We got there at rope drop and had a plan...but that plan quickly went out the window due to everyone else in the park having literally the same idea and Calvin not enjoying the concept of waiting in line for a ride he can’t ride.
So we went to the other new ride on Pandora the river ride. Then we hustled over to Dinoland USA where we all rode the time machine dinosaur ride (similar in concept to Indiana Jones) which Calvin loved. We then did the rest of Dinoland USA including smaller rides and the Boneyard playground. Then we headed to Expediation Everest where good timing, a rider switch, and fast passes meant we (me, nick and Ellie) got rides in on Everest before Calvin realized he was hungry.
But it was then lunch time so we headed back to Pandora. Then it was time for THE ride of the park, Flight of Passage. The line was 240 minutes...but we had FastPasses and again, rider switch. So Nick and Ellie went first while C and I explored and found that throughout the park there are opportunities to earn Wilderness Explorer “badges” just like Russell from Up!. So we got Calvin a book and he earned his first two while Nick and E rode the ride. Then it was my turn and Nick helped Cal find more “badges” and even meet Russell and Doug (and we saw Kevin). Snack time!
Then we all met up again and did Bugs Life and stared at the Tree of Life for a while before heading to the safari trek. On the safari we saw probably all the animals that were out: rhinos, hippos (a baby and a pooping hippo made Cs day), giraffes, lions, elephants, lots of antelope like creatures...then we did the walking tour and saw gorillas and meerkats and Calvin talked to another hippo lover and touched hippo poop.
We went to the Lion King show which was cool. Ellie especially liked the acrobats. Then dinner where we saw Mickey, daisy, Donald, and Goofy. Calvin asked the waited about 10 questions about why Minnie wasn’t there.
After dinner we headed back for second rides on favorites. Nick and Ellie went single rider in Expediation Everest whole Calvin and I went back to the dinosaur ride. Then we headed to our seats for the parks evening show. The park closed at 8:00 which was fine.
I think we did everything we could have in Animal Kingdom today and even got second rides in!
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