Animal Kingdom

Maharajah Jungle Walk

For whatever reason, we had better viewings of the animals and birds on this trip then I can remember. I took quite a few pictures, particularly of the brightly colored birds.  The Everest Adventure was closed for part of the morning, which caused us to go back and forth across the park more than we wanted, we did ride Everest in the afternoon.  

We have quite a few favorites at Animal Kingdom: The bird show is entertaining as various birds fly around you. Dinosaur is a fun thrill ride and next door is the Primeval Whirl ride with its spinning and dips, which get us giggling (even without our daughters).  The woman next to me and I were the unlucky ones who got soaked on the Kali River Ride (always too short). We're always impressed how well the Safari ride feels like a real safari, though you'll see a lot more animals/minute than in real life. The Gorilla walk and Maharajah Jungle Trek expose you to lots of animals and colorful birds. You see more active animals at Animal World than the typical zoo, I think it's because they feed the animals during the peak traffic times. Of course, the tree of life with all it's animal carvings and the show a bugs life are worth it. Finally, our highlight is usually the Lion King show with its many acrobats. 

Lion King Celebration

We had done all the major items by 5:30, so rather than stay for the new night show, we decided to go back to our trailer and call it a day.