 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Disney's animal kingdom There are a whole bunch of new things that I wanted to come out and show you guys including the return of the tumble monkeys To the festival of the Lion King, which I'm so happy they are back and then also I wanted to ride some rides eat some food It's been a while since we've been on Expedition Everest And that's one of my all-time favorite rides and just have a beautiful animal kingdom kind of day Anywho's let's go do this Today is July 18th And I have to say it has been an extremely hot July this year in Florida And animal kingdom is definitely one of the hottest parks and we're looking at 94 degrees out today 94 degrees out and it probably feels like 103 and I'm excited to be back here The reason I haven't been out so long is because it's been so hot, but there's a lot of new things This will also be the first time that I get to go see the new Finding Nemo musical Because that actually started or premiered when I was on my road trip up north in Pennsylvania checking out all those theme parks So it's gonna be good to catch that and then like I said the tumble monkeys and a bunch of other animal kingdom food that I haven't been able to try so a fun-filled day today, and I'm excited It's also a great start to the day when you first walk in and you get to see divine Look at her. Isn't she amazing? We actually matched today. Like I feel like my shirt blends in pretty well. I Picked this shirt. It's a natural. It's an Ewok shirt from Roosevelt But I like it because it kind of reminds me of animal kingdom and look at that It's perfect We're gonna try our best to stay cool today by having a good rotation You know we're gonna ride a ride then maybe go see a show then maybe grab a snack and just kind of keep it going So that way we're not just constantly out in the sun I'm feeling like we're gonna need a really good strong start to the day So I think we're gonna head over to expedition Everest and ride that first I feel so fancy like you know what we're going to animal kingdom. We're gonna ride expedition Everest first We might actually have to hold the brakes on expedition Everest because the smiling crocodile is open And you know believe it or not Even though animal kingdom is open until eight o'clock at night a lot of the food places close at three o'clock And this is one of them a smiling crocodile closes at three o'clock the park is open to eight But I've always wanted to come here and get the tacos They have pulled pork street tacos chicken street tacos street corn tacos, and I always miss it So I think before expedition Everest maybe some tacos, which I don't know if that's the greatest idea But we're gonna go for it This is actually a pretty good deal for 999 you get two tacos and chips and salsa and that's not that's a pretty good deal You know what I mean, and like I said, it's only open till three o'clock So that's why we're gonna do it now, and I'm also gonna show you another boot that's open only until three o'clock So in case you ever want to get any of these you gotta know you got to be here by three But here are the tacos themselves and I went with the pulled pork one I was gonna go with the chicken one But I kind of was feeling the pork and I like the look of the salsa look at this That looks really really good. I was not expecting that like I'm all about it So we're gonna dive in and give them a go. I Feel like I should dip the taco into the salsa first But we're gonna try it on its own first and then try it with the salsa. So here we go. I Love how we have the lime crema on there and then some peppers And I'm gonna add a little bit more the lime the pork is actually really good Oh, I gotta get that chip out of it get that chip out of my salsa, and now we're gonna go in here. Look at that That's the way Now I think we're ready Well, I'm happy that we got these this was a great option Like I said if you want something quick and fast these street tacos really do the trick and plus I love the name of the little location the smiling crocodile. It's perfect Another really cool stand that's right next to the smiling crocodile is the eight spoon cafe And this also closes early too So if you want to get some good mac and cheese, then you got to get here early Including the pulled pork jelly donut sandwich that is basically a pulled pork sandwich in between the jelly donut Which I've had before and it is actually interesting and also look at these signs. Look at this. I love it Enough of the taco business though Let's go head over and ride expedition Everest and also that's one of my favorite rides to cool off on But you really do get a nice little breeze and you're able to pull down a little bit And we'll try some more food a little bit later on and I'm excited. I'm excited for Everest One of the things I love about animal kingdom is and no matter how many times I come here I can always find like little tucked away pathways and little hidden spots that I've never seen before and As I was making my way over to expedition Everest I noticed by this cold beverage refreshment stand they had like this little area over here And I always kind of thought that this