Slushies, Fast Rides, and Zebra Domes Trip Report - Day 2
Recap of Facts
Who:
Amanda (Me)
John (DH)
Matt (DS9)
Nate (DS7)
When & Where:
Friday, October 19 until Monday, October 29 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Pool View Bunk Beds
Day 2 – Saturday, October 20th
At precisely 7:30, the wake up call came. I was prepared for Stitch and Mickey, but instead I hear YoHo YoHo A Pirates Life For Me. I really wanted to get to the parks earlier this trip. Usually we get a late start so I wanted to see if we could make use of the mornings better. John & I showered while the boys had donuts for breakfast in the room. They dressed and we were out the door at just before 9. Not too bad for our family. We had a less than 5 minute wait for an Epcot bus and this was probably the 2nd most crowded bus all trip but we were able to sit. I’m still surprised at the size of some of the strollers that people drag onto the bus.
We entered the turnstiles at Epcot at 9:15 and waited for our first Photopass of the trip. We had pre-purchased the CD before we left so I really wanted to take advantage of it this year. It was nice to see Spaceship Earth without the wand, which the boys noticed immediately, however it just wasn’t the same without it being our first ride. We headed to the right to take our annual photo of the boys in front of their Leave a Legacy tile, then it was off to The Land to get a FP for Soarin’. Our first ride for this trip ended up being Living With The Land, which the boys seemed to enjoy more this year. We ended up buying 3 cake slices from Sunshine Seasons (Carrot, Chocolate, and Peanut Butter) to share as a snack ($11.48). Then we decided to head over to the Seas for a ride in a clam with Nemo. Last year I thought this ride was cheesy, but this year I thought it was a bit better. We were able to get into the next showing for Turtle Talk, which was great, as always. Then it was back to The Land for our FP time. In no time at all we were gliding barefoot (we had worn Crocs & didn’t want them to fall off) over California in B2. After our flight we hightailed it over to Canada for lunch.
When we arrived at LeCellier for our 12:30 ADR the waiting area was packed and Nathan was STARVING, which proved to be a recurring theme all week.That boy must be going thru a growth spurt. We had about a 15 minute wait, which I spent most of the time explaining to Nate that 12:30 didn’t necessarily mean we’d be eating at 12:30. Finally our name was called and we asked for a rush on the breadsticks to ease Nate’s hunger pains. Our server, Jadrian, was very friendly and quite efficient. I ordered the Prime Rib Sandwich, John had the Flat Iron Sandwich, Nate ordered pizza, and Matt had (of all thing) a hot dog. We all munched on the breadsticks and the boys veggies. Total bill (including sodas) $50.42, minus our DDE discount of $9.47 left us with a bill for $40.34.
As we were exiting LeCellier the boys spotted Kenai & Koda taking photos so they ran off to get in line. We had seem them before at Animal Kingdom, but never in Canada. They played around with the boys and we got some great pics. After saying goodbye to them, we continued our journey across the World Showcase. Nate’s goal this trip was to find a Disney soccer shirt.We found plenty of country-specific shirts at Epcot, but nothing Disney. While strolling thru the WS, we also ended up seeing and having pics taken with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Alice, Mary Poppins (a first for us), Jasmine (John’s favorite), Snow White & Dopey, and Marie (the cat, another first for us). By the time we had entered France, Matt was ready for his annual favorite snack in all of WDW – cheesecake from the bakery. Although maybe Zebra Domes have passed that, I'll have to check. John & I were still stuffed from lunch, but Matt had his cheesecake and Nate had a strawberry slush($7.24). Nate is definitely a slushie/smoothie fiend.
This has got to be the slowest exploration of the WS we’ve ever done. It was nice to see the boys enjoy it more and stop to take the time to look at things. When we were in Japan, John surprised me by purchasing a ticket for me to pick a pearl.The boys went to each get another slushie ($7.50) to eat while they waited. We have watched people do this for the past few years and I’ve always secretly wanted to do it but never made it happen. Thanks to my thoughtful husband I was now given the opportunity to pick. The chance to pick was $13.89 plus tax ($14.80). I waited my turn and finally chose what I thought was a perfect oyster. The woman doing it was so cute & very entertaining. She split my oyster open and found nestled a 8 ¼ pearl. People around us had been getting 7 or 7 1/2 so this was big. She said it was the biggest of the day ! I ended up purchasing a small cage pendant for it which was $20 or so. Nothing fancy, but I liked it.
It was approaching dinner time, so we decided to get some snacks at Lotus Blossom Café – pot stickers, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, diet soda, ginger ice cream, and red bean ice cream ($22.32) The boys ended up eating most of it. Then we went to see the refurb and rode the Three Caballeros. It was actually pretty cute. Much better than I was anticipating. I laughed when they showed Donald cliff jumping – those guys were always a conversation amongst us. We went to see if we could squeeze in Test Track before leaving, but the wait was 130 minutes ! We grabbed a pretzel , 2 ice creams, and a slushie ($12.50) on the way out as the boys were STILL hungry. Another short wait at the bus stop and then back to AKL with the entire bus to ourselves! We arrived back at 9:00 and now I was hungry. The boys had another snack of carrots & cereal, John had a cheeseburger, and I had a piece of carrot cake ($17.53). This was also the first time we tried Zebra Domes. I had read so much about them here on Intercot & was pleased that they offered them at Mara. John, Nate, and I thought they were “OK” but Matt LOVED them ! He ate 4 of the 5. Then it was off to bed, with a wake up call for me as I was doing the Keys to the Kingdom Tour.
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! I'm glad you enjoyed LeCellier - it's truly my favorite place in all of Epcot to dine.
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