2013 April Vacation - Orlando, Florida - Day 5:

Animal Kingdom ~ Walt Disney World

On Wednesday we headed to Animal Kingdom.  Like all the other days we tried to make sure to get to the park as soon as it opened.  We wanted to make sure to get into line first thing for the Safari before it filled up.  Plus the animals tend to be more active in the morning when it is not so hot.  And it was looking like it was going to be a hot one!

Scottie, Shaun & Evan ready to enter the park!

We went straight to the back got right in line for the Safari.  The boys loved it!  We saw lots of animals and even got to see a couple of giraffes running.  I have never seen anything like it and it was definitely the highlight of the "ride".

Scottie and David ready for the safari

Evan ready to see the animals

Shaun was in the Ergo the last time he went on this ride!

After the safari, we walked around looking for some other rides.  We decided to take the train over to where the petting zoo was and that is when the boys came across this fun scavenger hunt.  They each got a card and once they completed the search the got a stamp.  The idea was to visit each booth in each part of the park.  We ended up only getting to do a couple of these so they never filled their cards.     That is OK though because Shaun says they'll finish next time we go!

Scottie getting a lesson on the tree frog

At the petting zoo!

Meeting Raffiki

Scottie and Raffiki

Getting one last stamp for their cards in DinoLand

It was really hot!  The kids got to do a few rides and we had planned to head over to see the Lion King show, but after we ate lunch and getting an ice cream to cool off we decided to skip and just head back to the house and swim for the rest of the afternoon.  But not before stopping to meet Russell and Doug from UP!

The boys were thrilled to be able to meet Doug and Russell! 

Back at the house we headed straight to the pool!  Ahhh!  It was so nice.  The kids had fun enjoying the pool before heading to the Red Lobster for dinner.

Auntie Kristin teaching David how to do underwater handstands!

David wanted to try out the underwater camera, here is one of me!

Getting a toss from Daddy!

And my mother finally got her wish to eat at a Red Lobster.  She was so happy and she totally rocked the bib, don't you think?

It was back to the house and ready for bed, Magic Kingdom is on the Agenda and that will be a very long day.  We're planning to do the Electric Light Parade and Fireworks!