This is where we began our holiday and we were lucky enough to actually go back a second day as well. On our first day at Epcot we were actually able to spend the day with some of Katrine’s China family which was super fun! Love how happy she is about spending time with these girls.
This was Elspeth’s first time at Disney and she was wide eyed. Her first ride didn’t get her but her second ride was Soarin’. All through the ride she was exclaiming over how she was flying and she had always wanted to fly. Once she got off of that ride, she was in the mood and ready to discover what else the park had to offer.
Epcot has Katrine’s favourite princess – Mulan. We were second in line to meet her. Now that was a hot, sweaty wait. It was Elspeth’s first princess of our stay and although you won’t know it from any of the photos she was pretty pumped. According to her she simply couldn’t smile in the sunlight.
Right before dinner it started to rain and thunder. I would highly recommend to anyone traveling to Disney at the end of August to pack cheap ponchos. With Erika brewing we used those ponchos extensively over the next seven days. You can get ponchos at Disney but mine were cheaper and Elspeth’s made her look like a ladybug.
On our second trip to Epcot we stayed to watch the Illuminations show. We had just come out of Mexico and there was an empty spot at the railing so we took it. Little did we know that some of the fireworks were actually going to be launched from the other side of our viewing spot. Now that was a bit of a shock; but also exciting. I would highly recommend the Illuminations show. It is visually beautiful.
And now for some random Epcot memories:
