Easy-to-use Flash equivalent?

I'm looking for software that is similar to the animation Flash can do, but dumbed down so that anyone can pick it up and work with it. All the effects I'm looking for, really, is for objects to follow a certain path (sometimes nonlinear, as well as from point A to B on the screen) during animation, maybe rotate, and/or change color, hopefully with some other stuff as well! If anyone has an idea, please put it here! :)