We decided at the last minute to see if we could get a breakfast ADR at Whispering Canyon Cafe before we checked out of WL. The atmosphere was loud and fun and the food was mmm mmm good. DH got the breakfast skillet but he totally had "order envy" when he saw my delicious omelette come out. I have to say I chose the winner of the morning. I love it when I choose the best meal
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I headed back up to the room to finish packing and DH and the kids headed to the games arcade as they know it is best to stay out of my way when I pack
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Once everything was packed, we had 10 items to check with bell services
. Can you believe it, I still can't. The bellman even commented hahaha.
I grabbed the family and we jumped on the bus to Epcot. We didn't arrive until 10ish because the packing took me longer than I thought it would but we were in no rush today so I wasn't too worried. We fastpassed Soarin and then jumped on the Nemo ride. I thought it was cute but I won't need to rush back to that ride. We then headed over to Test Track gulp!!!!! The kids and I had watched
Youtube footage and it didn't look too bad but when you are standing outside the ride and watching those cars zoom past in the outside portion of the ride, it's a little daunting for a "fraidy family" like us. We decided to swallow a can of "toughen up" and jumped into the 30 min line. DS was getting more nervous by the minute while we waited which in turn made me more nervous, which in turn made DH and DD more nervous haha. I was glad to finally be in the car to see what all the fuss was about. Well the ride certainly was fast but I did really enjoy it. There were a few times when we were outside and it seemed like we were flying that I felt a little panic but overall it was great.
We then went and had a play in Club Cool, trying out all of the different Coke's from around the world. I was dying to go here so i could trick one of the family into trying the "beverly" which apparently tastes horrendeous. Well my daughter was the closest to it so I said that everyone on the DIS raves about that one and quickly got my camera ready. A man standing behind her heard me and started chuckling, he obviously knew the "secret". Her face was priceless and I was excited to capture it. Then DH thought he'd taste it, surely it couldn't be that bad, hahaha. Well I managed to capture his face too. The man behind us was in hysterics as was I. I really enjoyed trying all of the different flavours, we all had fun with it.
We then headed into the showcase but had to again rush past all of the pavillions because we had a 12.10 ADR at Teppan Edo. I've always wanted to go to a tepanaki? bar and I knew my husband would love it. As for DS8, well he is the fussiest of eaters and I figured he could just sit and watch and we'd buy him nuggets or something afterwards
. We were enthralled from the moment we walked through the door. And our chef was amazing and funny, I definitely think we lucked out with him. He was fabulous with my son. My son said he would eat the chicken but didn't want the veggies and didn't want his meat mixed with the noodles. The chef was amazing, teasing him just a little but also very generously accommodating DS's special needs. He didn't put any sauce on the chicken, he kept the noodles separate and I was stunned when DS sat and ate every last udon noodle on his plate, with chopsticks no less. I'm still not quite over it as he doesn't eat noodles of any kind as a rule. He also devoured all of his chicken and then asked to try some of my shrimp/prawns. What!!!!! He wants to try prawns, okay then. Well he loved them and ended up eating tons from my plate and DD's. My husband and I just kept giving each other stunned looks across the table. We were seated with 4 english people who were very fun and lovely as can be. And the show the chef put on was excellent, as was the flavours of the food. Our whole family had the most wonderful time and DS asked whether we could go again the next day. A truly awesome experience for us all.
We decided to go and ride Soarin after lunch and then DH and DD were keen to hit those Outlet stores. DS was not and to be honest, I was a bit shopped out myself after New York so I sent the other two off shopping with a few items I wanted them to get for DS, and then DS and I headed to the buses to make our way to POP to check in. He loves just having his mummy's undivided attention and he was jumping and climbing and being crazy all the way to the bus haha. We got to POP quickly and as I was checking in one of the other counter staff came running up saying "Hi, I'm Australian too". She was so excited to see some Aussies, we ended up chatting for ages, we just couldn't get away
. Then another staff member came running up saying she was Aussie too. We ended up talking with them for 30 minutes and I enjoyed hearing about their experiences. They are here for 6 months working and having a break from uni. Apparently you can organise this through your uni and get credits which my DD12 thinks sounds like an amazing idea.
We finally excused ourselves from the girls and headed to our room. The resort looks clean and bright and full of activity and I was impressed with the room. Not much smaller than the WL, bummer about the double beds but not too big of a deal. My US TA (god bless him) had gotten us a lakeview room in my preferred building, 70's, at no additional charge so the outlook is lovely and the room is fairly quiet. The walk to the buses is not very far and our room is recently renovated. There are some small subtle hidden Mickey touches that I love but nothing over the top. Overall I'm pleased.
DS and I just laid on the beds in the peace and quiet enjoying some down time while we waited for our luggage. When it didn't arrive I rang bell services to ask about it and she said it would be up as soon as possible. An hour past without it arriving so I rang again. She said it would be up as soon as possible. I said that was what you said an hour ago. She said well we are very busy. I said I appreciate that but I would like an idea of time. She said maybe 45 mins. I said, surely not on top of the hour I've already waited. She said yes. I said, well I'll need to speak to your manager if possible please. She put me on hold and then came back and said he was with a customer but would call me straight back.
My bags were at the door within 5 minutes
. My DH growled at me for causing a stir but I just couldn't believe it could take so long since it was well after the time we were told on checkin.
DH and DD finally arrived laden down with bags and bags of shopping. Whew packing to go home is going to be quite a challenge
. They got lots of bargains and were thoroughly happy and exhausted.
Since we were all tired we decided to eat at the POP food court which was a hive of activity it must be said. There are several food stations and quite a bit of variety and we all found something we liked. I was craving veggies in all forms so had the vegetable lasagne with salad, the others went for burgers, fries and nuggets. We gobbled up our meals then hit the large gift shop. We bought the kids some more stuffed animals, some kitchen stuff, a necklace for DD and some snacks and then headed back to our room for bed.
It was a good day, Epcot was busy because of F&W but we still enjoyed ourselves. Lunch at Teppan Edo is an absolute trip highlight for sure. POP is going to be good and we are looking forward to another day at Epcot tomorrow to eat and drink our way around the world.
So upset because we missed them last time we were here and wanted to see them! Also Star Tours has just closed! So that has gone too.
That is really cool and selfless of him. I am sure that the good Disney karma will come back to him. 
It's Tough to be a Bug. Its a must-do for me in WDW and DLR.
So one that stopped at the SSR bus stop, I asked if a bus to SSR was going to come. He said that we were at the right stop, just wait as a bus would come. We waited about half an hour longer and then a bus to HS stopped at our stop and I said to the driver. We have been waiting 45 minutes, is a bus to SSR not coming. He then said that the resort buses don't start until I think it was 11.30am 
