Day 6: Animal Kingdom.

Oh, how we loved this park!  When I started planning this trip a year ago, this was the kind of day I dreamed of. It was all kinds of awesome. 

We headed straight to the Kilanmanjo Safari ride. It's a 20- minute drive through various African landscapes. Maren was beyond excited to see real giraffes, and we all enjoyed the elephants. Better pictures to follow when we get home!

We then took the Wildlife Express Train to Rafiki's Planet Watch where the kids spent the better part of an hour at the petting zoo. Beckett was especially fond of one sheep that kept trying to kiss him!

Before heading to our lunch reservation at Tusker House, the kids stopped to play the bongos!  At lunch, they got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Donald and Goofy. So much fun, and the food was great too. 

After lunch we walked the Pangani Forest exploration trail! which is filled with spectacular wildlife. We then headed over to Asia, where we rode the Kali River rapids not once, but twice!  The kids loved it so much they would have gone back a dozen times. They loved the risk of getting soaked, which happened to at least two people on every raft, depending on the orientation. There are no pictures as you have to lock up your belongings before you go!  But, here's an after picture of Maeve and Maren!

While we dried off, we walked the Maharajah Jungle Trek. The highlights were the gorillas and tigers. Unbelievably beautiful. Afterwards, the kids stopped to do some Indian dancing! And finally, I got to ride Expedition Everest, so I got my roller coaster fix. :)

As usual the kids fell into bed!  A great day. :)