The Three Mousekateers | Kwaherini
After our adventures with Dory and Marlin in the "Big Blue World," Chris looked forward to visiting DINOSAUR. We scheduled our FastPass+ for right before lunch time, just in case the bumpy ride bothered anyone. After Dr. Seeker told us about our secret mission to retrieve Aladar (an Iguanadon) and Dr. Marsh sent us to load into our time rover, Chris and Kylee decided they both wanted to ride on the outside edge so they could see better.
After bumping and screaming and barely escaping before the meteor impact causes mass extinction, the kids were up for some lunch. We picked up a few of the Wilderness Explorer badges and settled in at Mr. Kamal's for a bite of lunch. Both kids normally love falafel and were excited to see it on the menu as we passed by...
But neither kid like the falafel. They found the spicing too hot and both ended up eating my hummus and veggies instead. (Both kids are accustomed to spicy Mexican, spicy Cajun and enjoy wasabi with their sushi.) I liked it but agreed that it is quite spicy.
We ended up sharing a picnic table with another family and getting to chat a bit as the sun warmed us up. Jacket tucked into my backpack, we headed over to Meet Disney Pals at the Adventurer's Outpost courtesy of FastPass+.
Chris and Kylee loved getting to meet the big cheese, of course! And we had a bit of fun telling him about the Wilderness Explorers. Afterwards, we did our midafternoon tradition of relaxing in the parks.
At Animal Kingdom, that means we hit the Boneyard.
The kids quickly earned their two Wilderness Explorer Badges in the area, and then spent the better part of an hour unearthing a mammoth while I texted with Ben for a bit, uploaded some pictures and sat in the sun.
After a while (and yet more badges), we headed back toward Africa. Enjoying a quick Mickey pretzel for an afternoon snack, we thankfully headed over to the FastPass+ queue for Kilimanjaro Safaris, bypassing the enormous line.
If you only pull one FastPass for your Animal Kingdom day, pick Kilimanjaro Safaris.
We headed out to the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail for a few last minute badges. In all honesty, I had only set aside about an hour for Wilderness Explorers in our planning, so we missed a ton of other things in the kids' relentless pursuit of badges. Thankfully we stuck to our safari time, as that turned out to be the only badge that required riding a ride.
The kids needed to sit for a while after all of the hiking up and around the Pangani trails, so we headed over to the Festival of the Lion King. By the "late" hour of 4:45pm, everyone needed some dinner. Tamu Tamu, situated just at the juncture of the bridge from Discovery Island to Africa, seemed oddly quiet for late afternoon. The menu of chicken and vegetable curries might not appeal to most kids, but Kylee was thrilled.
Kylee loves curry, and this vegetable curry was sweet and mild and only the slightest bit spicy.
I was thrilled to discoverour third Dole Whip of the trip a "Pineapple Whip Soft Serve".
Christopher, after his disapproval of lunch, opted for the safe sounding "kid's snack box" containing a Dannon yogurt, apple slices, carrot sticks, Goldfish, an apple cinnamon granola bar and a milk.
The kids many hours of exploring the wilderness earned them the "Fish" ranking (at 20 badges) and a new secret "Fish" handshake from their Troop Leaders.
The badge stations closed.
After lingering at the Oasis, the kids voted to say "Kwaherini" which means, "Go Well!" to our new friends from the Animal Kingdom.
Since they hiked nearly nine miles, the kids happily collapsed into bed after showers to watch Star Wars Rebels and dream pixie dust dreams.
I hopped onto my iPhone to use My Disney Experience to book a little more magic for our next day at Epcot, a decision Chris would soon regret but led to memories I won't give up for anything!
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This is Part 10 of an Ongoing Trip Report "The Three Mousekateers." Additional sections will be found on the Trip Reports page after they are posted!
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| She's not afraid of any DINOSAUR! |
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| First thumbs down of the trip... |
But neither kid like the falafel. They found the spicing too hot and both ended up eating my hummus and veggies instead. (Both kids are accustomed to spicy Mexican, spicy Cajun and enjoy wasabi with their sushi.) I liked it but agreed that it is quite spicy.
We ended up sharing a picnic table with another family and getting to chat a bit as the sun warmed us up. Jacket tucked into my backpack, we headed over to Meet Disney Pals at the Adventurer's Outpost courtesy of FastPass+.
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| Meeting Mickey! |
At Animal Kingdom, that means we hit the Boneyard.
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| At the Dig Site |
After a while (and yet more badges), we headed back toward Africa. Enjoying a quick Mickey pretzel for an afternoon snack, we thankfully headed over to the FastPass+ queue for Kilimanjaro Safaris, bypassing the enormous line.
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| Masai and Reticulated giraffes roaming together on the safari. |
We headed out to the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail for a few last minute badges. In all honesty, I had only set aside about an hour for Wilderness Explorers in our planning, so we missed a ton of other things in the kids' relentless pursuit of badges. Thankfully we stuck to our safari time, as that turned out to be the only badge that required riding a ride.
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| Earning their Hiking Badge. |
The kids needed to sit for a while after all of the hiking up and around the Pangani trails, so we headed over to the Festival of the Lion King. By the "late" hour of 4:45pm, everyone needed some dinner. Tamu Tamu, situated just at the juncture of the bridge from Discovery Island to Africa, seemed oddly quiet for late afternoon. The menu of chicken and vegetable curries might not appeal to most kids, but Kylee was thrilled.
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| Vegetable curry at Tamu Tamu Refreshments is very mild. |
I was thrilled to discover
Christopher, after his disapproval of lunch, opted for the safe sounding "kid's snack box" containing a Dannon yogurt, apple slices, carrot sticks, Goldfish, an apple cinnamon granola bar and a milk.
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| Vacation is a "dessert first" life! |
The badge stations closed.
After lingering at the Oasis, the kids voted to say "Kwaherini" which means, "Go Well!" to our new friends from the Animal Kingdom.
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| The Tree of Life |
I hopped onto my iPhone to use My Disney Experience to book a little more magic for our next day at Epcot, a decision Chris would soon regret but led to memories I won't give up for anything!
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This is Part 10 of an Ongoing Trip Report "The Three Mousekateers." Additional sections will be found on the Trip Reports page after they are posted!
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