We planned a 'catch up' day or two, just in case we couldn't get everything done in a park the day before, we could go back and get it done. Well, crowds were light (they didn't feeeeel light, but they were.. it was a mixed bag), so we had a day we hadn't planned out and didn't know what to do with. We had not planned on going to Animal Kingdom, but we decided to do that, since we had the free time and all. Well..
.. we sort of liked it. And sort of didn't. It FELT crowded because all the walkways are narrow and overgrown with plants.. thus creating an exotic vibe, but also making a person feel claustrophobic and pressed in and stressed out. That's just my/our take on it. We rode a thing that I can't remember the name of that was basically a jungle safari kinda thing in a huge jeep. It was kinda neat. There were live animals walking around very close by. It was hard to snap pics because of the vehicle rocking as we rode on rutted out pathways they called 'roads'. haha. Just adding to the ambiance of 'safari' I guess. Whatever. There were also some animatronic animals added in that helped create a little back story about poachers. Could have done without that part. The real animals were the stars of the show.
There were these even skinnier pathways that led us down to areas that were like zoo exhibits with animals etc. We enjoyed that because it felt like we were off the beaten path and the crowds were lighter. I took several pictures of the signature tree inside the park called 'The Tree of Life'. I wasn't really crazy about the name of the tree. But anyhoo... we ate lunch and left. We had had enough of the crowdedynes. LOL
We rode the monorail around.. just for fun. Enjoyed the things we could see from it. We went back to Epcot and rode Test Track AGAIN. Yay! Then we went to dinner. Dinner was at our resort, as we were hoping for an early night and thought we'd skip out of the parks and enjoy a NICE meal outside the park. Well... this meal was a big disappointment. Everything on the menu sounded wonderful, but it did not deliver. My dinner had the potential of being great, but not a single item on my plate had an ounce of flavor. boring. And every dessert had milk, so that was a no go too. It was pretty sad.
The building the restaurant was in housed many things. It had a counter service place in it. That's Disney speak for fast food. And then the place we ate dinner in... table service... Disney speak for slow food. And also a gift shop. So we shopped. They had much cuter tshirts there than I'd seen inside the park. And I was bummed. So I asked the man working there if we could exchange our shirts even though we had purchased them inside the park. And he said 'sure!'. So we walked back to our room and grabbed the shirts I'd bought for Boo and I and went back and exchanged them. I was so glad they let us do that. Boo and I ended up with really cute shirts. Now it just needs to get warm enough to wear them! LOL
2 comments:
Do you think you could ever get Boo to "guest post" her impressions of your trip? I wonder how she felt, too...and did your hubby share your feelings about rides, meals, hotel, etc?
It's wonderful that you got to take such a special trip, and that you are savoring it so well. God bless you!
Karen,
I think we all felt about the same way. She loved what we loved. She doesn't like crazy rides and neither do we. So the trip meshed together very well. The hubster and I would steal a glance at each other every now and then when we had the encounters with the little kids. But Boo is pretty oblivious and doesn't seem to get upset by little kids (boys) etc. So that aspect is just between the adults.
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