Disney World! Day 2 Magic Kingdom and the Hoop De Doo Revue

We started our day in the Animal Kingdom as it was opening an hour before all the other parks and we figured that we could rope drop Flight of Passage. By the time we go there, though, the line kept going and going until we were in the next land over--Africa. When we finally got to the end of the line, we decided that it wasn't worth the wait. So we continued on past Africa and into Asia to ride Expedition Everest.

With the crowd waiting to get on Flight of Passage, the rest of the park was remarkably empty.

We also took the opportunity to go on the Safari ride. I have read suggestions that the best time to see the animals were in the morning or evening. This lion didn't disappoint. Not quite roaring--but definitely making his presence known.

We hopped on over to the Magic Kingdom after a quick breakfast.

One of the new things that DW introduced since I last visited was The Muppets Presents... Great Moments in History. It takes place in Liberty Square at certain times of the day. If you can, please take time to check it out.

Getting reservations to Be Our Guest was a priority for me. I've wanted to check it out since New Fantasyland opened but you can't go in without a reservation. We went for lunch and I had the braised pork with mashed potatoes and green beans. If you need a filling lunch that will last the day, that would be it! However, now that I've been there and checked it out, I probably won't be going back any time soon. 

Sibling story time!

Wrapping up the evening with Dumbo.

I have always wanted to check out the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue--a dinner show at the Fort Wilderness Resort. As a Christmas present, they bought me dinner. It was a small crowd that evening so we managed to get upgraded to closer to the stage.

The food was meh with the exception of the strawberry short cake--that was first rate. It was all about the show and that was thoroughly enjoyable. I've got some other things I want to check out first but I would definitely go back.

All the parks had closed by the time the show was over so they provided busses to make sure we could get back to our own resorts. Usually, you have to go back to a park for a connecting bus. Unfortunately, our bus driver hit something on the way so we had to stop at Coronado Springs for a while. We weren't able to get back to our room until midnight but we got a fast pass out of it.