Today, the day started with yet another storm. Not to be deterred my mom, Stefan, Lexi, and I departed for Animal Kingdom with the hopes that the storm would blow over. Armed solely with a couple of umbrellas we hopped the bus from the campground to the park. Because of the rain we decided against the original plan which was to go to the Kilimanjaro Safari to catch the animals after their morning feast. A safari in the rain sounded less than exciting, so we went for Plan B which was to seek shelter in any of the indoor shows.
First, was the Festival of the Lion King. What a great show! There wasn’t a bad seat in the house because the stage was in the middle of the floor with bleachers surrounding. The show featured tribal music and dance as well as aerial acrobatics performed by retired Olympic gymnasts. I think that this is one of Disney’s best kept secrets. The show really knocked our socks off.
Next, we went to the “It’s Tough to be a Bug” show featuring Flick from A Bug’s Life. This is a 3D show that is a full sensory experience complete with scents, puffs of air, and pricks and pokes from devices that were built into the seats themselves. Lexi didn’t like the show much because of the moments when we were in complete darkness. It was still downpouring when the show let out, but we decided to continue anyway.
We went to “Finding Nemo: The Musical.” This was a unique puppet show (which I knew Lexi would love because she loves puppet shows) in that the puppeteers are visible and very much a part of the show. The singing was great. The props were even better. In my opinion, this show could rival any show on Broadway but that’s not worth a grain of salt considering I’ve never been to New York…much less Broadway or a production on Broadway.
At this point, we were water-logged and decided that since there were no more indoor shows, we would head back to the campground to get cleaned up for dinner with Cinderella at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The dinner was the same as the one we took Lexi to when she was 3 with a couple of minor changes. Before it was a buffet yet this time it was “A La Carte.” Before it was in 1900 Park Faire this time it was in the Grand Floridian Café. Despite those differences, the experience was much less the same. Lexi was excited to see the characters.
(Here she waits for a table)
(Here she places her order)
(She can't contain her excitement as she sees the characters roaming the dining room)
She was afraid of Suzy and Perla (the mice) the last time but this time she was brave and would allow pictures if I was in them.
(Suzy)
(Perla - not so brave anymore...insisted I was in the picture)
Last time she wanted to talk to the Fairy Godmother and Cinderella herself, but this time she was more interested in getting their autographs, taking a quick snapshot, and continuing with her meal.
When I asked why she didn’t want to talk with Cinderella she told me that she would but not if Prince Charming was around. No such luck because he was not letting his princess out of his sight!
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