Friday really was an incredibly magical day. I already shared with you the baby Spoonbills I watched at Animal Kingdom….just amazing.
The day actually began earlier at the Wilderness Lodge, where we had the privilege of attending a flag ceremony on the roof of the Lodge. The cool breeze stood the flags out in a colorful array. I had not been on the roof in about 10 years and the views were as incredible as I remembered. Cast Member Jack was just wonderful and made it a very special experience!
Ok, back to Animal Kingdom… The park was pretty crowded when I arrived 10:30ish. I was in the Dinosaur section. Do you ever feel like you must have a sign on your car that says “Put me in the farthest parking space possible.. oh and please give the folks in front of me close parking spaces” LOL So I was wayyyyyy down the end of Dinosaur. I realized just how crowded it was when there was a back up to get on the tram. As one filled, there were just as many folks waiting in the lot for the next one.
The baby Spoonbill I showed you yesterday….well, they are in the very front viewing area as you enter Animal Kingdom. There were actually 2 Spoonbills nesting with babies. The mom on the left had 2 little ones; you saw a photo of one. The spoonbill on the right had 1 baby that had been born in within the last 12 hours and also had another one coming out of the egg.
Animal Kingdom was celebrating Earth Day and had exhibits set up in each land, geared towards teaching kids more about the environment.
As I headed to Pizzafari for some lunch, I saw dear friends of mine, MJ, Bonny and Andrew! A great surprise. While at lunch I met a woman who thanked me for co-writing Passporter’s WDW for Your Special Needs. She said she never imagined they’d be able to do a trip to Walt Disney World and the book gave her the courage to do so! They were having a really good time!!!”
Off to the Kilimajaro Safari… MJ stays in her wheelchair and so we went to that part of the queue line. There was a very long wait, but that was ok, it gave us a more opportunity to talk!
On the Kilimanjaro Safari ride, we saw real eggs belonging to the Flamingos. The 6 month old giraffe is now gliding more confidently along the savannah and everywhere I looked, it seemed as though there were young ones… very exciting!!!
I headed off to do some resort research and then returned to the room to get ready for dinner. Another wonderful meal at California Grill. I’ll be writing more about that for a feature article in AllEars.
Deb
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