Disney Day 3-Animal Kingdom

 Our third day. We're a little tired and cold, but we are excited to see what wild times Animal Kingdom holds for us.

 Character breakfast at Tusker House had Mickey Waffles.

 First Donald came by.

 Then Mickey.

 Goofy, a favorite of Ben.

 Abigail was a little nervous with the big character heads, and concerned that they didn't talk.

 Then Daisy.

 We hopped on the Safari right after breakfast when there was zero line.

We were really close to the animals. 

 Lydia and I were snapping pictures left and right.

 Hey, it's Pumbaa!

 Then we went to the Festival of Lion King show. As we walked in, a lady asked Lydia if she wanted a special seat. The lady escorted us to a reserved front row bench.

 Lydia's job was to help our section call the giraffe with a low bleating sound.

Then she sat back down.

There was a lot to be amazed with. These circus monkeys ran around later in the show and pretended to pick the kids' hair.

 The performers were really close. I was afraid to move when the guys on stilts came by. We could get a really good look at their costumes.

 The crocodile told Lydia they were going to play follow the leader.

 They paraded around the stage.

 and did their animal calls again.

 The zebra let Lydia get an up close look. After she sat back down, this Timon was blowing kisses to her!

 Great singing. Beautiful bird dancer. 

Wow, what a special show!

 Walking around the Tree of Life with all its interesting carvings.

  We found a spot to meet Minnie & Mickey in their adventure outfits. Lydia and Abigail wanted to play ring around the rosie with just Minnie.

Mickey, who's a friend to everyone, maybe felt a little left out. Then Ben gave him a nice hug.

 "Who kissed my head?"

 Then we met Pocahontas. She was so nice.
Lydia told her she liked her big dives. Pocahontas said sometimes she feels brave, but her bird friend Flit doesn't like it. When Abigail inquired about her moccasins, Pocahontas replied that Mickey requires her to wear them in the park.

 Just us, adventuring in Tibet. ;)

 We took the animal nature walk. Lydia spent a lot of time bird spotting with help from a very nice guide lady.

 Three gorillas had babies. We could see this little one's head poking out from her mom's lap...cute!

 Nemo Musical was impressive. The performers sang, moved around the stage, and manipulated the puppets all at the same time.

 The show was more than just what was on the stage.  There were screens on the side, bubbles that fell from the ceiling, and a giant pelican that burst out of the wall!

 We walked through Dinoland, but it had an unappealing carnival feel. 

 We went back to our resort to swim in the heated Little Mermaid pool. Ben found it funny that the lifeguards were all bundled up.

 That night we ordered resort pizza delivered to our room! It's a great option when one or more people need to rest up. Dear Abigail fell asleep watching Disney Jr. while we waited for it to arrive.

Lydia had a 'ball' in Ariel's cavern, our shower.

"Look at this stuff. Isn't it neat."

We found a hidden mickey on one of her pocket watches. ;)