Monday, October 26th
Day Three: Part 1
This was the day of “eat all the things!” And can you believe I didn’t take a single food picture! I’m such a failure. The only excuse I can offer is that Epcot was a madhouse and we were too focused on standing in line, buying food, eating food while standing in the next line. Besides…there’s a ton of professional Disney bloggers who take way better food pics than I could ever hope to, so you’ll just have to rely on them to get your taste buds going.
I did keep good notes on what we ate though. So there’s that at least! But I’m getting ahead of myself. What better way to get your stomach prepped for all those delicious carbs and calories than a race around Test Track?? Well, for me it was more like starting the day with a breakfast of hair…
In reality, the picture looks worse than it was to experience, thank goodness! My hair pretty much blew straight forwards and just came between me and the camera, but wasn’t actually in front of my face. I was glad I was sitting with Jeremy on my right side instead of the poor stranger in our car. It’s okay if Jeremy gets a face full of hair but I’d have felt terrible if it was someone I didn’t know!
I should add here that we were at the parks early for the 9am rope drop and we went straight for Test Track so we didn’t have to wait in much of a line. After that, we headed for Sum of All Thrills which was a ride we had skipped last year. After getting off, I wish I’d been a little bolder in designing our coaster! I was too nervous to do any of the loops or go upside down. But in retrospect, I think I would have enjoyed it.
We used a FastPass to ride Spaceship Earth, which I always love! Then we had time for Living with the Land before our Soarin’ FastPass would expire. We also had a third FastPass for Nemo, but opted to skip that one because by the time we got off of Soarin' (which is definitely showing its age!) it was already after 11am and we wanted to get started working our way around World Showcase.
The first thing we ate was a Cronut from Refreshment Port. I’m pretty sure I could have just had five or six of those and skipped Food & Wine altogether. So delicious!! It’s a good thing I can’t get them locally. With our appetites primed, we got in line to try the Canadian cheddar cheese soup. Now, I know that a lot of people don’t think this is a good buy. But we really wanted to try it! And while I was able to get a reservation for Le Cellier, we decided to cancel it because we didn’t want to be too full for Food & Wine. So this was the best alternative for us. I was really glad we tried the soup. It’s not as good as some Wisconsin Cheese Soup I once had at a buffet in Seattle but it was very tasty.
Next, Jeremy wanted to try the Kalua Pork Slider from Hawai’i. He loved it, but I didn’t try it as I’m not a fan of pork or pineapple. While he was eating that, we got in line at Scotland so I could try the potato pancake with smoked salmon. This was our only bust of the day. I love potato pancakes and salmon, but apparently Scotland uses a lot more pepper on their potatoes than I do and the salmon was a little too “raw” for my tastes. However, the next booth was a major hit…Farm Fresh’s Loaded Mac n’ Cheese! We have such simple tastes…you put cheese and noodles together in any form and I’m a happy camper!
After this, I get a little fuzzy on the order of things...I know we had sorbet from France (strawberry for me, Apple something or other for Jeremy). Then while we were waiting for that to settle, we got in line to wait for Belle. She was the last signature I needed to complete a puzzle I’d started last year. It’s an 8.5x11 inch blank puzzle with 12 pieces. I got each princess’s signature on a piece and now I just need to find a frame for it.
After Belle, we stopped at Brazil and Belgium. We had the cheese bread and the coconut candy from Brazil, or Jeremy had the candy…I don’t like coconut. The cheese bread tasted like it might have needed to be cooked just a little longer. It was generally good, but the middle was too doughy. Jeremy liked the coconut candy but couldn’t finish it because it was so rich. At Belgium, we had the waffle with berry compote and whipped cream. I really wanted to try the chocolate one as well, but by this time we were getting a little full! We also spent some time exploring the Germany shops, admiring the clocks and looking for a souvenir with the Bavarian coat of arms on it. I have an employee who is originally from Germany, near Augsburg, and I was hoping to find her something. Unfortunately, we only saw a giant flag and a stein that was out of my price range. It's the thought that counts, though, right??
I also fell in love with this beautiful model of Cinderella's castle, which I will own the day I win the lottery (that I don't play). But at least I have the picture to admire!
We wandered through Norway and stopped for some pictures. I’m excited for the new Frozen ride to open. We were never able to experience Maelstrom, so I don’t have any nostalgia associated with that ride. And while I do think it’s a little odd to tie Arendelle and Norway together, I don’t think it’s going to hurt anything either.
This little guy stopped to pose for a picture and I just couldn't turn his offer down:
Before making our way out of World Showcase, we stopped in Mexico for the Chilaquiles de pollo. And wow! This one was the real sleeper hit of the day! It was so good and I wish we had gotten two servings. We had to be sure and stop by the Chew Lab to try the Liquid Nitro Chocolate Almond Truffle, which we’d heard so much about. Unfortunately, it was just okay. Neither of us really cared for the whiskey flavor in the caramel and the chocolate was just a little too bland. I’m still glad we tried it though and we didn’t have any trouble finishing it off.
We slowly worked our way out of Epcot, stopping at all the photographers along the way. Here are a few of those shots.
I just love Jeremy's expression in the one where he's hugging me! The photographer had reprimanded him for not giving me a "real" hug so I think he's smirking a little like "I'll show you a real hug!" It was so funny. Also...don't judge the hair! I direct your attention back to the first picture in this post as exhibit A. Also it was extremely windy! My hair was holding up the best it could under the circumstances, haha!
It was only 6pm, but we were both worn out by the heat and crowds so we decided to commit the ultimate crime and skip Illuminations so we could head back to the hotel. We spent the evening relaxing and watching TV. It was really nice to be able to get off our feet! Tomorrow, we’d be up bright and early to head for Hollywood Studios!
Something to look forward to!
It's impossible not to when you feel like you're in Ariel's grotto! I think you'll love it and I imagine that to small kids it's just got to be out of this world to stay at AoA. 
) We haven't been on Peter Pan since it was referbed. Hopefully we can get to that in April. So, you liked 7DMT, huh? I love your picture with your hands up! Too Cute! BTMRR can be very bumpy --- it all depends where you sit on the train. The further back you sit, the more you get tossed around! 
And we rode multiple times over two days. But at least that first time I got a new ghost in the buggy with me...his head/hat burst into a flock of birds. It was pretty cool!
