Wild Animal Kingdom   (15:39:00)
You can find pictures here: http://www.harmlesslion.com/gallery/wildanimalpark

I can take a quick moment to talk about the parks.

Neither one really matched my expectations. DisneyWorld is surprisingly similar to DisneyLand... except that most of the rides seem to be significantly shorter! I think it boils down to underground - a lot of DisneyLand is underground. Here in Florida, it's swampland, you can't dig as deep or as much. The park itself, if it's larger, doesn't feel much more so, and honestly I think DisneyWorld Magic Kingdom is pretty much little DisneyLand. ;) Still, it was enjoyable, the parades were very good, the fireworks are cool and I need to get back with a tripod some night, and it was fun.

Wild Animal Kingdom was also strange. The emphasis was on effect more than the animals, and so unlike a zoo there were not as many places as I'd like to get good animal photos - as a result there are very few above. You can't even see the lions except on the Safari, which is an enjoyable if somewhat bizarre truck ride. I got no good pics of the lions as you whip past fairly quickly. The road is a paved road built to resemble a bumpy dirt road - somewhat baffling and frustrating for good photography. However, the Mt Everest roller coaster is insanely good -- I gave myself a headache shouting on that one (which dampened the rest of the day ;) ).

It rained a fair bit both days, though we didn't have too much trouble from it. It stayed very warm even through the rain, and the heat quite honestly left me nearly exhausted.

I've got a season pass, so I can still check out the Disney Hollywood park and Epcot whenever, as well as entertain visitors there. ;)

In terms of fatigue and the like, I've been on the go quite a while now. I haven't had more than 2 or 3 good sleeps since I left for BC some 6 weeks ago now, and I've still got Anthrocon this weekend. For anyone looking for appearances of Tursi, I'll be appearing in my room doing my one-man show, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Likely All Day Too.

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