I was visiting my blogging buddy Heidi over at ReviewsbyHeidi and she has a post about her family's upcoming trip to Disney...and specifically about Animal Kingdom.  She wanted people to share their Animal Kingdom pictures, favorite things - just anything Animal Kingdom related.   So I thought I would participate and share a few of my favorite pics...now AK probably isn't my favorite Disney park, but there are a few things that I enjoy about it.  We actually haven't been to Animal Kingdom in a few years not since our annual passes expired (we live a 1/2 hour from Disney)...maybe someday we'll be in a better financial place to have passes again...until then going to Disney is on rare special occasions!   So the following pictures are from a couple years ago!

One of my favorite AK attractions - the TIGERS!!!  They are so beautiful...I am in awe that God made such magnificent creatures!

and then I think of the humor he must have had when making creatures like the Hippo!  Doesn't this one look like he's smiling 

And even tho this next pic is one of Bridgette's favorites...getting her face painted!  Isn't she the cutest! This was taken in Dec of 2005...she was 9 1/2 at the time!

Other AK favorites for me are...The Festival of the Lion King,  eating breakfast at the Rainforest Cafe (although I don't have to go to AK to do this...there's one in Downtown Disney too!) and at the top of my list would probably have to be Expedition Everest...because I am a total THRILL ride junkie!  

As far as tips go...make sure you plan your route...There is a whole lot of walking to be done at AK...and it branches out in a star pattern, so you have to come back to the center most of the time to go to another section of the park (wear good walking shoes!!!).  Get FastPasses if you can for the popular stuff.  Know that it's very difficult to take pictures on Kilamanjaro Safari.  Don't take little kids on the Dinosaur ride...especially if they are at all timid...we made this mistake on our trip in 2001, when Bridgette was only 5 1/2...she was scared out of her mind, and was unsure of almost every ride after that...always saying "I don't know about this ride mommy"  And if it's the least bit hot...make sure you drink lots of fluid...water is good, but powerade or gatorade are better - you want to keep from getting dehydrated (we made this mistake too!)

Be sure to hop on over to Heidi's blog (click link above) and see what other Disney goodies she has in her Destination Disney post!  And don't forget to leave us comments...we love them!

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You captured some wonderful pictures here, but my favorite is the face paint. How fun is that?!
Great tips! Thanks so much for sharing your Disney fun with me!!!