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- I was up before several of the group this morning so here is a look at more of a grand villa at Bay Lake Tower. This is the view when you walk through the door of the living room. , kitchen and a hallway to a bathroom and laundry room on the left.
- A closet, stairs and the master bedroom on the right.
- To the left a hallway to a bathroom and laundry room.
- Here is a look at the laundry room.
- The bathroom.
- The room has a total of four bathrooms with showers. One in each bedroom and then this one.
- Back to the living room.
- The dining and kitchen areas
- The couch folds out to a bed if needed.
- Taking a look out the large two story window area. We faced to the south and our view included the Contemporary and Bay Lake.
- Looking out over Bay Lake.
- Panning to the right a bit
- The air was cooler than the water so there was some steam this morning.
- Epcot in the distance.
- In the foreground the Wilderness Lodge. In the distance the Swan & Dolphin plus Swan Reserve hotels.
- Continuing to the right more of the Wilderness Lodge in the foreground and the Gran Destino at Coronado Springs in the distance. And to the right you can just barely make out Blizzard Beach
- Further to the right is Animal Kingdom. You can see Everest and just barely the top of the Tree of Life.
- Here you can see World Drive that leads to the Contemporary and Magic Kingdom from Transportation and Ticket Center. In the distance the crane is for work on Floridian Way.
- Continuing to the right is the Contemporary
- Here you can see the walkway/bridge that connects the Contemporary to Bay Lake Tower.
- A closer look between the buildings and you can see the Magic Kingdom ferry dock and some of the bus stops.
- If I leaned out a bit I could see the Monorail station and rest of the bus stops.
- A wider view looking to the right from the balcony.
- Traveling back to the left but closer and looking down is the Contemporary pool area.
- The Contemporary Marina area. Boat rentals are suspended due to the pandemic so it is mostly empty.
- A cast member out cleaning the walkway this morning.
- One of the first boats of the morning heading out to start the day.
- Back into the room now, turning around and looking back toward the door. The kitchen is on the right and master bedroom on the left.
- A couple of chairs near the window in the living room.
- Moved upstairs to the loft area.
- All the remotes were cleaned and in plastic wraps.
- Artwork over the bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
- A little after 10:00am we were all ready and on our way to our first park. Here is the view from the elevator lobby as we waited this morning.
- 10:14am and queues are set up for those waiting to go to the parks. On the left is the Epcot line and it stretched back toward the doors. On the right Animal Kingdom which only had a couple groups.. luckily we were going there this morning.
- About 7 minutes later and our bus has departed.
- Earlier I mentioned work on Floridian Way. Here is a glimpse from the bus. They are working on the interchange of Floridian Way to World Drive to ease traffic flow.
- 10:36am arrived at Animal Kingdom Bus stops. About 30 minutes since leaving the room.
- Security at the Animal Kingdom is now in new larger structures that are about where the old tram stop was. This allows for a much more open view of the park entrance. This picture was taken just after passing through security.
- You may recognize these two babirusa from the Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom show on DisneyPlus. Kirana was born at the park and featured on the show with her parents.
- First view of the Tree of Life.. about 40 minutes since leaving our room.
- Passing by the vultures on our way to Africa.
- Pizzafari was closed our entire visit. A section of the outdoor space was a relaxation area.
- The Tamarins were active this morning.
- Arriving in Harambe
- 10 minute wait posted for Kilimanjaro Safari.
- The load area features plexiglass dividers between rows. All rows were being loaded.
- 14 minutes from the picture of the queue sign until we were onboard and waiting to enter the reserve.
- No sign of the Okapi this morning.
- A couple of hippos enjoying the sun today.
- As we entered the savanna a giraffe and zebra off to the right.
- More zebra in the distance.
- Wildebeest
- There are plastic dividers between rows on the trucks. So you are limited with your field of view.
- A young giraffe near the truck.
- The mandrills
- An elephant
- Further along another elephant.
- White rhinos
- A new scene near the end of the safari has been added since my last visit. It is a small encampment that features Nigerian Dwarf Goats.
- Here is one of the goats.
- A couple more. I was in a less than optimal position to get pictures.
- Back in Harambe waiting for our group to assemble.
- Due to renovation work you entered Gorilla falls through the exit. The aviary and hippo areas were not available.
- The queue went up the walkway then through the two previous stroller areas for the safari.
- About 20 minutes from my picture of the entrance sign until this picture as we were walking in. They were limiting the number of guests and trying to space you out. There were markers and signs to keep traffic flowing and on the proper side of the walkways once inside.
- Another queue once you neared the family window area.
- There were lines and dots to space you out and move you through. This worked nicely to make sure you had an unobstructed view but you could not linger and watch the gorillas, you had to move when the cast member asked you to.
- No animals out at the overlook
- Walking back on the bachelor side.
- Arrows on the ground to help guide you.
- Passing back through Africa
- The tree of life.
- We picked up lunch from the Yak & Yeti Local Foods but that area was a little too crowded for us so we walked back to the Harambe Market area to eat.
- The Market was closed today so there were plenty of tables and easy to distance yourself from others.
- After lunch we took the Wilderness Express out to Conservation Station.
- There were only two groups in the station. There were dots for distancing. I did find it interesting that the CM sent us and other group to dots near each other vs spreading us out.
- A train pulling in. Onboard the front row was unavailable and they had three groups per car only
- While enroute we caught a glimpse of a baby rhino backstage.
- The front doors of Conservation station were not the current entrance. They wanted you to walk around to the other side of the building.
- The Affection Section was open but not busy.
- Inside the center portion of the station is used for a drawing class.
- In the operating/exam room they were working on a turtle this afternoon.
- A Komodo dragon in one of the windows.
- Back in Harambe now.
- Animal Kingdom features Flotillas with characters and a band. The boats circle Discovery Island throughout the day. Here is Rafiki and Timon cruising by.
- Expedition Everest, the Rivers of Light theater seating is open to allow you to sit and relax.
- Goofy along with Chip and Dale.
- 15 minute wait posted for Expedition Everest. Those that went said it was a walkon.
- I went and found a spot to sit in the quiet theater area to wait.
- This allowed me time to watch several of the flotillas. First up Pocahontas and Meeko.
- Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Launchpad McQuack
- A band cruising by.
- Passing back through Discovery Island on my way to Pandora.
- The standby wait was posted at 10 minutes for Flight of Passage (the River Journey was 30 minutes for comparison).
- This was my first time walking the stand by queue. Every other time I had used the FastPass+ one.
- 18 minutes from entering the queue to the briefing. So the 10 minute wait seemed slightly off to us.
- A final look at the Tree of Life as we exit the park for today. It was 3:36pm.