Hello all!
Here we go with Part 5 of our epic trip to WDW/Universal from October!
You can catch up on Part 4 here:
So Thursday was jam packed with fun and we were out late so I had planned for a lazy morning followed by Animal Kingdom and then heading over to Epcot for a little more fun and then the Epcot After Hours at the Rose and Crown!
We caught the bus and headed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom around 10am, first stop Dinosaur! Here are our thoughts from our day at DAK:
- Dinosaur: When did they move the Carnotaurus to the other side? This attraction really needs some TLC in general. Still fun but could really be so much more.
- Everest: Wookie still talks about this attraction. Such a great ride!
- Festival of the Lion King: I love this show. So spectacular and the new theater and area is really beautiful.
- We went on some of the trails and the animals had already started going in for the evening which was a bit of a bummer. We also missed the safari because they closed earlier than I expected.
After a few hours there, it was time to head over to Epcot! More Food and Wine! We hurried in grabbed some drinks and food and just chilled. We ended up grabbing some beer at the craft beer building (the snacks they gave out there were quite tasty) and then grabbing so “real sized” beers in Germany and then hanging out on the steps of Italy, it was perfect. We just chilled and chatted and it’s surprisingly quiet in the evening in that pavilion. We decided to skip Illuminations that night and caught the last show of the American Adventure. I love this show so much!
The show went later than I expected and by the time we got out it was 10:30 (the park was open until 10pm that night) and the World Showcase promenade was empty. It was awesome but we had to hustle over to the Rose and Crown for after hour drinks.
We had a cozy little corner booth and enjoyed our snacks and beer. It was really nice to just hang out and chat, it truly was a wind down for us.
We finished up and by this point it was very late (honestly we had drunk a lot of beer so I have little recollection of what time it was, whoops!) and the park was empty. It was so nice to wander out (with our to-go Strongbow) in a completely empty park. We made our way over to the bus area which was empty and we got our own private bus (or chariot) to All Star Music. It was a magical evening for sure.
Next time I want to check out Tutto Gusto for the wind down, but I highly recommend checking this dining option out!
As always you can see all the pictures from our trip here: Universal/WDW Trip October 2014
As always you can see all the pictures from our trip here: Universal/WDW Trip October 2014
Continue to Part 6 here!