Day 2: The Animals are Wild Here

Day 1 topped out at 17,344 steps and day 2 was just 13,227. That’s because the Animal Kingdom is a smaller park, according to Jess. And it might also have something to do with the lines we stood in. Line 1 was for Avatar Flight of Passage. Grams and I bonded for about 90 minutes while everyone else went and rode nearly every ride in the park.

Yup. 90 minutes, AND THEN they joined us for about 90. Oh guys, this trip is not for the weak of patience. So the consensus on the ride was that it was digitally amazing. A cross between Disney California Adventure’s Soarin’ and those motorcycle video games at Chuck E Cheese. Everyone loved it. I, on the other hand, kept my eyes closed for about 98% of it because the 3D images were making me sick. My motion sickness gets me again. The land was pretty amazing. 

The ride was really 4D and you can feel the Banchee breathe between your legs are you ride it. It was pretty amazing. But alas, we adventured to the Live Nemo Show. It’s a lot like DCA’s Aladdin, or the new Frozen Musical. We sat in the bubble zone but sadly didn’t get much action. 

And to top off our day, we grabbed some grub and went to stand in line for the Safari truck tour. We were pleasantly surprised to only wait for 90 minutes. We got in line ready to suck it up for 125 minutes and they surprised us by getting us on faster. Kinda odd when you’re happy about waiting 90 minutes huh? We saw animals!!!!

After the animals, we rushed to the bathroom because two sodas and a long wait and a long ride later...well you get the point. 

And last, but certainly not least, we waited for 180 minutes for the  Na’vi River Journey. It’s like a Pirates if the Caribbean ride without the drops. The ride was pretty. That is how our group described it. The wildlife design was super cool. The setting landscape was detailed and lite well. Worth two hours of a wait? Eh. Nobody thought so. But we played heads up and we laughed. We laughed and laughed. It was good. The day was good. 

A stop at the busiest Walmart we’ve ever seen, and frozen pizza, mac n cheese, and a pot pie later (maybe a little wine) and we are all sitting around the table talking. The best time of the day in my opinion.