Today we watched the weather to see how the evening would look. There was a flood watch and rain all around, so we dressed accordingly and headed for Magic Kingdom. We got a close parking spot and made a beeline for the Monorail. The park was bustling, even with the rain.
Parking close! Zurrrg!
Rain everywhere!
Monorail
From the Monorail
Still pretty in the rain!
First, we went to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh! As we were waiting in line to scan our FastPasses, a lady was really nice and offered to share her umbrella with me. That was a kind thought!
Tigger!
Pooh!
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Storybook “page”
Gophers hiding!
A game in line…
This is a really cute ride! You begin by boarding a honey pot, which then enters into the Winnie the Pooh storybook. You really do become a part of the story as you ride through Pooh’s tale.
In line…
Almost there!
The Hunny Pots
Starting the ride…
Pooh Bear!
Tigger
Heffalumps and Woozles Room
Yay!
Pooh got hunny!
After the ride, we decided to head to Main Street to get some tea when Twinkie brought up Dole Whip Floats. Yum! Off to Aloha Isle in Adventureland! As you get close, you go past the area to meet Peter Pan, and Aloha Isle is on the right! The Dole Whips are so very tasty; my favorite is the Dole Whip Float with Vanilla and Pineapple Swirl (in pineapple juice). It is out of this world.
LOTS of ducks!
Pineapples!
Yum!
Next, we were going to ride Splash Mountain, but the rain was coming down pretty hard, so we grabbed some French fries to let the rain lighten up.
Frontierland
Splash Mountain
The park looks so pretty in the rain, it is a really great night for pictures!
It was pouring as we headed out for Epcot. Then, it stopped, poured, and stopped again as we neared the park. We parked on aisle 50 once again! How do we keep being directed to that parking aisle? No problem, I looked over the top of the trees for Spaceship Earth. Found it. Now, what’s the quickest path from point A (us) to point B (Spaceship Earth)? We found a new walking path and headed in. As we entered the park gate, there was a lady from South Africa that loved the kids’ Frozen shirts! As we talked, she was so nice that we asked if we could have a picture with her, and her son jumped into the pic too! Fun!
Epcot!
All the way from South Africa 🙂
Off to the America Pavilion to watch Hanson, but the line was amazingly long. We waited for a little while and realized that the number of people in line already exceeded the number of seats in the theatre. We ducked out of the rain to sit in Italy for a few minutes. While we were there, we met a really nice couple with two beautiful daughters. It was fun talking and visiting with them!
Twinkie 🙂
Tooti 🙂
This reminds me about the other night at Epcot. As we were leaving, I saw a little girl with a frown and tears rolling down her face. “Are they putting up your ‘carriage’? Oh! You’re a little princess and they are putting up your ‘carriage’.” She smiled and hugged the little railing near her and nodded. I had overheard her grandparents telling her to stop crying as they pushed the stroller away, but I knew that in her little heart she saw the stroller as her “carriage.” Thank you, Molly A., for letting me learn that little treasure from you and your family!
Leaving Epcot
After Epcot, we planned to head to Hollywood Studios for the final Frozen Fireworks of the season! Frozen Fireworks it is.
Arriving at Hollywood Studios
Almost time for the show!
We made it to Hollywood Studios and enjoyed the bustle of people waiting for the show to start. While we were waiting, we met another really nice family. The mom mentioned that the kids didn’t want to stay, but she was hoping the fireworks would be worth it. I told her they are absolutely worth it! When my kids were little, they would tell me, “I don’t want to do something,” and I would tell them, “That’s just fine, but I want to!” She laughed! They did stay and it was so worth it!
As the fireworks came to an end, it was snowing! All the way from Mickey’s sorcerers’ hat to the front gates it is snowing! I love meeting so many people.
Heading home, we realized we had six minutes before the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party fireworks started; we could make it to the parking lot, catch the ferryboat over to Magic Kingdom, and see the Not So Scary Fireworks from the Ferry! It took me eight minutes; my kids can walk faster than fast. They made it to the entrance of the ferry and they were going to wait for me. I hollered, “See if they can wait for me!” I was a little ways back, but the deckhand teased me and said that my kids had told me to shut the gate; don’t let mom in! Funny guy!
We hurried onto the ramp and up the stairs to the front of the ferry and watched the Not So Scary fireworks from the stem of the boat!!! WOW! This show even has panoramic fireworks! It is so beautiful!
