Magical Memories

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It was our second park day, and we opted to spend the morning at Animal Kingdom. We analyzed the park maps of all four parks and we decided that Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom had the most to offer a toddler.
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Our first ride at Animal Kingdom was Triceratop Spin, which is very similar to Dumbo. It wasn't crowded at all and we walked right on the ride. The operator even let us stay on and ride again - a few times in a row! It was a real treat, but when we were done, we were done!

As we were getting ready to go to lunch, we passed the trail where Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger were greeting all the guests. We took a peek and there was no line, so we decided to take a chance and see how Wesley would react to them. As you can see, Wesley was a little shy at first. He warmed up to Pooh and then we met up with Eeyore. By the time he saw Tigger, he was IN LOVE! He didn't want to leave them. But in the end we headed off to lunch with very little protest. It was so heartwarming to watch him interact with them and was one of the highlights of our trip.

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We took the train ride over to Rafiki's Planet Watch, where we went to a petting zoo. But the real fun was playing peek-a-boo with Jimminy Cricket. Those characters! They are so great with the kids!

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Before heading to lunch, we hung out at the Dinoland Boneyard, a toddler play area where they can run around and be kids. Wesley was digging the slides! Then we had lunch at The Rainforest Cafe and then went back to our resort for nap time.

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He slept like a rock after all that activity! We spent the afternoon relaxing at the pool and later had dinner at the Mara food court. It was another great day! But we were really looking forward to having some company the next day...