Disney's Animal Kingdom

This is day nine of our Florida trip and the day that we went to Animal Kingdom. When I was editing the photos to post here last night, I couldn't believe I took almost 100 photos at Animal Kingdom alone. No, I'm not posting them all, but will be posting the best ones. Today I will show you what we saw and did in the first half of the day.

We arrived at the entrance of Animal Kingdom and the boys were excited. They remembered being here in 2005 and were really looking forward to it.
The first thing we saw when we entered the park was the Christmas tree that is just inside the entrance of every Disney park. I took the photo above to show the animals that were on this tree. It was beautiful!
And under the tree was Eeyore from the Hundred Acre Wood protecting all of the presents that were under the tree.
The above photo shows guest services. Hubby was in the shot and no too happy about it either. For some reason he dislikes having his picture taken. He's wearing his winter jacket, so this was another chilly day.
I couldn't resist taking a shot of the sign outside of the Rainforest Cafe. It is beautiful.

We discussed where to go first and the boys wanted to head for Asia, as we'd missed it when we visited before. As we made our way toward Asia, we passed Africa and the Tree of Life. This is the tree that was in the Lion King movie. It has hundreds of animals carved into it and it is awesome.

The first thing the boys wanted to do in Asia was to go on the Kahli River Rapids Ride. On the right is Brandon behind hubby's head and that little dark colored jacket to hubby's left has Jordan in it.
Hubby giving me the evil eye because I have the camera pointed at him.
I was trying to get a photo of the Grumpy sweater I bought him at Animal Kingdom. By this time his winter jacket was in a bag that I was tending.
After the first ride on Kahli River Rapids, the boys wanted to go again. Hubby was wet and didn't want to go, so we let the boys go on their own. They really enjoyed that and we waited at the exit.
Look at their faces and by Brandon's hair you can tell he got really wet. If you look closely at the chest of Jordan's jacket, he was wet too, but not as wet as Brandon. He was soaked and I was a little worried that they would get sick because it was so cool.

This was a beautiful picturesque little stream. To me this is paradise. I love lush tropical plants and water. I could live in a spot like this and be perfectly content.

A look at one of the streams that run through Asia in Animal Kingdom.
Monkeys playing near the exit to the Kahli River Rapids ride.
This lizard wasn't at all frightened of the people. He just sat there taking in some rays.

We took the Pengani Trail and the first thing we saw were these magnifient tigers. The one above was enjoying the cool day and taking a nap. Nothing like a good relaxing nap.

The fellow above was watching something. We couldn't tell what it was, but he was very alert.
One of the ladies that work for Disney told the boys that the cow by the stump is a sacred cow that lives in India. It was all very interesting and she held the boys' attention.
I'm not sure what kind of bird this was, but he was big and beautiful. He wasn't at all fazed by the crowds. He just sat there and didn't move.
Above is a bird house that they have out for the birds to eat out of. I loved its rustic look.

If I am correct, this is a Banyan tree. If it's not, please correct me. This was really unique and the boys were amazed by it.
Another stream with lush vegetation. I couldn't resist.
As we continued along the trail we watched a demonstration about owls. This man had lots of interesting things to tell the crowd and that owl was magnificient.
Grandpa and the boys on the trail ahead of me. My legs were hurting terribly, but I kept on truckin' and finally caught up. I love these photos where people are walking away from you. Notice Jordan's foot and the way he's looking at Grandpa. They're talking about something interesting.
We stopped by a rest area and had Churros and a drink. I just know that Jordan would have loved to have shot off that cannon.

We rested for a while before continuing on, but those photos are for another day. Maybe tomorrow. I really need to finish the posts about our Florida trip.

Below is a Pay It Forward Post. If anyone is interested, I'm still looking for one person to participate. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Take care and remember to smile at someone you meet in your travels today. You never know what kind of a day they're having and a smile could brighten their life more than you know. ~Blessings, Mary~