Three parks and two fireworks shows! I love Disney!
Best day ever!! We headed for Hollywood Studios for Dapper Day. It was so much fun to so many people in their vintage finery! When we arrived in the early afternoon, the parking lot was already filling up! There were Dapper-Dressed Ladies and Dapper Men everywhere you turned! So fun! We boarded the tram and headed towards the park entrance, chatting with a bunch of people around us about what Dapper Day is about. You can read more about it at www.dapperday.com. Oh, look! We got photo bombed by a really great couple!
As we walk down Hollywood Boulevard, we see more Dapper Day Ladies! The park is beautiful and I love the deco buildings.
The first ride is Toy Story Mania, one of my favorite rides! The whole time you are walking through the line, it is like you are walking beside giant toys. You get to wear 3D glasses, which look great with my Dapper Day dress. Tooti won the game today, Twinkie came in second, and I came in third place.
The Citizens of Hollywood were gracious as always, and we took a picture beside Mimi Kaboom in her beautiful car. Our next destination was the 50s Prime Time Café! We called ahead so we could have Gluten Free Fried Chicken! We were seated and the people eating in that area were so funny; we had a blast! The décor there looks a lot like Great Grandma’s kitchen did.
We went to the Star Wars section and found the Speeder Bike for pictures!
The Streets of America were so amazing with Dapper Ladies and Gents posing with groups of people. We were stopped several times as we were invited to take pictures with curious onlookers. It was just so fun! As we headed for the Studio Backlot Tour, we saw the perfect picture: a lovely lady and her brother-in-law talking next to the fountain! Cute! (Later, we saw her and her husband on the Backlot Tour, too!)
Waiting across from the Studio Backlot Tour was a Dapper Day meetup as it neared 4PM. We joined the gathering as we waited to go into the ride. You see, the Studio Backlot Tour is closing after today, so we had to get a final ride to say goodbye. You go through the building where they sew costumes, build sets, and keep cool old vehicles from previous productions. Then you go past the stunt area, my favorite is you get to see the back of the Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show. The cars were racing into the staging area and it was awesome as they showed their driving skills.
On our way to grab coffee at the Writer’s Stop, what’s that we see? Oh, look, a Chevy outside of the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater! After continuing on to the Writer’s Stop, we took a coffee break before we headed over to the Dapper Day meetup at The Great Movie Ride! We even saw a girl that we actually know… it was so fun to see her!
We strolled around the park and enjoyed the evening. The Frozen Fireworks were absolutely fabulous, beyond words. We sat outside of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular as we watched the Frozen Fireworks; they are so overwhelmingly beautiful, I found my eyes were tearing up! The last night for Frozen Fireworks is tomorrow, Sunday. I am truly going to miss them.
We need to go to Downtown Disney and go to the movies to celebrate our 12th day! Downtown Disney is full of restaurants, shopping, bowling and a movie theatre! AMC Downtown Disney 24 with Dine-in Theatres! What? Dine-in Theatres? Next time we are doing that! Anyway, we saw Guardians of the Galaxy; loved the detail and the story.
Downtown Disney “West Side” Entrance
Walking in…
Overview of DTD
Frozen Yogurt!
Lots of snack options!
Speaking of stories, I loved the movie Saving Mr. Banks! I loved the way they showed the kind tenacity of Walt Disney. He had a dream to produce Mary Poppins, and the patience to wait in order to see it happen. Then, I also love the movie As Dreamers Do. It tells the story of Walt Disney’s early years in life. Walt went through tough times in his early years, tough years; he had such determination. At the last, he made a move across the country and got into the right place to make his dreams come true. It is a beautiful and tough story.
After Guardians of the Galaxy, we were off to Epcot. We went to grab a bite to eat. The park is so full of people; it looks like a summer evening! The Food and Wine Festival is bustling. We decide we will go to Sunshine Seasons for supper. It is a good place to eat, the lines are good, the food is good, and it is quick.
Twinkie! Someone wanted to buy her sweatshirt… It’s really cool!
On the way to Sunshine Seasons…
It’s in The Land building…
A cool place!
Sunshine Seasons is downstairs
Down the escalator!
Plenty of choices!
After dinner, we headed for the America Pavilion for the concert. The park is really busy, so we decide we are going to forgo the “Eat to the Beat” concert and backtrack and watch Off Kilter play in Canada. It is really cool to hear this band and the kilts are really unique! They will be here until the end of September.
