Last day in Orlando!
I woke up at 7am EST. Not ideal but that is when my brain was done sleeping. I decided to let Mason sleep in til 9 as he was pretty tired and we had a storm last night and I figured the weather might be less sunny which was not an incentive to rush out the door.
We left at 9:30am to head to breakfast. I researched Google to find a restaurant that was not a chain but had pancakes, waffles etc. I chose Dixie Belle's which was about a 20 min drive from our hotel. I had to use up all that extra gas I bought my mistake. It was a cute little restaurant, very USA themed:
Mason had french toast and I had 2 eggs, 2 bacon & 2 pancakes. Nothing fancy. Total was $22.17 USD inc tax & tip.
Next stop - Epcot. Another 30 mins or so in the car. Parking was the same price and close to the entrance, no shuttles needed. I have heard of Epcot but had no idea what to expect. I forgot we had reservations for 10:30am, we arrived just after 10:45pm so we missed that ride.
As we got situated, I realized that it was themed. Space/ Nature / Science & Food by country. The map of the property showed sprawling grounds so I expected a lot of steps today. I will have to say I was disappointed by the Canada area. It's theme was a totem pole and flannel. Hardly a good representation of my country!
Notice the smile isn't as bright lol
This place is great for foodies, there were a LOT of options. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on food we we bypassed most of it. It was cute to watch Mason look at the foliage, birds and random bugs. This park didn't have a lot of options for teen appropriate rides. We selected three:
- Spaceship Earth
- Remi's Ratatouille Adventure. This was our favourite 3D ride. It was adorable and had special effects with wind and water.
The other exhibits we visited were:
- Journey Into Imagination with Figment. This was an oops. The app says 'all ages' but it really should state 'recommended ages' and for this it should have said 5 years old. Mason was glaring me the whole ride.
- Living with the Land. This was a float ride through the greenhouse of the Land Pavilion and you toured all of the edible flowers, veggies & fruit they were growing inside. It was an impressive set up
Mason asked to buy a Mickey Mouse pen which cost $9.99 USD/ $14.89. I told him he was probably going to lose it. He is reimbursing me for it. #noveltyitem.
I started to get hungry for lunch so we stopped by the food court that is inside of The Land. There were three sections that had a few different food options. I opted for a poke/noodle bowl. It cost $13.89 USD / $18.32 CAD. It was filling and somewhat yummy:
By 3:30pm we were pretty much walked/entertained out so we headed to the car. Traffic was a bit slow heading back to the hotel, I guess we hit rush hour. Back to the room, Mason is having a late late lunch and a nap. We contemplated heading to the pool but the weather turned to overcast and the wind picked up. I am anticipating another rainstorm tonight!