Terra Nova Guy and the Raiders of the Lost Park - an August 2018 TR *COMPLETE* 4/28

A sick day from work = catching up on some trip reports!

Arriving back at ASMu by bus, we stopped into Intermission food court for lunch. The options here are somewhat limited. It was really burgers, hot dogs, nuggets, or pizza. There was one station with a make your own salad bowl option, but let’s face it, I don’t eat green things at home, it’s certainly not happening on vacation. I was disappointed they had no make your own pasta station (they did have a spaghetti and meatballs option with marinara on the menu, but no customizing). I thought this would have been a staple of most food courts, and it’s always been a reliable choice in the past for me.

Hmm, this is disappointing. When we stayed at ASMu in 2016, that make-your-own pasta was my favourite!

I noted that the temperature on the dash said 114°F.


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Great picture of some great Canadians!


From my understanding, this ride is similar to Mater's Junkyard Jamboree at Disney's California Adventure Park, so I'm looking forward to riding AS2. I think the Mater ride is adorable, and I always laugh so hard on it!

The upside was my evil plan to get my family on Star Tours multiple times. It was a good second choice for FP. I like Star Tours, especially since they added all the random scenes.

Hahaha, this is a great evil plan! My husband was trying to figure out how to work the DHS Late Night ticketed event into our next trip so he could "ride Star Tours fourteen times in a row".

This is where I started to see our dining plan was not working for us.

We used the dining plan once, and it didn't work for us either. Way too much food, plus I'd rather have two table service meals each day (sometimes only ordering an appetizer).

First up was the frozen Sing Along. I hadn’t really planned to do this, but Brianna was interested (since she’s a “friend” of Elsa at home and all), so we walked right into the theatre just a few minutes before show time. The show was fine. I do enjoy the banter of the story tellers. One thing was the “snow” at the end, there was tons of it and we got covered. I don’t know if they were trying to get rid of it all since it was the last show of the night, or if that’s the way it is now. We had a good laugh at that anyway.

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Completely agree with your assessment of the show - fine.


You guys had great seats!
 
It would be my first visit to Animal Kingdom since the opening of Pandora – The World of Avatar (not to be confused with Pandora – The World of overpriced collectible bracelet trinkets that my wife likes to ask for every anniversary/birthday because she knows I am hopeless at picking out a good gift). Ahem.

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In a(nother) trip reporting fail, I have no photographic evidence of the meal – we all must have been too sleepy or too tired to bother. But it’s Mickey waffles and an omelette – use your imagination.

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This is super cute!

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Oh, I am also required to point out, as per Trip Reporting Guidelines Section 4 Subsection 2.3, that the above pictured flamingo island is a Hidden Mickey. If you did not know this, you’re welcome.

I can never remember that Subsection of the Guidelines! :confused3:rotfl:


This is cute! I've never seen a Photographer there before!


I love this show, I'm so sad we never made it there on our last trip!

The real star of my meal was the Mandarin Orange Vodka Lemonade. It was the best QS cocktail I had the entire trip.

Oh, yum! I need to add this to my list for December!

So what do I think about it’s a small pandora…err, I mean Navi River Journey? I don’t remember a lot about it. I guess that says it all. It’s fine, certainly impressive in the moment. And there’s a massive blue woman playing the drums. You don’t get that on it’s a small world. Was it worth a FastPass? Sure. Would I wait an hour in stand by for it? Nope.

Hahaha :thumbsup2
 
Besides her outfit (shirt and bow), Katie also had a little Stitch wristband stuffie. Well, Stitch was thrilled about this and motioned for Katie to put it on his wrist, and he then paraded around the room showing off his little clone. He was so energetic, he even inspired me to do a (blurry) character selfie, which I had never done before.

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What a great meet and greet! Stitch looks so short in between your girls!

we zipped (that’s like sashaying, with purpose)


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Tish and Katie had a burger, Brianna had a Club sandwich minus tomato, which they all liked. I had the BBQ Brisket Mac n Cheese, and I really enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure it’s the standard Disney cheese sauce (which I like) but it's fancied up with corkscrew pasta (cavatappi, I think?).

