CatNipRules
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I love that backpack, but I agree. They are soooo tiny. I can barely get anything useful in them.It drives me crazy how expensive they are for the size they are....Flower & Garden Festival
This morning we sadly had to say goodbye to our rental car. We wouldn't really need it at Disney and Universal, but it had been nice to have. We had to bring it back to the Car Care Center where we'd never been before (we used to do our on property rentals at the Dolphin and their car rental desk hasn't re-opened yet). The Car Care Center is near Magic Kingdom, but due to road construction while we were there, there was a detour...and we were running very low on gas when we went to drop the car off.
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Annnd we missed the turn the first time around, but managed to make it to the Car Care Center with 2 miles left in our tank.
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At the Car Care Center they took us in a shuttle to Epcot.
Since it was Flower & Garden most of our day was spent sampling different foods which you can read about in my DTR:
Flower & Garden Festival
& if you watch my vlog you can see what I thought of the famous Froot Loops Shake.
We were also reunited with the delicious Violet Lemonade.
Although at the time we went, you couldn't walk around with food and drinks and couldn't take your mask off unless you were seated so we had to drink them quickly.
There was a moment when Josh went to get some more food, and I was standing at a little table, looking out at the water and I just felt so happy that we were there. There were so many time in the last year and half (esp when Disney was closed or when we couldn't travel there) that I missed the parks so much. And it felt so magical to be there in Epcot.
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Here's some random pictures I took as we walked around the World Showcase:
I also did find macaron ears in the France pavilion, but didn't buy them. (I think there's a clip in the vlog).
We did some shopping, and in Japan I bought my brother a small Godzilla tapestry similar to one we bought on a previous trip.
Not in any order but here's some of the topiaries we came across:
(This one is my favorite!)
Rabbit's eyes kind of freak me out
Still very excited for the Guardians coaster!
After we ate our way around the World Showcase, we would've done Future World, but it looked like it was about to storm and Josh was starting to feel a little headache-y so we decided we'd come back later and headed to the buses. Josh took a nap for awhile, but when he woke up he didn't really feel well enough to go back into the parks and it was getting late anyway so we decided to just go to dinner. I was a little disappointed we missed out on rides, but the food was my main plan for Epcot; and I knew we'd be back for Food & Wine in Sep so I'd ride anything I missed then.
We ate at Three Bridges in our hotel, and the sunset was gorgeous on the walk there.
You can read about our dinner in my DTR too:
Three Bridges Bar & Grill
Gran Destino at night:
We walked back through the main building so we could look around the store a little.
I love this Loungefly (mostly because of Todd), but Josh reminded me that I have 3 other Loungeflys that I never use.This is why I hate to buy them especially because they can be pricey. (I'm not really a backpack carrier, I prefer crossbody bags). But they're so cute!
Can you spot Tower of Terror from our window?
Next Up
We have a very full day!
We spent time in Disney Springs, toured some resorts, and had a great night in Magic Kingdom!
I mean, I like M&Ms as much as the next guy, but do I need to do an M&M haul?! Nope 
*Last Day at Universal Orlando*
