 Hey friends today We're hanging out at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The weather is absolutely amazing today So it's a perfect day to come out check the wait times ride some rides eat some food And just have a wonderful bright sunny Disney day. Anyhoo, let's go do this And now we officially have made it into the park and just look at how beautiful it is Like you can't even see shade anywhere. It is so nice out and it's not too hot It's got a little bit of a wind, but I'm just loving these blue skies Today is March 5th, 2022 The temperature outside is 85 degrees like I said It's the perfect day to come to Animal Kingdom And I can't wait to just go around explore ride some rides and also maybe eat some food that I've never had here before This is something kind of new it looks like they're doing build your own candles here at the discovery trading company From now till April 30th, and I like it They have a lot of cool different offerings that you can do even you can do it inside of a Animal Kingdom mug. That's really nifty. It's $25. This seems really kind of fancy First things first we're gonna go and check the wait times and see how busy it is in the park I know expedition Everest is still closed at the moment so we're gonna see what rides we can ride without waiting like a hundred minutes and Kind of formulate a plan Overall the park is not that busy like honestly. It looks like Cali River Rapids is 30 minutes Flight of passage is only 75 Navi is 65 Dinosaur was 30 minutes It's tough to be a bug is 10 minutes. So literally it's it's not that bad at all Usually you're kind of seeing things like in the hundred minute wait times, but uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna like it today One of the things I always wanted to do But I never get the chance to do is eat at the Harambe market because it actually closed at 3 30 So I think we're gonna head over there and grab a little bit of lunch before we embark on the park itself And here it is the Harambe market meat shop curry style sausages grilled foods and refreshments This closes at 3 30. So like I said, I never get the opportunity actually get anything to eat from here So today is gonna be the day Here is a look at the items. They have a ribs and chicken bowl a grilled chicken bowl They have a plant-based hot link bowl a Harambe salad and a Simba cupcake I've gotten cupcakes from here before and I have Ian here before but I can't remember how if I liked it or not So I'm definitely gonna get a refresher. Maybe we'll do ribs and chicken little ribs and chicken with some cilantro lime rice Sounds really really good. I Love reading all the different like signs and advertisements right here It says bachelor to let one bedroom offered for rent immediately secure garden flat What does that even mean professional lady looking for a flat to rent so that's really interesting I Feel like they used to have more food offerings here like multiple stands It looks like there's only one stand open and like I said, I have Ian here before but I can't remember it So kind of like a refresher now Now that we ordered our food I think we're gonna go sit over here next to the train tracks I like dining over here because you get to watch the train go back and forth And it's actually really cool because it's it and it might be a little bit loud But it is awesome. They have signs that say caution near tracks And I just love like everything over here like it is so well themed The chicken and rice bowl looks amazing and take a look at this We're sitting right next to the railroad tracks So the train is gonna be coming back and forth and we'll have to keep our eye out for it Here is the bold and look at that looks like you get about Five bones of ribs there. You get grilled chicken cilantro lime rice cilantro Cilantro lime rice cilantro. I meant to say salsa, but doesn't it look amazing and this was 1499 And I can't wait to try the ribs. They look so good. I'm gonna pick them up a little bit. Oh, yeah, that's the stuff Here comes the train right behind us the wildlife Express. Hi friends Hi They want to go on this look at that First things first we're gonna dive into the ribs here and take a look at these like I said I think they give you just about five maybe four bones and it's not much sauce on there Kind of looks like a dry rub, but we're gonna break them apart here. Oh Wow, I'm just gonna gonna dive in here That's good ribs There's something different about the sauce on there though. I like it I like it a lot There's a good a lot of meat on the ribs themselves And I really can't pinpoint what that like taste is or what the dry rub on top is Definitely got a lot of seasoning. You can see it actually on there, but it's very delicious. I Kind of just thought about this, but I've never had like a rice bowl with ribs before I didn't think that was a thing. You know what I mean? I think it like steak or chicken or you know Pork but never