Disney Vacation Part Ten: Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom Fireworks

Throughout this trip since we were there for so many days we ended up going back and repeating parks many times. We really did get to do every single thing we wanted to do.

On this day we headed back to Animal Kingdom since we wanted to ride Avatar Flight of Passage again. We ended up getting a fast pass for it around noon time so we ran to do a couple of other rides first.

Kali River Rapids was down the first day we were at Animal Kingdom and Tim really wanted to ride it so we headed to the standby line which was non-existent. After getting wet (I wore my poncho which I highly recommend doing) we headed over to Everest where we met a fifteen minute wait for standby. At this point any line felt like a long line to us but we were super spoiled after a few days with no waits at all. We ended up riding Everest and then heading over to Pandora.

It was just as beautiful as it was earlier in the week!

The amount of work and detail that went into this place is absolutely incredible. I can't say enough good things about Disney for creating such a beautiful park.

We rode Flight of Passage again wishing we could just ride it over and over. Then Tim decided to get a green beer to give it a try. He said it was good but wasn't really his type of beer.

We walked towards the front of the park because our plan for lunch was the Rainforest Cafe.

Despite not having a reservation we walked right in and found ourselves surrounded by a jungle.

Tim ordered a plate of nachos for lunch while I chose a pesto pasta. Both were more then we could eat!

We decided before heading out of the park we would go on the safari again because it's never the same twice!

We still didn't see any lions but had a great time again!

Then it was time to go back to the hotel to rest.

Have you ever been to the Disney lost and found?

We have! Tim had to file a report about a hat he lost during our dinner at Via Napoli.

We decided since we were on the monorail system to have dinner at the Polynesian but since both restaurants were both booked up and the food served at the bar wasn't really our taste we ate in the food court.

Pizza flatbread for the win!

Then it was time for the most magical night show in Disney. Happily Ever After at the Magic Kingdom.

The projections on the castle were incredible, the fireworks were amazing, the music made me cry. Disney has outdone itself with this show and I thought it was the best I've ever seen. 

I had watched the first night of the show when it was featured on Facebook but there was honestly no comparison to seeing it in person. I can't recommend it highly enough, you have to go to Disney and see this show!!!

After the fireworks we saw no reason to rush out since the buses would be crowded to we rode Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin again.

Check out my score! Now ready for Tim's score?

I finally defeated him!

We managed to get on Space Mountain before closing and then it was time to walk down Main Street U.S.A one last time.

Such an amazing day! Alright guys...only one more recap to go!

Disney Vacation Part Five: Animal Kingdom

After a couple hours at the hotel where we swam and changed into new clothes we were feeling like brand new people and were ready to head back to Animal Kingdom and get some dinner!

Tim chose Restauarantosaurus which has basic quick service food. The chicken nuggets were good but nothing special. We were excited to finish dinner so we could head to Pandora which is a brand new section of Animal Kingdom.

 I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful this part of the park is! They did an incredible job making it look just like the movie Avatar.  We walked around for a bit first because we wanted to see every last bit of it!

I can't believe how they managed to make this world come to life. Everything was life size and amazing.

Check out Tim's Hakuna Matata shirt from Kohls- he picked it out himself :)

Now, both Tim and I have seen Avatar but it was years ago and neither of us could remember much about it so we ended up watching the movie after we got home and Disney did insanely well bringing everything to life.

This was the only part of the park where there were actually crowds of people around which was simply because it's brand new.

Tim looks thrilled right?

After walking around for awhile we decided to get in line for the ride we did not have a fast pass for which was Navi River Journey. We ended up waiting for this ride for quite a long time because the ride ended up breaking down when we were halfway through the line. We stuck it out for quite a while and it ended up working out as we watched people leave line and were able to move up. Once the ride started again we were close enough to get on very quickly!

The line was even interesting! There was so much to look at.

I took a few pictures of the inside of the ride to share with you...

How gorgeous right?! Once we got off the ride it was pouring rain so we threw on our ponchos and went to get some drinks before our fast pass for Flight of Passage.

These drinks were Night Blossoms and they were pretty good at first but the fruitiness was a little overwhelming for me! The little dummies reminded me of those fruit gushers everyone used to have in their lunch as kids. Not my favorite drink by a long shot- but very pretty!

I cannot say enough good things about Pandora:Flight of Passage. It's a 3D experience ride that is NOT to be missed and I 100% recommend having a fast pass because the line is loooong.  It reminds me a bit of Soarin' but you sit on a motorcycle (the best way I can think of to describe it). Throughout the ride it's as if you are riding a banshee and you can feel it move by your knees and ankles as if you are really riding on top of a creature. You can smell the forest and it truly feels as if you are flying. I kept telling Tim that I wish that video games were realistic like this!

We planned on watching the night time show Rivers of Light but on our way through we saw the Tree of Life all lit up and it was too pretty not to stop and take a picture.

 Rivers of Light was beautiful and I really did enjoy the show. It definitely wasn't the best of the night time shows we saw (stay tuned for that one) but it was Disney quality and amazing!

We had another magical day in the parks and couldn't be happier!

Of course we had to stop and look at how gorgeous Everest was on our way out.

Now stay tuned for another installment of my beauty collection on Wednesday and I'll be back with part six of our Disney trip on Friday!