My Disney Thanksgiving Trip- Part 3
November 27: EPCOT/Thanksgiving
We went to EPCOT for Thanksgiving. We wanted to try something different for Thanksgiving this season so we booked a reservation at the Biergarten. We were going to Germany for Thanksgiving.
We took the bus to EPCOT & then we rented an ECV for me. We went to Test Track to get a Fast Pass & then we went to Soarin to get a Fast Pass for that but it wouldn't let us get a Fast Pass since we already had one for Test Track. We weren't too happy about this so we went to Guest Relations to complain about it. They told us we are only allowed to get one Fast Pass at a time so we went to Mission: Space to send out the last Space postcards to friends.
We went to Club Cool to get some Coke samples from around the world. I love the watermelon flavor from China. I still hate the Beverley from Italy. The place was a little crowded so I had to take my time with the ECV. Something happened that I don't want to talk about but I hope the person is OK. I decided next time I go into Club Cool that I would go in without the ECV since it's too crowded with the ECV in there.
After quenching my thirst we went back to Test Track to use our Fast Pass. It was a lot of fun as usual. Louis was sitting in the middle this time. After we got off we still had some time left on the Fast Pass. I didn't want to use it so we played wish maker & gave the pass to another couple. Then we went back to Soarin to get a Fast Pass but they were already out of Fast Passes which didn't make us very happy. They wouldn't even take the Guest Access Pass & they have taken it before.
We went over to Canada to see Off-Kilter. They are one of my favorite performers in EPCOT other than British Invasion. While waiting for them to start, Chris called Louis' cell phone to wish us a Happy Thanksgiving which was really nice of him. He really made my day a little better after the incident at Cool Club. After they performed we went up to the stage and talked to Jamie, the lead singer. He was very nice. I was feeling much better & I was hungry. Didn't get a picture this time.
We had dinner reservations in Germany at the Biergarten. They took us in right away & I ate as much as I could. They even had turkey & stuffing which I was happy about.
After we ate we rode around & as we rode around we noticed three of the band members of Off-Kilter were standing around near the stage so Louis called me back over to them & asked if we could have a picture. I got out of the ECV and got a picture with Off-Kilter. The three band members were Jamie, Randy & the other guitarist. This made me very happy.
We decided to go over to The Seas With Nemo & Friends to see Turtle Talk with Crush. He is really funny & he is also different just like with Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. When the show was done we went around to look at the other fish & I knew they had dolphins so I went to the dolphin aquarium. They were really pretty too.
After we looked at the dolphins we decided it was nice enough & close to Illumination time that we decided to stay for that. We sat over near Rose & Crown Pub to watch it. It was just as beautiful as it always is and this time Earth was there.
After that spectacular show I turned in my ECV and we left. We got back to the hotel & I filled up our refillable mugs. We went back to our room for the night & I had a lot to be thankful for that day & the rest of the year.
November 28: Hotel Hopping/ Whispering Canyon Cafe
We decided to do some hotel hopping instead of going to the parks because it was boxing day. This was also the day they put up all the holiday decorations. We also had dining reservations at Whispering Canyon Cafe.
The first hotel we went to was the Animal Kingdom Lodge because I wanted some Zebra Domes & those you must eat right away. Zebra Domes are a domed shaped cake with decorations that look like a Zebra. After I ate those we walked around to look at the animals for awhile.
We took the bus to Magic Kingdom to catch the Monorail to the Contemporary resort. I took a picture of Pinnochio & Gippeto make of Gingerbread. It was impressive. We walked around & Louis didn't see any steps so he went flying down the steps on his ECV. He was lucky he didn't fall off or break the ECV. It was funny later on.
After the Contemporary we took the monorail to the Polynesian. The only thing we did there was take pictures of the little gingerbread houses. Then we took the monorail to the Grand Floridian Hotel.
We went inside the Grand Floridian because we wanted to see this gingerbread house that they build all night. Disney World makes a huge deal out of it. We saw the house and it was really impressive. The house was bigger than I was so I got a picture in front of it. Inside the house they had a gift shop that was selling gingerbread.
We took the monorail back to Magic Kingdom to catch a boat to Fort Wilderness Lodge. We had dining reservations at the Whispering Canyon Cafe. This restaurant is known to get wild & crazy. We have been there before & we got a waiter that remembered us. He even asked where our friend, Jim was. We told our waiter, Dave that he wasn't with us and Dave said that's his loss & then we laughed.
After we ate we took the boat back to Magic Kingdom to take the bus back to our resort. When we got back to the hotel we did the laundry. After we did the laundry we took the clothes back to the room & then we went to the food court to get something to drink.