Busy evening!
Off Kilter
Kilts!
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Now to the best part! As we were heading back to the front of the park, we stopped by Guest Relations to upgrade our passes because we are now residents of Florida! Water Parks, here we come!!!
When we were finishing up at Guest Relations, a couple was trying to find Soarin’. We came from that building earlier this evening, so I offered to walk with them for a while and get them pointed in the right direction. I love when you can help people find their way around the park. Finally, we headed out to walk to row 50 and find our car. What a wonderful night!
It is a beautiful, cool, cloudy day and the Disney Character Warehouse Outlet is in sight! I love going to the outlet. There are so many fun items and it is always changing! The clothing, beach towels, figurines, trading pins, shoes, jewelry, and other items are a very good value. There are two locations in Orlando- one at the Orlando Premium Outlets on Vineland Avenue (our usual stop!), only a few minutes from Downtown Disney, and another at the Orlando Premium Outlets on International Drive.
The Character Warehouse!
Located near the Food Court
Shirts and Hooded Sweatshirts…
Lots to choose from!
Toys!
Trading Pin Set…
Little Mermaid Pins
Now, off to Epcot to enjoy the beautiful day. Epcot is busy and the tram is quick to pick us up and take us to the gate. I enjoy the faces of those who are arriving for the first time. The excitement and anticipation is in the air, the music is lively, and everyone is trying to get a picture as they enter Epcot.
As we get into the park, we head for the Terra booth for watermelon juice. Patagonia has two gluten free dishes, the roasted Verlasso Salmon with Quinoa, and the Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri sauce and Boniato puree. They were both delicious. Somehow the clouds have moved; it is 87 degrees today, and of course the humidity is high! Shade! Lunch is pretty busy and the crowds are pretty thick today. Australia was next and we enjoyed the Lamb Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies!
Terra Menu
Terra
Watermelon Juice
Patagonia
Australia Menu
Lamb Chop!
Passport Stamp
Mexico has a Rib-Eye Taco that is really tasty. Now we are off to ride the Gran Fiesta Tour ride. There you will find The Three Caballeros leading the way through the ride! It is really fun and the line moves so fast! I love this ride! Located inside the Mexico pyramid, which is a good place to explore, the ride is nice and cool. After the ride, as we leave Mexico, we see the mariachi band! They asked where I was from, and I replied, “Texas! I saw the Mariachis when we traveled and visited Mexico City when I was 12!” Pretty funny, that was 44 years ago.
Mexico Menu
Passport Stamp
Pretty tile!
Going in the building in Mexico..
Gran Fiesta!
In line…
Walking out of the ride…
A cool shop!
Now off to Farm Fresh for Griddled Yard Bird with Braised Greens and House Made Habanero Sauce. Tasty!
We had an absolutely fun afternoon at Hollywood Studios. We did take the long way around, but it was a fun trip. We started at Epcot, parked, and walked 3/4 mile to Rinse. We saw them at the Flower and Garden Festival and a few weeks later picked up some of their natural body products at the America Pavilion in Epcot. Their natural deodorant has become a favorite and it holds up to the FL heat and humidity so well. Today, we picked up some roll-on essential oils, called Thievery, and it smells amazing! Check them out at: http://www.rinsesoap.com!
The Rinse Booth
Roll-Ons
A few of their goodies!
We grabbed a cup of hot tea and went to catch the boat from Epcot to Hollywood Studios. As we were walking out the gate, we saw the boat was leaving, so we walked to the Boardwalk to catch it there. On the way, I saw a mom taking a picture of her daughters. We stopped and I asked her name; she was so cute. Her name was “Mae.” Oh, my! My daughter met them on Day 7 at Tony’s Town Square! I love when we run into someone we’ve seen before. Then, we made it to the dock and caught the boat.
Off to the boats…
Tooti and her tea…
Almost to the boats…
Destinations
Across from Epcot boarding…
To the Boardwalk…
The Dolphin hotel in the distance…
Walking…
to the Boardwalk!
Pretty!
Boats!
Boat time!
One boat…
Our boat!
Flag
Boardwalk across the waters…
Tooti and Me!
Another boat!
#boatselfie
When we arrived at Hollywood Studios, we took our picture with the Olaf sand sculpture… smile!
Arriving at HS!
OLAF!
