Jambo! Welcome to Disney's fourth Central Florida gate Animal Kingdom.

At this huge, well designed park you will find what I think is the best attraction in the park, the Kilimanjaro Safaris.

You board huge jeeps for this 2 week trek into Harambe Reserve (well it really is only 30 minutes or so not two weeks, but we can imagine right). This ride is not on a track and not automated, your drive/tour guide/lion tamer actually drives the jeep trough this 100 acre attraction.

100 acres, you can fit the entire Magic Kingdom into the Kilimanjaro Safari with room to spare, that is how big this attraction is.

Your driver will point out various wildlife around every turn, from Rhinos, to Giraffes to Thomson Gazelle. All right there to for you to see. You pass by pride rock where you can steal a glimpse of the King and Queen of the jungle the Kopje Lions.

But there is a story in this ride also. The ranger of the Reserve is worried about poachers and needs your help finding them. Part of this ride will take you over rickety bridges, and zoomin g past pools filled with Crocks, and not to spoil it, but you save the day!

Do not miss this what ever you do. It is worth admission just to see this very well done attraction. You really feel like your in Africa, and you feel like the animals have the run of the place. But the only downfall is that the Lions are hard to see, because they spend 23 hours of the day sleeping. So ride it a few times and maybe you will get lucky. Many times people are just happy to see a tail wagging or a foot sticking up.

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I have to say to you all that I am sorry.

I have been so busy at work and have neglected this blog.

I have some amazing posts coming up so stay tuned.

Thank you,
Angelo

I know the economy is hanging over all of our head right now. But We should be thinking about our summer trips, before all of the good cabins, berths, hotel rooms are gone.

So lets get started.

Email me and together we can make a trip for you this summer that will not put a deent in your wallet.

I have to say that I have not seen Kim Possible in quite some time. My daughter loved her when she was 5-6, but her interest dropped off when the Show's time changed on Summer. We then started watching a little yellow sponge and have not looked back. But putting that aside, I have always thought that Kim Possible was well drawn, written and voice acted. She is a strong teen ager, a girl and a role model. Smart, funny, strong and talented. Just what girls need these days. Now she comes to Epcot Center.

You can search Google all you want and you will see a lot of Disney Fans putting this attraction down, why you say because they cannot stand Characters in Epcot. Epcot was supposed to be the park that Disney built, and also the one that they did not thrust all of the characters in your face all of the time. Circe 1985 till 1990 you could not find a Disney character in Epcot, except for a few meet and greets.

Times change. And Epcot is all about change isn't it. Things evolve and we have to embrace the change right?

I have to tell you that I heard the same Critisism about Epcot that we all did. It is boring, If I wanted to learn I would have gone to school on my vacation. Been there done that. I for one have always loved this park and will always love it. And The Kim Possible World Showcase Challenge entertains and teaches us, plus it uses state of the art tech, something Epcot is famous for.

So here is the deal. You go to a recruitment center, right now there is one in Inoventions, one on the Walkway from the Fountain of Nations to World Showcase. You go up to a screen and swipe you ticket. You will then get a fast pass like ticket that will tell you when and where to muster for your next mission.

You will then get a flip type cell phone and some instructions from a cast member. Then your off. The mission me and my daughter did was France. I think there is 8 in total right now (France, UK, Mexico, China, Germany, Norway, Italy, and Morroco). It is simple. The phone will come on and Wade (Kim's tech buddy) will tell you where to go, sometimes he will even give you a photo to where you should go. You go there and your phone will activate a set piece. Like an attenta will pop up out of a light in a window, or you see a monkey rise out of a lagoon. You figure out what is going on and how to complete your mission, there is a finale, usually something unique, and your done. Each mission can take from 20-30 minutes. You then drop the cell phone in cleverly discized drop boxes in the country your doing the mission in.

All in all it was fun and my daughter loved it. This is pure Disney Magic. An attraction that moves at your own pace, that you control, that you participate in. Not something you ride or shoot at, but something that you live (sort-of). Anything that gets kids interested in Epcot is good in my book.

So the next time your in Epcot, give Kim a chance, she will not disapoint.

Email me for more information or to book a fabulous Disney trip of your own. bonbontravel@bellsouth.net