My advice is to keep your kids out of the big Japan store for as long as you possibly can
I definitely want to hear the Voices of Liberty. I think I'll try see them in January because we're staying at the Boardwalk so I'm sure we'll spend plenty of time in the World Showcase. (Dinner is there almost every night.)
I'm glad to have you on board. I notice in your ticker that you're heading to WWOHP in a couple of months. By then I might actually be done with our Harry Potter report
) We were out the door early once again and by about 8:30 saw this site.
This was our Epcot rope drop day. Though wed already spent quite a bit of time here we still hadnt ridden any of the big rides. So today was the day for that. After going through the turnstiles we headed to the right side of the park to await the rope drop and join the crowd to Soarin. In the past wed always had DH with us for the Soarin rope drop and wed sent him off to retrieve fastpasses while the kids and I strolled into Character Connections to say hello to our friends without waiting. Today would be different. Today I would have to retrieve the fastpasses myself.
So the rope dropped and I joined the throng, holding on to both the boys as I went. Now Im familiar with the insanity that is the Toy Story Rope Drop and Im virtually a professional at the Dumbo Dash. (Ive actually won that one twice.
) I was a newbie at the Soarin rope drop though. I find Toy Story Rope Drop amusing and the Dumbo Dash is a great adrenaline rush. (Love hoofing it up Main Street.) The Soarin dash was a bit of a let down. Its just silly. I mean why do we seriously have to all file into a building and down a bunch of stairs so we can get the illusive fastpasses?
I think they should figure out a way to hand them out without requiring us all to enter the building. It would just be way more efficient. Like maybe put a set of machines up outside the building that can be used at open. Anyway, Im sure they have their reasons, but I didnt get any sort of kick out of this rope drop like I usually do with other rope drops. So in the future Im sure well go back to tradition and have DH do the dirty work while the kids and I go visit our friends.
So after getting our fastpasses we crossed over to the other side of the park where we hit the standby line for Test Track.
I figured I could handle the green side without any problem so we headed over that way to give it a try. The boys were both nervous about it because it was an unknown, but I reminded them wed promised DH we would do it. So we headed in and there was no line.
In fact John now proclaims this to be one of his favorite rides. Who knows maybe DH will be able to talk him into the orange side next time.
As we exited the ride we explored the shop. It was here that John saw the stuffed Stitch for the first time and decided it must be his. He was still wanting more Pokemon cards though and was trying to decide how to spend the money. Decisions, decisions.
So he decided not to get the Stitch at least for the moment. We wandered out of the shop and took this shot to commemorate the boys first ride on Mission Space. 
When my sis and her family travel with us, Jasmine and my BIL do orange side.....
I don't know if I'll ever try the orange side. I just don't want to ruin a few hours feeling queasy! I love the Test Track PP too. I wish they would let us put the picture on the card at all the rides.
I can't believe we were once again at the same place at the same time. How many days has this been? I'm thinking at least 3! Chances are very good that we actually saw each other we just didn't know it!Well, it happened again. We were at that rope drop. You and my DH headed to Soarin' for FP. The girls and I went to MS. We then met at TT. I would say we were right behind or in front of you. Too cool. It was a nice morning.
Can't wait to hear what you did next.
Why doesn't Disney hire us? We could fix all their problemsGreat updates
I agree that the Soarin' dash is a really horrid one having to file through the building and down. They should have machines outside like AK did/does.
My kids always have to climb into those showroom cars. Always makes me think about what I have coming in a few yearsGreat updates!
I love the pics of your boys in the showroom cars.
I'm glad to hear the green side of mission space is doable as this is the one ride I was planning on skipping on, but maybe we'll have to give the green side a go then.
Looking forward to more
The green side of mission space is completely doable. Very tame.
I'm pretty sure I'm never going to try the orange side. Just don't think my stomach could handle it. DH always does the orange side, but he's never gotten motion sickness in his life. (He thought dangling from a helicopter by a rope as he flew over a 14,000 foot mountains was one of the coolest things he's ever done. I doubt I could have kept my eyes open.)Orange side of MS makes me nauseous just thinking about it...did it once and that was plenty for me...since then it's been green side all the way so I'm not green when I get off
My boys love their tie dye! You will love WWoHP! It is such a great area. Like I said, I'm pretty sure I'll get to it within 2 monthsI love thrill rides but refuse to set foot on the orange side. I do love the "tame" side of MS, though!
Also love John's tie dye shirt! Very cool!
Haha-- can't wait to hear about WWoHP! We're doing an offsite trip-- as of now we're only going to DHS at WDW, but who knows what can happen in two months
I'm trying to move the trip report along! I want to be done with it by the time I head back in October. Then I'll be able to start a new oneGreat updates, I didn't realize I was so far behind. Loved John and Donald, how sweet.
American Adventure is great on those hot days.
Too cool, being at WDW with no parents.
Michael had decided that he definitely wanted to use some of his money for Pokemon cards and he wanted to do it today. So we headed into Sunshine Seasons which was already getting a bit crowded. We found a table big enough for all of us and called Liz. She didnt answer. The boys really started to complain about getting to Japan and I heard Tangierene Café just calling my name. That is my favorite counter service in Epcot. So I made a quick decision. It was a bit after 11:00 and there was no sign of the Disney Family. Wed eaten at Sunshine Seasons already this week. So I hoped Liz wouldnt mind too much that we were standing her up. I called, but no answer again so I left a message telling her we were heading over to the World Showcase and hopefully we could meet up after lunch. Liz, being such a great friend, never gave me a second of grief for standing her up. So we left behind the chaos that is Sunshine Seasons at lunch time and headed over to the World Showcase. The boys were just happy to be heading towards Pokemon. It was just a bit after 11:00 so the World Showcase had just opened and there were very few people around. It was lovely. We reached Morocco and there was only one other couple in the restaurant. We quickly ordered and our food was ready in a jiffy. Here is my platter.
Here they all are. First up Gideon? from Pinocchio
It was a great suprise
I love Tangierine Cafe! It is always super good!Great update!
That's awesome that you got to meet so many characters, and lunch looks like a good decision since it looks super good
We'd never seen him before either. In fact I'm not sure John knew who he was, but he was still willing to meet him. Michael knew who he was because he'd watched Pinocchio recently, but he didn't want to meet him because he was a little funny looking.
Glad you're caught up! No one can say they didn't meet enough characters this trip
We did have an awesome trip! Just loved being able to go wherever the wind blew us! Priceless!Finally caught up!
Definitely the right call on lunch...your meal looked great!
Sounds like you and your boys are having an awesome parent-less trip!
