Day 7, Part 1: Father-Daughter Epcot Morning

This morning I woke up a little before 7:30 which was when my alarm was set to go off. Since I went to bed so quickly last night I had to shower this morning and rock wet hair which isn't my favorite thing.

Around 8, I left the room and went to the food court for the breakfast of champions: a cheese danish and root beer.

Then, it was time to get a bus to Epcot. This took forever. Like 2 busses for every other park showed up before an Epcot one. There was an adorable little girl on the bus. I offered to stand so she could sit but her mom said she was fine. And it looked like she discovered some blue eyeshadow that morning. I guess she was playing adult.

I got to the park around 9.

I was sprinkling a little and I met my dad at what I call the "dancing fountain".

We decided to ride Test Track which was maybe 20-30 minute to wait. Our car did pretty well and had a score of 207.



Then we stopped Mousegears and dad picked up a Grumpy shirt. It was much needed since he was running out of shirts to wear.

We were on our way to The Land because we wanted to ride Soarin'. Unfortunately, it had a sixty minute wait so we decided to skip it and did Living with the Land instead. Having done the Behind the Seeds tour added a different perspective to it which I enjoyed.

Our boat ride was over at about 10:30 so we went to the Seas to stay dry and cool. I was hoping there would be manatees because they are my favorite animals.

And there were!!!

They had two adorable manatees named Lou and Lil' Joe. So, I watched them swim around for a little bit.

We checked on some of the other tanks, too. Cuttlefish are so freaky looking. And there was a white starfish with black parts. It looked like a toasted marshmallow.

Maybe I was getting hungry!

Up next: Boats, Boats, Boats

Day 6, Part 6: Spiders Scare Me

After Wishes to avoid the mass-exodus we started toward Adventureland. We decided to use our Jungle Cruise FP.

Typically my dad and I aren't a huge fan of this attraction. But we heard it can be different at night.

Obviously, I couldn't know this, but there is a tarantula in a cage and it moves. I leaned against the crate it was on and it moved. That was quite the surprise.

Our skipper was great and it was a fun ride. The skippers on the dock were joking around and causing all kinds of trouble ;)

Then, we were ready to head out. I wanted to stop at Starbucks first to get one of the You Are Here mugs. I wanted them from all four parks but those suckers are heavy and I already purchased several mugs. So, hopefully they will continue to have them and buy more on future trips.

When I get to the bust stop there were two Movies buses already waiting. I had to stand but was grateful just to get back to the hotel.

I was exhausted and went to bed as quickly as I could.

Up next: Father-Daughter Epcot Morning

Day 6, Part 5: Getting a Different Perspective

It was a little after 9 when we finished up. I checked the app and it said Splash was a 10 minute wait and we had 8:25 fastpassess for Big Thunder so it would make sense to be in Frontierland. Plus, dad wanted to film it with his GoPro.

The first time we rode his camera had died because he accidentally left it on.

Now, my dad and I are both scared by this ride. This time when we got to the drop I took in the nice view and then closed by eyes.

It's a great ride, but screams of pure terror came out of my mouth.

Then, it was time for the wildest ride in the wilderness.

After we did a little re-group and make plans.

Coming into the night we had Jungle Cruise fastpasses for 6 but we weren't feeling is. We tried to change it to the Main Street Electrical Parade. Even though it was showing available it wouldn't let us. The app just pushed the Jungle Cruise FP back to 9:45. We didn't want to fight it so we decided to just not worry about it.

Instead, I suggested going to New Fantasyland. We wanted a snack at Gaston's and then watch Wishes from Fantasyland.

We all got LeFou's Brew and I bought a chocolate croissant. That croissant was delicious, but I probably should've skipped it because then I was so uncomfortably full.

Then, we caught Wishes from the front of New Fantasyland. I do not suggest watching from here if it's your first time because you don't get the whole view. You actually have to keep turning your head since the fireworks go off over Cinderella and Beast's Castles. But it was still nice and less crowded.

Up next: Spiders Scare Me

Day 6, Part 4: Mark Twain!

