Episode 6: The American Adventure - A Nap!
"Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time." -- Stephen Wright
Wow! Another entry within a week? Yeah, I wouldn't get used to it if I were you.
Annnnnyway, when we last left the Turkey Family, we had found a group of characters, just waiting to entertain our little princess. After a great interaction, DD was ready for more characters, so off we went in search of MORE MORE MORE!
Our search brought us to Morocco where Aladdin and Jasmine were rumored to be. But first, nature called, and we began a search of a different kind. (In case you were unaware, the restrooms in Morocco are way in the back.) While on the search for the rooms of rest, I was struck over how much I felt like I was in an Indiana Jones movie. They did a heck of a job recreating the streets of Morocco. Task accomplished, we headed back up front. We reached the fountain, when we were approached by a Photopass photographer who asked us if he coult take a picture of DD. DD, a little shy of the strange man, agreed.
"Give me...bewildered. Great!"
I have a feeling it was for the Castle in Magic Kingdom. Do they take pictures from other parks and put them on the castle for the Memories show? I wish there was someway to find out which pictures were on the castle on any given night.
But I digress. Mini-photoshoot over, we got in line for Al and Jaz, who were set to appear at any moment.
She was awesome at waiting.
Al and Jaz finally showed up, and while we Wisconsinites thought the 50 degree weather was absolutely balmy, apparantly it was a bit chilly for the couple from the desert.
I never knew that Aladdin was Norville "Shaggy" Roger's twin brother!
When it was her turn, DD brought the autograph book and the princess poster to the couple for autographs. But would not stand by them for a picture. Her shyness once again took over, and she wouldn't go near Aladdin. She would let Jasmine approach her, but no amount of cajoling, promises, or sticker bribes would let Aladdin near.
We didn't press the issue, and since we had 6pm ADRs for dinner that were nearing, we decided to move on to see if we could catch a few more characters in France before we checked in. We did find a few.
"Aristocats"? Reminds me of a joke. No, I can't tell it here.
Dang, but she takes good pictures with Belle, doesn't she?
No Beast or Sleeping Beauty though. DW was sad about the latter. Belle actually spent a lot of time talking to DD even though there was a bit of a line. A side note on the whole calling kids Princess and Prince. It's kinda corny, and I know they do that for every kid, but seeing your child's face light up when one of them do that, there's something magical in that. At that moment, they really are Princesses and Princes. I'm grinning like an idiot just thinking about it now.
Our time with Belle was at an end, as she had other guests to greet and we had to get back to Germany for our ADRs. BIERGARTEN, BABY!
I have to admit, I made the ressies there simply because I had a hankering for some spaetzle. Also beer. Also also, DD loves polka music. We had never been before, so I thought we'd give it a shot. We sat next to a nice family from Virginia. The dad had ordered the beer flight, but couldn't finish it, so he offered it to me. Well, no Wisconsinite worth anything would turn down a free beer. It was quite tasty. The food was good, but overall had a saurkrauty taste I was't too keen on (I'm not a complete Wisconsin stereotype after all). DD liked the music.
Shaking her groove thing.
DW and I both agreed that we would come back to Biergarten, but probably not until we try a few other Epcot restaurants first. Dinner complete, we set about seeing the rest of the World Showcase.
We decided to take in the show at the American Adventure. It did what Ellen Degeneres couldn't, put DD to sleep. So, after Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin enlightened us as to why the USA was so AWESOME, and waking up DD from her very late nap, we set about finishing up the Kidcot stations.
And also getting a really nice family photo.
DD was still a bit sleepy after her nap, so it was basically stamp and move on. And let me tell you, we searched all over Canada for that Kidcot station. The real Canada was less explored than when we left that pavilion. But we did find it (and it's very bored looking CMs), challenge complete!
All that was left was to find a nice place for Illuminations, which we did. And it was awesome.
After Illuminations, we headed for the front of the park, where we hit up the restrooms again, and I drooled over the prints and statues in The Art of Disney shop, while we let the rush for the buses die down.
When we got to the bus, there was a bit of a crowd still, and a bit of a wait, but we were able to get on and we were on our standing room only way home, DD asleep in my arms dreaming of what awaited her next.
Next Time on a Very Turkey Trip Report: What Awaited Her Next!
Now, where is the bubbler? 
