Hello hello, this is your one and only Nana! I hope you’re having a magical day. I know it’s been a while, I went to Disneyland for Oogie Boogie Bash and tried some Halloween foods.

(Yes, Nana and Arlo covered the OBB. Can you guess our costumes?)

After coming back to Orlando, I went to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida with the WDWNT family. With that, my Halloween is over and it’s time to return to my Disney Princess Diary (aka, these photo reports).

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Today, we went to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It’s been a while since I last visited this park… (maybe since the Dole Whip scavenger hunt?). My friend (an unofficial WDWNT “intern”) is with me, so I have a reservation at Tusker House after our loop. Let’s go!

As soon as we walked in, DiVine greeted us. She is not Groot nor a female Groot… Just saying, because I heard somebody saying “Groot!” when we passed her.

I was already sweating, so I escaped to Discovery Trading Company for some nice air conditioning. Did you know this shop has started selling the “Create Your Own Headbands“? They even have Nightmare Before Christmas characters! I made my ears when they first came out at Disneyland back in April. I have two Little Green Aliens and Anxiety from Shanghai Disneyland (Thank you, Tom!).

One of the popular half-zips is back in stock, and all the girls were going crazy over them. I wish we could wear those long sleeves here in September.

Next, we went to Island Mercantile. They always have this Mickey Safari hat, but it’s for kids. I have a fairly big head, so there’s no way it will fit me. I would love an adult-sized version, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.

We then went to Dinoland U.S.A. I had to stop by Restaurantosaurus for water and ice. (Stay hydrated, y’all!) In case you didn’t know, you can get free ice water from any quick service restaurant at Walt Disney World. (Yes, Magic Kingdom water tastes fancy…)

But today, their ice machine wasn’t working, so a Cast Member was handing out ice from a bin. #CastCompliment!

We walked over to DINOSAUR to say hi to Aladar. He seemed surprised by the evacuation notice. (This ride will eventually close to make way for an Indiana Jones attraction).

I like this ride; in fact, I love the smell of the loading area, if I’m being specific. I will miss DINOSAUR a lot.

Today is September 5, which is Pluto, Oswald, and Max’s birthday. As such, I wanted to wish Pluto a “Happy Birthday!” I waited behind Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures. Guess what? Pluto did not show up!

We waited for a good 20 minutes, but he didn’t appear, so we started walking toward “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! We then found him by TriceraTop Spin, where Goofy always meets guests. My Disney Experience still said Pluto was meeting behind Chester & Hester’s, but due to AP magnet distribution, Pluto had been moved to Goofy’s location. I hope nobody else wastes time like I did today.

Moving on, there wasn’t much happening in Asia, but I did get to see Kevin! She loved my hamburger ears.

Africa was also quiet today, so we walked to Pandora. At Windtraders, they’re offering 30% off the adoption fee for Banshees and $15 Banshee perches. I adopted a Banshee when the land first opened. I taught him how to do “Dream Along with Mickey.” (If you know, you know…That’s Disney Adult Level 50 knowledge.)

That wraps up my adventure for the day, but I’ll take you to my late lunch and another adventure too.

We went to Tusker House for that late lunch. It’s been a few years since I last ate here. Here’s the autograph card they gave us. (The characters can still sign!)

The characters were great as usual — really playful and they made me happy.

I also realized Donald’s costume had the Dino Institute icon on it. I’m wondering what they will do with it after DinoLand is gone.

The food was okay (a lot of cilantro though), but the desserts were great. Our favorite was the pineapple tart (the one with the leaf).

After dinner, we went to ride Flight of Passage since the wait was only 25 minutes on My Disney Experience. When we arrived, the wait time was just 20 minutes, which meant it was almost a walk-on! We skipped the stop at the lab where the avatar is floating in the tank.

This was a fantastic way to end my day! The parks have been so slow lately that most of the ride wait times are shorter, which is always nice for guests.

Thank you for reading my Disney Princess Diary from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! I hope I brought a smile to your face. See you real soon!

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