Blizzard Beach and Animal Kingdom

On our 3rd day at Disney, we hit Blizzard Beach Water Park in the morning and then changed there and headed to Animal Kingdom that afternoon. This post will be without many pictures, because they were all on my phone and there was a small crisis trying to download them to the computer. I screamed, cried and nearly threw my phone, but it didn't help anything and all the pictures are lost!!!

We went to Disney expecting to spend 2 full days at Magic Kingdom. Our tickets included free passes to the water park, but I didn't think we had time to use them. After our 14 hour adventure at Magic Kingdom, the group felt like we had seen it all and the kids were ready for new adventure. 

Blizzard Beach was SO MUCH FUN! I love the winter theme and riding the chairlift up to the top of the slides. We loved the big water slide we got to ride together and they had amazing play areas for the kids. Next time, we will plan a full day there! This time, we got a quick dose of fun and then we had to move on.

We spent the afternoon at Animal Kingdom, where the biggest hit was Expedition Everest. The kids rode it 4 times....twice with my mom and twice with me (Animal Kingdom was much less crowded). They would have liked to keep going, but we couldn't take anymore! While my mom was taking her turns on the roller coaster, Gracyn and I saw the Finding Nemo show, which was amazing! It was like seeing a mini-version of a Broadway show.We also loved the River Rapids and the 20 minute Safari ride threw the animals. We finished the day in the Lion King show, which is indescribable! Even Austin loved it. After Animal Kingdom closed, we headed to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. It was our only non-Disney food during the trip and we loved it! It was a nice break from the quick-service meals we had been surviving on.

We finished dinner just in time to meet Tommy on the boardwalk outside our hotel for the fireworks from Epcot. You could see them perfectly and it was the perfect way to end the trip.

We had plans for a character breakfast on our final morning, but with 2 late, late nights in a row and no bags packed. I cancelled it. We spent a quiet morning in the room and then played around the hotel before it was time to board the Magical Express back to the airport. Poor Reagan had a tough time at that point. Funny that she can ride Expedition Everest 4 times and be just fine and then get carsick on the bus to the airport. Poor girl did not look good when we got there. Her upset tummy was confirmed when she threw-up all over herself, me and the airport floor. I just had to laugh, mop up what I could with babywipes and keep going. The good news is that she felt better instantly and you don't have to wait in security lines anymore after someone in your group gets sick. They escort you right to your own special line and get you out of there!