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The brisket was tender and the BBQ sauce nice, maybe a touch sweet, but good for the meat and fine to have a little mixed into the top of the pasta. My only complaint is they put a layer of BBQ sauce at the bottom of the dish before adding the pasta. I found once I got to the bottom that much BBQ sauce was a little too sweet and didn't mix that well with the cheese sauce (taste wise). If I were to have it again, I would ask for no BBQ sauce at the bottom. But other than that, I enjoyed it. The portion was pretty big - I didn't even get ice cream for dessert, and that never happens! We’ve eaten at The Plaza three times, and although it's not fancy, it's perfectly good comfort food and a reasonable price if paying OOP.

I've never ate at the Plaza, it's actually never even been on my short list, but your food looks great! Hmm, now to figure out where to squeeze it in...

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I'm not sure what's going on here, but whatever it is, I don't think they're doing it right.

Is your wife getting ready to high-five Zurg?



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What did I think of my first view of HEA? Fantastic! Do I miss Wishes? Yes. But did I enjoy HEA. Yes. The emotional connection of Wishes is gone, but the HEA projections add to the show. I was definitely glad we waited it out.

I loved HEA! We never really watched Wishes, so I don't have the emotional connection to it the way most people do.
 


S’more French Toast and I wanted to try the Breakfast Bowl (potato barrels, scrambled egg, sausage gravy).

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I'm not much of a breakfast person at all, but Smores French Toast? Hmm, this sounds intriguing...

The other thing we passed by was the Little Mermaid show. Brianna of course wanted to see it, so we did. It was fine. Ariel sang. There were florescent fish. There was a giant Ursula. I don’t have much else to say about it.

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Haha, the perfect explanation for this show!
 
After the usual security shenanigans which included a trip through the metal detector to add to the delay, we arrived at the tapstiles at 7:57am. We had a whole 3 minutes to enjoy Extra Magic Hour. If you do it right, 3 minutes should be enough for anyone.

As long as you brought your flux capacitor and rocket skates with you.

The stand by wait was 45 minutes, which we felt was reasonable. Although it was only after 8:00am, the sun was already brutally hot and there’s not much shade in that queue.

It's amazing how much your definition of "reasonable" will shift throughout the week.

Katie was a little nervous doing a new roller coaster, but in the end we all loved it. I think the coaster itself is more enjoyable than 7DMT (but not as immersive in theming obviously) and it comes a very close 2nd to my favourite ride, BTMRR.

Glad you liked it!

I am a Star Wars fan. Problem is the girls are not, at all, zero interest.

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I’m just going to spill the beans now. I didn’t go to Launch Bay. Ever. Not once during the entire trip. I didn’t feel like dragging the girls there. I would have liked to see some of the movie props, but I didn’t have any strong desire to meet any Star Wars characters. I don’t know why. I’m a little disappointed, but I got over it.

Well, dang. I've sacrificed for the family sometimes in that way, and felt the same regret.

The other thing we passed by was the Little Mermaid show. Brianna of course wanted to see it, so we did. It was fine. Ariel sang. There were florescent fish. There was a giant Ursula. I don’t have much else to say about it.

That time should at least be enough to earn some Launch Bay time, though.:rolleyes1

The show was, well, it was a show. There were some stunts. There was gunfire. There were explosions. So that was something. But I realized then how dated this show is. The whole “we’re making a movie” shtick is tired and it just does not fit with what this park has become. It also feels much longer than I remember (of course it is actually about 45 minutes). I do believe my wife took a nap during the show. So it’s probably something I wouldn't bother with again, at least in its present form. I love Indiana Jones and hope that IP stays in WDW. Maybe it’s time to bring Indy to Animal Kingdom, do the overlay of the Dinosaur ride and bulldoze Dinoland for an Indiana Jones land that might actually make sense in AK.

Interesting. I've always enjoyed the Indiana Jones show. I know it hasn't changed in 20 years, but I really admire the stunt work.

I'd be all in on an Indiana Jones land, though!

1. We change parks again after our afternoon break. Which park? (hint: let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention. There’s one park we haven’t been to yet. I’m lobbing slow balls at you folks.)

I guess I'll go with Epcot, then.

2. You’ve hopefully figured out which park. We have an ADR – a special ADR for Katie’s birthday supper – which restaurant?

Akershus in Norway.

3. We have three FP this evening. What are the FP and how many of the three do we use?

Frozen Ever After, Spaceship Earth, Journey into Imagination.

4. I go on the hunt for a snack this evening. What is that snack?

The cronut!
 
