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The view from our 10th floor room at the Swan Reserve
To the Right we can see the Gran Destino at Coronado Springs and beyond it to the left is Disney's Animal Kingdom
Closer to us is World Drive
To far left is the rest of the Swan Reserve and beyond it Disney's Hollywood Studios
The Tower of Terror
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Blizzard Beach
Buena Vista Drive and World Drive intersection
Looking down you can see the Swan Reserve pool
Two of the cabanas you can rent.
8:48am - A Christmas Tree in the lower lobby of the Swan Reserve
Making our way to the bus stop
There are buses to Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs. The buses are shared with the Swan and Dolphin and are operated by Mears.
A Magic Kingdom bus pulled in while we were waiting.
8:55am - On our bus and en route to Animal Kingdom
The buses need to go to a drop off in the main parking lot, so you have to wait in the entrance line, no dedicated lane.
9:17am - At the bus drop off.
The rideshare location is also here.
The Animal Kingdom Christmas Tree, it was about 35 minutes from the elevator to park entry.
9:28am - The Tree of Life
Some work over toward the Marketplace is visible.. I will take a closer look later.
Making my way into Harambe
9:34am - Posted 15 minute wait for Kilimanjaro Safari
6:53am - Our truck arriving, so about 20 minutes this morning.
The driver ahead of us took the turn a little tight.. notice the back wheel is off the road.
An okapi
A Bongo
Black Rhino
Nile Hippo
A couple Nile Hippos sunning themselves
Guests on the Wild Africa Trek
Nile Crocodiles
Entering the savanna
African Painted Dogs
Zebra
patterson's eland
Giraffe
Mandrill
Male elephant
Greater Flamingos
White Rhino
Cheetah on the move
Cheetah resting
Lions laying around
Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Next up a visit to Gorilla Falls
The family troop was near the window
Morning stretches
Over on the bachelor side two of the older males from the family troop have joined them. The cms said this was recent and they move back and forth bit recently.
Here you can see two of the older and the two younger males
Next up Conservation Station
A white rhino backstage as we cruised by
An animation academy class was in session when we entered
Nothing going on this morning
The Wildlife Express arriving to take us back to Harambe
The new structure on the far right near the pathway to Asia.
Hard to tell what the structure will be.
The parrots for Winged Encounters enroute to the front of the park.
We stopped by Feathered Friends in Flight.
The Tree of Life
Stopped for lunch at Yak and Yeti, we were seated on the second floor in the center. This was the view from our table.
Thought this was interesting.. scheduled closure time was 4:45pm all week. But this push went out while we were eating.
1:08pm - A fairly short queue at the quick service location.
No gibbons out near Kali River Rapids
Decided to visit the Maharajah Jungle Trek
A squirrel was running around the top of the aviary netting
A tiger laying around
The tiger on the other side was pacing as seems to be the norm
Found the gibbons, they were in the front area where the Siamang used to be.
Making our way out toward everest
Remnants of the kite show
A glance at the ice cream prices
1:38pm - 15 minute wait for Everest
1:39pm - A check of Disney's Animal Kingdom wait times
1:39pm - A check of Disney's Animal Kingdom wait times
Two past magnets were available for pickup today for Annual Passholders for those that missed them when they were first distributed.
There were several signs directing you to the queue
There were also cast members
1:44pm - The queue was not long when we stopped by, it looked worse than it was.
1:50pm - Picked up my two magnets.
Santa Saurus posing for pictures
Seemed odd to see Muppet merchandise here
Nothing happening in this space yet.
Launchpad and Scrooge cruising the river
The 50th statues remain but the logos have been removed.
Spent some time visiting with the Merry Menagerie
There is plenty of merchandise to go with the Merry Menagerie
2:06pm - Exiting the park.
This gift shop has not reopened post covid.
2:11pm - Heading to Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Encanto bus passing by as we waited