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During our epic trip to both Canada where we visited Canada's Wonderland Haunt and Orlando where we visited Halloween Horror Nights Orlando for the first time ever and Universal Orlando Resort for the first time since 2006, we also took the time out to visit Epcot for the first time since 2007. We will be doing a more comprehensive WDW visit next may before our cruise (first time at new Fantasyland, Pandora, Toy Story Land and much more) but for this trip we decided to just have a day at Epcot to hopefully ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and spend a day with some Orlando friends at the Food and Wine Festival. We had an amazing day and we can't wait to get back in a few short months. Written by Gregg Condon  Hello gorgeous, it's been a long time! 
 We're tired, almost ready to go home, but not before an amazing day at one of our favorite theme parks ever!   While we were waiting for the rest of our crew to arrive (and our Guardians time) we had some fun in Future World (is it still called that?). I think we missed 2 versions of this, but we loved the current version.   For two special people! You know who you are.  I still freaking love this ride. Orange FTW!   Also, will make no apologies for loving this too!  Granted, our first trip to Epcot was in 2006 so we don't know any better. =)  Despite a lot of walls everywhere, the park still looks amazing!  Good Nemo! I will be taking no questions.  OMG it's happening!  Thought the queue was just ... ok.   Loved the model though! The pre-shows were fun although I will say it was obvious Rocket wasn't Bradley Cooper and it was a bit distracting. Anybody else feel that way?  This coaster currently sits at #5 on my list (out of 336 coasters). It's THAT good.  Only 50th statue we saw all day, granted, we weren't really looking. Lol.  Saturday + late October + Food and Wine = Crowds. But they were manageable and most of the lines moved very quickly.  This means you!!
 This was empty when we boarded Gran Fiesta, and was packed when we got off.  I freaking love this ride  Alright, let's get some food in our belly's!!
 I absolutely loved this!  Potatoes and Cheese and Bread, what's not to like?
 Wonder what we could find in here?
 We did Lightning Lane+ for the day, it definitely wasn't worth it. We essentially paid $22 to ride Frozen. We enjoyed it, but not THAT much.  Yes, we're the nerds who come from CA and buy hats and ears.  Really should have been called Olaf's Adventure, not that we have a problem with that.  Those barges aren't THAT bad
 This is why you wear a colorful shirt to Food and Wine, I didn't spill though!
 Story Time ... there was some "influencer" type person trying to get the perfect phone booth pose for about 10 minutes, and yelling at either her BF or "Friendzone Friend" (most likely). Steve and I walked up and got this in 1 take.  At your service!  This was fantastic!  I thought the shrimp was just ok, the couscous was actually my favorite part  Oh Canada, why are you so yummy?  The most beautiful pavilion IMO  Lots of apple treats inside!  Wanted to see the show but this was ok too!  Some frozen vegan thing, not too shabby  Living with the Land!  Our crew, a lot of FL Team Park Journey!  You either love this ride, or you don't love awesome rides   Epcot's Mullet  Epcot NFT's > HHN NFT's  Time for some more food, the Mac and Cheese was just "ok"  The Fry Flight was a hit. I'm not usually a fan of sweet potato fries but I enjoyed these.  First time on Test Track 2.0!!  Or not. We got walked off right at the seatbelt check. Too bad, our vehicle was amazing!
 Time to start saying our goodbye's to dear friends and to an amazing park
 Until next May Epcot. We love you! Related Videos
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10/11/2022 Halloween Time 2022 at Disneyland ResortHappy HalloweenTime everybody, we have our long anticipated (not really) update from our Disneyland visit last month. And when I say last month, I truly mean it. We visited Disneyland the opening weekend of Knott's Scary Farm, and just, well, we're not a Disneyland update site and it just kind of didn't get posted until I was going through pictures on my phone yesterday and said to myself "oh yeah, we have Disneyland Halloween pics". We leave for vacation tomorrow so it was either today or never, so here you go. Our original plan was to do 1 morning at Disneyland and then a full day/evening at DCA and Disneyland, unfortunately we were exhausted and didn't stick around for nighttime stuff. But we still have lots of great stuff to show you.  If I remember correctly, this was a super hot weekend  Always great to see live music on Main Street, USA  Of course this was our priority for the day    Jack sure did wreck the halls this year. Always a fun time!   We also hadn't done Pirates since it's most recent refurbishment. It's a refurb, nothing really noticeable from what we could tell. Still my favorite Disneyland attraction.