A sick day from work = catching up on some trip reports!
Sorry to hear you're sick, but nice to see you back here :)

Hmm, this is disappointing. When we stayed at ASMu in 2016, that make-your-own pasta was my favourite!
I really liked that option at AoA and POR too. I don't know if ASMu got rid of it or what. I did look and couldn't find it. The only thing we noticed was the spaghetti and meatballs.

This is cute! I've never seen a Photographer there before!
Based on what people have said, I think it was a Photopass Day thing. It's fun to have that picture.

I've never ate at the Plaza, it's actually never even been on my short list, but your food looks great! Hmm, now to figure out where to squeeze it in...
It's not fancy food, but we've always enjoyed it. And if you're paying OOP, it's as cheap as some QS (like chicken & ribs).
 


It's amazing how much your definition of "reasonable" will shift throughout the week.
Definitely. Of course it depends on the ride too. 45 minutes wait for AS2 - nope. For Slinky Dog or even Midway mania, yeah, I can do that.

That time should at least be enough to earn some Launch Bay time, though.:rolleyes1
I totally should have gone into Launch Bay while they did the Little Mermaid show. Arrrgh. Really regretting now that I didn't.

I'd be all in on an Indiana Jones land, though!
I'm not sure how they could tie Indy into AK, but it would be a lot better than the Dino State fair they have now. I've heard rumours they may give Indy a land, possibly at DHS and replace the stunt show. I think either one would be fun.
 
If you do it right, 3 minutes should be enough for anyone.

It is if you're fast. Really, really fast.

The stand by wait was 45 minutes, which we felt was reasonable.

Hmmm, maybe for a brand new ride with good reviews, I'd do that too. Once.

the sun was already brutally hot and there’s not much shade in that queue.

I found TSL to be atomic hot too. I spent as little time there as possible. Ride the rides, visit the potty and jet out. NEEDS shade!!!!

Katie was a little nervous doing a new roller coaster, but in the end we all loved it. I think the coaster itself is more enjoyable than 7DMT (but not as immersive in theming obviously) and it comes a very close 2nd to my favourite ride, BTMRR.

Now that's a statement! I liked it too, but BTMRR wins hands down for theming, and I like track of 7DMT much better along with the swinging cars.

You’ll have to excuse the fog on the camera in those pictures. What can I say? Florida. August.

Yeah... got me a few of those photos too.

My Breakfast Bowl was OK. A little too salty and onion-y for my liking, but OK.

Good recon! Was wondering about that dish specifically.

We decided not to stick around TSL anymore that morning.

Good call.

I didn’t go to Launch Bay. Ever. Not once during the entire trip. I didn’t feel like dragging the girls there. I would have liked to see some of the movie props, but I didn’t have any strong desire to meet any Star Wars characters. I don’t know why. I’m a little disappointed, but I got over it. Anyway, that’s the long way to tell you we didn’t go to Launch Bay.

I did. I got a photo that took 30 seconds and then left. Wished you could have seen a bit more being a bigger fan than me.

The other thing we passed by was the Little Mermaid show. Brianna of course wanted to see it, so we did. It was fine. Ariel sang. There were florescent fish. There was a giant Ursula. I don’t have much else to say about it.

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sorry, that just struck me as funny as written.

So we headed that way and only had about a 15 minute wait.

:banana: Yay a short character meet!

There were explosions. So that was something.

I thought for you DISDads those were be all and end all.

Maybe it’s time to bring Indy to Animal Kingdom, do the overlay of the Dinosaur ride and bulldoze Dinoland for an Indiana Jones land that might actually make sense in AK.

I 100% approve of this idea! It's brilliant!!

Tim (he used to be on the boards but I think he’s rarely here anymore).

that'snice?? Miss Tim!

1. We change parks again after our afternoon break. Which park? (hint: let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention. There’s one park we haven’t been to yet. I’m lobbing slow balls at you folks.)

2. You’ve hopefully figured out which park. We have an ADR – a special ADR for Katie’s birthday supper – which restaurant?

3. We have three FP this evening. What are the FP and how many of the three do we use?

4. I go on the hunt for a snack this evening. What is that snack?

1. EPCOT

2. Akershus for princesses.

3. TT, SE, and Frozen- use 2

4. I will be sad if it's not rice cream, but think it might be maple popcorn.
 
August 20th – Day 3, Part 2 – Popcorn Shouldn’t Be This Hard

We spent another afternoon hiding from the Florida sun. I did ask Katie if she wanted to go swimming. I felt bad that we had only gone in the pool once. But she said she just didn’t want to go outside, it was too hot. I was OK with that.


