Considering there were Magic Hours beginning at 7:00am, we did all we could to get to the park ASAP. Considering the big day yesterday, we did pretty well arriving at 7:45. Then, we found that I had misread the sheet and there were not any Magic Hours...so we were actually 15 minutes early for the park opening!
We were told that this park was not one that would take all day to cover but when we looked at the map in closer detail, there were actually a few things we wanted to do. First stop was Asia where I grabbed our FastPass tickets to Expedition Everest, considered one of best, if not the best attraction in all of Disney. Then we went to DinoLand where there were a few kid friendly rides. Naomi really enjoyed the Primeval Whirl coaster there, a spinning coaster that was perfectly suited to her age and tastes - nothing in the dark and nothing too scary. She rode it with both of us. Fiona liked the TriceraTop Spin, another version of the Dumbo/Aladdin rides, just with dinosaurs.
We then rode Everest...and it lived up to all of the hype. Forward drops, backward drops, twists, turns and a few surprises that I had not experienced on a coaster before certainly make this ride a "must do" attraction. We were hoping Naomi might ride it but there were too many indoor scary things for her right now. Following this, we took our first ride on the Safari. This was OK, the kids liked seeing the animals and it was another attraction suited to Fiona's taste.
After this, the grandparents arrived and we all went to the Lion King show. This was great and the kids really enjoyed it - costumes, singing, dancing and acrobatics were all excellent. Mindy's dad got pulled out of the crowd to help with the pre-show hype and he showed us all what a great elephant impression he could do. We then rode the Safari again and had the "pleasure" of sharing our row with a family that had not seen a bar of soap in a while. To give you an idea of how bad we are talking here - the rhino stink was like a rose in comparison. I am not going to say the nationality of the family involved...however, we are not sure when we will be able to eat Indian food again.
Just the kind of thing to get you in the mood for lunch! After eating, Mindy and I went on the Dinosaur ride - a dark, bumpy ride with dinosaurs trying to "get you". I commented to Mindy that if you were trying to make the absolute worst ride for scaring the pants of naomi, this would have been that ride. Naomi wanted to got on the We then hit Everest one more time before attending Finding Nemo - The Musical. The kids and I quite liked this, however the others were not so impressed. Perhaps I am easy to please.
And this was all we felt like doing. We were out of the park by about 5:30, and the kids were completely wiped. They both crashed in the room and I think are ready to go back home. Only one more day here now, and we plan to start early while they are still fresh. If things go to plan, we should be on the way back to Jacksonville by early afternoon.
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