GrandCalifornian
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When we left off, we were headed for Akershus after a morning at Typhoon Lagoon.
In trying to minimize walking we decided to take a unconventional transportation option to get to Akershus.
We knew it was a long walk from the front of Epcot to Norway, so we decided to hop on a bus for Hollywood Studios, then take a boat to the International Gateway entrance of Epcot. We knew it would take a while, but we had time to spare so we gave it a shot.
We left the room at 5:02 and just about walked on a HS bus at 5:06. We arrived at HS at 5:32, and were on a boat by 5:36. So far so good, but those boats aren't quick. After stops along the way we got to International Gateway at 6:15.
Allie was so tired from the busy morning she fell asleep on the boat in my lap. Her pink hair was awful while I was holding her. That stuff is nasty itchy.
We were able to transfer her to the stroller still asleep, and we had a little bit of time to explore World Showcase as we walked towards Norway.
We stopped by Japan, where we picked up a Hello Kitty plush with pink glasses on as a birthday surprise for Allie. She was still very asleep as we headed for Akershus.
I tried to wake her up a little before we got in line for our ADR but it wasn't really working and she was still super sleepy.
As we got to the front and our opportunity to take the picture with Belle she was still out, and we met the same hostess we had last year who offered to let us come back for a picture once she woke up.
We were seated and took turns going up to the cold buffet.
The Princess parade went by but Allie was still zonked.
The princesses themselves then stopped by to visit while Allie did her best Sleeping Beauty immitation.
The first one that came by was Cinderella. She understanding that Allie wasn't quite up to visiting and said she'd come by later.
It was about time to order our dinner by now. I ordered Meaty Macaroni for Allie, and I ordered the beef short ribs.
I ordered Kjottkake (Norwegian Meatballs) served on mashed potatoes. Snow White stopped by and posed for a picture with Allie.
Then the food arrived and Allie crawled up onto Melissa. We greeted Ariel, but Allie still wasn't talking.
We took some pics of the food before digging in.
Aurora stopped by and chatted with us for a while, and even sat in Allie's seat. Here you can see that Allie is thinking about waking up.
She thanked Allie for sharing her dinner which kinda disturbed Allie but it was really the best interaction of the night.
Eventually Allie woke up enough to go have her picture taken and then eat a couple of bites of dinner before dessert came.
I got Allie to start laughing by asking her why there was pink hair in my food, and if she had any idea where it might have come from. It was pretty silly, but it got her up and eating.
I really enjoyed my meal. Everything was really tasty, and it seemed somewhat fancy while still tasting really good. Meanwhile Mr. Yeti seemed to be enjoying his food too.
I think he may have stolen a couple bites of dessert. Because of Allie's sleepiness dinner seemed to take forever but by the time it was over Allie was in a good mood and we had all eaten. This is the second time we've done dinner here after a waterpark and in the future I think it's just too much. The waterparks are super tiring and an active dinner with characters is too much after a busy day.
In the end though Allie and Grandma were able to take a nice picture with Belle (who is Grandma's favorite) before we headed out to see Illuminations
While waiting for Illuminations I decided to compete for being the best Dad ever by buying Allie a light up snowflake necklace. She really liked it, and even wore it with her Elsa costume on Halloween this year.
It is probably the best money we've spent on Disney light up stuff. I think she's used it so much the batteries are getting low.
Illuminations was great as always, and I played with the camera during it to get a couple of nice shots. .
Allie really enjoyed the show as well. After it was over we hung around for EMH.
Allie had decided that she wanted to get her face painted, but when we walked by the place was closed during Extra Magic Hours, so we promised she could do it in the morning. She consoled herself by playing with some puppets at a shop.
She had fun with the puppets and we headed toward Future World.
On the way though we stopped at Mexico so Allie could again visit the Mousekameros and the tiara store.
We had heard the wait for Soarin was short, so we decided to give it a try. We have this ride in California, but Allie had never been on it.
The line was practically non existant and Allie ended up LOVING the ride.
Still excited about her newly discovered ride, Allie wanted to stop on the way out to ride Spaceship Earth one more time. We did that with Grandpa while Grandma headed for the bus stop ahead of us.
We had to leave the short line for a potty break but we were back in line and on the ride before EMH were over.
We headed out to the buses after the park had closed, and got out there about 11:10. The first bus left as we walked up, but a second one arrived about 7 minutes later and we were all able to squeeze on. We stopped first at POFQ, then arrived back at POR at 11:45. I stopped in for a now traditional late night mug refill, then posted on the DIS before going to bed.
It was another jam packed long day but super fun.
Next up: Another laid back morning before a dinner ADR.