Tonight we were finally going to Epcot, arguably my favourite park. Although I think the idea of Epcot is my favourite park. An Epcot where I can eat, drink and be merry all around the world without any dissenting family in tow. That probably doesn’t read very nice. But that’s the best way I have to describe it. If I ever get a solo trip, I’ll let you know if it’s true.

We had an ADR for tonight. Before this trip, we knew it was close to Katie’s birthday (it was a week before), so as part of her “present” she got to choose dinner at any restaurant. She chose Via Napoli. We were all happy with the choice, since Italian is one of our main food groups.
(Many of you who guessed in the questions had a very smart guess with Akershus. It certainly would have helped our princess meet and greet. We like the Akershus breakfast and have done it several times. In the interest of cost cutting, we decided to skip it this trip.)

After arriving at Epcot, our first order of business was to stop at Guest Services for a birthday button. I sheepishly admitted to the CM that today wasn’t actually her birthday, it was a week ago, but we were bending the truth a little. She just laughed and said people come in all the time saying their birthday was 6 months ago but wanted a button anyway. I guess we were in the clear and we didn’t need to feel like fugitives.

We walked on up to Italy and checked into Via Napoli. It was crowded of course, so we had a bit of a wait, maybe 10 minutes. I attempted another @Steppesister -esque picture of the chandelier in the lobby. It didn’t really work out so well this time. (Partly due to camera fog, I think)

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I started off with an adult beverage, the Sicilian Sunset (vodka, orangecello, orange and pineapple juices over shaved ice). I am pretty sure I got this the last time, but I enjoyed it, plus any drink with a giant snowball in it has to be good.

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We debated getting an appetizer to share, but with the dining plan and all its credits weighing us down, we figured we should leave some room for other snacks later (reason # 17 why the dining plan does not work for us). The girls had their heart set on a pepperoni pizza, which is what we’ve always had. I enjoyed that, but I really wanted to try something different. I convinced Brianna, who is the only other in the family who likes white sauce, to share a Quattro Formaggi pizza with me.

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I enjoyed both, although I preferred the Pepperoni to the Quattro Formaggi. We debated dessert but again figured it was best to use our snack credits somewhere later (although I really wanted to try the zeppole, but I also didn’t need the calories nor to buy a second seat to get my fat Alien Swirling Saucer back on the plane). Katie of course had a little free dessert and Happy Birthday sung (in Italian). I have no idea how to add the video, so you’ll have to settle for a blurry picture.

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Bellies full, it was time to head to our first FP of the night – Frozen Ever After. This would be my first time riding this – in either of its forms. I actually made several attempts at riding Maelstrom and even had a (paper) FP in hand once, but through a series of events that I won’t get into, it had always eluded me. We didn’t have too long to wait before we hopped in a boat for our sail to Elsa’s ice palace. How exactly does one sail up a frozen mountain and inside an ice palace? Ah well, Disney magic I guess. Anyway, the ride was nice, entertaining for what it was. (My wife does seem to be enjoying it more than the rest of us, although she just said it was "OK". You may often notice this discrepancy in ride pictures. The camera doesn't lie. My dear wife sometimes does, at least when it comes to her perceived enjoyment of said ride.)

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The next thing we did should come as no surprise. If you happen to remember our morning, Brianna was doing a bit of Disney bounding with her outfit and had a single braid in her hair for meeting Olaf at DHS. During our hotel break, she added her full hair extension that she uses when she is a “friend” of Elsa at home (yes, she planned ahead that far in advance, so it was a big deal). Katie, although she didn’t have a dark shirt to wear like Anna, she played along and did a double braid in her hair today.

I really like the job they did with the Royal Sommerhus (yes, it’s spelled right, I checked). I know that not everyone is happy with the characters infiltrating World Showcase, but this little area felt very authentic to a Norwegian village. It was also nice that the wait time was only about 10 minutes, maybe less. The girls were happy with the meet. Elsa was a bit “cold” but I suppose that is her nature. Anna was very bubbly as you would expect, and kept telling Katie that sisters with two braids are better than sisters with one braid :p

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August 20th – Day 3, Part 2 – Popcorn Shouldn’t Be This Hard...CONTINUED...