The entrance…
Once inside the gates, our first ride is the Studio Backlot Tour. We heard they will be closing it and I wanted to see it before it is gone! The last time we went, Tooti and Twinkie were in the skit, and it was so much fun. After the skit, you walk through movie prop storage area; it is very interesting. Outside you catch a ride through the backlot and get to see the behind the scenes of the movie world and some Disney things like costumes and a wood shop. We had half an hour before our FastPass for the Toy Story Midway Mania ride, so we grabbed a quick meal while we waited.
Studio Backlot Tour
The Entrance…
Props shop…
More props!
Parasols, anyone?
Muppet Cab!
Row 4 for the tour!
Plane…
Plane
The Earful Tower
The plane and tower
Catastrophe Canyon
The tanker
Fire!
Fire and water!
More fire and water!
The stunt show, as seen from the tour.
Off to Toy Story Mania! Oh, look, the Green Army Man!!! I need a selfie with him! Thank you! I love the Army Men! Toy Story Mania is one of my favorite rides. I love the 4D ride, it is like being in an immersive video game that spins you around as you try to rack up the most points. A LOT of fun! The lines can be long, so it’s best to try to get a FastPass+ scheduled ahead of time.
We love PIXAR!
Me & Green Army Man
#armymanselfie
Scrabble!
TSMM Sign!
Toy Story Midway Mania…
Then entrance…
Love the big toys!
Dominos!
A glider…
Etch-a-Sketch
GIANT Crayolas!
3D Glasses time!
The ride…
Tinkertoys!
Love the theming.
How to play
Ready!
Our scores!
Done!
Giant lights!
What the ride actually looks like!
Fun time! Then, we were off to catch the boat back to Epcot. We met a young family whose son will be 5 in a few days and is enjoying his first time to Disney! Got on the boat and sat at the back, it’s open and you can see all around. A young family came out from inside the boat and I got to meet them. We talked a little and their children were so well behaved; you could tell how much they are loved. We landed at Epcot, got off, and headed for the entrance. Epcot was bustling and so crowded since they have extra magic hours until 11:00pm. We got to the car and then stopped in the Magic Kingdom parking lot to watch fireworks. A very relaxing day today!
Yay, we are headed for Epcot! When going to Disney, remember, no matter what day it is, there is a possible rain shower waiting to fall! Be prepared with rain gear, we choose shoes that can get wet, umbrellas or ponchos. It is just a way of life here, it rains, it usually clears off and it is sunny again. It is just the way Florida is.
We headed for Epcot in a full-blown gully washer. Texas way of saying it was a monsoon! I was told that it rains every day in the summer, but now? It is hurricane season, so it rains a lot! We parked in the first parking lot and walked right up to the bag check and right into Epcot. The rain is still heavy as we get close to the Festival Center.
It’s raining…
It’s pouring…
Umbrellas…
Rainy day shoes!
Yay!
Lots of rain!
At the Festival Center
We looked around at the Ghirardelli Chocolate area while waiting for class to start. They had the most amazing displays (made of chocolate!) that different bakeries around Disney made. It was fascinating! We had our class and headed out, it was once again raining cats and dogs!
Inside the Festival Center…
Culinary Demonstration…
Ghirardelli!
They’re Chocolate!
Disney Villians
Boardwalk Resort Bakery
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Contemporary Resort Bakery
Toy Story
Hollywood Studios Bakery
Maleficent
Yacht & Beach Club Bakery
Avatar
Epcot’s Central Bakery
Disney Nature “Bears”
Amazing detail!
Grand Floridian Bakery
No problem for me, we just headed over to Mexico for dinner. We decided to go to San Angel Inn for dinner and were seated by the water. The food was fabulous! Oh, it is nice to have a light sweater for inside dining, it can get a little chilly. I loved watching the Gran Fiesta Tour boats glide through the water. The kids and I got to meet an Imagineer in July for Tooti’s birthday lunch and she called us the “The Three Caballeros”. If you get to ride the Gran Fiesta Tour ride, be sure to look for Donald Duck, Panchito and Jose’ Cariocas!
San Angel Inn
Pretty inside!
From the Gran Tour Fiesta, by the water…
Lots of yummy food!
Tostadas!
Outside, in Mexico…
We decided to get dessert to go so we could see the fireworks! Even with the light rain, the fireworks were beautiful.
