Belle of the Ball

This morning we had Grandpa and Grandma meet us at our hotel room. They dropped off a few things and joined us on the shuttle to EPCOT. Marina was excited to see them. She wore her Belle dress because we were having lunch at Akershus Royal Hall and she remembered you see Belle first there. We started our day at The Land building. We got Fast Passes for Soarin’ then went on the Living With the Land ride.

From there, we went to the World Showcase. We stopped to see Duffy the Bear again. Then we went over to Akershus for lunch. Marina was delighted to see Belle was still there. We sat down and ordered our lunch before heading to the appetizer bar. As we ate, Sleeping Beauty came by our table. After she left, they announced a “Princess Parade.” Cinderella came by our table and took Marina by the hand. All the princesses and children marched through the dining room before returning to their tables. It was quite fun for them. During the rest of the meal, we had Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel come by to see us. Marina just loved it!

After lunch, we went on the Maelstrom ride in Norway and the Three Calleberos ride in Mexico. Marina really loved the Three Calleberos, so we went again. We also met up with Donald Duck in Mexico.

We went back to the Land to ride Soarin’, which everyone loved. Then we went to The Seas. First we rode the Finding Nemo ride. Marina and Grandpa really enjoyed looking at the aquariums. We saw the end of a dolphin demonstration. They were quite fun to watch. We all went to see Turtle Talk with Krush where Marina asked Krush how far turtles can swim in one day. We rode Finding Nemo one more time before heading out to Future World. The line for Mission Space was really short, so we rode it twice. (Marina’s grandparents rode the wilder version the second time!) Finally, we went on Spaceship Earth. We were all tired, so we headed back to the hotel early.

Marina and I spent a little while at the hotel pool. She was quite happy to do so. She wasn’t happy when it was time to go to bed. She would have been happy to stay in the pool much longer!