Since we had skipped dessert at Via Napoli, we had something sweet in mind, but nothing too heavy. I suggested ice cream at Artisans de Glace. Along the way, Katie decided she didn’t want ice cream (she did have a birthday dessert at Via Napoli), but she was hot and wanted a slush instead. We happened to be passing by the American pavilion and I remembered the American Dream slushie (red strawberry slush, white vanilla soft serve, blue raspberry slush), which was on my “to try” list. Katie thought that sounded good, so we picked up one at Fife & Drum Tavern.

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We continued on to Artisan de Glace, which happened to be another first for us.

Katie chilled out while waiting for us to order. I know Katie is probably not supposed to be sitting on the window ledge, but I thought it looked very artistic and chic, so I played ignorant parent and just took her picture.

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I got a strawberry sorbet (in a cup because I’m not a big fan of waffle cones) while Brianna had a salted caramel waffle cone and Tish had a chocolate waffle cone. We were able to get one of the few tables outside and relax for a bit. The strawberry and chocolate ice cream was good, but if you happen to get salted caramel, be warned it is very salty, to the point where we all tried to eat some but ended up throwing it away.

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It was almost time for our next FastPass – Spaceship Earth. Before you say it – yes, I know you don’t need a FP for Spaceship Earth in the evening. But the thing is, with the silly Epcot tiers (or is it tears? – I kind of understood it until they added Character Spot), once you’ve done Frozen or Soarin’ or Test Track, there isn’t much else.

Being on the other side of the park, we took a Friendship boat as far as Canada. Of course we got to Spaceship Earth and there was not a single person in line. Definitely no need for a FP. We just walked up the SB line. We had a lovely time thanking the Phoenicians, smelling Rome burn, and trying to figure out what happened to my face on the ride picture.

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We chatted then about our third FP – Mission Space. This ride is not on our “must-do” list, I really just had it there to get something else as a third FP. We’ve only done the ride once – back in 2008, when Tish and Brianna found it a bit claustrophobic and they didn’t care for it – and that was the green side. None of us had any interest in orange side. I don’t enjoy the Puke Cups or Primeval Hurl, I certainly don’t need to experience 3.8 Gs or whatever it is. I think G is a measurement for Gross, and I wasn’t feeling it. However, I did I want to give the green side another try because I heard the video had changed. At this time of night, nobody was really in the mood for it, so we scrapped the idea. If you’re keeping track, out of three FP, we used one. Epcot tiers suck.

We figured it was time to think about a viewing spot for Illuminations, so we headed that way, stopping for a Photopass.

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We did make a quick stop in Club Cool. The best part is that none of the girls know about the Beverly (I am sure I have got them with this on previous trips, but they forget. More fun for me). Of course I told them Beverly was the best one. Of course I made sure to have my phone ready to capture the video. Of course they were suspicious. Of course they did not enjoy it. Of course I would show evidence of this but I am an old man who doesn’t know how to attach a video, so this screen capture from the video of the moment the taste registered with them will have to suffice.

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After we washed the Beverly taste away with something better, we made our way to the bridge before Mexico. I don’t know if it’s the best location for Illuminations, but it’s been my go-to spot for a while. The view is good and it’s not too far from the front when trying to beat the stampede to the buses after. The only problem is that you need to be there close to an hour ahead to get a place. We arrived about 45 minutes from show time, but managed to squeeze in. I don’t mind waiting that long if it means getting a decent spot.

We normally grab a snack and eat while we wait. Katie wanted some popcorn. That should be easy to find, right? Those carts are everywhere. I headed towards Showcase Plaza, I figured there must be one there, but I didn’t see one. No problem, I’ll just walk a bit farther around World Showcase. That Refreshment Port place is there, there must be popcorn around. Nope. Nothing yet. On to Canada. Eureka! A popcorn cart. Oh, a bit of a line. Well, I’ll just wait. One good thing came from my wait in line – the following picture.

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Once again I have Liesa to partly thank for this, since I had been trying to take more scenic and artistic photos. I was snapping a couple of the Canada pavilion when a bolt of lightning flashed behind it. Although I didn’t get the bolt itself, I did catch the white glow behind the pavilion. Not that spectacular, but I know it’s lightening and I think it’s cool.

