Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom was our fourth and final Disney park. And, not planned, but we did visit them in the order they were built. ;) Animal Kingdom was the fourth of the Disney parks to open in 1998, and is the largest of the four. It is entirely focused on animal conservation. And in our opinion, it was GREAT! The kids were totally into this one! 

Kilimanjaro Safari was so entertaining for the kids. They really put a lot into making the atmosphere authentic. They had a blast and we saw lots of animals...I won't post pics of everything we saw, but it was a fun time.

 Yummy yummy food! ;)

 The Tree of Life

Off to Rafiki's Planet Watch!

Animal Kingdom definitely seemed like a favorite for my kids. I really think it had a lot to do with the Wilderness Explorer program. They had a blast going from station to station to earn badges. We certainly didn't have a chance to get them all, but we got as many as we could. It's an awesome program for the little ones and teaches them a lot! Nothing like a little learning while your on vacation. And if you know my oldest...you know how much he loves to acquire new knowledge, so he thoroughly enjoyed himself...not to mention "Up" is on his top five favorite movies list! ;)

Characters we met:

*Rafiki

*Dug and Russel

*Pocahontas

Pocahontas was definitely one of my favorite Princesses to meet! She was so so sweet to Ada and included the boys, even though they wouldn't get too close. ;) She was fantastic!

 These two were wonderful as well! Really made your wait to meet them worth it! :)

 Grady's ROOAARR! ;)

 

The kids could have spent the night in the The Boneyard! :)

 One gift shop treat from mom and dad. :) Last taste of Disney before we headed home. :( We really could have stayed 7 more days. It was an amazingly fun time! We enjoyed each park, and already have anticipation for our next trip there. The kids are still talking about it daily! So many wonderful wonderful memories we made! <3

Until next time! <3

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios! Fun day! (If you haven't noticed, it was all soooo fun!!) Just a tad bit of history...Hollywood Studios is the third of four Disney World parks. It has been a park of changing names and transition. It's said to be the least popular of the four parks, but honestly I really really enjoyed it! I loved how it was laid out and we just had a nice relaxed, fun day!

We started the day at Hollywood & Vine. It was a Disney Jr. Character breakfast. It was fun and yummy and a great way to start day! :)

We danced and sang with Doc Mcstuffins, Jake, Sophia The First, and Handy Manny! We really enjoyed this restaurant. It was low key, fun and entertaining!

After breakfast we set out to see what we could find! We found some characters to meet, rides to ride, shows to watch and face painting to get into!

 We found the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure, Toy Story Midway Mania (This is a favorite from all the parks!), watched Disney Jr. Live On stage and the Voyage of The Little Mermaid. There's still so much we wanted to do and already have on our list for next time, but this was our planned short day. We tried to be mindful of the little one and allow him a mid-week afternoon break. We all needed it! ;) 

 Characters we met:
*Green Army Man
*Mike and Sulley
*Buzz and Woody
*Disney Jr. Stars
(We did, sadly, miss the Stars of Cars, the Frozen Sing-along, and Beauty and The Beast On Stage and seeing the Cinderella Carriage...these are all top of the list for our future trip!)

 Grady had so much fun with the characters! Loved giving them high fives! ;)

Thanks for putting up with my Disney World posts! One more to go. :) Animal Kingdom...last but certainly NOT least with the Powell Kiddos! :)