had ribs like bones and ribs so strange But hey, I like it then for quick service for only 1499. It's not a bad deal It's a really good like unique meal and I can't wait to try the chicken the chicken and the rice Now that we powered through the ribs there Here is a look at the chicken and the rice and then some salad in there And I kind of felt weird because I wasn't sure what to do with the bones You know what I mean? Like when it's on a plate, but it's served in a bowl So it's not like you put the the bones back in there You have to get rid of the ribs so that you can eat the chicken and the rice, but We're gonna dive in here. We're gonna try a little bit of everything There we go grab a little bit of that chicken a little bit of that lettuce a little bit of that salsa all in one bite Mmm, this is really good I feel like I like the chicken and rice better than the ribs So I could have just gotten the chicken and rice bowl instead of the ribs And I would have liked that a lot more the sauce is really good The lettuce is fresh and crisp and the cilantro lime rice is kind of like amazing So this is a good this is a good meal right here on its own You get a lot more chicken if you just get the chicken ball in itself like with this I got the four bones of ribs and like three or four pieces of chicken like, you know little tiny chunks Next time I'm just gonna go all in on the chicken bowl I mean, I like the little salad and rice combination though, so you can eat all that up As we were sitting here enjoying our rice bowls Corey one of the awesome cast members who work in the Harambe market Brought us over some Simba cupcakes and made a little magic look at look at baby little Simba there I like this. I can't wait to dive into it. I don't like the cupcake wrappers though I feel like they're so challenging. You know what I mean? These are so difficult to get off, but I'm gonna do my best They're hard, right? We're trying to unwrap the cupcakes. Oh, there we go. I did it completely fine But now I can't eat it like in one bite I should have just used a fork But you know what I mean? Like it's so hard because you have this big Simba on top We're gonna have to take you off Simba and I don't even know I'm gonna end up getting icing all over my nose I'm gonna go for it though. We're gonna bite into it here Oh See I got icing on my lip now get a Simba cover on my face Simba My friend Sean got a little icing on his lip, too Just a little bit just a little bit Simba Simba pride I see I see We just discovered there's something in the middle There's something in the middle of the cake so we're gonna have to cut through it here Because I can't get around the icing bit. Oh, no, I'm gonna destroy it. Oh, there it is. Oh, it's more icing. Oh Okay Overall I have to say this is a great quick service definitely not like burgers or hot dogs Now that we're all done with our lunch I think it's time to move along but I have to say I really love it over there That is a great quick service and it's like a unique quick service instead of just like hamburgers or hot dogs or chicken nuggets and I'm not too sure why it closed at 330 I don't think that's the way it was always but I would definitely go back again now I think it's time to maybe ride some rides. I Wanted to stop and see what the wait time for Kilimanjaro safaris is and it looks like a 60 minute wait But look at the lightning lane the lightning lane is actually all the way out here So that means it might be a little bit longer than 60 minutes. Maybe we'll have to come back and check on that Since Kilimanjaro safaris seems like such a long wait Maybe we'll go to Rafiki's Planet watch and ride the train that was actually going behind us as we were eating lunch Open your eyes to the world around you Sean Open them up Rafiki's Planet watch here. We come. I love coming over. They have a petting zoo Hi, I'm gonna pet a goat We're gonna pet many goats. I'm Brady Michael Jordan. Oh Oh This is a really awesome attraction So the the attraction itself is actually going over to Rafiki's Planet watch the train is just your transportation over there I've makes me kind of miss the Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom Hopefully that comes back soon enough, but this is like the only other train here at Disney World So we're gonna enjoy it Harambe Railway Station a backstage journey through Disney's Animal Kingdom. Oh Right here will happen here This is the one the silver tuna The reason the train cars face forward or face out this way is because behind us is backstage And they don't want to show it and I kind of like that. So maybe on the way back I'll try to show you guys a little bit of backstage because you can see a little bit through the little peep holes there But it's a really cool thing A Sante We're off on our amazing journey. Bye It just seems like a couple of minutes ago we were waving hi to everybody here. Good. Bye We'll never forget you From the affection