Vacation – Page 175 – M&I / GBMINI

Florida 2006 – Animal Kingdom

Posted on May 18, 2006February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

Last full day in the Orlando area, so we hit the last Disney park, Animal Kingdom …

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In the distance, the new Mount Everest (and the roller coaster ride inside it) dominates the sky … Only Margaret braved this ride – and only once!

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There are also lots of animals in Animal Kingdom (!); and a bird show:

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We finished our last day near Disney at La Nouba, the fabulous Cirque Du Soleil show – but no pictures allowed there!

Florida 2006 – MGM/Disney

Posted on May 17, 2006February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

After Gatorland, we headed to the MGM/Disney park for a late lunch at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater; then we enjoyed a few rides (Muppets 3D is the best!) and met Buzz Lightyear:

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Finally we headed to Phantasmic, the end-of-day show with fire, water, and many evil characters all being defeated by Mickey Mouse. Some of the show is projected onto sprayed water – it looks amazing but is very hard to photograph!

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Florida 2006 – Gatorland

Posted on May 17, 2006February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

First stop today – Gatorland to see & feed alligators; we signed up for an extra trip that gets you within a few feet of the ‘gators, and feeding them: