We have been looking forward to today for quite some time! Per my brother and sister-in-law's recommendation, we decided to book a character meal at the Tusker House restaurant at Animal Kingdom. We had reservations for breakfast at 8:10, which meant we got to enter the park early. We seized the opportunity to get a picture in front of the Tree of Life before the crowds arrived!
Upon arriving at the restaurant, our very friendly waiter, Billy, served us some of their signature drink, Jungle Juice, and gave us a rundown of the layout of the 50+ foods available on the buffet.
We sampled much of the delicious food, enjoyed the African-themed atmosphere, and had personal visits from Mickey, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy! The kids even got to join in on an impromptu parade inside the restaurant!
After stuffing our tummies with delicious food, we met up with family to go on the Kilamanjaro Safaris. We saw many African animals and had a great tour guide!
After the safari the kids got to try out some African drums.
We kept our sweatshirts on while we were in the shade, but the forecast promised a beautiful afternoon!
Lillian and Poppy paused for a photo in front of the Tree of Life.
Lillian spotted the hippo on the Tree of Life!
We split up for a little bit so that Dan, his dad, Lillian and I could ride Expedition Everest while the others went on the Safari train.
True to form, Lillian loved it!
Afterward we met up for lunch and were serenaded with our own personal song!
Caleb even joined in some dances with Chip and Dale.
We rushed over to the Lion King Theatre to watch a great live performance. Since we had used our FastPasses+, we got special seating and the kids even were invited to dance with some of the performers! We had a great time!
After the show we took a quick bathroom break and rushed across the park to our second show of the day, Finding Nemo. Both performances were great and, thankfully, Liam sat through them quite well. We still had some more attractions we wanted to see before the park closed, so we made our way over to Dino Land.
If we had more time I would have loved to have seen more of the animals in Animal Kingdom. But, it closed at 5:00 today, so we made our way back to the house. It was a beautiful, fun, memorable day at Animal Kingdom!
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