section Little Smith There he is again Really Right there is Pride Rock, so that's where the lions are at you can see it right there Yeah, and we might be able to see a couple of animals I know we're gonna cross the elephant area along with some ostriches sometimes they creep up back here But this is really cool. So this is all backstage of Kilimanjaro safaris Look at the baby rhino. Oh, man. Oh, look at that. Holy boy. Look at the baby rhino running That was the coolest thing I think I've ever seen. Oh, is a giant elephant sleeping. Oh, that's a rhino That's another round so all the rhinos are back here. This is the the elephant building though right here. I I got so excited we don't even know we don't even need to go on Kilimanjaro's now Yeah, oh, yeah, right there's an elephant If you guys can only see it from my angle, I'm like look at the rhino Look at I got really really excited. Yeah, the whole train. I was like it was running It was a little baby rhino running. Wow. That's good stuff And now we are coming into station. We've made it over to the conservation station Once we get over to the conservation station, it's a little bit of a walk maybe about like five minutes They have an animation experience too where you can learn to draw some of your favorite Disney characters I don't know if they're doing that right now. I'm more looking forward to like the petting zoo area and Just being over here. It's been a while and I really do like it And here it is the conservation station We're gonna go explore around a little bit I think we're gonna head inside first see if they're doing that animation Experience and then go play with some of the goats and they have a lot of they have a lot of cool animals in the petting zoo Here is the animation experience and it looks like the next show times 315 and they're drawing goofy I don't know if we're gonna wait for it because they're in session already and It's really fun looks really really cool in here a lot of the stuff in here that used to be is still closed down So I'm hoping eventually it all reopened It's important to wash your hands before you go in the petting zoo area and then I especially wash them afterwards And get a little sanitation there. Bada bing bada boom and turn bada bing bada boom, huh? Now let's go get that goat Well, look looks like we got a food delivery coming in that's going lead the way Bunch of sleepy pigs over here The dinner bells getting rung Oh It's time to eat Hey, puppy, huh, stop puppy I know go ahead get some get some there you go Tubbs Really Well, thanks tubs He is great Something that's kind of cool, and I've never noticed it before one of the newest Animals on Kilimanjaro safaris is the Nigerian dwarf goats, and they're actually over here at the petting zoo Now I don't know if they come out, but they're right behind us here. They mean that's so awesome. They're so cute They're so tiny look at them over there just enjoying their goat life looks like they got some good food That's really awesome Well, that was nice exploring back here now I think we're gonna head back out and Maybe go ride some more rides. Like I said, I still think Cali River Rapids is on the menu today I don't know why I just feel like it's a perfect day for that and I don't mind getting a little wet Greetings friends and welcome aboard the wildlife Express. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Rafiki's planet watch We are now beginning our return trip to the African town of Harambe Look, we're coming up to where we were sitting we were sitting right there before Yeah That was us just a minute ago Now we're back in Africa And I think we're gonna head down to Pandora See what the wait times for flight of passage and Navi River are and then maybe grab a beer and kind of just chill Out and enjoy the weather because it's so like it is so amazing out I know I keep saying it because I really love it Like doesn't this just put you an animal kingdom moods right here? Back in the animal kingdom and as you can hear we're starting to make our way into Pandora. You hear that? You can fall asleep to this a little bit less lousy though. Maybe we can turn the volume down Maybe just a little bit but everyone's like a faint sound like that. I can fall asleep Does anybody else fall asleep with my crickets or like white noise? You know Looks like flight of passage is a hundred and five minute wait 105 minute wait or you can buy an individual lightning lane And I believe they're selling it for $14 today just $14 to ride this ride Without waiting the 105 minute wait if you bought the the lightning lane though You probably would still have to wait at least 20 30 minutes So I don't know, you know, I mean if it's a ride that you must do then I think it's worth it But 105 minutes is a long long time The crazy thing is is when we go over to Navi River journey It's gonna be probably about the same wait time as this right here Like they're usually not too far off