Marlon's mom (Angie) and sister (Trina) arrived yesterday from St. Joseph, Missouri for a 10 day visit. We decided the first park we would take them to was Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.
Here's daughter and mother now.
Here are some egrets. Egrets are often also known as herons.
The Tree of Life is the focal point of The Animal Kingdom.
There are over three hundred carved images of animals on the exterior of The Tree of Life. How many can you find?
The 3-D film It's A Bug's Life is shown continuously inside The Tree of Life. If you get a chance to see it, be prepared for a few surprises.
After viewing The Tree of Life and It's A Bug's Life we headed for Dinoland.
While in Dinoland, be sure to ride Dinosaur! Dinosaur! takes you aboard a time traveling land rover to view several different species of dinosaurs. Hang on...it will be a bumpy ride!
We found this mother and daughter hanging around on our way to the Kilimanjaro Safaris. It might be mother and son or perhaps brother and sister.
And this guy was just lounging around.
And these guys were just standing around. Although these unique animals HAVE been taught to write their names in autograph books handed to them by little kids.
The Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction features common African animals such as antelope.
Zebras can usually be found taking in some sun.
It's neat to see all the animals, including this giraffe, roaming around together in the same area. Gee, like a safari!
This bird was holding up our Safari vehicle by slowly strolling in front of us down the road.
While riding the Wildlife Express Train later in the day, we learned that most of the animals, including this rhino, are led back to their cages at the end of every day. A few, such as the alligators and flying birds, are not removed from the attraction every evening.
The Kilimanjaro Safari and the rest of our visit to Animal Kingdom will continue in the following entry.
To be continued...
January 25, 2008
January 16, 2008
Pleasure Island
Tonight we decided to visit Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney.
Pleasure Island is a nighttime venue featuring several different themed nightclubs.
The first one we visited was Mannequins Dance Palace.
Mannequins hung from the walls and the rafters.
8 Trax is always a fun place with the hits of both the '70s and the '80s.
The Adventurers Club is part-nightclub part-comedy club and will prove to be a unique experience for everyone.
Outside The World of Disney Store, Marlon posed with this family made of Legos.
The Rock 'n Roll Beach Club is the Pleasure Island destination for live music. Unfortunately, it will be closing February 3, 2008 with no future plans for the location announced as of yet.
Here is a very brief video of the interior of Motion.Motion features a rotating dance floor.
BET SoundStage Club is a 2-story club featuring the lastest hip-hop and R&B.
The Comedy Warehouse is an improv club featuring several shows nightly. Along the lines of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, this club is known to have long lines waiting for the show.
To see more of Pleasure Island, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/pleasure-island/ .
To be continued...
Pleasure Island is a nighttime venue featuring several different themed nightclubs.
The first one we visited was Mannequins Dance Palace.
Mannequins hung from the walls and the rafters.
8 Trax is always a fun place with the hits of both the '70s and the '80s.
The Adventurers Club is part-nightclub part-comedy club and will prove to be a unique experience for everyone.
Outside The World of Disney Store, Marlon posed with this family made of Legos.
The Rock 'n Roll Beach Club is the Pleasure Island destination for live music. Unfortunately, it will be closing February 3, 2008 with no future plans for the location announced as of yet.
Here is a very brief video of the interior of Motion.Motion features a rotating dance floor.
BET SoundStage Club is a 2-story club featuring the lastest hip-hop and R&B.
The Comedy Warehouse is an improv club featuring several shows nightly. Along the lines of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, this club is known to have long lines waiting for the show.
To see more of Pleasure Island, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/pleasure-island/ .
To be continued...
January 14, 2008
Fantasyland at The Magic Kingdom
Time to visit The Magic Kingdom again...this time we will go to Fantasyland.
In Fantasyland, we find Snow White's Scary Adventure. Luckily, in the end, Snow White gets her Prince Charming.
It's A Small World had a small line...the wait time was only 10 minutes for the boat ride featuring children from around the world.
Next, we were off into Neverland on Peter Pan's Flight.
Will Wendy have to walk the plank?
Captain Hook gets his just rewards in the end.
In Fantasyland we happened upon Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. They were visiting with their friend, Darby, from Playhouse Disney.
Marlon stops in front of props depicted from Alice in Wonderland.
Time to experience The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in our very own hunny pot. This ride replaced Mr. Toad's Wild Ride several years ago.
These are the stars of the ride.
Once again, the focal point of The Magic Kingdom...Cinderella's Castle.
Experience It's A Small World first hand (kind of) in this video.
For more pictures of The Magic Kingdom, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/magickingdomjanuary/ .
To be continued...
In Fantasyland, we find Snow White's Scary Adventure. Luckily, in the end, Snow White gets her Prince Charming.
