“SON OF A ^!#$@ I FORGOT MY SHAMPOO” Disney World Trip Report 2015 Day 9

Today we headed to Epcot!  Epcot is my favorite Disney theme park.  I fell in love with the World Showcase at age 8 and have been since.  When planning this trip I planned for short days.  Usually  if I’m not 100% I need to lie down at certain times of the day so I had plans for about 1/3 of a park each day.  Anything extra we did was bonus!

We took the boat from Future World to the World Showcase since today we were focusing on America, Italy, Germany, China, Norway and Mexico.  We had often rushed through here but not this trip!  We were checking out each countries museums and shops this time!  It was almost lunch time so we decided what country to eat at while we waited on the boat and hung out with these guys.  

We headed to America!  Our quick serve meal of the day!  A burger, fries, desert and drink.  Disney portions are huge.  We weren’t prepared for dinner and a show, but that’s what we got!

We quickly had a fan club!  These guys were making the rounds from table to table wanting food.  If someone fed them, they swarmed!  We also witnessed our first Disney meltdown.  Some teenager was going full throttle brat to her family!  Sister, you’re at Disney!  Be happy!  Grandpa had all he could take & set her on the right path right there in front of everyone and I swear we were all silently applauding him.

Then there was this guy!  We were eating outside because it was so nice out but this guy…  He apparently wasn’t getting the service he expected outside, so he decided to run inside and snatch and grab fries of peoples trays!  Disney wildlife is one of a kind!

After lunch we headed to America’s National Treasures Exhibit.  There’s a show here too but we opted to skip it and just check out the exhibit.  Interactive lamps guided us through the exhibit.  We normally skipped this so it was nice to finally check it out.

Next stop was Germany! The German pavilion is delightful.  There’s the model train village and the stores full of goods from Germany.  We absolutely loved the Cuckoo Clocks!  Someday we are getting one, but not this day.  We made lots of pictures them then headed to the next country.

China here we come!  This country is one we usually walk right by, but never again will miss stopping by!  This country has some amazing plum wine and a store that’s actually affordable!  We were in love with the store.  They had so many beautiful things without the normal Disney markup.  If you go to Epcot definitely check it out!  Oh, and the wine!

Up next was Norway which has interesting stores too.  If you’re into vikings and trolls, this is the store for you.  Oh, or some movie called Frozen.  Honestly, since Frozen was the popular movie during this trip it looked like a plane full of glitter had crashed on the majority of Disney World!

It was pretty crowded in Norway which I guess shows how cool this pavilion is.  We moved on to our last country for the day!  Also, my favorite place at Disney.

Mexico and the boat ride though it have been my favorite thing about Disney since I was little.  It looks like your walking through a Mexican village at night.  It’s always cool inside. 
It’s perfect!

SQUIRREL!!!!!!  Disney has the best wildlife.  Have I said that already?  The animals are used to the crowds and aren’t shy at all.  This guy popped up for a quick picture as we were leaving Epcot.  Why leave Epcot you’re asking?  Because we were headed to our room for a break and then dinner reservations at Feav’s favorite place.

You can see his happiness beaming out!  Nothing at Disney makes this one happier than dinner at ‘Ohana.  It’s an all you can eat family style Hawaiian feast.  There’s Welcome Bread, Chicken Wings, Lettuce Wraps, Fried Dumplings, Grilled Shrimp. Pork Loin & Sirloin Steak, Egg Noodles, Stir Fried Vegetables, and ‘Ohana Bread Pudding.

Why yes that blue thing in the window behind me is Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom.  Pretty spectacular view that I didn’t really realize ‘Ohana had.  Next time I’ll try to time reservations so we’ll be eating during Magic Kingdom’s fireworks.  Things like that is why I like planning a year in advance.  If you time things right you can definitely make a little magic.

Speaking of magic, Mom was still getting Birthday magic!  After a great meal, we headed back to our resort.  It was time for hot chocolate!  Tomorrow:  Hollywood Studios!