My son, Jason, just returned from a trip to South Africa and Tanzania. Among the many adventurous things he did (largest bungee jump in world, climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro, great white shark diving, for example) was to go on a safari. Well, John and I were not to be outdone! We went on a safari also -- at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando! Not quite like the real thing, obviously, but they did a fair job of making it seem real as we bounced along in their safari jeep, seeing tigers, elephants, zebras, wildebeasts, flamingos, rhinos.
We didn't take days to climb a mountain like Jason did, but we did go on the "Mt Everest Express" rollercoaster. We saw the signs warning about being in good health before going. We noticed there were no other senior citizens in line either, but we'd already braved the River Rapids where we'd gotten drenched, and figured we were up for it. But oh boy! It was a little more adventurous than we had planned -- much of it going backwards in a dark tunnel. We heard a description afterward that it is like a runaway train going backwards at breakneck speeds! We had to take a few minutes to sit down and catch our breath after that ride! (We read recently that a 44 year old man just died on that ride from a heart attack!) We're happy to report we're fine!
We weren't expecting much from their "Jingle Parade" through the park, but it was quite good with their many floats, costumed participants, dancers, etc. We also enjoyed other performers -- like the Ecuadorian wind pipe ensemble, and the African acrobatic dancers.
All in all, a fun day. (We're saving Epcot Center for our next trip through Orlando.)
We didn't take days to climb a mountain like Jason did, but we did go on the "Mt Everest Express" rollercoaster. We saw the signs warning about being in good health before going. We noticed there were no other senior citizens in line either, but we'd already braved the River Rapids where we'd gotten drenched, and figured we were up for it. But oh boy! It was a little more adventurous than we had planned -- much of it going backwards in a dark tunnel. We heard a description afterward that it is like a runaway train going backwards at breakneck speeds! We had to take a few minutes to sit down and catch our breath after that ride! (We read recently that a 44 year old man just died on that ride from a heart attack!) We're happy to report we're fine!
We weren't expecting much from their "Jingle Parade" through the park, but it was quite good with their many floats, costumed participants, dancers, etc. We also enjoyed other performers -- like the Ecuadorian wind pipe ensemble, and the African acrobatic dancers.
All in all, a fun day. (We're saving Epcot Center for our next trip through Orlando.)
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