all right we're inside Animal Kingdom today one of the least popular parks among most guests but
uh I think it's going to be a good day I did purchase another Genie plus pass to skip all
the lines for 19 for one person can't beat it so we're gonna go see some animals let's get in there
all right and now and only now I can now that I'm in the park I can reserve my first lightning
Lane so we gotta pick one the uh flight of Passage is not offered today for whatever
reason so that's the longest lines right now at 95 minutes but I'll pick something it's
important to understand that uh this was one of Walt's very favorite ideas to build
this park around animals but there are also some really really good rides here that we're
gonna ride today just not finding a whole lot of animals right now there's one swan over there
and buddy or is that a duck duck maybe it's just a Disney maybe it's just a lucky Disney duck
all right you're gonna go down the waterfall you gonna do it do it do it do it he's gonna do it
he's gonna oh he wimped out I thought he's gonna do it so there's the focal point of the park the
Tree of Life there it has 380 different animals in the tree designed within the tree there a lot of
animals speaking of animals we're gonna go do the Kilimanjaro safaris and look at animals right now
first first thing well bummer one of the problems about getting in my popcorn bucket early is you
might find a better one that's a 50th Anniversary Mickey popcorn bucket oh well all right well I
refilled my popcorn bucket anyway she did say that she liked my popcorn bucket better than
the Mickey's 50th so made me feel better all right there it is Kilimanjaro safaris going in right now
I'll zoom in and point out any animals I see on this one all right so these are what the buggies
look like I got a middle seat this time because I just wasn't picky as we leave and head over to the
Savannah there's another shot of what they look like they're complete off-road vehicles anything
things possible you never know we started with an occupy zebra butt there and then here's a black
rhino we saw lots of rhinos on this particular trip lots of rhinos coming up there's some hippos
you lazy hippos not alligators but crocodiles and these guys can get eight feet 18 feet long
uh wildebeest out there this is a a rare African wild dogs that I've not seen on on previous times
on this ride so it was really cool it's a zebra there lots of zebras in there there's a giraffe
in the trees you can see them in there we're gonna get another shot of some more drafts right there
there's three sitting down and one standing up it looks so funny when they're sitting down like that
and there's one more shot here I've been eaten just mowing away on some Palm there palm trees
yum yum yum okay looks good another African elephant there chilling by himself a male and then
as we leave the Savannah here we're gonna get over into this little island over here and we're gonna
see a flamboyance a flipping goes that's right flamboyance is the plural word for one Flamingo
more than one and there's a kitty the cheetah the fastest land animal on the planet sleeping well
not doing much there's another white rhino they can get up to 5500 pounds they're big creatures
off the distance you can probably see those uh ostriches over there behind the Rhino there
one right there keeping the grass short his kitties yeah there's two lioness two female
lions right there they told us that there was also a male behind one of the Lions lionesses but
we couldn't see the the male on this particular trip when I was a young War Dog Captain warthog
it's Pumbaa there a shot of his butt there there's those two ostriches as we came around
the corner we got to see them a little closer another Rhino guys look how close I am to this
rhino I could reach out and pet this rhino but then they would take me out of the park so it's
probably not worth it right and some mountain goats just chilling all over the place I love
these how cool would it be to have some mountain goats on my property in the future very cool
and then this is the part where we left and head back they give us a little Spiel on saving the
animals and ideas and the company's ideas of maintaining safe habitat for all the animals
and everything it was fun oh my gosh that was so cool guys that was way better than normal uh
it's hard to get shots that iPhone 14 pro Max does really good at stabilize it because they
don't stop for you to take pictures and video it's more of like a just you look and see but man that
was cool I don't think I've ever seen that many animals and that Rhino was like a foot away from
my hand it's crazy that was Walt Disney's dream in fact what you probably don't know is that jungle
cruise in Magic Kingdom Walt Disney saw as looking something like Kilimanjaro safaris and it didn't
happen now we have the parody version but Walt Disney would be proud of what Kilimanjaro safaris
is here in Animal Kingdom what a great start oh yeah Disney popcorn just tastes so much better
great snack and they do have Disney specific 50th Anniversary Coke bottles here unique to the parks
pretty cool looking all right next uh lightning Lane is see that big mountain off in the distance
see that coaster going up the track up into the mountain Expedition Everest there is said to
be a Yeti Bigfoot up there wanna come with me it's a good coaster let's go try it out
all right
