Our bellies full and our spirits happy, we decided to spend a while in Epcot. Now, if we would have used Disney transportation to get to Chef Mickeys, we would have taken the monorail to Epcot and then walked through the International Gateway back to the Beach Club. My kids were itching to ride the monorail, so we hopped on board, knowing wed have to come back to the Contemporary to retrieve our car later. We unloaded at Epcot at around 7:30.
My Epcot plan? Knock off a few of the more minor attractions and take in the ambiance. So, if youre walking into Epcot with no major rides to rush to, whats the first attraction your group sees and want to ride? Yep, Spaceship Earth. Once Ian heard that the golf ball ride was a spaceship, he was all over it. We walked right on, Maddy and Ian in the first car, then Amelia and I, and then George. We all enjoyed it, especially seeing our futures at the end, which we all found hysterical. Its just cool knowing youre in the golf ball, ya know? Madeline, my thrill ride junkie, couldnt wait to ride something thrilling, so George went to see if any FP for Test Track were left or how long the standby line was. The kids and I headed to The Seas with Nemo and Friends. George met us out in front momentarily without fast passes. They were all gone and the standby wait was listed as 50 minutes. Um, no way. Wed save TT for our next Epcot day. We all walked into the super fast moving que at the Nemo ride in the clam mobiles, not sure the name of this one, Nemo and Friends? We all thought this was cute. The ride unloaded into the aquarium and we spent some time checking out the exhibits. The sea turtles and manatees were awesome, and my very favorite sea creatures, sea horses, had a tank for me to watch.
Even Disney Magic can't keep siblings happy with each other all of the time.
When we finally exited, Illuminations was beginning so we hightailed it to the monorail. We did not want to get caught in the throngs following the end of the fireworks. We hopped on a monorail, switched at the TTC and caught another to the Contemporary where, if you recall, wed left our car.
Back at the Beach Club we took the long stroll to our room and I made sure the kiddos entered first. Ok, true confession time. The pictures you are about to see are a reenactment, since I was so excited about the kids getting their surprises I didnt think about taking any pictures. When they entered the room, this is what they saw:
This is a picture of some of the bags contents.
What the goody bags contained:
Plushie
Pin lanyard
8 pins, from a grab bag of 25 to trade
M&M tube of pressed penny money arranged 2 quarters 1 penny
Pressed penny book
$20 disney dollars
small fan
magic towel-fairies for girls and toy story for Ian
glow necklaces
refillable mug, not pictured for some reason
Oh my goodness, they were so excited! They were pulling things out and oohing and ahhing and smiling and talking all at the same time and it did my heart good to see my children, whom this trip was all about, so happy.
Up next: Our first full park day: Animal Kingdom and a delicious dinner with some giraffes
My Epcot plan? Knock off a few of the more minor attractions and take in the ambiance. So, if youre walking into Epcot with no major rides to rush to, whats the first attraction your group sees and want to ride? Yep, Spaceship Earth. Once Ian heard that the golf ball ride was a spaceship, he was all over it. We walked right on, Maddy and Ian in the first car, then Amelia and I, and then George. We all enjoyed it, especially seeing our futures at the end, which we all found hysterical. Its just cool knowing youre in the golf ball, ya know? Madeline, my thrill ride junkie, couldnt wait to ride something thrilling, so George went to see if any FP for Test Track were left or how long the standby line was. The kids and I headed to The Seas with Nemo and Friends. George met us out in front momentarily without fast passes. They were all gone and the standby wait was listed as 50 minutes. Um, no way. Wed save TT for our next Epcot day. We all walked into the super fast moving que at the Nemo ride in the clam mobiles, not sure the name of this one, Nemo and Friends? We all thought this was cute. The ride unloaded into the aquarium and we spent some time checking out the exhibits. The sea turtles and manatees were awesome, and my very favorite sea creatures, sea horses, had a tank for me to watch.
Even Disney Magic can't keep siblings happy with each other all of the time.
When we finally exited, Illuminations was beginning so we hightailed it to the monorail. We did not want to get caught in the throngs following the end of the fireworks. We hopped on a monorail, switched at the TTC and caught another to the Contemporary where, if you recall, wed left our car.
Back at the Beach Club we took the long stroll to our room and I made sure the kiddos entered first. Ok, true confession time. The pictures you are about to see are a reenactment, since I was so excited about the kids getting their surprises I didnt think about taking any pictures. When they entered the room, this is what they saw:
This is a picture of some of the bags contents.
What the goody bags contained:
Plushie
Pin lanyard
8 pins, from a grab bag of 25 to trade
M&M tube of pressed penny money arranged 2 quarters 1 penny
Pressed penny book
$20 disney dollars
small fan
magic towel-fairies for girls and toy story for Ian
glow necklaces
refillable mug, not pictured for some reason
Oh my goodness, they were so excited! They were pulling things out and oohing and ahhing and smiling and talking all at the same time and it did my heart good to see my children, whom this trip was all about, so happy.
Up next: Our first full park day: Animal Kingdom and a delicious dinner with some giraffes
I get so excited when I get things for the trip that the whole family knows! Keeping them a secret during the planning, packing, etc just would be so hard for me....I may have missed my window of opportunity anyway. Not sure when our next trip will be, but it may be a "just Jeff and Missy" trip, and if not, Dan will be at least 16. You did a fantastic job though. I'm sure it's something the kids will always remember!
..not sure why?? But it's definitely a must-do on our next trip because the other day my son asked if we could ride in the "giant golf ball", when we go back.
Your kids must have been sooooo happy!!!!
POR is just gorgeous too.
Wow, 21 days will fly by. Are you thinking of doing a TR?
