One Day My Paycheck Will Match My Dreams...

Our next stop after the Conservation Station was Dinoland USA!!!

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What do a donkey and tiger have to do with dinosaurs?  You have to go to Walt Disney World to find out! (Answer? I have no clue.)

We're both sad, but probably for different reasons...Tigger's got ma back!

A dinosaur and a ride in one-score!!

RAWR!!!!

The ride was fun, although it reminded me a lot of the Indiana Jones ride.  Speaking of the Indiana Jones ride, that's only at Disney Land. We found out the hard way (translation: J-Unit stared at the map for some time before we realized it wasn't on any map).  

There's a ride behind here.  Its mainly one that spins.  Think the Teacup ride on steroids and completely uncontrollable.  J-Unit and I were in a car with a mom and her elementary school daughter.  And who screamed throughout the ride?  J-Unit and I.

The last area we hit before it was time to call it a day at Animal Kingdom was Camp Mickey and Minnie.  J-Unit wanted a picture with Alvin and the Chipmunks, and asked me if I could see the third one and I was like, 'Dude-I don't think its Alvin and the Chipmunks.  I don't even know if they're Disney,' and after a few moments of thinking, I came up with Chip and Dale, and J-Unit didn't even know who they were, and I'm all like, 'Dude! Did you never watch Chip and Dale, Rescue Rangers?'  That was a resounding no.  

Chip and Dale-not to be confused with Chippendales.

We headed back to Magic Kingdom to hit up Fantasyland and basically cram as many rides in as we could.

We were all set to ride the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, but then we saw Woody and Jessie, and had to make a quick detour (quick meaning we were in line for at least 30 mins).

We were pretty close to Liberty Square, and J-Unit really wanted to see the Hall of Presidents because it was the closest she'd ever come to meeting Barack Obama.  It wasn't really what I had imagined, and no, we didn't get to meet him anyway.  The show uses Audio Animatronics (robots move and either sing, dance, or talk) and is narrated by Morgan Freeman.  Its incredibly impressive what Disney Imagineers did, but I found the narrative somewhat lacking.  America's history is rich and provocative, and yet I couldn't understand why certain events were chosen for the narration and others left out.  

In all the times that I've been on It's a Small World, I have never ever NOT seen a line.  Maybe the world collectively finally realized how uncool and annoying of a ride it is.  And I?  I absolutely love it.  

Carousel ride!!!  J-Unit snapped this after I got on my horse (duh). 

And then she wanted me to take a pic of her on her horse, and I distinctly remember saying, 'Dude-your horse isn't even facing the right way.'  But she didn't care.  And therefore, I present you with one of the funniest pictures from our trip:

Our last ride before we departed for dinner was Snow White.  This was the most difficult picture to get, because the lady who was operating the ride had to take it before she could let each car proceed.  We actually had to ride the ride twice to get this pic.  But hey, this is one of the few rides where we didn't scream!  No wait...I did scream when the wicked witch popped out of nowhere. Nevermind...

Dinner was at Downtown Disney's T-Rex Cafe.  Its owned by the same people as Rainforest Cafe, and has the same vibe, although much much cooler because its dinosaurs!

I got a dish called the Wooly Mammoth something or another.  It was chicken breast and mashed potatoes (somewhat healthy).  J-Unit got something named something 'Buffet'.  Although I can't really remember, I don't think that's the important part anyway:

Get in my belly!!!