So, today we decided to take the kids "around the world" and they didn't even need passports!
MAYAN TEMPLE
AKA Our hotel pool which is fashioned after the old ruins around the Mayan Temples. Max loved the water slide and Cate loved the baby pool with water sprouts! My niece Madison also loved the water. She was so calm!
MEXICO
We took Max on the new refurbished ride in the Mexico pavilion as the Three Caballeros try to find Donald. It was a little lame for adults, but Max seemed to like it!
NORWAY
Max was very curious about all the pictures of Viking boats and oil rigs on the murals in the cue for the Maelstrom ride. He was a bit weary of the trolls but still liked it! I got this great shot of my parents outside the entrance to the ride. They apparently got a good shot of me in a Viking headress, but as of right now, I don't have that image to share....oh, darn!!!
CHINA
The kids loved the marionettes outside the China pavilion. The dragon topiaries were among some of my favorites in the park for the International Flower and Garden Festival that I mentioned in a previous post.
SOUTH SEAS
aka a play area between China and Germany. There were great topiaries of Captain Hook and Tick Tock Croc and lots of fun nautical things for kids to play with and around!
GERMANY
My brother grabbed a quick beer here, but since we were coming back here for dinner, we walked past and went on to the next country.
ITALY
Here in Italy, they had some fun street performers putting on a show "Romeo and Edna" with audience members. Max and Cate got a great spot right up front and watched the whole thing without getting up! It was very cute. There was also a topiary of Lady and the Tramp! As we left, both kids wanted to ride in the stroller. So, instead of them fighting over who would ride, we put Cate on Max's lap. What a few seconds earlier was upsetting them both turned into pure fun for both of them!
USA
We got to the American Adventure about 20 minutes before the show began and went into the rotunda area. It was air conditioned and the Voices of Liberty were about to begin. We got seats on the floor right up front. Cate was so taken with these singers that she wanted to go up and sing with them (almost causing a meltdown), but after they were done, we got her picture with one of them.
The movie/audio-animatronics in the American Adventure is one of my favorites in Epcot. Both kids sat through it and it prompted some interesting questions from Max. We just told him to ask Papa, since he is a retired American History teacher.
MOROCCO
We saw the Genie here, but the line was too long to get an autograph, but we managed to get this quick snapshot as he walked next to the line. After listening to some music by the band "Mo-Rockin", we made our way back to Germany for our dinner reservations.
GERMANY
For our last meal as a large group, we went to Biergarten. It is a wonderful, music filled, buffet restaurant. You sit at long tables (sometimes with other families) and help yourself to the delicious buffet of German food. If you like sauerkraut, brats and beer...this is your place. Several times during the day (check your times guide) the Oktoberfest occurs and musicians come out to entertain the dining crowd. The kids loved this. They stood and danced and pretended to play instruments. At the end of the performance, they invite the guests down to the dance floor to join in dancing! We had a great time!
AFRICA
aka Village Traders area with artwork from Australia, Africa, and India. Max's friend had his face painted in Magic Kingdom earlier in the day with his family. So, Max wanted his face painted, too! So, my brother graciously offered to get it done for him. He chose...go figure...a pirate face! Cate also wanted to get her face painted, but we weren't sure she would sit still, so the girl just put a cute heart on her cheek!
After his face painting, Max, my mom and my sister-in-law and I went to Test Track again (my mom and sister-in-law had wanted to ride it the first day but were watching the little girls). We had gotten fast passes as we entered the parks earlier in the day. As we rode it one last time, the rest of the crew went to France, and United Kingdom.
CANADA
They went to see the "O, Canada" film in the Canada Pavilion while waiting for us. Afterwards, Matt took this beautiful shot of the Canadian gardens outside Le Cellier (one of our top restaurant picks in the parks). They then grabbed some amazing spots to watch Illuminations. We met up with them for this phenomenal show to end our memorable vacation!
What a way to top it off!
MAYAN TEMPLE
AKA Our hotel pool which is fashioned after the old ruins around the Mayan Temples. Max loved the water slide and Cate loved the baby pool with water sprouts! My niece Madison also loved the water. She was so calm!
MEXICO
We took Max on the new refurbished ride in the Mexico pavilion as the Three Caballeros try to find Donald. It was a little lame for adults, but Max seemed to like it!
NORWAY
Max was very curious about all the pictures of Viking boats and oil rigs on the murals in the cue for the Maelstrom ride. He was a bit weary of the trolls but still liked it! I got this great shot of my parents outside the entrance to the ride. They apparently got a good shot of me in a Viking headress, but as of right now, I don't have that image to share....oh, darn!!!
