Day 4 Part 3
Off the train we went, in search of another must-do... I bet you all can guess where we are headed?
Festival of the Lion King! I just love this show! I missed doing it last year - and I didn't want to miss it again.
Just a couple of pictures though - as we have all seen it several times, and as we all know - pictures don't even begin to do it justice.
We were seated in the giraffe section... We were in the last row, before the little "sidewalk" for the upper deck. I was a little disappointed - I've never been in the new theater, but I always used to request the back row, because then you could lean on the wall and it's quite comfortable. But - nothing to lean on in this section, so my back was getting sore. Nothing I couldn't live with, but a bummer just the same.
As usual - the show was fantastic!
From FoLK, we walked past Starbucks - and since this was our only "scheduled" day in AK - I had to get my Starbucks ornament while we were here. I showed my AP for my discount - but they guy never gave it to me.
I didn't realize it until we were pretty far away and I didn't feel like going back and waiting in line again.
We decided to do another "must-do" at this point... The trail that goes under the Tree of Life... The last time I'd done it - they had the big nets up all over the place, blocking much of the fantastic views of the tree.... Much to my delight, I was so happy to see that most of the nets were now gone and the views were back.
After this, we shopped in the AK shops for a while... It was here that I first saw the black fleece jacket that I fell in love with. As usual - I didn't buy it here... I just couldn't choke down the $60 price tag... I decided to leave it behind here, but keep it in my mind for later, if I didn't find anything else I liked better. However - I did find an AK tee shirt here, that I couldn't live without... I wanted an AK one last year - but I couldn't find the one I wanted in my size... The one I purchased isn't the same one I wanted last year - but I do like this one better.
Once we were done shopping - we exited the park via a great Photopass photographer... She was really taking a long time with each family... Sometimes this is annoying when you are waiting in line - but the end result is so worth it... We were able to get a lot of great photos from her!
We were on a bus and back to AKL by 1:45pm.
Of course - I took a short rest... I don't think I napped this day? But I did take a picture of the view from my bed... LOL I sometimes do this at the lake too - just so I remember my favorite things.
Rested up and rejuvenated - we were on a bus to DHS at 3:30pm. (As a side note... I despise my shirt on this night... These thick stripes are not very flattering on me...)
We had an ADR at Via Napoli this evening, but since it was Food and Wine - we decided it might be easier to ride a bus to DHS, then a boat to IG and enter Epcot from that direction, rather than trying to walk all the way through Future World.
We stopped at a Photopass photographer in front of the tree at DHS again...
We also did a couple of photos in DHS...
Since we were here, I decided I should grab my DHS Starbucks "you are here" ornament... 2 in one day!
We took the VERY CROWDED boat to Beach Club, and exited there - then we walked to Epcot and entered through the International Gateway, as planned.
This worked out well for us - and as expected, WS was incredibly crowded.
We managed to stick together - Suzi and Bradey leading the way, and we made our way to Italy. We checked in a bit early for our ADR - hoping to be seated a little early too...
To our surprise - we didn't have to wait long... We were seated at a table near the ovens... The food here is EXCELLENT! We all agreed - the cheese pizza is the best, we ordered 3 different pizzas... Cheese, Pepperoni and an artichoke... The cheese was by far - the best. We also had the pistachio gillato for dessert - YUM! Excellent meal!
Bellies full - we exited Via Napoli into a very crowded and crazy World Showcase... Again - I followed Suzi and Bradey through the mess...
Did we make it out alive?
Link to Day 4 Part 4
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Your outfit looks great. I love the Gobble til you wobble on your back. How great that Alli came with you to watch.
I get that you were hoping for better, but I would still be very proud of that time - remember too that not only was the first half uphill, but you were in the rain and being pelted with ice pellets! Congrats on a job well done!
Way to Go on doing the Race! That is quite an accomplishment & I love your outfit!
