Thur. 9/6/07 ~ Wild Animal Kingdom

Today we went to the Wild Animal Kingdom. It is divided into kingdoms with animals and displays from Asia, Africa, etc. All of the various kingdoms are arranged around the gigantic "Tree of Life." The tree is 14 stories high and the entire trunk is carved with animals.


We enjoyed seeing all of the animals and especially the gorillas.



One of the rides was Expedition Everest which is similar to the Matterhorn ride at our Disneyland except it is much higher and faster. Whereas I rode the Tower of Terror twice yesterday, I have no plans to ride the Expedition Everest again anytime soon. (I think I mentioned I am a wimp when it comes to roller coaster rides.)



The park closes at 5:00 PM so we did not see everything and plan to go back for at least part of another day. We had reservations for a dinner show called the Hoop Dee Doo Review. It was a sort of vaudeville type show with singing, dancing, and bad jokes but it was enjoyable and the food the pretty good. We got home about 9:30 and although we had talked about going swimming we both just wanted to rest our tired, achy feet. We are seeing and doing so much and having a good time but our poor feet are really paying the price!