Trip Report Disney (almost) on Ice!

Jambo my fellow Disney fans!

It’s been two years since our last adventure to Disney World. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/all-together-now-completed.982859/

Much has changed. Like many other trip reporters our children have graduated from college and we have to coordinate four adult schedules. Adding to this both our children live in different states down south so the logistics of this trip were pretty involved.

We’re still rather private so our children will continue to go by Chip and Dale and I’ll use the same PhotoPass photo Disney has been including since before Covid.

So when our schedules pointed to early February I was very happy to attend a major EPCOT festival (even if some of the foliage had to be covered due to the cold weather).

And why Animal Kingdom? It’s been on our bucket list and life is short.

Our adventures will be forthcoming! Glad to have the opportunity to write another trip report!

Next Up - Why am I, a Buffalo, NYer, buying a winter coat for a vacation in Orlando, Fl??

 

[Tiki Traveler]

We had dinner reservations for 6:45pm at San Angel Inn (new to us). Check in was chaotic and we were seated at 7pm. I had hoped to sit by the water but we were placed against the wall on the left side not too far from the water. My family made sure I sat against the wall so I could have a pyramid view.

My Blood Orange Margherita was just okay but the rest of our dinner was very good and the service was excellent. (And yes, I need to work on my inside dark shots. )

After that we took an after dinner ride on the Gran Fiesta Tour which was great fun because all the animatronics were working.

It was almost time for Luminous so we found a spot to sit between China and Norway. Chip and Dale ran to Norway and brought back some yummy desserts. DH and I needn’t have saved our spot because once the fireworks started we were the only ones in the area! The noise and/or the cold sent the crowds out of the park.

It was too cold to take off my gloves for photos so please enjoy the PhotoPass fireworks photo.

By this time the temperature was in the high 30s. We debated whether to leave or stay for deluxe hotels extended evening hours. The low crowds lured us on a few rides along with the other hearty park goers dressed for winter weather and bundled in blankets.

We walked over to Remy in France. The stated wait time was 30 minutes but the line moved most of the time.

From there we walked to the front of the park through England and Canada. The line for Test Track was 40 minutes but it kept moving and was much more pleasant than earlier in the day.

We all really liked the new version of Test Track!

It was about 10:45pm and we were satisfied with what we had accomplished on our arrival day. We hopped on a bus and returned happily to Animal Kingdom Lodge.

18,692 steps
7.92 miles

Next Up - A Boma Coma??

 

[Tiki Traveler]

Day 2 - Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

Nothing beats a five minute walk indoors to your breakfast reservation past a crackling fire pit and a babbling brook. When our hostess found out it was our first time at Boma she laughed and said we were in for a Boma Coma.

Breakfast was very enjoyable and I would go so far as to say one of the best we’ve had on property. My favorite item was the African spiced mustard served with the sliced ham. I would have bought a jar if they sold it at the gift shop.

Did we all have Boma Comas? No, we had our second park of the trip to visit!

Look who we ran into!

I honestly did not remember a waterfall as part of the Tree of Life. Now I have it on record.

We did not purchase any type of fast pass for the day as I did not expect crowds at this time of year. After looking at the wait times Chip and Dale decided to wait the 50 minutes to ride Everest. DH decided to pass and at the last moment I stepped back too. It’s so high!!

We started our wait by enjoying the sights around us.