and I'll tell you hands down I wouldn't wait more than 30 minutes for Navi River. I love that ride. It's really relaxing But I don't want to wait like an hour I would wait an hour for flight of passage like if I really wanted to ride it I would wait an hour, but not so much Navi River And would you look at that? It's actually only a 35 minute So I guess I'm gonna eat my words when I said it's about the same wait time just a you know 20 minute difference So 35 minutes is not that bad I would definitely wait in line for this and I wouldn't pay for the lightning lane because you would get on there Pretty fast. That's really amazing. It's the lowest I've ever seen it before. I don't think I've ever seen Like Navi River around a 35 minute wait in the middle of the afternoon Sometimes you can catch it at a low wait time at the end of the night, but not right now Now we have made it back to Discovery Island and like I said before I wanted to stop and grab a nice little beer and One of my all-time favorite beers is actually served here at Animal Kingdom And it's the Kungalooche and it's from the adventurers club that they're saying they're they're they're Kungalooche They're greeting and it's only served here in Walt Disney World They serve it here at Animal Kingdom at Nomad Lounge in Tiffins And then they sell it at Skipper Canteen and Magic Kingdom and then the hangar bar at Disney Springs And it's a spice excursion ale and I love it and I've been wanting to get it for such a long time So today's the perfect day a hot sunny day with a nice cold beer. Nothing. Oh, it just sounds amazing Here it is and it's a real hard to get reservation right now the standby wait is 70 minutes But we're gonna grab our drinks to go And here it is Kungalooche Kungalooche Spice Yeah, it is I love it Now we're gonna take our beer got ourselves some liquid courage and we're gonna make our way over to Cali River Rapids and Hopefully not get wet On our way over though it looks like cut tails is about to begin So I wouldn't mind stopping and seeing a little kite tails while we are Looks like we got a sold-out show Look at this. What goes up must come down And will it come down? Oh, it'll come down A lot of people don't enjoy kite tails, but I love it I think it is so fun and I love the music and the puppets all around like the theater and I think it's a great show Now we're gonna keep making our way around and over to Cali River Rapids I really do miss Expedition Everest though. Hopefully sooner open it up I would love to go for a ride right now if it was open I would be on Expedition Everest right at this moment. I Just looked and it says Cali River Rapids has a 45 minute wait But once park hopping is enabled, I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a walk on right after that So in the meantime, we're actually gonna go check out some more animals and then swing back to Cali River Rapids When it's a lower wait time and I bet you it's gonna drop down. So like I said, I'll walk on Right next to Cali River Rapids is the Maharajee jungle trek where we get to see monkeys tigers and dragons And I love coming in here So I think we're gonna just kind of walk around here and look at some wonderful wildlife Now we're gonna go see the Batman We're gonna go into the bat house and this is really cool because you get to get close to the bats and Honestly, there's nothing like protecting you. There's no screens or nothing. The bats are just hanging out there and It's kind of just wide open Look at that bat hanging there Look at that Look at that Isn't this just so cool. I love pointing this out. I come in here all the time. It's just amazing really really awesome. I Love how we just get to sit down here on a bench drink a beer and just kind of stare out at the animals up here Look at that Right this is pretty nice isn't that just so cool. It's so peaceful, too Yeah, he's eating some food. We're drinking some beers. I mean, this is good As we were sitting here. I actually ran into a friend Jackson. What's up, buddy? And you have a channel Yeah, I have a YouTube channel called Jackson Bob it and I'd say epic adventures Adventures lots of videos on different content I've been making lots of videos recently of my Dr. Phil experience So everyone check out my doctor Phil episodes and like like like and subscribe on my YouTube videos and like my tiktok. That's awesome. I'll put your link in the description You got to see all the cool Which we'll call it animals behind you, too. It was perfect. They all came and lined in right exactly as you were talking They all like came right over Yeah, it was it was very magical Now we're gonna move along and walk through the tiger area We saw some tigers, but there's two different areas where they're at and this part is just so beautiful Isn't this just so like amazing? I love walking through here with the prayer flags up there I have these hanging in my bedroom and sometimes you can see tigers over