  Single Rider on Splash Mtn FTW!!!  Donald is my favorite Disney character, so you know I had to get this!  Donald and I then decided to have some fun around the park!  Galaxy's Donald!  Millennium Donald!  It's a Small Donald!  The Three ... oh, wait. =)  We had a super fun time, Donald and me that is, but it was time to take a nap before going back to Scary Farm.  The next morning we started our day at Disney California Adventure   Construction stuff  Ooooh, Aaaaah  If you're not watching She-Hulk you're really missing out  Who else thinks they should just do Monsters After Dark all day during HalloweenTime?   Our favorite silly ride!  Neither of us had ever noticed this before. LOL!  Luigi makes us laugh   We broke down on Monsters, added to a long list of Disney rides we've gotten evacuated from.  Sadly we weren't any further in the ride  A Slo-Brew CaliSqueeze while in the single rider line for Racers (like a boss)  Who else thinks this should just here permanently? And add a Coco dark ride too!   The decorations are spectacular   I think we did Philharmagic twice while waiting to do Monsters After Dark at 3:00  Now the best tower, I don't make the rules.  Before we left I had to get a pic in Toady with my Mr. Toad shirt! We'll have a lot of fun stuff for you over the next week and a half or so. We'll be doing some Toronto stuff on Thursday and Canada's Wonderland Haunt on Friday. Next week we get back to Universal Orlando Resort for the first time since 2006 (seriously) and our first ever visit to HHN Orlando (after at least 4 cancelled trips). And then next Saturday we have a day at Epcot, our first visit there since 2007 (yes, seriously). Stay tuned! - Gregg Related Videos
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Back in late July, we made a quick 2-day visit to Disneyland prior to the kick off of Halloween fun at Midsummer Scream! We had tickets to see a concert the night before Midsummer Scream so had planned on spending a few hours at DCA before the show.
We then realized we hadn't actually sat down to watch the Main St. Electrical Parade since it came back, so we extended our weekend with a few hours at Disneyland. And it was amazing! We were able to enjoy a few nighttime hours at the park, a few hours in the morning at DCA, an incredible 3-hour nap, a fun concert and then a couple of days at Midsummer Scream (before yet another concert the day MSS ended). It was quite the jam-packed weekend! Written by Gregg Condon 
This view never gets old
We hopped on the train to avoid the first main street electrical parade crowd. We had plans to see the second show since there was less of a crowd. And it worked out perfectly.
We got to listen to a good portion of Fantasmic! while waiting for the Haunted Mansion
We then headed to Batuu for a snack and to watch the fireworks. This is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to see them.
But be warned, it's LOUD over here.
Exactly a year to the day our son and future daughter in-law got engaged in this spot, so we of course had to take pics and text to them.
While waiting for the MSEP, we started to hear some weird noises, and then the super fun "We don't talk about Bruno" show started on It's a Small World. We had no idea it was even a thing. But loved it.
Even though I'll never ride them again, figured I should get some night shots of the Submarine Voyage.
It sure does look beautiful
But there's just something about sitting in a steel tube with recycled air while we're still in a pandemic that doesn't appeal to me at all. I get it, that also describes planes, but those are a necessity.
Love the addition of Hank
Of course, the main reason we decided to come down to Orange County a day early, the Main St. Electrical Parade. We also tried something new that night and did a live stream on Instagram.
I know it's the nostalgia in me, but I love this.
The best
Dopey is still a pretty good driver!
After the MSEP we decided to take a ride on Storybook land. I really liked how this picture turned out.
I know we've ridden this since the parks reopened, but neither of us could remember Arendale being a part of the attraction.
Day two, it was time for a quick visit to DCA and brunch at Lamplight Lounge.
Believe it or not, this was our first time riding this
On one of our favorite silly rides at DCA!
How we feel when Emotional Whirlwind is closed
After rides on Little Mermaid, Grizzly and the Zephyr, it was time for brunch!
We had never eaten here before. Not when it was Wolfgang Puck. Not when it was Ariel's Grotto.
My new hat, with super-tag
I tried the Brunch Burger and it was fantastic. We will definitely be eating here again.
That's a wrap on Summertime at Disneyland! We'll be back down at the resort during D23 so will spending a few hours at the park on that Saturday night. Stay tuned to all of our social media this next week as we'll be visiting Silver Dollar City on Sunday, Cedar Point next Tue-Thu, Kings Island next Fri-Sat and Canada's Wonderland on Labor Day.
And then it's back to Southern California on September 8th for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, then D23!! We've got a packed few months coming your way!
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