We got to use Extra Magic Hours on Saturday morning. Animal Kingdom opened at 7 am! That is perfect for us since Sean wakes up at dawn anyway and we have to leave the park by noon to start the drive home. We went straight to the Kilimanjaro Safari. It was so early that nearly all the animals were out and active.
Next, we rode the Kali River Rapids. Eli was finally tall enough so it was his first ride. He was shocked when he got soaked on the first big rapid but he loved it. Sean handled it much better than he has in the past. In fact, Sean handled all the rides much better this trip. He even got over his fear and rode the Barnstormer roller coaster at the Magic Kingdom. He was anxious about it but there were no tears, tantrums or anger.
There was still nobody in the park so we walked right onto the Triceratop Spin ride. This ride was very popular with Sean. We rode it about 8 times at his request. The boys spent some time in the Boneyard playground and then we had lunch at Flame Tree BBQ.
A few notes from this trip-there is no more Dumbo ride in old Fantasyland. That probably threw some folks off. There is a new Dumbo ride open in the Fantasyland expansion by the Barnstormer. They are building two additional Dumbo rides there, for a total of three Dumbo rides when they are finished.
We were surprised to discover that the animal poaching theme has been removed from the Safari. You no longer help Ranger Wilson find a baby elephant and capture poachers. There is no story on the safari anymore at all just info about the animals you see. They have also removed the "broken" bridge gimmick. The last part of the Safari trail that was part of the poacher storyline is being made into a zebra habitat.
3 comments:
We heard about the changes on the safari. Too many people were complaining that their kids were scared on the ride. Lame.
Haha! Really?! I never thought about that. I just thought the storyline was a little lame and unnecessary.
They need to hurry up and get another baby elephant. Their babies are all grown up.
Also, the Great Movie Ride was a big hit with Sean this time. Remember how anxious he was about it when you guys were there? Gabe must have helped him get over his fear.
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