• Travel & Vacation: Disney Epcot at Night (Orlando, FL)

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     Hanging out at Epcot

    Walt Disney World’s Epcot looks beautiful during the day, however, at night with all the lights it looks amazing!  Thankful for a full and fun day exploring Epcot with the family.  We were there when they opened and stayed until they closed the gates.  The second day we left about 30 minutes early since we were driving home that night and wanted to get ahead of the crowds and traffic.  Even with leaving early it still took us almost an hour to get from the hotel parking lot to the interstate.  The kids were out cold and snoozing before we even left the hotel parking lot.

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     Our little Minnie and Mickey at Epcot

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     The Epcot ball and water fountain looked super cool.

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    Epcot’s World Showcase lit up from across the water

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     Epcot’s huge globe during the fireworks.  The kids loved seeing this globe and watching it move as well as open up!

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     It was hard to get a clear picture of the moving Earth in the dark during the fireworks, but here is the North and South America side of the globe!

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    IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth  at Epcot!

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     Fireworks are always a hit with our kids!

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    They had a lot of different fireworks and music during their firework show!

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     So neat!

  • Travel & Vacation: Visiting Disney’s Epcot (Orlando, FL)

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    My sweet princess!

    We saved Epcot to explore last since it was one that Jake wanted to go with us.  It was so much fun riding all the rides, exploring the various countries, watching the shows and so much more.  We had a blast, so much fun in fact that we decided that on our last day we wanted to go back to Epcot for one more day.  Thankful for a great time packed full of wonderful memories with my family.

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    Feeding the manatees some lettuce

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    Ready for a bright and sunny day at Epcot

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    You can see this Epcot ball from our hotel

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    Our picture from the Spaceship Earth adventure together

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    Playing an energy game, pretty cool

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    Brina racing her car

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    We’re ready for the show!

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    The Space section was a hit especially with Karlie!

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    Our first Mission Space ride.  They generously chose to do the “green” (aka easy level) first since I get sick on some rides.  Thankfully we all survived!

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    Delicious snack at one of the bakeries!  We split this heart shaped waffle with tasty jam inside.

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    Stopping for a minute to rest while we check out the map for the next place we want to go.

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    We’re ready and thankful for a moment to relax!

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    The kids did amazing with their camel backs.  Not once they complain or get dehydrated or hungry (although we did have more potty breaks).

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    Biotechnology Lab at Epcot.  It looks really neat and you see all kinds of cool produce being grown that will be used in various Disney restaurants.  The only odd about this ride is the second time we road it there were animal (dog shape) paw prints in the sand (not sure where those came from).

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    Turtle Talk with Crush – super cute and very interactive with the audience!

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    Living Seas Hydrolators and Seacab Ride

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    Looks like the shark at a couple kids!

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    Karlie is loving her time at Epcot