2017 Holiday - Day 10 - Animal Kingdom & EPCOT

It was up early this morning and into a Minnie Cab in order to get us to Animal Kingdom so Clare and Matthew could rope drop Flight of Passage (the Avatar ride). We were in the line by 7.15am. They started to let us in around 7.30 and Clare and Matthew were in the queue and then riding before 8am (the official park opening due to it being an Extra Magic Hour day). They then got off that ride and did Na'vi River Journey. During all this I had gone to Creature Comforts (a disguised Starbucks) for breakfast. I had one of their breakfast sandwiches (gluten free of course) and a coffee and then a wander round Pandora to take some pictures.

Three hour line for Flight of Passage

The line for Starucks!

Once together again, we headed off for a Kilimanjaro Safari where we saw pretty much all the wildlife of the reserve. We were extremely lucky to see so many different animals.

Matthew wanted to see the tiger again so we went on the Maharajah Jungle Trail and also did the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. The latter was very busy and whilst it was good to see the gorillas and other animals, it was a bit of a fight to get from one set of animals to the next.

Hippo being 'cleaned' by lots of fish!

Clare stopped at Yak and Yeti quick service and had the Honey Chicken, which she enjoyed very much. We then headed to Na'vi River Journey again - so I could ride it with the Fast Pass we had. I can't say I was that impressed with it - certainly wouldn't be worth standing in line for hours. Alright with a Fast Pass - wouldn't bother again. It was a bit boring to be honest.

I wanted to get an Omission (gluten free) beer and the only place we'd seen it was at Terra Treats - a stall not far from Pandora. However, on arrival, they only had hard cider - which everywhere in Disney World has. Not sure why they had run out, or why nowhere on property stocks gluten free beer, but it was disappointing.nonetheless.

We took the bus back to the resort and had a rest before heading back to Beaches & Cream - the cool diner we liked previously. We had the same server (Brittany) which was great as she was super friendly and she remembered all out likes and dislikes as well - which was incredible considering how many people must go through that restaurant! I had the excellent burger again (GF of course) asn did Matthew and Clare had the Patty Melt. I finished with the GF brownie with hot chocolate sauce and ice cream and Clare and Matthew had shakes. We washed it all down with Cherry Coke (Clare had Raspberry Coke). It was as good as always - and we may well go back again before we leave!

Clare and I went for a walk round EPCOT. She finished her Remy rat hunt and got a nice keyring for her troubles. We went to a couple of the pavilions, including China where we saw an exhibition on Disneyland Shanghai. It was raining fairly heavily and by the time we got back to the hotel, we were pretty wet! We got changed and headed for the lounge for a couple of drinks and some nibbles. Then it was Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune and Dancing With The Stars.