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Gah, I accidentally hit the enter key twice and it posted before I was completely finished- so sorry this is kind of a wierd place to break in the post!
We went to ride Soarin' (using our GAD FPes) and loved it again! This time I noticed more details so it was really fun.
After Soarin' we actually had to stand in a little line to get on the escalator! 
Just as we were about to step on these two women came up and pushed in front of me. When I politely said, "Excuse me that's my family in front of you," the woman glared at me and said she was just trying to get on. I glared back and, still keeping my voice polite, said we were all trying to get on that's why there was a line. I hate confrotation of any kind and it seemed like it took FOREVER for that escalator to go up after that. 
When we came out the ground was wet. It had rained while we were in The Land- and we hadn't brought our ponchos!!
Thankfully it didn't rain again but I was a little worried that Murphey's law was going teach us a lesson!
We went on into World Showcase and my feet hurt so badly at this point that I could just cry. As we got nearer to the countries though I began to feel a bit rejuvinated by the atmosphere. There was music playing and it started to have a very European 'feel'. My friend MA (crazyforgoofy and the original Disney nut who got Karen hooked) had wanted me to call her from somewhere music was playing so I stopped and called her. I felt better and ready to take on the World again. This feeling was short lived.
We'd stopped at the newly opened Cantina outside Mexico for dinner- we should have kept walking! The menu is extremely limited and we all had tacos except Kya who had chicken tenders. Everywhere we'd gone it hadn't been an issue for Kya to order from the children's menu but still get an adult size drink and dessert since she's 10. The people here were obviously new and couldn't understand what I was asking and eventually Kya just got a child's drink. Jace was disappointed because he'd wanted a burrito but this wasn't an option I think tacos with different kinds of meat were the ONLY option but I'm not sure about that. I got a margarita and while I was waiting for our food (which took forever and three people behind us got their food before we did!) I noticed my shirt was wet- the cup holding the margarita was cracked and it took forever for me to get someone's attention to get a new one.
We finally had our food and I was looking forward to sitting at a table overlooking the lagoon and taking some time to regroup. No such luck.
There was absolutey NOWHERE to sit!
We looked around for a minute and the CMs could see we were having no luck and instead of trying to help or tell us how long the wait for a seat might be (at a CS restaurant!) they simply avoided eye contact. There is a bench right next to the restaurant and Robbie and the kids sat down and ate while I SET MY TRAY ON TOP OF A TRASH CAN so I could eat. My margarita wasn't really all that great but I sucked it down! Ihave no pictures of this meal because I was simply trying to choke down my food and move on without bursting into tears. The tacos weren't even very good and I wish we'd just skipped the whole thing. The churros were good but I barely enjoyed them in the midst of all the drama.
I felt a bit calmer after sucking down my crappy margarita and we went on into the Mexico pavillion. It was just beautiful! I loved it in there and we had a good time looking at all of the souvenirs.
Of all the countries we went into this one felt the least like a gift shop and more like a village that happened to be selling things.
We decided to do the boat ride and despite mixed reviews on the DIS we enjoyed it. Kya loved the room with the dancing dolls and commented that she loved their outfits. I realized she probably would have really enjoyed It's a Small World (which was closed for refurb during our trip). After the boat ride we looked around a bit more and stopped at the Kidcot station on the way out so the kids could get their passports stamped...
We decided we were way too tired to try to stay for Illuminations and would try on our next Epcot day. We took the LOOONG walk back to the buses through Future World, followed by a long wait, long bus ride and long walk back to the room. My feet hurt so much at this point and so did Robbie's knees. I collapsed onto the bed but since we'd taken the little backpack we hadn't had our refillable mugs with us when we came through the lobby and I was really thirsty. I forced myself to get up and go find the ice machine. The kids had seen it when we first arrived so Kya went with me. When we got there the ice machine was broken!! This was it, the straw that broke the camel's back. I got back to the room as quickly as I could and laid on the bed and couldn't hold back the tears any longer. My feet hurt, I was exhausted, my plans for World Showcase were shot, dinner had been awful and I was sooo thirsty and wanted some ice! I tried to be discrete about the crying and was facing the wall but it's a small room and Robbie noticed. He went to find another ice machine and got me a cup of water when he got back.
Full of water and ibuprofen for my feet I was able to calm down.
Robbie and I talked about and decided that we'd tried to stay in the park too long in the afternoon and then go back later and it was just too much, especially because traveling to and from the park was just exhausting. I felt better after talking it over with Robbie and realizing where we went wrong- I figured at least we'd be able to avoid the same mistakes if we knew what the problem was!
After we talked I hopped into the shower and when I got out everyone was asleep! It had been a long day and we were all just exhausted!
Why I love the DIS: I never would have thought to take a pic of my PP card and those pictures from the day before at AK would have been lost forever!
What we would do differently: I think we probably would have stayed longer in Epcot instead of trying to leave and come back. The afternoon breaks SEEMED like a good idea when planning but they just weren't working out for our family.
Up next: DHS and the race for Jedi Training Academy- will Jace get there in time??
We went to ride Soarin' (using our GAD FPes) and loved it again! This time I noticed more details so it was really fun.
