What we would see twice: "It's Tough to be a Bug". A 3-D VERY special effects experience. Well worth the wait, and you get a great view of "The Tree of Life".

Rating: Four out of five. Probably more. Very authentic buildings and presentation. Lots of things to see and do for all ages. We would have returned if we had time.

A lizard or komodo dragon (is that how you spell it?) or something that slithers around in other countries but not in Alberta (unless you're related to it). I don't really know what it is, but I'm glad it was on the other side of the glass!

To the bat cave! These guys are hard to see, but these fruit eating bats can grow to have a wing span greater than four feet! It was bright daylight, so they are all huddled within their wings, hanging upside down, having a snooze.



It's hard to see the animals in these pictures (especially since there aren't any). But we took these pictures to capture how Disney attempted to recreate the worn buildings of Asia. Tigers, antelope and other animals were housed in these areas.



This young tiger was right next to the window of the viewing area (you can see reflections in the picture). She (I think) was playing like a kitten with a toy. Either that or she was eating a head that errantly rolled into the compound, much like a house cat would. This pretty little thing was not bothered by all the attention she was getting.





This, believe it or not, is actually a picture of a gorilla swinging on the bamboo framing you see in the picture. Unfortunately, the gorilla was black in colour and we only caught him swinging in the shade. Consider this another picture of the great authentic work Disney does in recreating buildings.


This monkey, sitting atop of his abode, made a shriek which could be heard throughout the Asian part of Animal Kingdom. A Disney worker explained where the monkey came from and what is was called, but we've since forgotten. He did make a wonderful noise, though!




Disney attracts all kinds of animals! These three, Krystal, Jennifer and Alyssa, were caught in a rickshaw in a nice, quiet, shady part of the Asia section of Disney's Animal Kingdom.



On the way from Asia to Africa, we found this cozy place to sit. Nobody noticed we were sitting within the paws of a huge animal until I stepped back to take a picture. I think that's his jaw that's detached.

One of the many well informed and friendly animal trainers around Animal Kingdom; this young lady is hand feeding a large billed bird. This is one of the many birds on the "Flights of Wonder" show. The show included habits and strange idiosyncrocies (sp? so sue me) of the birds. From feeding habits to nesting places this show was full of fun and colour.

Another animal trainer, hand feeding an even larger bird. This particular bird feeds on small lizards. He kills his prey by picking them up and bashing them on the rocks. They gave a very vivid and humourous display of this with this bird and a little green plastic lizard (at least I think it was plastic).

Runner up to our Signature Picture, two macaws taking flight from the left side of the stage. With better resolution and higher quality scanning, this picture is stunning in it's colour. However, we do have to worry about the speed of these pictures so the quality is not where it could be.

Our first encounter of a Disney Character... TERK from Tarzan! With signature. Here's some useless information: this is the only photo you'll see of the kids in this order... Alyssa, Jennifer and Krystal. Really useless information.

Wanna go swimming with this guy? I mean really... look at the water... all clear and calm, warm and quiet. Who wouldn't? Once? I can't tell if this is an alligator or crocodile 'cause I was making good time between him and me while my wife was taking this picture. I wonder if he was hungrily looking at:

This cute little guy, quietly feeding, probably wondering why the fat guy in the white Tilley was running by so fast. Little does he know.... This cutie was actually part of the Kilimanjaro Safari you can go on (pretty good trip, wouldn't do it twice). He was nowhere near the croc. Although I'm sure the croc is wishing different.

Another of the many animals you can see on the Kilimanjaro Safari. The premise in this Safari is for you and your busload of tourists help catch a handful of poachers who, it is rumoured, are more than capable of killing the wilds biggest elephant, 'BIG RED'. No, this isn't the infamous and rarely seen 'Big Red', but you can pretend real hard. OK?

AH HAAA! We caught the poachers! They walked RIGHT into our trap, smiling all the way! Well, OK, maybe not. But you can see that Krystal, Jennifer and Alyssa have taken their normal order of placing here. This is an open crate near the exit of the Kilimanjaro Safari. It doesn't close. I tried.

A short trip on the Wildlife Express (ya GOTTA see this train, all wood and rickety with old luggage on top; you sit sideways on it so you can watch the scenery roll by) and we're at Conservation Station, where the vets, trainers and researchers do their work for the park. This is Jennifer getting up close and personal with a goat in the petting zoo.

One of the animals currently in training at Conservation Station. This is an anteater and he was simply training to get used to human contact. Here he's visiting Jennifer (just out of the picture) seeing if she's got any ants in her pants. Or shirt. Hat. Whatever.

Our last picture as we left the park. These 'cranes of some kind' (Diane's quote) are near the exit of the park. When we passed this as we arrived, there were very few cranes, if any, here (at least none that I noticed).