Once dad finished his phone call, we decided to ride the Liberty Belle Riverboat which we've never done before. I did stop to buy a Powerade because I was feeling funny and want to replenish my electrolytes.

We sat outside on the bottom of the boat. It was a nice view and we got to sit which was a nice bonus. But we did have trouble hearing the audio. It was still peaceful and something I recommend.

The ride finished around 6:30 and we had 7:05 fastpasses for Space Mountain so we were off to Tomorrowland.

Buzz was a 15 minute wait so we hopped in line. Dad asked if I would drive so he could focus on shooting. I think he got 500,000 and I got just over 100,000. Driving is definitely a distraction.

We sat outside Space to wait for Denise and our fastpasses.

There was a dance party going on so more people-watching occurred.

Shortly after, Denise arrived and we rode Space Mountain. It's always a thrilling ride.

None of us had eaten anything since Boma so dinner was a must. I wanted a burger really bad so we ended up at Cosmic Ray's. Denise got a burger with green beans instead of fries. And dad got the pulled pork. It was a good meal and I liked the fixin's bar.

Up next: Getting a Different Perspective

Day 6, Part 3: Muggy Nights

Back at the hotel I got in bed to take a nap. my plan was a forty-five minute map and waking up at 3. That did not happen. Every time my alarm went off I reset it.

Around 4:30 I finally forced myself out of bed and texted my dad to see what the plan for the night was. He said we should meet at the Magic Kingdom around 5.

So I got ready and headed to the bus stop. Of course the MK bus was taking forever and it was raining. This time of day and MK buses don't seem to get along. The ETA for the bus kept getting pushed back.

It did finally stop raining and looked like it wouldn't start again which was nice. But it was super muggy. I hoped that would get better as the sun went down. That's what happened every night except the previous night for the Halloween party. Does anyone else feel like the humidity zaps all your energy away?

Finally got to the park around 5:20. I chilled on the rocking chairs by Tony's and discussed possible dinner and attraction plans. I didn't take notes so I don't completely remember what we talked about.

I do remember it being peaceful and I want to just sit around and people watch on future trips.

My dad had to take a call at one point-probably to talk about the horses back home. So, I was kind of on my own for a little bit.

A dad parked his umbrella stroller by me. He made a comment about me watching it because it was super expenseive. Such a dad thing to say and I wish I wrote down exactly what he said. I told my dad about it because we would love it. He always talked about how during our first trip when I was three he bought an umbrella stroller and then left it at the end of the trip. Now, so many people use those tanks of a stroller. Have to respect this guy.

Up next: Mark Twain!!!

Day 6, Part 2: Bacon Coma from Boma

My stepmom had a massage and other pampering at the Senses Spa at The Grand Floridian so she headed that way after lunch.

Dad and I relaxed at the resort a little bit and took in the animals. It was raining a little, but there were some giraffes and zebra hanging out.

Originally, we were going to do mini-golf because we always talk about doing it. But it was supposed to rain all day so we went to look at some stuff at Disney Springs instead. I guess we are still just talking about mini-golf. Maybe someday.

But that didn't last very long. After about an hour, we were both kind of tired so we decided to go separate ways and rest at our respective hotels.

I'm not a big napper, but I was definitely ready for one right now.

Up next: Muggy Nights

Day 6, Part 1: Being Adventurous at Boma

Animal Kingdom had extra magic hours this morning and we had breakfast reservations for 10:30 at Boma. The original plan was to go to the park, but the previous night we decided to skip it and sleep in a little.

I woke up a little before 9, got around, and headed to the bus stop.

And I had great bus luck this morning. Only had to wait a few minutes to catch one to Animal Kingdom and then there was one waiting to take me to Animal Kingdom Lodge. Turns out it was exact same bus.

That would've been nice to know!!! ;)

I didn't realize how close AKL was to the park. I guess it makes sense. But after the Hoop-Dee-Doo fiasco I didn't want to take any chances.

So I was there before 10. I took the time to take pictures and check out the lobby. And I bought a small hand-carved box from one of the shops. It's probably one of my favorite souvenirs.

