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There are people you want to go to a park with and there are those you go once and will never do it again. Bev and Dan are troopers and are welcome to any theme park in the future. Park people are unique in that you have to understand that notion of lines. You have to be entertaining and able to have conversations with all people in the group. There is nothing worse than people who won't talk in line or those who bitch and moan about the length of a line. Silly pictures are also a must. See examples below. Who would have guessed that someone (Bev) was dreaming of a certain French waiter pouring chocolate sauce (with an accent please) over her derrier!
Animal Kingdom 
We began Day Two of our adventure at the Animal Kingdom. Rumors that Expedition Everest, the new rollercoaster that goes both forward and backward and gets attacked by a Yeti, was having a soft opening was reason enough to charge the gates at 8:00 in the morning. Of course, the guard had to question us why we were not at Daytona. Being lame, I pointed to Bev and blamed it on her! Had I been thinking, I could have pulled off the "so you can afford your single-wide!" On second thought, it is probably better that I kept my mouth shut.
I think visually, Animal Kingdom is my favorite park. The foliage, the theming, the attractions, everything just feels like it's been there a long time and that a lot of thought went into making each corner a new adventure. We got to ride Everest three times before calling it quits, went on a safari and saw a baby elephant playing like a puppy with a slightly older baby elephant! It was so adorable. We also had the pleasure of riding on a wild mouse type rollercoaster that allowed for four people to ride in the same car and spun as it went around the track. Kind of like the tilt-o-whirl on tracks. Well, Bev and Dan squeezed in to their half of the car and Frank and I folded in on top of each. We started spinning and started laughing. Good times.
Animal Kingdom does not have the same caliber or number of attractions that can be found at the other parks but it is catching up and definately worth a half day. Since the Magic Kingdom was open until midnight, we had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe before heading over to the second park of the day. I would mention where we parked ... but I've been told that I can't keep secrets. Let me just say that even though we had paid for parking ... our cars were in potential jeapardy all day, though Bev swore there wouldn't be an issue.
Magic Kingdom
We walked to the main gates and Dan ran off to get a haircut. I don't remember much, aside from pictures and early movies dad made of Disney World in the 70's. The funny thing is that unlike the original Disneyland, and some would say the best park, many of the original attractions are still in tact. Country Bears? Still here and in the original condition. Who doesn't want to hear "a great big pud...dle ... of ba-lood on the ground." Rapture. It's a small world. Still there. Wheel of progress ... jump on board. The Thunder Mountain Railroad is excellent and their Splash Mountain actually tells the full story of Brer Rabbit.
Needless to say, it was a full day and Bev and Dan, while good sports, politely said, "We're theme parked out." For a couple of locals, they held in for the long haul. We had a good time and made arrangements for breakfast at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, another excellent recommendation. After they left, we raced to Tomorrowland for the last of our riding adventures, then secured a good spot for the fireworks. It was a fun filled day at the happiest place on earth and I'm thankful that I got to share them with my partner and such great friends.
The Firework Finale at the Magic Kingdom
