Happy anniversary to us!
We feel good today after our early evening and getting a good night's rest.
We got up and going fairly early and headed out to the
Animal Kingdom Park.
First
we saw the Festival of the Lion King show. It was held in a round venue
much like a large circus tent. Seating was available almost all the way
around the circular stage. It was a high energy show filled with
song, dance, and acrobatics and it was interesting how the stage always had
performers facing out in all directions so that the entire audience was involved
at all times.
We also enjoyed watching the 3D movie, "It's Tough to be a Bug". It's
filmed from a bug's perspective and was quite humorous. It' was also
interesting in that they used smells in this theater to add reality to the show.
When the stink bug sprayed, you knew it!

There
were rides. We took a safari in a Jeep, rode through a jungle river in a
raft, and took a train around the park. One Part of this place is like an
zoo except that the people are in "cages" (rafts, trains, and Jeeps) instead of
the animals. It's a different way to see the animals.
The
other part of this place is animal shows. If you're familiar with Sea
World in San Diego, CA, then it's like a jungle version of that. We saw a
bird show, a snake show, crocodiles, etc. We had a good time.
For
our anniversary dinner, we decided to use our coupons for Planet Hollywood that
we received as part of our package. Neither of us had ever been to Planet
Hollywood before so we figured we'd give it a try. Although not quite as
bad as the Rain Forest Cafe, it wasn't the most pleasant dining experience.
It's a huge sphere, completely wide open. There were large television
monitors all over the place playing music videos. The noise was just about
unbearable. Definitely a place for the younger generation. It didn't
really suit us old folks that just wanted to have a quiet dinner.