was like closed off for like, you know I mean not like maybe for cast members But this is an entry way to the lower garden seating area and look at this over here It's so well themed and it's so pretty and I can't believe I've never really paid attention Look at this bicycle with the rose petals on it and you actually get to walk down here And it's got a nice little seating area back here a nice little boat down here. This is very nifty I love all the theming that they do here. Oh, wow. Look at those fans right there That's the place you want to sit. That's probably the coolest spot in this whole park. That's outdoors right there. Oh boy. I Think you guys have come to realize I get distracted very easily I'm like first things first expedition Everest then I'm like street tacos then I'm like, ooh fans I get really excited over the littlest thing, but I always want to point them out and show you But here we go we have made it over to expedition Everest and dare I say maybe later at the end of the video maybe we might go for a ride on Cali River Rapids and Try to avoid being a soggy bottom boy I always do that like last at the end of the night because there's a good chance you're gonna get soaked I'm gonna be sure to check the wait time for expedition Everest, but luckily we're living the single rider life So we're not gonna have to wait long because we're gonna use a single rider line It says 45 minutes, but like I said, we're doing single rider Which all you do is just walk to the side of the building not where the lightning lane is You'll see like a little sign back here that I'll show you They actually don't even have a sign out front. So a lot of people don't even know a single rider line Exists but here it is. You see it single rider entrance open And it looks like our wait time was Exactly, I don't know. I'd say 10 seconds. Yeah Coming to ride with you We might have to take the hat off for this expedition or I could just hold it this whole time. Oh, yeah Oh Here we go gets me every time Look at that expedition phone Well, that was a lot of fun We literally rated 10 seconds in the single rider line We walked right up and then we got to ride with a friend and she watches the videos. It was so fun Thank you so much for riding with me It was a lot of fun and I love how you matched the energy with me and it was great now I think since it's raining out right now I think we're gonna try to make it over to the festival the Lion King for the three o'clock showing So we only have like 15 minutes. So I'm gonna run in the rain. Oh, oh, it's it's picking up the rain. Oh Bob and we Bob and we've everyone seek shelter seek shelter Well, that was a fast two-minute and 30-second shower Literally was two minutes and 30 seconds like just like that Like I think we were running right by those bathrooms right there and then it just stopped now and that's Florida But I think we're gonna make it over to the vessel like hey, hopefully I Picked the wrong shoes today. Now. I've got soggy shoes These are like that net mesh material and my soaks my soaks are soaked my soak is soak Maybe during festival the Lion King. I'll take my socks and shoes off and let the dogs out for a little bit Let them dry off a little bit Looks like the next show time for the festival the Lion King is in in five minutes five minutes I hope that we're gonna be able to get in for this show or else. I sacrificed my soggy dogs for no reason Like I said in the beginning of the video. I'm very excited to come and see festival the Lion King This is one of my all-time favorite shows I always get goosebumps whenever I watch the show and when the parks first reopened the festival line came back It came back as a modified show and they didn't have the tumble monkeys in it And that was one of my favorite scenes it reminds me of the firerees in the labyrinth if you guys ever seen the labyrinth movie The firerees were like the fox looking fire muppets and they dance around Sarah It's so cool, but they were my favorite part and they were gone and now they're back and I can't wait to see them Wow looks like we are gonna make it in here for the three o'clock showing there's not even a big line in here So we're really lucky I'm very excited for this. I Can't guarantee we're gonna get good seats Especially showing up like five minutes to prior show time But you never know things could work out for the best and plus it's just me so oh jumble friends Party of one Look at that a party of one I got a great seat isn't that awesome? It's really pays to come by yourself the animal kingdom The group that I walked in are going all the way back there But like I've got like the first like three rows right here And I get to see all the performers come out from right here, so that's gonna be really fun Honestly, I think we had the best seats in the house right next to Simba that was fantastic. Look at him. That is the lion king That was absolutely amazing such a great show And I was so lucky to get that seat too because what they normally do is they try to move everybody down So then they you know grab parties or two and one and I was at the very end right next to Simba I was so happy the tumble monkeys were