Kim, Pat, Owen and Paige: Florida Day 6 and 7

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Florida Day 6 and 7

Getting up early two days in a row for theme parks was a little exhausting but the second day was a new park-Animal Kingdom. That made it all worth it! We had a plan to get to Avatar Flight of Passage first because we knew that was the most popular ride but the wait was two hours before we could even get in line! We decided to keep an eye on the wait time while we tried some other rides. Throughout the day it kept going up and up until it reached 4 hours! We were disappointed that we wouldn't get to try it but at some point Pat checked the app and it was down to 90 minutes! We practically sprinted over there and the line moved pretty quickly. We had a scare when Owen started worrying about 70 minutes in that maybe he didn't want to do this one...but he came around eventually and it ended up being everyone's favorite ride! I wish we could have done it a few more times! Another favorite was Expedition Everest, probably the most intense coaster we went on at any of the parks. Paige was scared during the ride but by the end of the day decided she had liked it after all.

Other Animal Kingdom highlights-

Primeval Whirl-a rickety kid's coaster that spins as it moves around the track

The food-I found falafel for lunch, and the dinner options in Pandora were great! We treated ourselves to Night Blossoms too. They were basically layered slushies with boba balls on top

It's Tough to Be a Bug-the kids liked this so much we did it twice. It's a 3D show show about bugs that blows water, air, and bad smells at you

Kali River Rapids-a raft ride where you don't know who is going to end up soaked! We all ended up slightly wet but nothing crazy

On the last day, our plan was to swim all day but crazy rainstorms prevented us from swimming for more than a couple hours in the morning. Instead, we played lots of Uno and got giant milkshakes:)