Wednesday was our rest day and boy was it needed! After 2 full days in the park, we were all excited to sleep in a bit and take it easy. We took the bus over to Disney Springs and ate lunch at the Boathouse before doing some shopping.
Late afternoon we headed over to the Polynesian, by way of the Magic Kingdom monorail, and ate an early dinner at Kona Cafe before going on a Magic Kingdom firework cruise. This boat tour was so fun despite it being pretty cold outside. Thank goodness for the blankets that were provided! We spent an hour driving around and hearing about all kinds of interesting Disney history before parking right in front of Magic Kingdom and watching the fireworks. I was a little sad that we weren't going to Magic Kingdom on this trip, but seeing the fireworks and listening to the music made it easier.
Thursday morning we were up early yet again and heading to Hollywood Studios. With the new genie + and lightning lanes, we spent a lot more time in lines than we had at Universal, but were still able to ride everything we wanted to. There were a lot of new rides since we had been to Hollywood Studios with Star Wars land, Toy Story land and the Mickey runaway rollercoaster. I think slinky dog may have been my favorite ride of the day though.
Dinner was at Rodeo Roundup in Toy Story land and it was a favorite. I loved the food and the atmosphere. It was pricey, but I'd definitely eat there again.
We were originally scheduled to go to Animal Kingdom on Friday, but on Wednesday we noticed the rain chances kept going up for Friday, so Courtney and I made the executive decision to switch our park reservation from Animal Kingdom to Epcot. I think this ended up being a really smart decision. It rained most of Friday morning, but with Epcot having so much to do inside, it really didn't impact us. It definitely kept the crowds lower in the morning. Our only mistake was heading to Soarin first instead of Frozen. But with the rain and Frozen being on the other side of the park, we chose the closer ride. We'd pay later for that decision when we waited in the longest Frozen line!
Again, despite the crowds, we were able to ride just about everything we wanted. We even got to ride Galaxy of the Guardian's twice. . once by buying the lightning lane and then again by getting in the virtual queue. I'd say that was the fan favorite of the day, but I also enjoyed Remy's Ratatouille ride. Both were new rides since we'd last been to Epcot. We ate dinner at Biergarten, which we had eaten at before, but I think I liked it better this time. The food and entertainment make it a good choice with kids!
Saturday was our departure day. We had a late afternoon flight due to it being marathon weekend and us being worried about getting to the airport with road closures. We slept in and got all packed up before taking the bus over to the Boardwalk area and having brunch at Trattoria al Forno. It was the perfect way to wrap up a busy trip.
I love going to Disney and getting to experience Universal for the first time was so fun, but this is never a relaxing trip. Disney tired is on another level. I slept so good that first night home!
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