Disney's Animal Kingdom

 **I was invited to the Disney Social Media Mom's Event, my family was responsible for the conference fee as well as travel costs  **  Review by Mike

The biggest of all of the parks at Disney World is Animal Kingdom. It is made up of 7 areas including Oasis, Discovery Island, Camp Minnie-Mickey, Africa, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Asia and Dinoland, U.S.A.

What I really enjoyed about Animal Kingdom is that there is something to see everywhere you look.

While on the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride we saw animals like the ones pictured above and below.  Guests load into big vehicles and drive around on trails looking for animals.  We were fortunate that on our tour there was an unbelievable amount of animals out and very visible.  Our tour guide who also doubled as the driver was very engaging and seemed truly excited at the amount and types of animals we were getting to see. There are areas throughout Animal Kingdom that gives you great exposure to animals. They have over 1,700 animals in the park and more than 250 species.

One of the areas that my daughter really enjoyed was Dinoland, U.S.A.  It is a carnival area that has rides and carnival games. We all enjoyed the TriceraTop Spin, but unfortunately our daughter was not tall enough to ride the Primeval Whirl which looked like a really fun ride and we were told by other people it was as well.

In addition to this area, there are rides in other areas of the park.  The biggest ride is Expedition Everest- Legend of the Forbidden Mountain which is a roller coaster that at one point goes backwards.  My daughter was tall enough to ride it, but we chose to wait another year or so before letting her ride it. One ride she did go on was Dinosaur which was a good ride but it did include a lot of bouncing around and some darkness which my daughter was not overly excited with.  If you are a fan of A Bug's Life then you will want to check out the show It's Tough To Be A Bug, but if you don't want to get a little wet I would suggest not sitting in the front row.  We learned that lesson the hard way.  Another great show we watched was Finding Nemo-The Musical.  It is the movie put on stage and lasts about 20-25 minutes.  In addition to being a well done show, it was very nice to sit down inside in the air conditioning and take a break.

A trip to a Disney park is not complete without a parade and we finished our day at Animal Kingdom with a really fun and long one called Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade that included a lot of your favorite Disney characters, floats and more.  It was a great way to end a very fun and educational day.  

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