CHINAThe kids loved the marionettes outside the China pavilion. The dragon topiaries were among some of my favorites in the park for the International Flower and Garden Festival that I mentioned in a previous post.
SOUTH SEASaka a play area between China and Germany. There were great topiaries of Captain Hook and Tick Tock Croc and lots of fun nautical things for kids to play with and around!
GERMANYMy brother grabbed a quick beer here, but since we were coming back here for dinner, we walked past and went on to the next country.
ITALYHere in Italy, they had some fun street performers putting on a show "Romeo and Edna" with audience members. Max and Cate got a great spot right up front and watched the whole thing without getting up! It was very cute. There was also a topiary of Lady and the Tramp! As we left, both kids wanted to ride in the stroller. So, instead of them fighting over who would ride, we put Cate on Max's lap. What a few seconds earlier was upsetting them both turned into pure fun for both of them!
USAWe got to the American Adventure about 20 minutes before the show began and went into the rotunda area. It was air conditioned and the Voices of Liberty were about to begin. We got seats on the floor right up front. Cate was so taken with these singers that she wanted to go up and sing with them (almost causing a meltdown), but after they were done, we got her picture with one of them.
The movie/audio-animatronics in the American Adventure is one of my favorites in Epcot. Both kids sat through it and it prompted some interesting questions from Max. We just told him to ask Papa, since he is a retired American History teacher.MOROCCO
We saw the Genie here, but the line was too long to get an autograph, but we managed to get this quick snapshot as he walked next to the line. After listening to some music by the band "Mo-Rockin", we made our way back to Germany for our dinner reservations.
GERMANYFor our last meal as a large group, we went to Biergarten. It is a wonderful, music filled, buffet restaurant. You sit at long tables (sometimes with other families) and help yourself to the delicious buffet of German food. If you like sauerkraut, brats and beer...this is your place. Several times during the day (check your times guide) the Oktoberfest occurs and musicians come out to entertain the dining crowd. The kids loved this. They stood and danced and pretended to play instruments. At the end of the performance, they invite the guests down to the dance floor to join in dancing! We had a great time!
AFRICAaka Village Traders area with artwork from Australia, Africa, and India. Max's friend had his face painted in Magic Kingdom earlier in the day with his family. So, Max wanted his face painted, too! So, my brother graciously offered to get it done for him. He chose...go figure...a pirate face! Cate also wanted to get her face painted, but we weren't sure she would sit still, so the girl just put a cute heart on her cheek!
After his face painting, Max, my mom and my sister-in-law and I went to Test Track again (my mom and sister-in-law had wanted to ride it the first day but were watching the little girls). We had gotten fast passes as we entered the parks earlier in the day. As we rode it one last time, the rest of the crew went to France, and United Kingdom.
CANADA
They went to see the "O, Canada" film in the Canada Pavilion while waiting for us. Afterwards, Matt took this beautiful shot of the Canadian gardens outside Le Cellier (one of our top restaurant picks in the parks). They then grabbed some amazing spots to watch Illuminations. We met up with them for this phenomenal show to end our memorable vacation!
What a way to top it off!
10 comments:
WOW!! You guys fit a ton of stuff into this day! I would love to go to Biergarten for the entertainment and atmosphere, but we have some picky eaters (myself included).
The picture of the kids in the stroller together is so cute!!
These memories are just fantastic! I love seeing the park, just wish I were there.
I'm so jealous. I've always wanted to do this at Disneyworld. I wish they had this at Disneyland here in CA! Looks like so much fun.......such a fun journey around the world for me, too, through your pictures.
Hi- I think we are fixed(computer-wise) Loved the recap of the trip- we will bring our pics when we come -Love, Mom
Those big beers look so refreshing. Can you tell I'm ready for happy hour? You took some great pics this vacation.
SERIOUSLY - that looks like SOOOOOO much fun! My daughter turned 2 at Disneyland and my son was 8 months at the time....too young - so I LOVE seeing your kids' faces at that age and look forward to my kids getting old enough to appreciate it!
Wow--you really did go around the world! It looks like you guys had such an excellent time on your trip!!
The Biergarten totally brought me back! I have a picture of my sister and me dancing there, arm in arm. You didn't miss a thing!!
All the pics are AMAZING! SO jealous! Germany looks like my favorite though...can't beat a beer! LOL!
I love finding people's Disney posts and reading about their fun! What a treat to see your vacation posts! It looks like your kids had the most fabulous time! Great job, mom, catching all of those magical memories!
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