In trying to minimize walking we decided to take a unconventional transportation option to get to Akershus.
We knew it was a long walk from the front of Epcot to Norway, so we decided to hop on a bus for Hollywood Studios, then take a boat to the International Gateway entrance of Epcot. We knew it would take a while, but we had time to spare so we gave it a shot.
We left the room at 5:02 and just about walked on a HS bus at 5:06. We arrived at HS at 5:32, and were on a boat by 5:36. So far so good, but those boats aren't quick. After stops along the way we got to International Gateway at 6:15.
Allie was so tired from the busy morning she fell asleep on the boat in my lap. Her pink hair was awful while I was holding her. That stuff is nasty itchy.
We were able to transfer her to the stroller still asleep, and we had a little bit of time to explore World Showcase as we walked towards Norway.
We stopped by Japan, where we picked up a Hello Kitty plush with pink glasses on as a birthday surprise for Allie. She was still very asleep as we headed for Akershus.
I tried to wake her up a little before we got in line for our ADR but it wasn't really working and she was still super sleepy.
As we got to the front and our opportunity to take the picture with Belle she was still out, and we met the same hostess we had last year who offered to let us come back for a picture once she woke up.
We were seated and took turns going up to the cold buffet.
The Princess parade went by but Allie was still zonked.
The princesses themselves then stopped by to visit while Allie did her best Sleeping Beauty immitation.
The first one that came by was Cinderella. She understanding that Allie wasn't quite up to visiting and said she'd come by later.
It was about time to order our dinner by now. I ordered Meaty Macaroni for Allie, and I ordered the beef short ribs.
I ordered Kjottkake (Norwegian Meatballs) served on mashed potatoes. Snow White stopped by and posed for a picture with Allie.
Then the food arrived and Allie crawled up onto Melissa. We greeted Ariel, but Allie still wasn't talking.
We took some pics of the food before digging in.
Aurora stopped by and chatted with us for a while, and even sat in Allie's seat. Here you can see that Allie is thinking about waking up.
She thanked Allie for sharing her dinner which kinda disturbed Allie but it was really the best interaction of the night.
Eventually Allie woke up enough to go have her picture taken and then eat a couple of bites of dinner before dessert came.
I got Allie to start laughing by asking her why there was pink hair in my food, and if she had any idea where it might have come from. It was pretty silly, but it got her up and eating.
I really enjoyed my meal. Everything was really tasty, and it seemed somewhat fancy while still tasting really good. Meanwhile Mr. Yeti seemed to be enjoying his food too.
I think he may have stolen a couple bites of dessert. Because of Allie's sleepiness dinner seemed to take forever but by the time it was over Allie was in a good mood and we had all eaten. This is the second time we've done dinner here after a waterpark and in the future I think it's just too much. The waterparks are super tiring and an active dinner with characters is too much after a busy day.
In the end though Allie and Grandma were able to take a nice picture with Belle (who is Grandma's favorite) before we headed out to see Illuminations
While waiting for Illuminations I decided to compete for being the best Dad ever by buying Allie a light up snowflake necklace. She really liked it, and even wore it with her Elsa costume on Halloween this year.
It is probably the best money we've spent on Disney light up stuff. I think she's used it so much the batteries are getting low.
Illuminations was great as always, and I played with the camera during it to get a couple of nice shots. .
Allie really enjoyed the show as well. After it was over we hung around for EMH.
Allie had decided that she wanted to get her face painted, but when we walked by the place was closed during Extra Magic Hours, so we promised she could do it in the morning. She consoled herself by playing with some puppets at a shop.
She had fun with the puppets and we headed toward Future World.
On the way though we stopped at Mexico so Allie could again visit the Mousekameros and the tiara store.
We had heard the wait for Soarin was short, so we decided to give it a try. We have this ride in California, but Allie had never been on it.
The line was practically non existant and Allie ended up LOVING the ride.
Still excited about her newly discovered ride, Allie wanted to stop on the way out to ride Spaceship Earth one more time. We did that with Grandpa while Grandma headed for the bus stop ahead of us.
We had to leave the short line for a potty break but we were back in line and on the ride before EMH were over.
We headed out to the buses after the park had closed, and got out there about 11:10. The first bus left as we walked up, but a second one arrived about 7 minutes later and we were all able to squeeze on. We stopped first at POFQ, then arrived back at POR at 11:45. I stopped in for a now traditional late night mug refill, then posted on the DIS before going to bed.
It was another jam packed long day but super fun.
Next up: Another laid back morning before a dinner ADR.
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The trips are just so much fun, and reliving them through the TR is neat too. We're glad you're enjoying it as well.
