Fly Me to the Moon

18,754 or 8.16 miles today walking around DisneyWorld. We got up at 6:00 and took the bus to Animal Kingdom at 7:00. Today that park opened an hour early for resort guests. We walked directly to the Pandora - World of Avatar section and the ride Flight of Passage. This is the hottest ride at Disney and we waited in line over an hour. I loved it and thought it was just terrific. You sit on vehicles that look like small motorcycles with no wheels. Then a screen is in front of you with a fabulous movie and the vehicle moves up and down and you feel like you are riding. It is a great adventure with beautiful scenery.

Next we went on the Navi River ride and it is like Small World and not worth the wait. We stopped to see a Macaw show with many colorful birds flying in and landing on perches. These small shows and bits of action around the Disney Parks are the best entertainment.

Also saw a giant Turkey Vulture.

Last visit in that park was It’s Tough to be a Bug. This interactive movie is under the beautiful Tree of Life. Just waiting in line is a treat seeing all the animals carved into the tree.

On the way out we passed a Giant Anteater pacing in his habitat.

Also some beautiful Roseate Spoonbills and rare White Spoonbills along with Black Swans and other wading birds and ducks.

We bused over to Epcot for the remainder of our day. We had lunch and relaxed for a while The we walked and took a boat over to the American Pavilion to see their patriotic show hosted by animatronic figures Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin. First we were treated to some top notch barbershop style singing. Afterwards we got seats in a large amphitheater where two Disney stars from Broadway's Lion King performed. For dinner I had a special donut shaped Sushi - part of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts.

Now we had some time for dinner before using our FastPass for our favorite ride Soarin. This movie has been redone to show locations around the world. Love Epcot and now time to go back to the hotel and catch the fireworks from our balcony.