Animal Kingdom - October 3

Wanted to get out the door and into Animal Kingdom early to get on the Safari ride and Pangani Forest before the animals called it nap time. The girls struggled to get up and Annabelle didn't really want to eat anything but since we did so good a few days earlier of getting something in their tummies I made her eat some cinnamon roll again. On the bus ride to Animal Kingdom she started looking really pale and complained of a stomach ache. We kept saying she was hungry but gave her a Tums to settle her stomach.

We entered the park and as I was getting the backpack looked through I spied Nate and Annabelle over by a bush and sure enough Annabelle threw up. Shortly after that she got her color back and said she was fine so we went got fast passes for the River Rapids (the girls wanted to get their faces painted so we thoght we'd do the wet ride first) and made our way to the safari. We also wandered to Pangani Trail at which point Annabelle started clutching her stomach again. We were about to embark on the train to Rafiki's Planet Watch when Annabelle and I decided to head back to the room ut she pulled through and said she was fine. We made it the Planet watch and th girls met Pocohontas, Rafiki and Jiminy Cricket. Back on the train Annabelle didn't look so well and threw up shortly after we got off.

Nate and Josie stayed at Animal Kingdom and I am here keeping an eye on Annabelle who is sound asleep at the moment. It stinks she is not feeling well and I can't decide whether she may have a stomach bug or is suffering from a heat stroke. It is 90+ degrees here and there is a huge temperature fluctation going from the hot outside into air conditioned attractions that sometimes the body can't regulate so quickly. We'll see how she's feels in a little bit and we may hit Blizzard Beach this afternoon for an hour if she is up to it. If not we'll just chill out by the pool the rest of the day.

ATTRACTIONS
Kilamanjaro Safaris
Pangani Forest Expedition
Wildlife Express Train
Affection Section petting zoo
Conservation Station - met characters and saw a procedure done on a macaw at the vet
Kali River Rapids

WHAT I'VE LEARNED
* Cast Members smile even when you tell them that your daughter threw up all over the walkway. They just get out their pixie dust and spread it over the crime scene
* People have no problem telling you what a pussy you are for wearing a rain poncho when going on the Kali River Rapids ride. I look at them and smile at least I look like a normal person strolling through the park and they are drenched from head to toe and standing bow legged because they are so chafed from walking with wet jeans on
* Animal Kingdom is our favorite park and I could just hang out there all day and look at all of the detailing that they've put into the place.