The DeLorme Family: Disney Day 6

On Thursday, we were off to Animal Kingdom. We all really enjoy this park and we all couldn't wait to see the new Pandora Land. We started the morning bright and early like usual. We had some time before the park opened, so we took a lot of pictures with the photo pass photographers.

Chilly morning

Where did these guys come from?

Waiting for the park to open

Prettiest niece in the world

We headed straight over to Expedition Everest. It's one of everyone's favorite roller coasters. Since there was no line, we rode three times in a row. It was great!

Ashlyn being silly

Dawson looked a little nervous

Like most Disney rides, it dumps you in a gift shop when you exit. Joey decided he had to have this yeti.

Emmy and mommy. You can't tell, but my shirt said "Disney is My Happy Place"

After our roller coaster rides, we headed over to Dinoland. Gracie and Joey went on the Triceratops Spin ride. All the kids went over to the dinosaur playground and played for a bit. They had a great time digging for bones.

Love their shirts

Just digging for bones

After the kids got some play time, it was time for our Dinosaur fast passes. Gracie had never ridden before. There is a part that is a little intense, but of course it didn't phase Gracie a bit. She's a brave one!

After Dinosaur, we were ready for some lunch. I had heard that the new quick service restaurant in Pandora was excellent. We decided to give it a try. We got there early, so it wasn't busy yet. The food was incredible and we all agreed it was one of our favorite quick service restaurants in Disney World. Here are some pictures we took around Pandora.

Here was my lunch bowl. Looks weird, but it was so good. Our lunch even came with green beer.

Lunch time

After lunch, it was finally time for the fast pass we had all been waiting for: Flights of Passage. Flights of Passage is the most popular ride in all of Disney World and the fast passes are really hard to get. We had a fast pass for Gracie, but she wasn't tall enough to ride. So, Ashlyn got to ride twice which she was very excited for. While most everyone rode, Joey and I walked around with the girls. Gracie was a little bummed she couldn't ride, so we got her a special drink that cheered her right up.

Emmy fell asleep, so she wasn't in any pictures with us.

After the first group rode, it was Joey, Ashlyn, and my turn to ride. It was the coolest ride in the world. It was unlike anything I had ever ridden. I could have ridden it over and over.

After we explored Pandora, we went over to ride It's Tough to Be a Bug.

Emmy practicing her walking with sissy

Emmy and Ashlyn have a very special bond. Ashlyn is like her mini mom.

We spent so much time at Pandora, that we were ready for some dinner. We ate at Flame Tree BBQ which is always one of our favorite quick service restaurants. It was delicious as usual.

I love this quote and even hung it in my classroom.

After dinner, we decided that we had ridden pretty much everything we wanted to at Animal Kingdom. We really wanted to ride the safari, but the wait was like 90 minutes. We decided to leave and go to the other parks. Joey, my mom, and the little girls headed back to the hotel. We took a bus to Hollywood Studios. The Leones decided to go into the park and ride the Slinky Dog roller coaster because the wait was pretty short. My dad, Dawson, and I took a boat back to the hotel. It was fun to finally get to ride the Friendship boat.

Looking at the boat window

We went back to the Beach Club and and got Gracie. We decided to walk over to Epcot for some dessert and fireworks. We went to the France bistro and head some wonderful desserts.