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Interesting to read the Epcot timeline! I didn't know that the Three Caballeros animatronics were at the end of the Gran Fiesta now. I'll have to look for those next month!
Early park mornings are the best! We happened upon a snail on our early Epcot morning. My son was so concerned about it, so we scooted him out of the way and into some bushes for fear of getting crushed by people later!
Bummer you didn't enjoy the breakfast. Ours was actually quite good there back in November. Who knows. Maybe it was an off day.
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Interesting to read the Epcot timeline! I didn't know that the Three Caballeros animatronics were at the end of the Gran Fiesta now. I'll have to look for those next month!
Yep, they've been there some time I think... in all honesty, we don't often do it, so I can't remember how long now. They were easy to spot, but it wasn't over the top, if you know what I mean? They fitted in nicely.
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Early park mornings are the best! We happened upon a snail on our early Epcot morning. My son was so concerned about it, so we scooted him out of the way and into some bushes for fear of getting crushed by people later!
Now that's what you call a good deed for the day...
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Bummer you didn't enjoy the breakfast. Ours was actually quite good there back in November. Who knows. Maybe it was an off day.
I hope so, given how much we loved our dinner there and the fond memories we have of meals from years back....
Great photos from the Living Seas and especially the Manatees! Kind of a coincidence that your two TR updates are animal heavy today!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Monday 26 September – part four: this seems very quiet…
Now, given the fact Frozen Ever After seems to fall over all the time, I deliberately checked My Disney Experience before we made our way over there. It was still showing a 60 minute wait. Good, we can put our extra Fastpass to very good use then. Now I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed, but there’s minimal shade and air conditioning opportunities on the way over here, which wasn’t good for people who don’t deal well with heat.
Imagine our disappointment to get there, and see how quiet Norway was. I had a bad feeling straightaway, and sure enough, Frozen Ever After had fallen over again. What is it with this thing? Honestly, it spends all of its time down or at least that’s how it felt to me anyway… It was so frustrating. Oh well, it wasn’t meant to be this trip, but heck, at least there’s the next trip… and hopefully by then, it will have overcome its hiccups and be a little bit more reliable…
We got some Photopass shots done…
We took the opportunity to explore the new area of Norway a little…
I was very pleased with this shot:
Then I did one more check on Frozen Ever After. still down, although there were a lot of people hanging around very hopefully. What to do? Wait with them or head back to the Beach Club Villas? We went for the latter, and started to slowly make our way back.
I don’t ever remember seeing these displays before in Disney Traders/Port of Entry.
We carried on walking…
We had a browse in the Beach Club Marketplace when we got back, as I liked the look of some T-shirts in there, but upon closer inspection, annoyingly, they looked to either be kids or perhaps pyjamas. Mark did find a top, but it was quite pricey. Once I reminded him we had a $250 credit, so he went ahead and got it.
We got some cash out of the ATM in the lobby, as we were running a little low, and after a restroom stop, we headed over to the car to head out.
I was very sorry to be leaving Disney World, as it had been a quick stop for us (just six days and one of those off property), and the heat had really impacted on our plans, but I’m so glad we came. It gave us a wonderful opportunity to catch up with good friends and remember Bill. I wouldn’t have changed this for the world.
Next: on our way to our home for the next four nights!
Love the Norway photos. How annoying that Frozen Ever After does not want to behave itself.
I noticed those displays up high in the store on my last trip so they've been there since at least August 2015. Even then I wondered how long they'd been there but with me not looking up enough to have seen them.
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The Norway photos are very nice. But I have to chuckle at the one with Olaf and you guys trying to look like you're cold! hahaha.... I don't know what it is with that ride. It goes down a LOT! Probably a good call to just skip it and head back. Squirrel!
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Now I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed, but there’s minimal shade and air conditioning opportunities on the way over here, which wasn’t good for people who don’t deal well with heat. 
I wouldn’t have changed this for the world. 
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