fantastic Their energy was like at a thousand and let me know in the comments If you guys know what I'm talking about when I said they're like the fireys from the labyrinth I think that's the name of the Muppets in the labyrinth fireys But let me know if you guys know what I'm talking about and if you agree with me because I really I just see them And it was such a favorite part of the movie for me And yeah, it's great to have a back now. I guess we're gonna continue moving around and enjoy the park a little bit more Since we're over here in Africa There's been one thing that I've been wanting to try over here at the crucifari coffee shop in bakery and My friend Kristen right down Main Street told me I should get it So I think I'm gonna I'm gonna try it today and it's the marinated chicken flatbread look at this It comes with the marinated chicken topped a cucumber tomato salad Tahini sauce greens and served with seasoned house-made chips and I've had the spiced hand pies before those are actually very good But I'm a little interested in this I'm getting adventurous here And I like it like usually I would get it without the tahini sauce because I've never had it before but yeah Mix it up a little bit, you know They also have a port one, but since we got the port tacos earlier I decided to get the chicken taco the chicken one this time and take a look at that Doesn't that look amazing? Like I'm excited to even try the chips I think we're gonna try the chips first. Look at that. They're very airy house-made chips I bet you it's got a good little sound effect too. Here we go Yeah, try your chip. They're very good chips. Yeah, would you want to try a chip? No, it's got like a nice little seasoning to it Yeah, yeah, absolutely try one. Yeah get on there Come on in you want chip? They're house-made chips from over there. Very good Yeah, no go ahead honestly all in. Yeah, nice Hey, oh, yeah Well, that was really fun I was sitting there eating my chips and someone came up was like hey I like how you describe those potato chips and I'm like hey You want to try some and then a bunch of people just started grabbing chips. So it was really cool I really like when things like that happened and I'm just like hey Anyone want to chip you want to chip and the chips are good. They have like a special seasoning to it I'm not even sure I can't pinpoint exactly what it is But they are different and special now we got to try the flat bread or chicken pita Here is a good look at it before we dive into it Let me pull it out to the side there and I mean it looks good I'm a little nervous about the sauce But one thing that I've really grown to appreciate while making these videos is trying new things and Trying sauces because I'm a very picky eater believe it or not, but I have you know Experienced and expanded my palate greatly and let's pick it up and see oh man That is how big and we might have to actually slide this down and use the thing the pita looks really good though We might have to slide it like we do Casey's look at that. Oh, I Had to put the camera down because it's going down. We're gonna lift this bad boy up I'm gonna kind of I'm gonna try to eat it like this and then that way I don't make a mess out of it. So here we go That chicken is Phenomenal it is so good nicely seasoned look at it. I pulled out a piece of it I really can't taste the sauce though I only did was just taste the chicken and the pita itself. This is actually amazing like this is the same price Almost the same price as the tacos and I have to say I think I would much rather get one of these instead of the tacos The tacos were a little bit smaller and you got salsa with it But I feel like this is just a little bit better and the chips are definitely hands-down better I would just get the chips alone if I wanted a quick snack, but very well done. I love it It's a really good meal And then you can use your chips as little dips to pick out the pieces that fell off the pita Alright enough of the chicken pita business, but I do have to say that flatbread was amazing and thank you so much Leah But now I wanted to show you guys the wait times It looks like dinosaurs at a 40 minute wait finding Nemo the big blue and beyond which is the new show starts at 430 We have just about 30 minutes, and I think we can make it try Saratop spin is only a five minute wait Avatar flight of passage was 125 minute wait Cali River Rapids is 70 minutes. What is going on there? That does not seem right at all I remember doing Cali River Rapids like walk on but it is a hot day like I said Navi River 60 minutes, so it doesn't seem overly busy dinosaurs only 40 minutes. That's not too bad at all. I Really did want to go do Cali River Rapids, but 70 minutes I feel like that's not what I'm really up for right now. I guarantee by the end of the night It's gonna be a walk on like there will be nobody waiting to do Cali River Rapids. I Think we're gonna make our way over to the finding Nemo theater and see if we can catch the next showtime Which is in 10 minutes 10 minutes But I do want to point out though if you plan on coming to any of these shows You definitely want to prepare a little bit more than what I am me being