After Soarin' we actually had to stand in a little line to get on the escalator! Just as we were about to step on these two women came up and pushed in front of me. When I politely said, "Excuse me that's my family in front of you," the woman glared at me and said she was just trying to get on. I glared back and, still keeping my voice polite, said we were all trying to get on that's why there was a line. I hate confrotation of any kind and it seemed like it took FOREVER for that escalator to go up after that. When we came out the ground was wet. It had rained while we were in The Land- and we hadn't brought our ponchos!!
Thankfully it didn't rain again but I was a little worried that Murphey's law was going teach us a lesson! We went on into World Showcase and my feet hurt so badly at this point that I could just cry. As we got nearer to the countries though I began to feel a bit rejuvinated by the atmosphere. There was music playing and it started to have a very European 'feel'. My friend MA (crazyforgoofy and the original Disney nut who got Karen hooked) had wanted me to call her from somewhere music was playing so I stopped and called her. I felt better and ready to take on the World again. This feeling was short lived.
We'd stopped at the newly opened Cantina outside Mexico for dinner- we should have kept walking! The menu is extremely limited and we all had tacos except Kya who had chicken tenders. Everywhere we'd gone it hadn't been an issue for Kya to order from the children's menu but still get an adult size drink and dessert since she's 10. The people here were obviously new and couldn't understand what I was asking and eventually Kya just got a child's drink. Jace was disappointed because he'd wanted a burrito but this wasn't an option I think tacos with different kinds of meat were the ONLY option but I'm not sure about that. I got a margarita and while I was waiting for our food (which took forever and three people behind us got their food before we did!) I noticed my shirt was wet- the cup holding the margarita was cracked and it took forever for me to get someone's attention to get a new one.
We finally had our food and I was looking forward to sitting at a table overlooking the lagoon and taking some time to regroup. No such luck.There was absolutey NOWHERE to sit!
We looked around for a minute and the CMs could see we were having no luck and instead of trying to help or tell us how long the wait for a seat might be (at a CS restaurant!) they simply avoided eye contact. There is a bench right next to the restaurant and Robbie and the kids sat down and ate while I SET MY TRAY ON TOP OF A TRASH CAN so I could eat. My margarita wasn't really all that great but I sucked it down! Ihave no pictures of this meal because I was simply trying to choke down my food and move on without bursting into tears. The tacos weren't even very good and I wish we'd just skipped the whole thing. The churros were good but I barely enjoyed them in the midst of all the drama. I felt a bit calmer after sucking down my crappy margarita and we went on into the Mexico pavillion. It was just beautiful! I loved it in there and we had a good time looking at all of the souvenirs.
Of all the countries we went into this one felt the least like a gift shop and more like a village that happened to be selling things.
We decided to do the boat ride and despite mixed reviews on the DIS we enjoyed it. Kya loved the room with the dancing dolls and commented that she loved their outfits. I realized she probably would have really enjoyed It's a Small World (which was closed for refurb during our trip). After the boat ride we looked around a bit more and stopped at the Kidcot station on the way out so the kids could get their passports stamped...
We decided we were way too tired to try to stay for Illuminations and would try on our next Epcot day. We took the LOOONG walk back to the buses through Future World, followed by a long wait, long bus ride and long walk back to the room. My feet hurt so much at this point and so did Robbie's knees. I collapsed onto the bed but since we'd taken the little backpack we hadn't had our refillable mugs with us when we came through the lobby and I was really thirsty. I forced myself to get up and go find the ice machine. The kids had seen it when we first arrived so Kya went with me. When we got there the ice machine was broken!! This was it, the straw that broke the camel's back. I got back to the room as quickly as I could and laid on the bed and couldn't hold back the tears any longer. My feet hurt, I was exhausted, my plans for World Showcase were shot, dinner had been awful and I was sooo thirsty and wanted some ice! I tried to be discrete about the crying and was facing the wall but it's a small room and Robbie noticed. He went to find another ice machine and got me a cup of water when he got back.
Full of water and ibuprofen for my feet I was able to calm down. Robbie and I talked about and decided that we'd tried to stay in the park too long in the afternoon and then go back later and it was just too much, especially because traveling to and from the park was just exhausting. I felt better after talking it over with Robbie and realizing where we went wrong- I figured at least we'd be able to avoid the same mistakes if we knew what the problem was!
After we talked I hopped into the shower and when I got out everyone was asleep! It had been a long day and we were all just exhausted!
Why I love the DIS: I never would have thought to take a pic of my PP card and those pictures from the day before at AK would have been lost forever!
What we would do differently: I think we probably would have stayed longer in Epcot instead of trying to leave and come back. The afternoon breaks SEEMED like a good idea when planning but they just weren't working out for our family.
Up next: DHS and the race for Jedi Training Academy- will Jace get there in time??
At least I know I'm not the only one who has cried in our "Most Happiest Place on Earth!" Yeah, I agree with the afternoon breaks --- they didn't work out for us, either. It's easier to stay in the park you are in and just sit and people watch for 1/2 hour or so than to try to catch buses back and forth. I also regretted not having my mug at all times!!! I was darned if I was going to walk all the way back to the food court to fill up. We decided on getting one 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke and had that in our fridge for the times when we were too tired to go to the food court. 
: the picture!! So glad Jace got into the spirit of Disney! It is the one vacation where he should definietly feel like he can act like a big kid. 
