06/29/2022
Epcot day 2 on Monday
Rode Figment, ate Mickey pretzels, rode Soarin, Met Minnie and Pluto, saw Pooh at a distance, rode Seas with Nemo, saw Turtle Talk with Crush, then walked all the way to France to get in the lightning lane for Remy...almost got on and it got shut down, rode Frozen Ever After, rode 3 Caballeros....which unfortunately had no sound for the majority of the ride, went back to actually ride Remy. Walked back to Future World to ride Guardians of the Galaxy. Debated what to do next....we had another ride on Guardians (paid), but then would be too late for our dinner reservation, so figured we would talk to guest services after dinner. Ate at Space 220, it was cool, but very $$$$. Then attempted to try Guardians of the Galaxy due to extended evening hours for certain resorts and got super lucky. We got in......AND guess what? We ended up in the pre-boarding room with several VIP Disney execs, including Josh D'Amaro (chairman of Disney Parks). He saw me looking over, I waved and he came to talk to us!!! I was too chicken to ask for a photo, but I was totally fan girling. Ended up that only my family and 1 other group were on the ride with all those VIPs. It was crazy. But a super exciting way to end the night. However, then we realized we lost the other water bottle. So after talking to guest services, we walked to the International Gateway to get on the Skyliner to realize we missed the deadline. Since the extended hours were for deluxe resorts, that line to Pop was already off.....so we had to walk back to the front of the park to catch a bus. Let's just say I wish I had a step counter as I have no doubt we hit at least 30,000+ steps that day.