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holy cow I did take my bow9 today it works really well on rides apparently
doesn't work on cruises gotta love all the fun Disney snacks
in the park baked mac and cheese with barbecue pulled pork yeah
um throw it on the ground for the birds I'm not gonna overdo it or anything but this
park does serve alcohol something you don't find very often in Magic Kingdom at least
uh something is open that has never been open when I visited this park this time of year
it's a wet one let's do that here's a sign for it raft Cali River Rapids this way actually I've
been on this ride before but not during Christmas time it was during a Halloween thing they seem to
always close this ride this attraction down this same time Christmas for refurbishment
and stuff it's open and no lightning Lane needed stand by five minutes it's a walk-on
thank you
thank you thank you all right turn around
not bad I'm pretty much dry except for a little patch on my leg right there good idea to bring
that rain jacket that I got at a thrift store just about time for but the halfway point in
the park so I'm gonna grab some lunch one of my favorite spots here all right I did kind of
plan ahead made a late lunch reservation at yak and Yeti all right they sat me upstairs
it's a two-story building it's beautiful and a little table party of one let's check it out it
is dark in here they've got these cool looking collectible cups shakers for uh Margaritas I
don't need one of those but I'm going to try their strawberry margarita in a normal glass
admit it though I scored the party of one like nobody else out there right no shame all joking
aside my life is a lot cheaper than a family of five I'm just saying it is what it is right small
victories yeah strawberry margarita time quit staring guys you really need to quit staring yeah
that's not my mind and my entree order is in I got the wonton soup here
I almost wanted to Google it I don't know what wonton soup is it smells good though smell good
oh my gosh that's good that's way better than I was expecting heck yeah
whoa get a load of this teriyaki chicken here and rice and decorations but look at
that chicken this whole restaurant smells amazing
throw it over the edge if you listen carefully the sights and sounds have
changed here in the valley of morara Pandora cracks me up with people just walking right
by all this beauty it is so cool how much effort Disney puts in to every little bit
gotta stop and just take a moment to look at it sometimes
it's beautiful here
all right
a little cloudy here at the moment but listen to it it's so much fun
and we got a couple of attractions to go to here good thing I got that Genie plus
lightning lane pass a 110 minute wait for Avatar flight of Passage
we don't do that here we skip the line on this channel
thank you
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is still just amazing guys I'm gonna grab a snack here before we go on the navi River ride
but it is so cool it is one of the best Disney attractions ever with all the vibration in your
chest and your seat vibrates and your knees where the banshee's at pulses as he's breathing
water misting and all the smells like soaring I'm gonna do it again I got another lightning
lane pass for it at 4 15. first you get a snack here at this giant Christmas Creature trying
something new this time the morara margarita I love that color I don't know what the that is
oh my gosh that's delicious and a Nabi sized pretzel with beer cheese in case you didn't
know this is the biggest pretzel in Disney World here at Avatar Land beer cheese on there
that's a good snack all right it is time for my lightning Lane for
the Navy River Ride the clouds are rolling in there is a 60 chance of
rain tonight we know it's coming but this attraction is all indoors so no worries
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I don't understand I'm not sure I'd like to see what the original idea was and then to see what
they cut for budget cuts because I could have skipped that one and with that I'm gonna go ahead
and call it quits guys and say goodbye to Animal Kingdom three Parks down one to go Christmas is
coming I want to get back to the RV and see those fuzzy butts spend some Christmas time with them
oh Sarah you thankful for num nums aren't you glad I came back and remembered you
yeah okay you enjoy your num Noms Hopi how is it oh dopes pretty good stuff then you don't talk
while you eat okay you don't want to say hi to everybody tell them what a crazy goon you were
yeah all right guys enjoy I love animals I really really do that's why I love that Park so much it's
so refreshing to see what it's become and to be honest the rides are actually pretty good there
I I don't know why it's such an underrated Park I guess I love it I think it's I think it's more fun
to go to Animal Kingdom than it is Magic Kingdom really epcot's still my favorite probably will
be even with the construction I know isn't that surprising anyways does it feel like Christmas is
really coming guys I'm trying to make it feel that way obviously I'm just I'm having a blast down
here in Florida and having a wonderful Christmas so far hope you guys are doing well spending time
with your loved ones and trying to get some fun times out there as well but um yeah like I said
one more Park to go so uh we'll see you back in a couple days Merry Christmas bye guys foreign