here, too I don't know if the the tigers are out right now, but This is one of the areas also over on this side, too And some ducks. Those are look like there's some very fancy ducks down there Here's a tiger. Look at that Now it is time for Kelly River Rapids and I'm pretty sure it's a walk-on So we're just gonna be able to go ride right now Look at that five minutes that was planned perfect I Grab myself a little bag so I can duck the camera in there at the last second These definitely come in handy because there's lockers out front, but nothing on side the raft that'll keep anything dry Wow, look at this we get to walk right on It's amazing right It's time. Are you excited you're gonna get wet Oh, I don't know we're gonna sit separate we're gonna sip away from each other So that way one of us will guarantee to get wet Now we're kind of apart from each other so it's gonna be one of us In my experience whoever goes down the hill Backwards is the person that gets the most wet so whatever side is facing going down the hill It's the one that's gonna like when you go down the big drop. That's the one that's gonna get so Yep, so it might be you might be me my p.m. Who knows to be me. Yeah Before we go down we got to go up though I Think so I mean oh boy, look at this No, no, no when we go down the hill whoever's facing the big drop like this is the one that's gonna get wet There's a big drop If there was a way that like I'm like a manually turn this I would be turning it like Like no, no, no, no. I Like how it's so like peaceful, you know It's very peaceful It's very it's cozy. It's very cozy Oh boy and look at Everest. Oh wow Oh boy That's why I got the bag so if it starts to look ugly. I'm gonna put the camera in the bag. There's the big drop Oh, no, look like no, don't be me. Don't be waiting to get us. Look there are look at my shorts Look at me. I'm a soggy bottom boy soggy bottom boy right here There was nobody waiting out there So I decided to just stick on and like stay and they were like, yeah, you want to ride again? So we're riding again, and there's still nobody waiting. I wonder why I love how that raft is named below me away below me away Look at this beautiful view of Mount Everest here Look at the truck behind you. Look at this Nate with the beautiful view you don't get this many times in the vlog, huh? Never look at that Hey, you better hold on to my phone nice and tight like I still got soaking wet I feel like there was still an opportunity where I got very wet This goes natural, huh? I Now we can get some redemption. Oh, yeah, here it is lining up perfectly get them now. That's funny I love it. I could probably stand up here all day and do this Universal Studios charges people to do this Disney it's free It's like you got a time it right though. So like is there another one? All right right here ready? Get them too good. I Am now officially soaked two times On the ride itself and we went I went down backwards both ones And it's funny because we tried to switch because I wanted Sean to capture like me getting wet And I was gonna capture him on his phone like getting hit with the water But it ended up just being me just me I Pulled out my phone because I wanted to see what the wait times are like and take a look at this before I had to take back my words about Navi River But now they are it's true my words were true 70-minute wait for Navi River journey and a 55-minute wait for avatar flight of passage mind-blowing, isn't it? Now we're just gonna sit back and wait for it to get dark out and it's kind of nice because it's the perfect time right now Where the trio life is starting to awake, you know the trio life awakening and I thought it'd be fun They just kind of like stare at it and just kind of relax Wasn't that amazing and look it's still happening behind us right now That is crazy and we're just chilling here. Nobody around us Just kind of we've got our own spot and it's amazing the best part about animal thing best part right here Yeah, it's like a little nook that you just go down and butterboom you've never seen any of this show look at it It's not amazing. There's not a single soul down here And we just got a straight shot of the tree I almost said castle because it is just as iconic. I feel like I mean well the castle at Magic Kingdom is a little bit more iconic But for animal kingdom, this is its icon Well, that was really fun I loved it just kind of sitting down there watching the trio life come to life and I had a great day today But we got to go around and we got to do Cali River rapids we got to look at a lot of wildlife and some of the animals and the different paths and Yeah, it was a great day. Literally. I love animal kingdom. I don't know why I don't come here more often I feel like it's one of those parts. Whatever. It's beautiful out. It's like gotta go to animal kingdom So I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time As well I know you're too tall