Once it was time for our reservations we were seated very quickly. And we were seated really close to one end of the buffet.

There was a ton of food on the buffet with a lot of variety.

I'm not a very adventurous eater, but a buffet is a good way to try new things. So, I did. Overall, I was pretty happy. The beef hash was very good. And the bacon was perfect for me and the fruit was very ripe.

We had the house juice to drink. I think it's the same as Jungle Juice. And it grew on me the more I drank it.

I was definitely full and satisfied at the end of the meal. I probably ate a pound of bacon. #NoRegrets

Up next: Bacon Coma from Boma

Day 5, Part 7: Put a Spell on You?

After the parade we did a little bit more trick or treating. Then, we got in line for Seven Dwarfs. It was a 40 minute wait, but we figured this would be our best chance to check out the queue. It was nice to check out the attraction and it got kind of intense.

At this point, I was having pretty bad back spasms and standing was the last thing I wanted to do. It was almost time for Celebrate the Magic to start so we got a spot for it and HalloWishes.

Celebrate the Magic is one of my favorite things in Disney World and I'm always in awe. I hadn't seen the Frozen part yet and liked it. 

Hallowishes was fantastic. It is more aggressive than regular Wishes which I really liked. But it also has a strong beat which tends to mess with my heartbeat and make me uncomfortable.

After that we walked to the front of the castle to watch the Hocus Pocus show at 10:40. People were leaving so we got pretty good spots. It wouldn't start for awhile so we got out ponchos and sat on the ground.

It started to rain more at this point. A CM was going around letting everyone know that the show may be cancelled because of weather. About 10 minutes before go-time they squeegeed the stage.

They finally made the call not to do the whole show, but would do one number. I was happy with that because you can't control the weather.

But there was a lot of booing from the audience. This actually upset me.

Of course I wanted to see the whole show, but I danced for 15 years and you can't risk the safety of your performers. I enjoyed what they were able to show us.

Then, we did some trick or treating in Tomorrowland. Buzz was a complete walk on. Our last right of the night was the TTA which was even more amazing at night.

We got a little bit more candy and then headed out.

There was an All-Star Music bus when I got to the station and I was like: close enough. We waited about 10 minutes to see if the bus would fill up and then were off.

It was like 12:30 and I was ready for bed when I got to my room. I was so tired I didn't even have time record how much I walked this day.

Up next: Being Adventurous at Boma

Day 5, Part 6: Boo to You!

We went to the Poly for a little bit to rest and change into our Halloween costumes. We were going with pretty basic costumes so I just brought mine in my day bag.

My parents were Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and I was Jesse from Toy Story.

We headed to the monorail a little after six. Getting our wrist bands and treat bag was pretty quick and painless. And we saw lot of Mr. Potato Head costumes. Probably because it was so easy.

First up, we had to get dinner at Pecos Bill's. Now, we were a little apprehensive about the new menu, but wanted to give it a try. I got the chicken fajita and a drink in the Country Bears Jug. Which was on my to-buy list for the trip.

I really liked the food. It was delicious and very flavorful. The chicken looked like it was a few weeks old, but it actually was very good and moist. The fixin's bar was pretty good and had a lot of options. I do miss the old menu, but I would eat here again.

After dinner we found out how lucky we were to eat when we did. The lines were crazy long when we headed out.

Now, it was trick or treating time. First, in Adventureland. The lines were often long, but the castmembers were really cranking us through. Then, it was off to Frontierland for those candy stations and a ride on Big Thunder.

Riding Big Thunder at night is one of my favorite things to do.

When we got off, the Boo to You Parade was going to start soon.

Originally, we were going to watch the second parade, but changed our minds. We were at the very start of the parade, but a little far away so I couldn't get very good pictures. It was also raining a little and pretty humid. Like sweat was dripping down my legs.

This also wasn't my proudest moment. I was disappointed by view since this was my first time seeing the parade and my back started to really bother me. I had a little bit of a break down.

But I pulled myself together as much as I could and enjoyed the parade.

I really want to go back to the party and get a great seat for the parade.

Up next: Put a Spell on You?