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- Arrived at Disney's Animal Kingdom at 9:10am. Fences line the walkways from the bus stops due to the new entrance construction project.
- The Tree of Life
- Discovery Island is decorated this year.
- Parrots arriving for a Winged Encounter Experience in the Tree of Life Garden.
- Time for the birds big exit.
- Video of the Winged Encounter finale as the birds exit and fly right over. The video is shown as regular speed then slow motion.
- Made our way to Pandora to use a FastPass+ for the River Journey.
- Pandora has some Christmas & other holiday decorations this year.
- The Club 33 lounge for Animal Kingdom is nearing completion.
- Where the entrance will be.
- Christmas decorations in Harambe.
- Looking back through Harambe as I head to Kilimanjaro Safari to use my next FastPass+
- Only a 25 min standby wait posted.
- A Black Rhino laying around.
- Couple of hippos on shore this morning
- Nile Crocodile
- Giraffe on the large savanna
- A mandrill monkey on the rocks.
- An elephant in the distance.
- A cheetah watching the trucks go by.
- A second cheetah on the move.
- Both the male and female lion laying on the rocks.
- Gorillas laying around visible from the overlook at the safari exit.
- A couple of monkeys as I enter Gorilla Falls
- Baby grace was out with her mother.
- The rest of the family near the windows.
- Out in the bachelor area.
- Passing by the Tree of Life
- Gibbons at play in Asia.
- Time for the Jungle Trek.
- Komodo dragon
- The bat area was closed again/still.
- No sign of the tigers
- Found one in the back of the space.
- If you want to eat lunch and have no line go at 11:30.. at least today.
- My lunch view today from the 2nd story of Yak & Yeti
- My lunch.. the Kobe beef burger
- Coconut Shrimp
- Sweet & Sour Chicken
- Outside looking up at where I ate lunch.
- A closer look.
- Back to Discovery Island.
- Time for another Winged Encounter
- Video clip of the birds arriving for Winged Encounters.
- New this holiday season at Disney's Animal Kingdom is the Merry Menagerie. A group of puppets and a musical performer intermittently visit with guests on Discovery Island between 10am and 5pm
- The performers roam around freely and play off of guests and the environment.
- A steel drum performer accompanied the puppets.
- Video of the Merry Menagerie
- A glimpse of the anteater as I passed through the Oasis.
- 1:58pm my bus to Disney's Art of Animation Resort arriving.
- The McDonalds near the All-Star Resorts has been leveled and is being rebuild.
- Passing by Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.
- Arriving at the Art of Animation Resort.
- Interesting sign. Is this due to the Skyliner?
- 2:17pm arrived at the resort, so about 20 min travel time.
- Notice how the sign says to use the skyliner for Epcot and the Studios.
- It did flash a bus time up as they were running too, but less frequently.
- Disney Skyliner merchandise in the gift shop
- The Art of Animation Christmas Tree
- The lobby renovation project wrapped up since my last visit.
- A photo op/ad for the Christmas party.
- Passing by the pool bar noticed two adult frozen drink choices.
- The Skyliner station is shared with Pop Century Resort.
- The Skyliner gondolas crossing Hourglass lake
- The exit
- Loading station for those needing more time.
- 2:40pm entering the queue.
- Warning sign that Rise of the Resistance boarding groups are gone for the day.
- Waiting for our gondola.
- On our way (2 min wait only and that was because I wanted a clear/unwrapped one)
- Found it odd to have a speed limit sign out on the emergency evac road.
- Coming in for a landing.
- 2:45pm (only 5 minutes since entering queue) and transferring to the Studios line)
- 2:47pm back in the air.
- 2:53pm walking toward the park entrance. Total travel time from Art of Animation was 13 minutes. the next picture set will pick up at Disney's Hollywood Studios.