Well, day 4 was actually our day of relaxation, but in a way, it wasn't exactly totally relaxing. I had booked a breakfast at 'Ohana....one of our (ok well maybe mine more than anyone) favorite places to eat....Hawaiian themed and character dining. I prefer to stay at the Polynesian hotel because of the Hawaiian theme, but to eat breakfast there once during our trip is ok with me too. Especially since we did the Wilderness because of the bunk bed option.
But I will get on to today in a minute. I need to re-remember our Epcot day. We had dining plans at our usual Teppan Edo which is very similar to Benihana back home. They don't open until noon for lunch so we have to hold out until then. We still try to get there around park opening so we can get some of the bigger rides out of the way before heading over to Japan for lunch. Well, unfortunately, the transportation gods were not on our side that day. We ended up waiting a good 45 minutes for a bus to get there. So we arrived around 9:30ish. We headed over to Soarin to grab our fast passes and then decided against standing in line for 50 minutes so we could get over to Test Track instead. While the estimated wait time for that ride was 30 minutes, there was a huge influx of fast pass people going in and we were in line for well over an hour...I think it was closer to 90 minutes. It was really hard to keep the kids from bouncing off the walls at this time because we had done a fair amount of walking and waiting without anything to show for it. We did test track, which the kids LOVED and then had to power walk over to our lunch. Another big hit. After lunch we had to go right back to Soarin to use our fast passes. A good ride, but compared to Test Track, it wasn't as good. We did the Living Land right next to Soarin, Nemo, and then I decided to call our Disney Rewards Visa number because I remember that they had a card members only Character Greeting place somewhere in Epcot that I thought I should check out. They said it was nearby where we were and I knew about the Character greeting spot that we had seen earlier so I asked in that location and they said no, it was nearby but I wasn't where I should be. So we went where the woman directed us, and saw a relatively short line with black curtains all around. I guess it really was top secret, members only exclusive thing. Hmmm....it was inside one of their science museum places, so while Russ held our place in line we could hang out with the kids for a bit. Turned out to be a quick line because we had to come back and get in line within 5 minutes. The curtain was revealed and we saw.....Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy all together for a photo shoot with the kids. It was SO nice not to have to wait in a 30+ minute line to see these guys! Russ said, that was well worth the fee to upgrade our account (we are premium members now...since we spend so darn much). I agree.
So after our character greeting, we headed over to check out Mission Space. We didn't know that it had a height restriction, and even with Gwen's hair up with her princess 'do they wouldn't let her on. I told the rest of the group to go ahead without us and found the exit place to the ride. Gwen hung out in the climb place for little kids so she was good. I cannot speak for the ride, but Trevor said that he didn't much care for it because of how it went into manual. We then decided to walk through the Pixie Hollow display of topiary in the shape of all the Disney Fairies. And then headed back over to France because we saw Crepes on our way back from lunch. Those were very yum. We stopped over in USA because Gwen was getting hungry, then also decided to stop in Mexico to grab dinner for ourselves. Because Gwen was happily fed, she was able to sit and color quietly while the rest of us ate.
We hit Spaceship Earth on our way out as another quiet ride. Although we didn't get a lot of rides, we do not have a lot left to do either. Gwen was slightly upset that we didn't stop at all the places where the princesses were in different countries. I think she would have liked to have met the ones that are not seen very often in Magic Kingdom. So next time I might have to take her away from the group so she can get some of those pictures taken. Specifically Alice, Jasmine, and Mulan. So far, the kids favorite ride of the whole trip has been Test Track so we will probably have to do that one again. And they want to do the science museum type exhibits too, so we'll see what we can get done. We have been so lucky so far with weather.
That brings me to our day of rest today. We went to the breakfast, then came back for some swimming time. The kids would have lasted longer, but we stayed over an hour and a half before pulling them out. The pool here has a slide which kept the kids entertained. And got them very hungry for a late lunch. We ate it at the dining place here called the Whispering Canyon. They are known to be a very excitable place to eat, but we were at the tail end of lunch so I don't think we really got a true taste of what it would be like. The food was really good though. That's another thing, we have been getting very lucky with food choices. I like that there have been more than the usual cheeseburgers or chicken nuggets and fries at various places. Gwen has been eating eggs, shrimp, and bacon in addition to her grapes and french fries. Trevor is not someone I'm worried about because he will eat a variety of main meals. We also let the kids have ice cream or Popsicle treats once in a while too.
So, on to our repeat days at the parks. Hopefully the crowds won't make it completely unbearable because they are supposed to start coming this weekend. We'll see if anyone notices. The things we have left to do, don't seem very difficult to accomplish. Even if the trip ended today, I can say it was a definite success. But a chance for more fun will be happily taken!
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