Disney Vacation Part Eleven: Epcot and Fantasmic

Oh we are on our last day in Disney. It has taken me an entire month to get through these recaps but I decided to treat you guys to a Saturday edition to get everything wrapped up. 

On the last day we decided to head to Epcot since we had yet to make it through all the countries so we knew we wanted to walk around a bit more.

The first thing I did though?

Get some loaded mac and cheese of course! It was so good!

We started our country trek in Canada where Tim got some cheddar soup. I tasted it and thought it was okay, Tim liked it enough to eat it all but stated it wasn't what he expected.

We decided to watch the Canada film which made me want to visit Canada so much. I've never been to Canada (Tim has) but I think we need to add it to our bucket list.

The Disney version of Canada is certainly beautiful!

Next up was the UK. We walked through the shops and saw Mary Poppins from a distance but didn't spend a ton of time there. I've been to London in the past but would love to go back someday with Tim!

In France we wandered through the stores as well and looked at the food menus. We had decided on eating in Mexico but wanted to see if anything in France appealed to us. We ended up moving on fairly quickly since we were there earlier in the week meeting Belle. (France is another place I would like to go back with Tim some day!)

In Morocco we could've stood in line to meet Aladdin and Jasmine but we decided we were a little charactered out at this point and wanted to move on.

Morocco is a really pretty section though and there are a lot of cool things in the stores.

Japan was up next!

I purchased Pocky while there which is basically chocolate covered sticks. They are delicious and I knew I had to get them when I saw them.

We headed over to the American Adventure where Tim got a beer. We didn't stay long here since there wasn't much to see in this section.

We passed through Italy, Germany, China, and Norway all of which we had wandered through previously and eventually found our way to Mexico where we planned on eating lunch.

Our shirts were purchased in Disney Springs during this trip and are so funny. My mine is Leia and says "I love you" and Tim's is Han Solo and says "I know" 

We saw another couple wearing them earlier in the week and Tim mentioned getting them and I was onboard immediately!

After taking some pictures we headed inside to eat some lunch.

The San Angel Inn is a place I have never eaten before but Tim noticed it when we were in Mexico earlier in the week and suggested it.

It was a really cute restaurant and the food was decent.

It definitely wasn't my favorite meal we ate in Disney but I enjoyed the company :)

I wanted to bring Stitch home because my mom hates him. I have no idea why my mom dislikes him so much but I think it's hilarious.

We decided to take our afternoon break and headed back to the hotel for a bit. I took a few pictures of the hotel to share with you guys.

This is the cafeteria...

The pool...

Our hotel decor...

Our sad mugs...

For our last night in Disney we headed back to Hollywood Studios to see Fantasmic. I had selected fast passes earlier in the week but it didn't appear to matter, the place was packed!

Anyways, before we headed to Fantasmic we decided to have dinner at Backlot Express which is cafeteria style. We both had chicken nuggets and brought our mugs from the hotel so we could fill up for free.

Then Tim decided he had to have a funnel cake so we stopped for one of those.

Fantasmic is definitely a cute show, it has always been my favorite...until this trip. Now Happily Ever After is my favorite and this has fallen to second place. However it's still excellent and a must see if you're there!

And with that we conclude our Disney Vacation.

11 Blog Posts
4 Parks
7 Days In The Parks
4 Mickey Encounters
A million Naps

It was the best vacation I've ever taken and I got to spend an entire uninterrupted week with my love!

I hope we "see you real soon" Mickey!

Disney Vacation Part Seven: Hollywood Studios

My favorite park for as long as I can remember has been Hollywood Studios (formerly known as Disney MGM studios). I always loved the movies and the idea of being a famous actress even though as a kid I was painfully shy and never could've lived a life like that. I still love this park for the rides inside and even though I'm disappointed that many of the rides I grew up with have been removed I am excited for the worlds they are creating for future enjoyment. 

This tanktop is from Old Navy and has been one of my favorites for years. Fun fact: I actually wore this tanktop on my first date with Tim! My white shorts are LC Lauren Conrad from Kohls. 

Are you getting the idea now that we were able to get a ton of pictures out of this PhotoPass deal?! I'm telling you- totally worth it!

The first thing we did was head down Sunset Blvd and take advantage of our first fastpass- Rock'n'Roller Coaster. We took some pictures in front of the Tower of Terror since we had some time and figured we would take advantage.

This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip and I've already ordered it to frame so stay tuned for an update to our gallery wall.

Before our trip Tim said that Rock'n'Roller Coaster was his favorite ride and he remembered it being so much fun. After we rode it he said that he remembered it being more impressive. We both agreed that it's still fun but when you are younger it definitely feels faster.

We also got confused between hang loose and rock on. We are so not cool.

After riding we needed some breakfast so we headed to the Starbucks at the end of Sunset Blvd before watching the Beauty and The Beast Show!

I absolutely love this show I have been watching it since I was little and have loved it every time. If you don't already know, Beauty and The Beast is my favorite movie of all time so I pretty much love everything that has to do with it.

Once the show was over we decided to hop in the standby line for Tower of Terror.

We ended riding once in the standby line and then riding again with fast passes. This has been my favorite ride for years. I love the feeling in my stomach during drops and love how much background is put into this ride. Disney does such a great job at making you feel like you are part of a story not just standing in a line waiting for a ride.

After agreeing that our second run was much better (love that the ride is randomized) we decided to head over to Star Wars Launch Bay to meet some Star Wars Characters.

I'm going to say something that might shock you. I am not a huge fan of Star Wars. In fact, I had never seen any of the movies until I met Tim. That being said, neither of us are obsessed with Star Wars. Tim likes it, but he's definitely not an obsessed fan. However, we were excited to meet the characters and did wait in lines to do so. 

I knew there was a special line for Visa members but stood in all the lines and couldn't find it. After we finished we found the line and found out it was just a back way in to see Kilo Ren, meaning we didn't have to stand in line. Oh well!

Next we headed over to Toy Story Midway Mania which had a long line but we decided to stand it anyways since it's so cute. 

Toy Story Midway Mania is a 3D game ride where you try to get a better score then your partner during a ton of games. It's a lot of fun and Tim kicked my butt yet again.

We also snooped over the wall to see what was going on with the new Toy Story Land and Star Wars Land..

Lots of cool things to come!

At this point we were feeling pretty hungry and decided to see if we could get in for lunch at the Sci-Fi Drive In without reservations and we could!

If you've never been inside it's a restaurant that looks like a drive in movie theatre. It plays previews for old movies, mini clips from movies, and a bunch of old fashion movie theatre clips. We actually sat in the backseat of a car while a couple we didn't know sat in the front which was a little strange!  It was a fun experience and the food was good.

I had spinach and artichoke dip and it was delicious!

After lunch we rode Star Tours which was just as I remembered. It's not my favorite ride but definitely a classic.

We went to Muppet 3D Vision (an old favorite) and then stood in line to meet Olaf from Frozen who was super cute!

It's so fun that they constantly introduce new characters and new experiences. By the time we go back with kids someday it will probably be totally different! 

After meeting Olaf and giving him some warm hugs we watched the Indiana Jones show and then headed back to the hotel to rest before our exciting dinner......