WDW: Day 3

Day 3 was spent at Animal Kingdom.

We started the day at It's Tough to Be a Bug.

  

I don't have pictures, but I always want to remember how the kids screamed.  They don't like bugs.  Flick hosted this 3D show, which was full of information about various interesting bugs.  All the kids kind of freaked when Hopper showed up (giant, scary grasshopper) and then again when spiders came down from the ceiling, but they SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER/SHRIEKED at the end of the show when it felt like bugs were crawling under our seats.  Even Britton and I jumped.  So, so funny!

Then we got to visit with Mickey & Minnie at Adventurers Outpost.

We went on a "2 week African safari" via Kilimanjaro Safaris.  

We saw Finding Nemo - The Musical.  Great show!

Miles and Ella dug around and played in a dinosaur boneyard.

While they did that, a sleeping Emmett and I waited in line for them to see Pluto.  

 

He woke up just in time.

We ate lunch at Pizzafari, where we encountered tired children, spilled milk and excellent customer service despite the aforementioned.  

We saw The Festival of the Lion King, which was one of my favorite shows of the trip. 

Not only did they sing all the Lion King songs, they sang In the Jungle (the Mighty Jungle) which I have memories of belting out in the car with my dad.  Tears were flowing and I truly felt like a kid again.  

Ella loved it so much she asked for a Simba doll.  

 Miles and I decided to ride Expedition Everest, Miles' first ever rollercoaster.  

Before it began I told him to be sure to let his screams out if he wanted to so he wouldn't be super tense at the end of the ride.  He did not disappoint.  

Half way through the ride I was laughing so hard I decided to pull my phone out to record the audio for Britton.  That was a terrible decision because I just about couldn't hold onto my phone, keep an arm on Miles and hold on for myself.  Besides that, I was trying to reassure him, scream and laugh at the same time.  I've never done so many things in my entire life.  Thankfully, I have it all recorded and managed to keep my phone.

After screaming so hard and so loud that I was sure he'd hate me forever for taking him on that ride, he declared in a breathless, hoarse effort, "THAT.  WAS AWESOME." 

And so was Animal Kingdom.