Rainy Day at EPCOT

Marina and I slept in a bit, but we got ourselves going for a day at EPCOT. Marina wore her Jasmine costume today. When we arrived, Daisy Duck and Stitch were near the entrance. So we took the time to meet them. Then we went over to The Land - a building we missed completely last year. We got Fast Passes for Soarin', then looked at the Living With the Land and Circle of Life attractions.

The Seas was next for us. We rode the Finding Nemo ride. Then we went to Bruce's Shark World and Turtle Talk With Krush. Marina remembered all of that from last year.

We entered the World Showcase and took the ferry to Morocco so we could meet Aladdin and Jasmine. We had lunch at the boulangerie in France and looked at the model trains in Germany. We went to China to meet Mulan, but before we did that, Marina wanted to change into her Mulan costume. As we waited to meet Mulan, the rain started. We hung around the China pavillion for a while, but Marina wanted to move on. So, we put on our ponchos, and headed out.

We went over to France where we managed to find Sleeping Beauty, Belle and the Beast in the French theater. Then we walked over to the UK where we found Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger in a toy store.

We went back to Future World and rode Soarin' which Marina loved. We learned where we could meet Snow White and Marie the Aristocat despite the rain, so went over to see them. Marina also wanted to see Mickey Mouse again, so we caught him as well as Minnie, Pluto, Donald Duck and Goofy.

By then, it was time for the IllumiNations show. So we watched that before heading back to the hotel. It was another full day.

Disneyland - Day Two

After yesterday, I expected Marina to be worn out, but she was ready to go to Disneyland again. She dressed as Snow White today. We started Day Two, much like Day One. We got on the train and went to Fantasyland. The line at the Disney Princess Faire was short and we found out that Jasmine and Mulan were visiting. Since Marina calls Mulan her "sister" we had to meet her! Unfortunately, after a half hour wait, Mulan was not there. We did meet Jasmine (who was gorgeous), Ariel and Belle. We also saw Tyler, the page. He had helped Belle remember that she had already met Marina yesterday. Marina was disappointed at not meeting Mulan. She actually cried. So I suggested we see Mulan in "It's a Small World." That perked her up.


We looked into Toon Town next. We visited the houses of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Marina was excited to meet each one of them. We checked out the homes of Donald Duck and Goofy as well. Toon Town had a small roller coaster, so we tried that out. Marina didn't like it. That told me some of the wilder rides were out of the question on this trip! After lunch we ran into Pluto, who licked her, and Goofy, who twirled her around a few times then bowed to her. When he did, he hit her on the head with his hat. She got a bit fussy, so I decided it was time for lunch.


Since Toon Town hadn't been a big hit, we headed back to Fantasyland. We tried out the Alice in Wonderland ride (which she didn't like) and the Teacups (which she loved). We also found Pixie Hollow where we got to meet Tinkerbell and her friend Silvermist (Marina knew who she was, I didn't). In the Pixie Hollow gift shop, Marina had a complete meltdown until I let her buy a Tinkerbell doll. Aunt Ann had given her some money to spend on our trip, so I let her use that.


We were both tired, so we went back to the hotel for a while. After lying down for a while and having a snack, we went back to Disneyland. This time, we checked out Adventureland. We started at the Enchanted Tiki Room. I had no idea what we were in for, but we both enjoyed it. I was unsure how Marina would react to the Jungle Cruise, but she seemed to like it. We took a ride on the Mark Twain steam boat. That might have been the dullest 15 minutes I've spent at an amusement park.

After watching a bit of the Celebration Parade, we went back to Fantasyland. We got our first chance to try the Dumbo ride. I let her take the control which she had fun with. Marina didn't want to ride the Storybook Boats because it starts by going into a whale's mouth. But once we were past that part, she loved it. Fantasyland started to shut down for the fireworks, so we found a spot to watch them from with a pretzel to watch. We couldn't see the fireworks well, but we could see Tinkerbell fly over Sleeping Beauty's castle. That was cool.

It took a while to get back to the hotel. Marina fell asleep quickly once we did. We did so much today, it's hard to imagine what we'll do tomorrow.