Magic Kingdom! Yes, it is a beautiful afternoon at Magic Kingdom. Oh! There is Marie, she is just coming out and going to take pictures. We stopped for our Starbucks on Main Street and then started for the Little Mermaid ride. As we got closer to Cinderella’s Castle, a man hollered, “Obviously there must be a Starbucks here!” I said, “Yes, they are located in the Bakery on Main Street.” Laughter and a shout of thanks and we continued on our way.
View of the Grand Floridian from the Monorail
On Monorail Gold…
Welcome!
The Train is at the station
Marie!
Stopping for coffee…
Starbucks!
Greeted by Anthony!
Starbucks in Main St. Bakery
Starbucks in Main St. Bakery
I took a minute to enjoy all of the flowers in the Rose Garden. If you are a flower lover, it is a nice spot to rest your eyes and take in the picturesque moment.
Rose Garden near the Castle
We stopped to see the clowns performing near Storybook Circus, then, we scanned our fast passes for the Voyage of the Little Mermaid! I love this ride. You sit in a huge seashell and are taken through the most magical ride; you feel as if you are seeing the whole movie in living color.
Watching the clowns…
hehe!
The Little Mermaid…
Under the Sea
Love the stone look!
Walking into the ride…
Shells to ride in
Little Mermaid!
“Underrrr the seaaaa!”
Hidden Mickey!
So fun!
Even leaving the ride is pretty!
Outside…
Walking by Beast’s Castle
Next stop is to meet Elsa and Anna in Princess Fairytale Hall. We got in line and in a few minutes we met the ladies behind us. Seems we met some fellow Texans!! The mom shared that they come to the parks several times a year and her daughter runs in the Disney races! How fun!! I know Tooti has wanted to do a runDisney race for a while. Her daughter-in-law was with them and she had the coolest book that she brought with her for the characters to sign. I love these ladies! It as a storybook, and she showed us where Cinderella’s stepsisters had rewritten their part of the story and autographed their page. I have to find that book… New project!
Princess time!
Princess Fairytale Hall
Anna and Elsa
Beautiful!
Snow White and Mulan
We saw some of the Citizens of Main Street, including the lovely Victorian ladies, Victoria Trumpetto and Beatrice Starr, as well as Fire Chief Smokey Miller! They are truly a delight to get to talk to! Mary Poppins was holding a little girl’s hand and walking near the entrance. Beautiful.
Fire Chief Smokey Miller & Victoria Trumpetto
Fire Chief & Me
They are sooo funny!
Not dramatic at all… 😉
Victoria Trumpetto, Beatrice Starr & Us
We saw Mary Poppins, too!
God just seems to put the right people in my path. I loved today, even on the way back to the parking lot. On the monorail, a lady kept kind of peeking around at my kids and me; she looked like she wanted to say something. So, I said, “Hi, how are you?” “Fine, thank you!” Still, she looked like she wanted to talk, so I continued, “Where are you from?” “Canada!” “Oh, cool, we have a friend that is from there. When we take pictures of Canada in Epcot, he always comments!” That made her laugh and tell me the wonderful blessing her son is. He and her daughter-in-law are renewing their vows for their 20th anniversary and he brought everyone with them. Also, her daughter, who is 49, just got married for the first time on Friday, and then Sunday after the wedding they came to Disney! We got to celebrate the wonderful things that are happening in her life and it is so fun to hear people’s stories! I love this most of all!
Today we headed for a snack at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter. They have the best Gluten-Free Beignets! What’s a beignet? It is like a square, fried donut hole with powdered sugar sifted on top. Best things ever! Got to meet the chefs, including the one who created the original recipe to make these! Too fun!
Arriving at the Resort…
Smile!
Great costume!
Inside…
Sassagoula
Check out the decor…
Beignets!
Chefs!
Next, we went to Magic Kingdom. It is always new! As we walked into the park, we were greeted with happy music as we watched the last of the Festival of Fantasy Parade. Then, we headed off to ride my favorite ride, Peter Pan’s Flight. It feels like you are in the movie. We three are sitting in a ship and fly over the story being told in a most unique way. It is truly magical.
Maleficent’s Dragon
The Dwarfs!
The parade!
Pinocchio
Donald!
Mickey and Minnie!
Minnie!
Peter Pan’s Flight!
Outside…
Another detail…
Boarding the ride…
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: it is always a must do for fun! See how many points you can rack up as you are shooting targets and turning your space cruiser to get optimal aim to defeat Emperor Zurg! Nope, I am not the winner this time; Tooti and Twinkie totally know which targets gain you the most points. I am in training. Twinkie was helping me today, but she won today! 😀
Buzz’s Entrance…
FastPass+
Whee!
