This was a good day right from the start because we woke up to the sound of nothing. No alarm was set; we just leisurely got up and got ready for the day. We were off to Epcot, and had no plans until our lunch ADR.
In truth, we didnt sleep all that late and made it to Epcot just a little after 10am. I know Ive mentioned it before, but neither of us are crazy about Soarin. But since we totally skipped it last time, we figured wed give it a spin at some point today. So we headed there first to grab a Fastpass to use later.
After that, it was over to Mission:Space , then we rode Imagination. Yep, I love the Country Bears and ride Imagination every trip, but I dont like Soarin. Told you I was weird.
Anywhoo, by now it was almost 11 and World Showcase was waking up. We wandered into Canada and meandered through the paths we normally skip. It is so pretty back there! I had no idea those gardens and waterfalls even existed.
Since we were there, we figured wed catch another first time attraction: O! Canada. The show was starting in just a few minutes, so we timed it well. I thought the beginning of the film was hilarious, even though Im not a Martin Short fan in general. He was very funny in this!
It was pretty rainy this day (I know I said earlier that the only rain we saw all trip was during our Ohana dinner, but I lied. Im experiencing all this right along with you guys!) But rain doesnt bother us when we have beers, so we stopped in Germany to get some. Was that the sound of you gasping about how early we started drinking?
We journeyed on, with me stopping to show how excited I was that Davy Jones would be playing here. We werent going to actually watch or anything, but I was still excited. Davy Jones was my favorite Monkey when I was younger. Now if you asked me, Id say Michael Nesmith is my favorite Monkey. All that aside, heres my excitement:
We found a covered spot in Italy and sat down with our beers.
I think I took this picture for a reason, but I dont remember what it was
unless it was just to show the level of detail found in the World Showcase pavilions
By the time we wandered over to Mexico, it was time for lunch at San Angel Inn. This was a first for me, and I was very excited!
While waiting to be seated, we had a Chris from Orlando sighting
For those not in the know: when a CM forgets or loses their name tag, they get to wear the gender neutral name of Chris. Ben and I learned this on the Backstage Magic tour, and then proceeded to notice every time we saw this tag.
After a short wait, we were seated and got to start our delicious lunch!
I ordered the Traditional Lunch, which included the tortilla soup. This was AMAZING! So yummy. In fact, the whole meal was scrumptious, right down to dessert. I didnt make a note of what Ben ordered, but I know he really enjoyed it. We were thrilled with this meal!
Once done eating, we rode the Gran Fiesta Tour before heading out of Mexico. As much as I wanted to visit la Cava de Tequila, we were very full and getting kind of tired. More alcohol was not needed just then (blasphemy!)
Even though I was seriously dragging by this point, we decided to check out the American Adventure, which we had also never done before. I couldnt believe how many escalators we had to go up before we got to the theater! As for the attraction
I didnt fall asleep. But I also wasnt all that excited about the show. And when we left, I was almost tired enough to through one of those tantrums that kids get to through. We needed to get the heck. Out. Of. There. Of course, I did manage to find enough energy to get a chewy caramel bar at Karamel Kuche in Germany, despite the super long wait. Ben stayed outside because the smell of the popcorn was making him sick. Weirdo.
So we headed back to Kidani and I took a nap. Even though we slept in that morning, I was just wiped out!
I woke up in time to get ready to head out for dinner. We took the bus to the Magic Kingdom, then grabbed the monorail to the Poly (wow, we didnt take the boat!). Dinner was at Kona- one of our favorites. I had tuna oscar, and Ben had something else (sorry- no notes and I no longer remember!). As usual, we really enjoyed our meal here!
Epcot had evening EMH, so we headed back over there. We stopped by Soarin first to use our FPs from earlier.
I cant really explain any of those pictures
We were finally able to visit the tequila bar, and we got our margaritas. I had the passion fruit and it was delicious! Ben got the hibiscus margarita and it was ridiculously strong. He seriously had a hard time drinking it.
We walked through the Showcase and ended up in the UK, where we texted our friends so they could call us in the phone booth. We chatted a bit, and one of our friends called the other booth. When it rang, the girl near it hesitated and we urged her to pick it up. I think we scared her
I got a Bass Ale in the Rose & Crown, but Ben was done drinking after his almost straight-up glass of tequila. I drank my beer as we walked back across the Showcase. Walking through Morocco, we saw security meeting up with a CM looking for the signal 2. Ben and I immediately looked it up on our phone, and just as we thought: a signal 2 is an intoxicated person. I guess evening EMH at Epcot does get kinda crazy!
We rode Mealstrom cause we were walking by it, and then headed out of the park. We stopped for some (blurry) Photopass pics along the way:
They were all blurry... Photopass photographers are not always the best night time picture takers...
Once we got back to our room, we fell asleep super fast. I wish I slept as well at home as I do in Disney!
You have me excited about Sanaa. I have an ADR there for December. If you are still following along on my PTR, in a few months... you should remind me of what it was you had at Sanaa that you thought was the best. I know you mention it now... but I KNOW I will forget. Age is getting the best of me...and my memory. 
I laughed at your story about the CMs wearing "Chris" nametags. I worked at DHS for a few months and we had a small pile of lost and found nametags in the back which we had to draw from if we forgot our own. When I first started they had just issued new nametags and not ordered one for me.... for the first 2 months I worked at Disney I was "Janet" instead of Jessica. Answering to another name took some getting used to!
