Our last day of our Disney vacation was spent at Animal Kingdom. During our last visit to Orlando, eight years ago, Animal Kingdom was the number one place I wanted to go. However, I woke up that day with a stomach virus that sent me back to the house after only 30 minutes in the park. I was so disappointed! This year I finally got to enjoy it and had a blast! My selfie skills finally improved - on the last day!
The Number one must do for kids is the Wilderness Explorer Club (may not be the exact title)! Kids start at the clubhouse to get their journal. They then look at the map to find camp guides throughout the park who help the kids complete designated pages in their journal and teach them neat facts. After completion, the guide rewards them with a sticker badge. If you find all 31 by the end of the day you earn a special badge! We were up for the challenge!
Even though J slept most of the time we were at each park, she and her cousins loved hanging out together! They especially loved sharing Dippen Dots!
We loved the Bugs' Life 3D show!
The Tree of Life is beautiful! It sits in the center of the park and has different animals carved all around its trunk.
This hippo was one of my favorite animals. It kept prancing around in the water like a ballerina.
Taking a break to complete a few more badges.
The Kilaminjaro Safari ride was awesome! We got to travel through the wildlife preserve in a safari jeep and see the animals in their natural habitats.
We enjoyed lunch in Africa with kabobs and coconut milk tart. Delicious!
M had to pose with Tarzan. The boys refused for some reason!
The Lion King performance was incredible! The performers were amazing!
Somebody wasn't very happy that he had to join the campers on their quest after having spent the morning with the other half of the group. However, he decided it was fun after only a few minutes!
The train ride to Rafiki's Adventure. We only had a few minutes here and barely got all of the kids badges for this area. It closed 2 hours before the rest of the park.
A huge storm with lightening and hail rolled in closing the park an hour early so we didn't get to do everything. However, after a performance worthy of and resembling The Amazing Race, we got all 31 badges plus the special badge! Apparently this task isn't accomplished often. This is our campers "hurry up and pose so we can get a photo and get out of here before we get struck by lightening" photo!
Our Disney/Universal vacation was truly our BEST vacation EVER!!! We cannot wait to go back!!!
We saved Animal Kingdom for the last day because it closed earlier than the rest of the parks which gave us time to go back to the house, pack, swim, and clean up to head home the next morning. Atleast that's what the kids thought we were doing the next morning.....
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