Anyway, I was almost at the front of the popcorn cart line now, to the point where I could read the sign. Son of a Beverly!?!…Maple Popcorn? Yeah, that’s not going to work. Katie loves popcorn, eats it almost every night, but just the plain butter stuff. I wasn’t taking a chance that she wouldn’t like it.

Well, I didn’t want to go too far around World Showcase, so I turned around in the direction of Spaceship Earth. There are little booths that way. One must have popcorn. I walked as far as the fountain. Hmmm. I couldn’t see one.

I know you’re probably thinking I should look at my map. Well, I don’t use maps. It’s all in my head. I know where I’m going. Guys don’t need directions. Don’t believe me? Ask Ariane @ariane37. She’ll back me up. Right?…Ariane…hello…are you there? Hmmm.

You know, my feet were sore at this point, and it was getting late, so I went back up to Showcase Plaza, where all those <everything other than popcorn> carts are, and I broke down, and actually asked for directions, just in case I missed something earlier. There was a very chipper CM at a souvenir cart who told me they had very tasty maple popcorn in Canada.

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Thank you kind CM. Yes I know that. In fact I was just there. I wanted just the plain butter popcorn. She reached into her pocket to consult some type of CM Coles notes and, with some degree of uncertainty, told me she thinks there are popcorn carts in the American pavilion and near Spaceship Earth. Not having the time nor energy to drag my body to either of those spots at his point, I gave up.

Ladies and Gentlemen, to the best of my knowledge – which is less limited now than it used to be – there are only two places to get popcorn at Epcot, other than the maple coated variety in my home and native land (oh yes, you in the front row, smarty pants, I know, there’s caramel stuff in Germany, keep quiet, I’m trying to be funny and endearing here).
Now, where was I before I was interrupted? Oh yes. There are only two places to get regular normal buttery popcorn in Epcot. At complete opposite ends of the park. Seriously? We’re practically tripping over popcorn carts at Magic Kingdom, but at Epcot you need to pack a lunch before going on the great popcorn trek?

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August 20th – Day 3, Part 2 – Popcorn Shouldn’t Be This Hard...CONTINUED...

Well, if you’ve forgotten by now, the end result of this night was to see Illuminations and it was now dangerously close to show time. Dejected, I lumbered on my sore tired feet back to the bridge by Mexico sans popcorn (that’s French for %$@#ing popcorn).

On the plus side, Illuminations started almost the moment I got back. I’ve always enjoyed it and I would cautiously say it’s my favourite nighttime show, mostly for the music. Of course the fireworks are good too, and yes I know there's a boring part in the middle with the globe sailing around the lagoon, but despite that, I really enjoy the soundtrack. I knew this would probably be my last time seeing Illuminations, since we didn’t have another Epcot evening planned, and I doubt I will be taking another trip before it leaves next summer.

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The exit music always gives me the warm fuzzies. Despite the stampede for the buses, I don’t mind going just a little slow.

On the way out, we did wander past that little popcorn cart by Spaceship Earth, and I did get my little girl her butter popcorn after all.


Answers to last questions:

1. We change parks again after our afternoon break. Which park? (hint: let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention. There’s one park we haven’t been to yet. I’m lobbing slow balls at you folks.) Epcot

2. You’ve hopefully figured out which park. We have an ADR – a special ADR for Katie’s birthday supper – which restaurant? Via Napoli

3. We have three FP this evening. What are the FP and how many of the three do we use? Frozen Ever After, Spaceship Earth, Mission Space. Only used 1 of 3.

4. I go on the hunt for a snack this evening. What is that snack? Popcorn


Next Update Questions for fun:

1. We’re off to Hollywood Studios again. We have a FP for one of the rides in Toy Story Land. Which ride?

2. I get a snack at the Trolley Car Cafe. What snack?

3. There has been something on my “to do” list for a very long time, something I have never done before at DHS. I finally tick this off my list. What is it?
 
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Via Napoli!!! My favorite! I find it a bit blasphemous that you are putting the pepperoni pizza above the quattro formaggi, however. :rotfl:

Love the pictures from the Frozen meet. I love that the girls did the braids!!

