FULL DAY #2 - EPCOT
Decided to give Epcot a whirl. I thought there would be some things there that the grown-ups would enjoy. Turns out no one really liked it that much so in hindsight it would have been better to do another Magic Kingdom day. But we still had some fun experiences.
Started out with an 8 am at Garden Grill. We got to Epcot about 7:15. Don't ask me why. We just got there super early. I left my sunglasses so had to buy a pair from the vendor cart outside. I'm sure they make a mint from folks like me. But they are super cute Minnie rhinestone sunglasses so I'm actually kind of happy I left my other ones behind!
Entering Epcot...
Have I mentioned yet how STINKING HOT it was? 90 degrees, full sun and at least 75% humidity. It was like July heat. Sunglasses were a necessity. I will say that we expected rain (80% chance) the first two days so I wasn't complaining about the heat. I know my parents wouldn't have gone out in the rain and they would have kept Little H at the hotel also. Even though it was hot, at least we were out at the parks in Disney!!!
Okay, so enough about that...
Garden Grill was really nice for breakfast. They bring the food out family style. We liked this better than a buffet because you stay seated and don't risk missing any characters. We met Pluto, Mickey, Chip and Dale. On the menu - Mickey waffles, sticky buns, POG juice, eggs, bacon, sausage, and a bunch of other stuff that was super good. Seriously - we were STUFFED.
I think Chip was trying to eat little H's hand here. I guess she tastes like a nut.
Here's Pluto. The characters came around several times. Great character interaction. Pluto even took Hailey's hand and walked her around the inside of the restaurant to look at the various scenes.
OMG the FOOD. The sticky buns and POG juice were my favorite. Serious carb loading here.
After Garden Grill it made sense to do Living with the Land. It was an interesting and relaxing ride. Don't know that I'd ever do it again, but we enjoyed it as a way to start the day before we had to use our first FP.
After The Land, we headed over to Nemo. It was a cute attraction and we followed it up with Turtle Talk with Crush. I got a kick out of how Crush interacted with the kids.