Our first fastpass was for the safari, but we were able to wander slowly to get there. Charlotte found a Junior Safari station and signed herself up. She got a book and had to go and find different station and perform activities or answer questions there to get "badges" (stickers) for her book.
The safari was pretty amazing - we saw so many different animals and birds. Hippos, rhinos, giraffe, zebras, special types of cattle, elephants, lions, ostriches, flamingoes, and more. Once we get the photos sorted we can see exactly what we saw. The safari had different vegetation along the way, and it was amazing seeing the HUGE ant hills on the Savannah plains.
After the safari we went to the Festival of the Lion King. This was an awesome show - phenomenal singing, great acrobatics and dancing - well worth seeing.
Next up - Expedition Everest. A roller coaster ride set in the Himalayas with the Yeti. Charlotte loved the roller coaster bit, but wasn't thrilled with seeing the Yeti. However, the enjoyment of the roller coaster won out, so she went on a second time, with Michelle this time.
By then we were hungry so headed off to dinosaur land for lunch. It was packed, but we found a table quickly and sent Michelle off to stand in line for hours for food. Well, really only about half an hour, but it felt like hours to everyone :)
After lunch it was time to get wet at the Kali River Rapids. James didn't like this ride very much - he didn't like the water - but everyone else appreciated the opportunity to cool down.
We then walked through the tiger sanctuary and saw a beautiful tiger, before heading back to the bus stops. On the way Charlotte stopped at the Junior Safari station and showed them all the badges she'd earned. She was sad that she hadn't completed the book, but they told her it never ran out and she could do it next time too. They gave her another badge for telling them what her favourite animal was that she'd seen (the giraffe of course) and that made her happy again.
We jumped on a bus and headed back to the Magic Kingdom where we had reservations to eat at the majestic Beauty and the Beast castle. The decorations on the restaurant were absolutely beautiful - it was even snowing outside the window. The food was yummy - and although we really wanted to "try the grey stuff" which apparently was "delicious, if you don't believe me ask the dishes," we were just too full.
After dinner we were able to go and meet our host - the Beast. Charlotte was a bit scared and wouldn't have her photo taken with him, but changed her mind as we walked out the door, so we went back in and saw him again.
We left the park via Liberty Square where we did a few more interactive portals, this time we were chasing Cruella de Ville!
We then went to the bus stop to head to our new hotel - Animal Kingdom Kidani Village. We arrived there in the dark, and found our way to reception. After checking in we walked to our room - and walked, and walked, and walked some more. We seemed to be an awfully long way away from the lobby :)
The room was beautiful - a one-bedroom apartment, with 2 bathrooms. It was decorated with Lion King motifs - carved animals in the backs of the chairs, bathroom tiles with the Savannah and animal shadows, etc. The couch folded out into a double bed, and the comfy chair folded out into a single bed - just perfect for James.
Bedtime, ready for our big day tomorrow.
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