It's A Small World had a small line...the wait time was only 10 minutes for the boat ride featuring children from around the world.
Next, we were off into Neverland on Peter Pan's Flight.
Will Wendy have to walk the plank?
Captain Hook gets his just rewards in the end.
In Fantasyland we happened upon Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. They were visiting with their friend, Darby, from Playhouse Disney.
Marlon stops in front of props depicted from Alice in Wonderland.
Time to experience The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in our very own hunny pot. This ride replaced Mr. Toad's Wild Ride several years ago.
These are the stars of the ride.
Once again, the focal point of The Magic Kingdom...Cinderella's Castle.
Experience It's A Small World first hand (kind of) in this video.
For more pictures of The Magic Kingdom, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/magickingdomjanuary/ .
To be continued...
January 9, 2008
Return to Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Part 2
Now we are heading in to see what exotic animals await us here at Cypress Gardens Adventure Park's Nature's Way.
Vanna points the way.
What is this? This is Nature?
"When Radios Were Radios" is a neat collection of antique radio equipment located in Nature's Way.
This is a not-so-antique goat, probably of the African Pygmy variety.
Lemurs doing what they do best.
This Coatimundi took time out from its busy schedule to pose for us.
This is a marmoset. He was quite a little thing...about 8 to 10 inches tall.
Remember the Wallaby Squash? It was a carbonated lemony soda which only lasted in the soda wars from 1976-1980.
Anyway, here's Bennett's Wallaby. We don't know who Bennett is, but this animal is similar to the kangaroo. Hopefully we'll get a better view of it in the future.
This seagull just got finished taking his bath.
Reeve's Muntjac tries to figure out how we got up there. We don't know who Reeve is either.
This one IS an antique. This is an American Alligator named Tarzan. He is currently 77 years old and makes his home at Cypress Gardens.
He is a retired actor, having been miscast as Cheetah...er...a crocodile in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies of the 1930's.
Here's the miniature Loch Ness Monster of Lake Eloise.
Marlon put together a brief video of Cypress Gardens on this visit. Here it is.
For more pictures of this visit to Cypress Gardens, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/cypressgardensjanua-1/ .
To be continued...
Vanna points the way.
What is this? This is Nature?
"When Radios Were Radios" is a neat collection of antique radio equipment located in Nature's Way.
This is a not-so-antique goat, probably of the African Pygmy variety.
Lemurs doing what they do best.
This Coatimundi took time out from its busy schedule to pose for us.
This is a marmoset. He was quite a little thing...about 8 to 10 inches tall.
Remember the Wallaby Squash? It was a carbonated lemony soda which only lasted in the soda wars from 1976-1980.
Anyway, here's Bennett's Wallaby. We don't know who Bennett is, but this animal is similar to the kangaroo. Hopefully we'll get a better view of it in the future.
This seagull just got finished taking his bath.
Reeve's Muntjac tries to figure out how we got up there. We don't know who Reeve is either.
This one IS an antique. This is an American Alligator named Tarzan. He is currently 77 years old and makes his home at Cypress Gardens.
He is a retired actor, having been miscast as Cheetah...er...a crocodile in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies of the 1930's.
Here's the miniature Loch Ness Monster of Lake Eloise.
Marlon put together a brief video of Cypress Gardens on this visit. Here it is.
For more pictures of this visit to Cypress Gardens, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/january/cypressgardensjanua-1/ .
To be continued...
Return to Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Part 1
We decided to return to Cypress Gardens today to see some of the park we had missed the first visit.
Here's a quick view of Topiary Trail as we walk toward the botanical gardens.
A swan...
A duck...
A waterfall...
Pictures of the Cypress Gardens Botanical Gardens.
A bridge spans a babbling brook...
Don't drink out of the babbling brook.
The cypress trees from which Cypress Gardens gets its name.
The huge 70 year old banyan tree of Cypress Gardens.
As promised in the prior blog, today we rode the Sunshine Sky Adventure. This is the only panoramic tower in North & South America.
The platform rises 16 stories into the air and revolves 360 degrees for a spectacular view of the park and the surrounding area.
See the next blog for the zoo section of the park.
To be continued...
Here's a quick view of Topiary Trail as we walk toward the botanical gardens.
A swan...
A duck...
A waterfall...
Pictures of the Cypress Gardens Botanical Gardens.
A bridge spans a babbling brook...
Don't drink out of the babbling brook.
The cypress trees from which Cypress Gardens gets its name.
The huge 70 year old banyan tree of Cypress Gardens.
As promised in the prior blog, today we rode the Sunshine Sky Adventure. This is the only panoramic tower in North & South America.
The platform rises 16 stories into the air and revolves 360 degrees for a spectacular view of the park and the surrounding area.
See the next blog for the zoo section of the park.
To be continued...
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