Animal Kingdom - Day 2

After the late night we had on arrival day, plans for an early morning leave were gone. We agreed to leave in the late morning for Animal Kingdom. My whistle was a big hit with the residents, it worked better than an alarm clock! Lori made me promise not to use it again. We had eggs and cheese on english muffins and spent the better part of the morning setting up medications. We found we did not have enough for one person and made arrangements for it to be delivered.

We got the tickets and money all organized, which took longer than we thought, and we followed my GPS to the Animal Kingdom. My GPS took me to a toll, requring 75 cents. I had put change in my car just in case, and I tried to read if the cars behind me needed some change. The cars we rented are equipped for speedpass, but I had not realized it. It didn't really matter, because it did not work on that toll, as we figured out when they didn't pay and the light never turned green. Ooops!

We parked in the handicapped area which is convenient when you have to carry a wheelchair, but does require more walking than if you used a tram to take you to the end of your parking row. We met up inside the park and broke up into groups. I was excited to take my group to the Festival of the Lion King. It's a great show, with music, audience participation, costumes and fire! Jim loves fire.

After hiking over to the theater, I kept promising folks the walk was worth it! We had great seats, right in front where the handicapped seating is! An unobstructed view! YAY! We worked on the hand jive motions during the pre show and we were really ready! The actors came out and announced themselves, and the audience was split into four animal sections. We were giraffes. Jim was giggling, Lori's hands were clasped together in anticipation, and Nancy kept telling me she was having a good time.

Just as the show was announced and the fog came on, a voice came over the speaker the show was cancelled, and please come back for the 1pm show. We were so disappointed. It was after 12pm and the folks wanted lunch. We headed over for some pork sandwiches, fruit plate and other goodies.As we ate lunch outside, in a beautiful wooded surrounding, and a duck came over for a bite to eat from us, everyone seemed happy. I seemed to be the only one disappointed about the show. After a good lunch, we headed over to It's Tough to Be a Bug! There was some confusion about putting on the Bug Glasses, but when the show started everyone realized they really needed those 3D glasses to see everything. We laughed at all of the special effects! Great fun!

Next we headed over to the Jungle and did the walking tour to see bats, tigers and all sort of other animals but we spent the most time at the bats and tigers. We watched a few street shows, and did some dancing. The other folks got really wet on the Kali River Rapid Ride and bounced around a lot in the Safari Ride. My group bought some ice cream and called it a day. One person in the other group had a bit of a fall while waiting for the tram to leave the park and hit his head. He went to the hospital and had some tests. All ended up fine but it took the better part of the late afternoon and evening. Everyone else carried on but was worried about their friend. He seemed in good spirits when he got home.

We got back to the houses for afternoon medications and took a dip in the pool. It was COLD! We made some dinner and ate together as a large group. Genese did a great job of taking pictures, but I haven't been doing so well.

Showers and in bed at a much earlier hour with plans for an early start the next day!