After 3 full days at Disney parks we spent the rest of our week splashing around in the amazing pool at the resort. The kiddie pool was too perfect. There was a small 3 ft deep pool with splash features and a full blown jungle gym/ slide/climbing equipment right next to it. Preston found a (girl) friend the first day and never left the pool the entire time we were there. He's such a water kid! Phia and Bentley were in and out and Olivia is going to be just like Preston...she never wanted to get out! She was jumping off the edge with full confidence like she'd been swimming for years. We also have family in Orlando so they spent one afternoon with us poolside then we all went back to the room for snacks and cocktails. Phia was very excited to meet a new cousin(Hannah) who is 12 and told us she wished Hannah was her big sister. We had so much fun at the pool with the kiddies!
This park is amazing! We had no idea what to expect but so many friends told us this was a "must" so we did it. The Safari(which we had a fast pass for of course) was unreal. On the way to our safari the kids got wilderness explorer maps. All throughout the park were pitstops where they learned about different animals and got "badges" for their explorer maps. In the map was a page to circle each animal they encountered throughout the day which they all got really into! The live shows were unreal. We saw Lion King Live and Finding Nemo Live which both felt like full blown productions! We then had a fast pass to meet Mickey and Minnie and ended our day in "Africa" eating dinner at the Tusker House(one of our many dinner reservations made an entire month in advance!). This was a very special night for the kids. All the Disney restaurants we ate at had "character experiences" built in which is why reservations are needed. This night we took pictures with Mickey, Minnie and all their friends. And at the end of our meal they took all the kids around the restaurant for a conga dance! We were so tired when we walked in for dinner and by the end the kids were so pumped up from all the dancing. Such a fun park. We could definitely spend another entire day here.