a single person It's a little bit easier, but a lot of these shows they fill up fast You don't get good seats, so go wait for a little bit and even some of them have lightning lane Like you can use a lightning lane for them So give it some time. Don't try to show up like I do I mean unless you're by yourself because like I said you will you'll get lucky probably The finding Nemo is a musical and it's another show kind of like Festival of the Lion King But when Festival of the Lion King came back it came back like it's an altered version from what I've been told This is a brand new show the big blue and beyond and I'm excited because I really did love this before it was one of like the more entertaining and it's great to get out of the heat and get in the AC and I'm excited to see it. I didn't watch any videos about it, so I'm gonna see a fresh eyes with you Oh Yeah, as you can see lots of people here This is what I was talking about and they have one two three four five only six show times here 1030 to end the last one is four. Oh, this is the last show of the day. We got really lucky here. Holy moly So I'm glad that we're going in now It has been like three years since I've been in this theater. This is exciting Wow, I am so excited to be back in this theater Like I said, I think it's been about like maybe three years since I've been here. It looks so beautiful in here I really love it. I Think I'm gonna sit front row front and center Look at that. I Think this is the closest you can get to the stage possibly I Really can't tell if the best or the front is the best seat, but I mean why not nobody else is sitting down here Literally, I don't think anyone came to the front row except me The only thing is the stage is a little bit higher than I am so I might have to pick it up like this This theater is absolutely massive don't look at this It's huge and I feel like I'm in aquarium with all these blue lights I don't know how well it's gonna affect on the camera, but I kind of like the way it looks now You got a little light on this face and a little blue on this side Houses many aquatic species including fish from the wild need our help It's your first day of school Are you Oh This guy Much an awesome perspective sitting in the front row Like you got to see them really up close and it was so amazing. I really really love that the show was fantastic I loved it a lot. I'm so happy. It's back. It's such a great like It's just such a great like fresh of breath air seeing Disney entertainment. You know what I mean? I love it Just to give you guys some perspective I sat right here like I said in the front row and you can see all of the stage like right here I felt like they were performing just for me, but the characters do I mean well the performer Is not the characters they have performers do walk up here and they go around up there So you will miss a little bit of the action, but that was great like I felt like I felt like they were like just like it Was great very awesome You know what's really funny is we started off the day talking about how hot it is and I have been pretty much staying cool It was so nice sitting inside the Finding Memo theater and then Fessel the Lion King It's been really easy going in especially when we had a little bit of that rain and the humidity rose up Like I thought I was gonna be roasting, but yeah, it's not too bad at all And once again, I really am I want to emphasize on how amazing that show is the performers in there They are just so on the talented. I really love it I feel like I'm on like a special Broadway in like New York City, but here I am at Disney's Animal Kingdom Since we're over here in Dinoland I wanted to come over and check on this little crocodile that they have here Well, he's not little and I always come and look at him every time I've been here ever since the first time I came to Animal Kingdom I thought it was so cool and I don't even know if it's the same crocodile or not I should ask somebody, but I don't see him and I haven't seen him in a while So I hope that he's still here like I usually sometimes I see him laying here, but no I don't see him I haven't seen him in a while if anybody knows any information about this crocodile Let me know because I really do love it. It's like been kind of a tradition for me since my first trip to Animal Kingdom And with that, I think we are done here today I had a great day today actually hanging out going and riding Extradition Everest and then also I'm happy to see the tumble monkeys back. That was fun to see Festival of Lion King Finding Nemo was fantastic I didn't notice the pelican wasn't there like the big pelican in the show And that was like one of my favorite things because it was so like You know eye catching you know what I mean, but everything else I mean the show was great. I'm glad to see a lot of the characters that were like returned and yeah It was a great day today. I thought it was gonna be super hot. I didn't even sweat that much. I feel comfortable Yeah, it was actually overall an amazing day So I'm so happy that I got to come on make a video and I hope you guys enjoyed it because I enjoyed making it We'll see you next time. Bye