We didn't actually take a lot of pictures this year, though we did try to get a few of all of us. Above was in the Great Britain portion of Epcot. When I went to England my freshman year of college we did a similar photo, though there was a lot more of us in the phone booth :)
Last year we were supremely unimpressed by Epcot, but we didn't visit the countries. So this year we decided to go through all the countries, and we came away with a much greater appreciation for Epcot. There are some rides and informational shows, which were quite interesting. There's also the Kidcot program, where the kiddos can collect stamps at each of the countries. Finding each Kidcot table helped us spend more time in each area than we might have otherwise, and we saw a lot more.
Above was in the Canada section of Epcot. LMS is touching her nose with her tongue- a talent she inherited from her daddy :)
After the Maelstrom ride in the Norway section of Epcot. Doesn't she look fierce?
Though it's kind of hard to look fierce with a dimple peeking through :)
Because the guys got free tickets to Universal Studios (more on that next week), we decided it was worth it to pay for LMS and I so we could go to Islands of Adventure, where the Harry Potter rides are.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is in this miniature Hogwarts, which is still quite large. LMS was too short to ride this one, but they have a child swap room at the head of the line where they were playing the first Harry Potter movie. LMS didn't mind not going on the ride since she got to watch the movie. It's a cool ride, if you get the chance to ride it; though Mr M's brother didn't appreciate the massive spiders.
LMS was tall enough for the Flight of the Hippogriff, which is basically a rollercoaster for kids and was almost too short to be worth the wait.
There's another Harry Potter ride, the Dragon Challenge, but it was closed for some reason, so we didn't ride it. They have the town of Hogsmeade, populated by gift stores behind the signs for Honeydukes, Dervish and Banges, Zonkos, and other stores. They do sell a lot of the things mentioned in the books, but at exorbitant prices. $10 for one chocolate frog!? Though we might actually have bought one to try if it hadn't been contaminated with gluten. We did try Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice, which were both yummy.
We also the rode the Jurassic Park River Adventure. It's a water ride and there's this steep drop right at the end that I was NOT expecting. We all got splashed good, but LMS and I were wearing our ponchos, so only our hair got wet. The guys ended up a lot wetter :)
The guys also rode the Incredible Hulk Coaster, which they really liked. LMS and I waited down below. Though I like roller coasters in theory, they don't really agree with me- I always end up with a raging headache and the immediate need to go get my neck adjusted by our chiropractor. So we didn't bother trading off so I could have a turn.
On our way out, we passed this tiger statue and LMS hopped on and posed like this- too funny the poses she comes up with !
LMS and I
LMS on her daddy's shoulders- her main mode of transportation during our trip! Daddy's shoulders got a real workout.
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