Monday, December 27, 2010

Day Two: Animal Kingdom


We awoke this morning to start our day that will be spent in Disney's Animal Kingdom Park! We had a delicious breakfast of bagels and muffins before we set out for a wild day. The Animal Kingdom rank's as our family's second favorite theme park here at Disney World because of the memories. It is another special day due to the fact that Dianna is tall enough to ride one of Disney's headliners - Expedition Everest. On this ride, you board a train that will take you on a jouney up Mount Everest and perhaps to a "chance" encounter with the legendary Yeti. Well, anyhoo . . . Dianna rode it with Barbie and at first did not like it. There is a section that you go backwards and apparently, she liked that but not the rest. Her chief complaint was that she felt bounced around too much, but at least she tried something new. After Everest, we rode Triceratops Spin (the Animal Kingdom's answer to Dumbo). The children always enjoy this ride. We ate lunch of sandwiches, egg rolls, fried rice, and orange chicken. Yummy! We then walked a little trail called the Maharajah Jungle Trek where we were able to see tigers, birds, and other exciting animals from the continent of Asia. News flash: Bengal tigers are HUGE!!! Next stop, Kilimanjaro Safaris, where you board a "raggedy" beat up truck that takes you on a "two week" safari where we got to see way more animals than we ever had. From elephants, to rhinos, to cheetahs, to giraffes, to hippos, to flamingos, to ostriches, and I am pretty sure I missed some animal. But really amazing stuff! We also took in shows of Festival of the Lion King and Finding Nemo: the musical (both musical versions of the popular Disney movies). After leaving the park, we went to visit our Disney "house" at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We took in the Christmas decorations and rested at one of the animal viewing areas. after all that we headed back to our resort for some much needed rest and nourishment. What an exciting day! We will post again later with more exciting news from Walt Disney World! Love you all!

8 comments:

michiganSamoan said...

Aha! I'm first. Praise the Lord. I've been waiting for some news of your safari's. Amen and wow!

Sounds like everyone had a good time. Thank the Lord for all His goodness. Especially for being able to go to a safari that is not too fari away. LOL

Love you all. Take a good rest, you guys deserve it. Love Dad and Mom

Talani Tupua said...

Love you, too. We leave Palatka for Pensacola tomorrow. Hopefully we can Skype tomorrow evening. Love you.

David and Noella Tupua said...

oh, okay - will try to skype tomorrow night when you get to Pensacola, Lord willing. Rest well and drive safely.
Loved your posting of day 2 at Disney. The safari sounds awesome and the broadway shows sound great! What a cool vacation!
Remember to tell Ma Bailey that we miss her delicious cooking....one of best memories is of the pancake breakfast with all the different fruit toppings! yummy! Blessings and love to all...xoxoxox alofa tele, mom & dad

michiganSamoan said...

Huh! excuse me!!! "Where are your women and children!" I'm trying to say it like the Blues Brothers.

Dad!!

Your synopsis is great and the cool links are awesome... but hello! where are the pictures of the wonderful family we left there this past summer!!

You will make a great National Geographic writer... He! He! LOL; ROR; and Rots of Ruck you all. (that's how they say it in Southern Japan)

ok Bum bye, we going take 'em lada. Love you all Dad

Driftwood Girl said...

Fun day! Love you all

Talani Tupua said...

We have a lot of pictures but I cannot upload them just yet because I cannot find my jump drive, but as soon as I find it, you will see the little muchkins. Thank you for your patience. Love you.

michiganSamoan said...

Ok you can keep your children. Good job. I new you had a reason. Love you all.

Whats a jump drive? Love you Dad and Mom..


Whaffle house. The steak house seasoning is great. We had with our avocado, egg, spam sandwiches tonight. Very yummy

Talani Tupua said...

We are glad you are enjoying your seasoning. A jump drive allows you to transfer files without using a disc, and it plugs into one of your computer's ports. Love you. Thank you for understanding.