Day 4 and 5

Tuesday, we went to Epcot. (My second favorite park.) At this point the Tropical Storm Warning (that would turn hurricane) was in full effect so we were trying to make the most of our day! It started out beautiful and by 1:00 got pretty rainy. 

Meeting Anna and Elsa was our top priority since there isn't a chance to speed that up. So we went right away in the morning and were among the first 10 groups to get it. We did have to wait a while but it was worth it.

Please note M's shirt is an actual Frozen 2 shirt, it's a snowflake made out of flowers, She couldn't decide if Anna or Elsa was her favorite so we wanted to go neutral. Team Frozen for the win! 

These sisters did not disappoint! They were kind and gracious and both noticed the kid's shirts. 

Epcot is so delightful to me but huge. And we did a ton of walking. 

Our day looked like this: Meet Anna and Elsa, Frozen Ever After, Gran Fiesta Tour, Journey into Imagination with Figment, Finding Nemo, Living with the Land, lunch in France, Remy, Spaceship Earth (yes that was a hike back to the front of the park and it downpoured in there too.) Turtle Talk with Crush, Finding Nemo again, Soarin', and then dinner at the San Angel Inn. 

Gran Fiesta Tour was C's favorite Epcot ride last trip and he asked if we could eat at the restaurant this time around. We got the reservation no problem. And then we said a prayer that we'd get a seat close to the water. And boy howdy did the Holy Spirit cover us on that! 

Right on the water dead center!! Look how far back we could have gone too! 

The food was DELICIOUS. I would for sure go back to this restaurant! We had a great experience. 

After dinner, we went to Frozen Ever After for a second ride, and then we could have done Figment again but we decided to just call it a night. We got everyone clean and showered and the kids to bed. Husband went to the laundry room to do our loads of laundry. We intentionally packed light with the plan to do laundry. Did you know Tide Pods can go through TSA since they're under 3oz? We also brought our own dryer sheets and it worked out quite well. We did 2 loads on Tuesday night and one load on Friday and went home with minimal dirty clothes. 

We folded our clothes and then we went to the balcony to take in the first Christmas party fireworks. They were pretty great. And then... the fire alarm went off! 

So we got to evacuate outside with the whole resort in the rain. (Which was by this point for sure going to be a hurricane.) C was half asleep the entire time. M was not amused. She's holding her Shu Shu under her sweatshirt to keep it dry. I just thought the whole thing was hilarious. Because what other reaction is there at that point? Like I said the other day, the trip had snafus but they were tolerable. 

The good news is after we could go back in, we had fresh from the dryer pajamas for them to change into. And they went back to sleep no problem. 

Wednesday was Hollywood Studios Day. It was also the day a hurricane was coming. So it was rainy all day. Just a constant drizzle that sometimes got heavier and a ton of wind. And M was tired. 

We first got there and waited to see Olaf. Did you know he doesn't arrive until 9? We were told that about 10 times by different cast members between 8:25-8:52. (And seriously cast member at 8:52, we weren't going to stick it out 8 minutes?) 

But here's the thing: Olaf's queue was covered so we were dry! And my kids love Olaf! 

We headed to Toy Story Land after and every single ride was down. They would never come back up. People were sad but I wasn't because I don't love roller coasters. I do love my kids and would have gone on Slinky Dog Dash for them but I wasn't looking forward to it. We made the best of things though and went to the Walt Disney museum area where C geeked out. 

We met Sully and then went to see an extended preview of Strange World. Then C did a little wardrobe change to meet some Star Wars characters and because he had a droid building appointment. This was HIS birthday present. 

But first, we rode Runaway Railway. C was horrified by the length of the lightning lane. It was not lightning let's just say that. While the boys were droiding the girls met some of our favorite Disney Jr. friends. 

We reconvened with the boys for a little lunch. We really figured out how to save money this trip by eating breakfast in the room with snacky lunches and a bigger dinner. On Wednesday Husband and I shared a taco entree and the kids each had an Uncrustable. Hollywood Studios is a difficult park to feed kids who don't care for grilled cheese in. 

Here is C and his Droid P2-B2. He loves him. And I am so glad. Also, if you ever go to book a droid appointment, let me send you a link for the clear backpack so your droid can still interact in Galaxy's Edge but you don't have to pay $60 for the bag they sell there. 

We got Mickey Ice Cream Bars/Sandwiches for the kids. The grownups split a churro. These were the treats we had been talking about since we were at home and since we weren't really sure at this point what the rest of the week was going to look like we decided we needed to get them. 

Then we went and did the Muppets 3D. After we had a time slot for Millennium Falcon and M 100% refused. So we went back and sat for a while as the boys rode that. We found out the park would be closing early because of the hurricane at 6:00. But we could keep our 5:40 dinner reservation. Our travel agent and Disney recommended we do this because no one was sure when the parks would reopen and they wanted people to eat at the parks to save resort resources. 

We went to the Frozen Sing-Along, we all loved it. C laughed so hard I thought he was going to pee his pants. Then we went to the Mickey's Shorts Theatre and watched a little cartoon. After we got to meet Mickey and Minnie. C LOVES Sorcerer Mickey so he was extra excited. 

We still had time to kill so we watched the cartoon in the Mickey Shorts theatre again and rode Star Tours. 

Then we went to 50s Prime Time Cafe for a very tasty home cookin' meal. With all the rain it was delightful and cozy. 

As we walked to the bus stop the rain and wind had really picked up so Disney definitely knew what they were doing closing when they did. But we made it safely back, got everything plugged in. Got our "courtesy flashlight" from housekeeping and snuggled in for a good night.