Twinkie’s high score!
The PeopleMover is right outside of Buzz Lightyear’s. It is a great way to see many rides on that side of the park. Love!
PeopleMover…
Going up!
The Cars…
The Castle!
Cars!
Tommorrowland Speedway!
Orange Cars!
Space Mountain…
It’s the CLAW!
Getting hungry… what shall we do? Oh, I think we will grab a bite at Tony’s Town Square; it is near the entrance/exit and it is a fantastic place to eat. I love this time of the year. We could walk up and a table was available. (During the busier seasons, you almost always have to have a reservation.) Right after we were seated, before our waiter could even take our drink order, the Chef was already there! Totally surprised me! He is a great Chef and in no time we were served GF bread. Then, our food came and it was superb. The waiter? Superb. Needed that nice dinner.
Tony’s Town Square Restaurant
Inside…
Our Hostess…
Desserts!
Great seating!
Hi!
Pretty view!
The Menu
GF rolls and olive oil
GF Chicken Parmigiana
GF Spaghetti & Meatballs
GF Pistachio Creme Brulee
Our Chef today!
Also, the little girl next to us was named Mae. Tooti met her and her mom. Pretty cool since we three have May in our name too! A nice treat to meet a Mae!
Then we were off to the Monorail and headed home! On the road home, we were nearing the Contemporary Resort, two deer were galloping across the grassy hills near the monorail track. We slowed to see if they were going to cross the road. The oncoming traffic slowed too and we got to enjoy seeing them enjoy the cool evening! Nice little treasures.
Animal Kingdom! After a good strong rain, we headed for Animal Kingdom. The animals are so active and so fun to watch. When you enter into Animal Kingdom there is the area called The Oasis, full of birds and various animals. We were heading for Kilimanjaro Safaris! Oh look! What’s down the stairs in that cave? I found myself looking at otters! I love otters! There were also some really big black fish.
On the way!
Discovery Island…
Pretty bird!
Scarlet Macaw
A fun bridge…
The Tree of Life area is being refurbished
Entrance to see the otters…
Otters!
Closer to the water…
Almost in…
Just keep swimming…
Underwater
Climbing out of the pond…
We stopped to trade a pin with a cast member; if you don’t know about pin trading, don’t worry! We can tell you later. The cast member was telling us that it had rained earlier today, but now it is less “mushy” wet. Perfect! Now, on to Kilimanjaro Safaris. This time we were on the very back seat. I liked being seated there, it’s perfect if you need a picture of an animal, (or several!) following you.
Kilimanjaro Safaris Main Entrance
FastPass+ Entrance to the far Right
Regular line is on the left…
Loading area…
Our row!
#SafariSelfie
Leaving!
The truck behind us…
Whee!
My favorites are the giraffes, and they were really close to the road. One was so close I could have reached out and touched it, but, “Please keep your hands and arms inside of the vehicle at all times,” is a rule I choose to follow. The other favorite is the rhinoceros, but today, there were rhinoceroses!!! They, all six, were galloping and running; a couple were heading for the road! We just got past them and four began following us and watching the water on the road right behind us, it was so cool! SO COOL!
Sleepy Rhino…
Giraffes in the distance…
Closer…
Beautiful!
So close!
Mirrored… 🙂
Another one!
Love it!
Ankole Cattle
Sable Antelopes
Elephant
Bontebok
Bontebok
Flamingo
Rhino!
Lion
After the safari, we headed for Yak and Yeti Restaurant in the Asia section and admired all of the detail in the building. I love architecture and how detailed the Africa section was, and now admired Asia. We had a good sit down snack of Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken and a GF Cheesecake! Oh, yum!
Africa to Asia…
Yak & Yeti
Lots of tasty options!
The front doors
The Menu
GF Sweet & Sour Chicken
GF Cheesecake and a hidden Mickey
In Asia
Time to head to AKL!
Animal Kingdom was closing early today (6pm), so we went to the Animal Kingdom Lodge- Kidani Village to eat at Sanaa. They have great Gluten-free Naan available with their amazing Indian Style Bread Service that includes 9 tasty dips. We tried to get last minute reservations and the only one was kind of late, so the only place available was the lounge. We had a wonderful visit with the bartender and a young family sitting at the bar with us. Had a blast! I love rainy days, which are most days in the summer in Florida! Be prepared.