Day 5 - Epcot!

Our final day.

We chose to go to Epcot on Friday. I was worried because it isn't really a park geared towards little ones, however, we all had a blast! 

We were there during the Food and Wine Festival which is an event that happens every fall. There are snack-sized samples from ALL OVER THE WORLD. It was FANTASTIC!! We saved a lot of our snack credits for this day and we didn't do a table service for lunch and instead ate (and drank) around the world. WORTH IT! 

We started the day with most of the adults riding Soarin' which is a REALLY neat ride in Epcot. I highly recommend it. I wasn't sure how Alice would handle it so she and I did some shopping instead. 


After that, we started in Canada and worked our way through the World Showcase! 

We had nothing on the schedule until much later so we all went our own way. 

Tami, Jon and Travis enjoyed all the drinks and food each country had to offer. They made it all the way to the other end! Mawmaw and Papa tasted their way through the countries as well. 

My Beloved, Alice, Nana, and I took a MUCH slower pace and we never made it past Norway. We stopped to meet Alice, which was a bit awkward again, however, we immediately got in line to meet Mary Poppins and it was completely different. Alice TALKED to her!! AND SMILED!!! Mary is JUST SO MAGICAL!! Seriously. This was enough for me. I got a smiling picture with Mary Poppins. We can go home now. 

We meandered through a few more countries, stopped to have a parasol painted for Alice in France, shopped in China, waited out the rain in Morocco. It was very low pressure and it was a perfect end. 

Before dinner, Alice and I had passes for the Frozen Ever After ride in Norway. It's the EXACT same ride as the Viking ride it used to be only now it's Frozen themed. And I forgot about the two drops until we were on the boat. Ooops. Alice handled it well and let me know that she would like to NEVER do that again. Sure thing, kid. My bad. 

For dinner we ate at Akerhus in Norway. It's a character meal (WITH ALL THE PRINCESSES!!) with traditional Norwegian food. I was worried about the menu, however, it was all delicious! 

AND she smiled with ALL OF THE PRINCESSES!!! Bless it be. She even hugged Cinderella. 


It was WONDERFUL. And COMPLETELY different from our first princess experiences. Again, a perfect way to end the week. 

After dinner, we rode Spaceship Earth and then headed home. We didn't stay for the night show. With it being a Friday, the show would have been later than normal and we were looking forward to going back to the resort. (I've seen the show before and it is worth staying for if you have the energy and the time.)

Meals: 
Lunch (snack credits): Eating through the countries was a lot of fun. Alice isn't an adventurous eater so she mainly ate snacks and a big pretzel. She did eat well at dinner. This park is all about the drinks and you can get traditional drinks in all the countries. With it being Wine and food Fest and the additional countries, the options were amazing. And it's fun! But expensive, so be prepared. 
Dinner (1 Table service): Akershus in Norway. This is a character meal, however, if you are on the Dining Plan it is only 1 Table Service credit which is nice! This is the princess meal I recommend. It didn't feel as rushed, it was an easier wait, and much 'cheaper'. The princesses are great and there's a Princess Parade. Uncle Travis enjoyed walking through the parade with Alice. Bless him too. 

It was a magical week. It was hot and crowded, however, I think we all had a fantastic time! And given some more time, we will all want to go back eventually!! ;)