about 20 people from the front of the line, the roller coaster broke, and they sent everyone away. UGH! Again, there is always next time!
Yaya, Mac and I met back up with the rest of the family at Epcot for dinner in Mexico. I was looking forward to some salsa, cheese dip and a margarita, and I have to say they all disappointed. We finally got out of dinner and rushed to Nemo’s Seas before Epcot closed for the night. We didn’t get to spend nearly as much time at Epcot as we would have liked and given one more day in Orlando we definitely would’ve gone back. Mac is getting old enough to appreciate some of what Epcot has to offer and by our next trip I think we will devote at least half a day to explore this park more.
Everyone crashed to sleep when we got home, but Mac was the first one out. It had been a very long and definitely fun filled day for him, Petter and baby Amber!
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