What is with the popcorn?!?! I swear, we have been there done that several times. I feel like I'm constantly tripping over a popcorn cart until I'm actually looking for some, and then there is none to be found. I remember a particularly rough time at Disney California Adventure when DS was just not going to do another thing until he got some popcorn, and finally I had to ask a Photopass CM to PLEASE help us find some popcorn ASAP! lol I'm glad y'all were able to finally get some on the way out.
 
Our favorite pizza is the pepperoni at Via Napoli.

I have always wanted to try the red, white and blue slushy from the American Pavilion, it looks good!

I agree the salty caramel ice cream was really salty!

Wow, I bombed on your questions this time, oh well!

Love the Dis bounding your daughters did for the Anna and Elsa meet.

Questions here I go
1. TSM
2. Carrot cake cookie
3. One Man’s Dream
 
I know you’re probably thinking I should look at my map. Well, I don’t use maps. It’s all in my head. I know where I’m going. Guys don’t need directions. Don’t believe me? Ask Ariane @ariane37. She’ll back me up. Right?…Ariane…hello…are you there? Hmmm.
:laughing: Even if you hadn't tagged me I would be doing this :sad2: after reading it!
I didn't do that great with my last guesses but I'll try again :scratchin

1. We’re off to Hollywood Studios again. We have a FP for one of the rides in Toy Story Land. Which ride?

2. I get a snack at the Trolley Car Cafe. What snack?

3. There has been something on my “to do” list for a very long time, something I have never done before at DHS. I finally tick this off my list. What is it?
1. Alien SS
2. Carrot cake cookie :cloud9:
3. Ride TOT?
 
You may often notice this discrepancy in ride pictures.

:laughing:

The best part is that none of the girls know about the Beverly (I am sure I have got them with this on previous trips, but they forget. More fun for me)

:laughing:

There was a very chipper CM at a souvenir cart who told me they had very tasty maple popcorn in Canada.

:lmao:

but at Epcot you need to pack a lunch before going on the great popcorn trek?

:rotfl2:OMG - I was seriously tearing up laughing at during this update (mind you...laughing with you???). I thought for sure you were going to get back and find Katie munching on buttered popcorn purchased from a CM walking through the waiting crowd.
 
Via Napoli!!! My favorite! I find it a bit blasphemous that you are putting the pepperoni pizza above the quattro formaggi, however. :rotfl:
:rotfl2:I did enjoy both, and I'm glad I tried the quattro formaggi for a change. But yeah, the pepperoni won out for me.

What is with the popcorn?!?! I swear, we have been there done that several times. I feel like I'm constantly tripping over a popcorn cart until I'm actually looking for some, and then there is none to be found. I remember a particularly rough time at Disney California Adventure when DS was just not going to do another thing until he got some popcorn, and finally I had to ask a Photopass CM to PLEASE help us find some popcorn ASAP! lol I'm glad y'all were able to finally get some on the way out.
I'm glad it's not just me! It was so weird. I kept walking thinking for sure there had to be one around the corner.
Of course, had I gone down to Spaceship Earth in the beginning and straight back, it wouldn't have been too bad. But I really assumed there would have been one around Refreshment Port or in World Showcase not too far from Mexico.

I wish I could go back in time. We walked by the popcorn cart near the land pavilion umpteen times. I always wanted some but never got it.
Is there one by the Land too? See, you always see them when you're not looking for it!

Our favorite pizza is the pepperoni at Via Napoli.
It's simple and basic, but that's why it's good I guess!

I have always wanted to try the red, white and blue slushy from the American Pavilion, it looks good!
Katie had most but I tried some. I thought it was good. A nice change form a regular slushy.

I agree the salty caramel ice cream was really salty!
I don't really get the salty/sweet thing. I have had salted caramel or chocolate with a little salt on top, and I didn't find it too bad. But this tasted like they made it with seawater!

:laughing: Even if you hadn't tagged me I would be doing this :sad2: after reading it!
:rotfl:I thought you might get a kick out of that. I know you've had a couple "directionally challenged" incidents on your trips.

OMG - I was seriously tearing up laughing at during this update (mind you...laughing with you???). I thought for sure you were going to get back and find Katie munching on buttered popcorn purchased from a CM walking through the waiting crowd
Thank you. It's nice to hear that someone found it funny :)
I write these things thinking they're hilarious in my head but always wonder if it comes across from reading it.
It was an interesting night for sure. And wouldn't that have been the icing on the cake, if Katie had found some already while I was gone!
 

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