Day 4 - Epcot
Original plan for this day was an early 8:00 ADR at Garden Grill, then walk on Soarin with little wait. Then a bunch of FP from there.
Pap stayed back at resort to relax with a pool day.
We decided that Soarin was not a priority anymore, so we cancelled the ADR and arrived at 9:00 and went straight to Frozen in Norway (no FP for it).
It was a nice ride if you’re a fan, we liked it.
Had the School Bread at Norway (and cinnamon roll).
We wander back to Future World and do Crush and the Seas.
Head across to the other side.
No interest from anyone for MS, so we skip it.
Did the Beverly challenge, fun to see the reaction from many people.
Had a FP for TT, but it shuts down just as we get there. Disappointing, but we get our first “use on most rides, anytime” bonus FP.
Tried to use it for Mickey meet, but a CM tells us the FP wait is 30-40 minutes, no thanks.
We head back over to the Seas and use it on Nemo.
Visit Canada and watch the show before our lunch at Rose/Crown. Never ate there, so was looking forward to the fish/chips.
We were a little disappointed. The food was good, but the fish portions were smaller than expected. No big deal, still tasty.
We shoot over to Mexico to see the Coco themed stuff, my youngest loves that movie.
Then we snag our best FP grab of the week - a same-day 5 person for Frozen!
We go ride it a second time, still great.
Gram was planning on leaving early for some pool time and the kids were going to go along.
Wife and I were going to stay and drink around the world.
Great plan and we get started.
German beer and caramel store, loved both!
Frozen Limoncello in Italy and frozen orange thing in France, both great for the heat.
But, the heat is winning this battle and kicking our butts.
The heat usually doesn’t bother us, we love being out in the sun (beach, boat, whatever).
We try to grab shade and A/C as we can, but it is just plain oppressive this day.
Around 5:00, we call an audible and bail on Epcot. Hated to do it as I was so looking forward to relaxing around the countries.
Head out the back way thru the IG and endure a blistering short trek on the boardwalk until we get to Abracadabar. Cold drinks and cold A/C finally combined together!
We have one or two and decide to head back to our resort. Grab a lyft at boardwalk for quick ride home.
All meet up back at POR and then head to Disney Springs.
We take a boat down the Sassagoula River from POR. That is a very nice feature of this resort, it was a very nice boat ride (no bus!).
Boat drops us off at the far end towards the east, and we start walking through.
Nearby, there is a DJ setup and has a big group of people in a big circle. There are kids of all ages inside the circle dancing, the DJ is doing a great job at keeping them going.
We stop there, and our kids join in for a little bit.
Then, the DJ clears the circle and asks for an adult to volunteer. He’s looking for 4 men and 4 women.
All the kids around are screaming for their parents to go in, including mine. I’m bobbing and weaving and successfully dodge the first 2 spots, but give in on the 3rd.
I figure what the heck, the DJ is probably just going to have us do a silly dance and we’ll be done. So I go out there.
DJ finishes the picks and the “competition” is to begin.
But, it’s not a simple task - it’s a lyp-sync team battle! Are you kidding me?
He pulls us center stage one by one and gives each of a choice to “sing”. I go out there and he asks if I want to do… Justin Bieber…
I whisper - man, do you know how old I am?
His next option… Queen
I’ll take that one!
The music starts - Bohemian Rhapsody - I fake my way thru it best I can, finish off with some sick air guitar which saves me from total embarassment (I think anyways).
Everyone takes their turn, most better than me. We finish with a group performance, men get to sing Shania Twain’s I Feel Like a Woman. I make a fool of myself some more, and we are finally done.
That was an unexpected experience for me, but everyone had a good time.
Looking forward to a nice boat ride home.
Just before departure, a woman says that her husband is hurrying to make the boat. Captain says don’t worry.
She tells the passengers his name to heckle him as he gets close and finally on board.
We cheered Scott on as he ran down the ramp to the dock.
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