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- Sunrise from our room at Disney's Boardwalk Resort.
- From our room you could see three segments of the Epcot Skyliner Line.
- 8:00am - At the bus stop and waiting for the Animal Kingdom bus.
- 8:02am - The bus showed up 6 minutes early.
- 8:19am - Arrived at Disney's Animal Kingdom
- A 50th Anniversary wrapped bus parked nearby.
- The Animal Kingdom Christmas Tree
- Today's ticket availability and pricing.
- A sign for the AP tap point.
- The fencing around the exhibits at the park entrance is being replaced. The new fences look more traditional and are taller.
- Here is a look at a new section of fencing.
- For comparison here is some of the old fencing nearby.
- The Tree of Life
- Making my way through Harambe
- 8:34am - 10 minute wait posted for Kilimanjaro Safari
- 8:43am - Boarding my safari truck.. so the 10 minutes was pretty close this morning.
- A black rhino.
- A saddle-billed stork
- Pelicans
- Nile Hippos
- Nile crocodiles
- Wildebeest
- Trucks backed up on the savanna due to giraffe in the road
- In the distance you can see some of the giraffe
- Video: Giraffe and Elephants on the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- A couple of elephants eating breakfast
- The rest of the elephant herd in the distance
- A couple of elephants sparing
- White rhinos
- A cheetah
- An ostrich
- Male African lion on the rocks
- Dwarf goats
- Next up Gorilla Falls
- A trio of gorillas near the window.
- The youngest one was active this morning moving about and playing.
- Time for a train ride on the Wildlife Express
- The barn is decorated for the holidays
- A lot of guests on the path to Conservation Station this morning.
- Preparing meals for the animals
- Not much on the schedule today. Really would like to see this info on the app or posted at the train station before trekking out here.
- The gift shop is gone.
- A Komodo dragon
- A good number of people in the affection station
- The Tree of Life as we walked toward Asia
- Time for Feathered Friends in Flight
- Passing through Discovery Island
- Viva Gaia performing
- Kevin arriving on Discovery Island
- Making my way to Dinoland USA
- This truck has had many uses over the years... it is now a pin trading location.
- Stopped by Chester & Hester's Dinosaur Treasures
- The former entrance to Primeval Whirl
- Ice cream is now available from carts, the stand is gone.
- Time for Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!
- Since its return the show utilizes a large LCD backdrop
- Bruce and the sharks
- The Tank Gang
- Dory
- Video: Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! Clips
- Crush and Marlin
- 12:02pm - Decided to go to Yak & Yeti for lunch. Thanks to my Landry's Card the wait was only 20 minutes.
- While waiting we stopped by to see what the gibbons were up to.
- Our table on the second floor looked over the walkway to Discovery Island
- The view outside
- Kevin passed by
- My meal. Hamburger and fries.
- An assortment of sippers and popcorn buckets
- Merry Menagerie on Discovery Island at Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Another look at the fence replacement on the way out.
- Current bus locations
- 1:57pm - Decided to head to the Magic Kingdom.
- The queue for Epcot
- 2:05pm - The Magic Kingdom bus rolled up.
- 2:12pm - On our way to the Magic Kingdom