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One of the great attributes of Port Orleans Riverside is the ability to take a nice relaxing ride down the Sassagoula River to Disney Springs.  The ride takes about 20 minutes each way and is very enjoyable.   Along the way, the boat may make a stop at the lively Port Orleans French Quarter to…
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Sometimes you need to just take a break from all the running around the parks and spend a few hours swimming and hanging out with your family at the resort pool. That is exactly what we decided to do! We went for a nice walk around Port Orleans Riverside before changing into our swim suits…
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Today is our day off from the parks and we are spending the day exploring Port Orleans Riverside and the evening over at Disney Springs.   First stop is the Riverside Mill Food Court for some breakfast.  Let me say that these bounty platters are HUGE!  And delicious!  After getting  full bellies, we began walking…
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We finally make it to once of the culinary destinations we have been wanting to try in Epcot and that is Teppan Edo!  But first a little exploring a bit around the Japan Pavilion including the incredible drum show Matsuriza. Now for the good stuff… food!   Here is our review of Teppan Edo: we…
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On to Norway… and Frozen Ever After for the first time in forever… I mean the first time ever, sorry breaking into a Frozen song.  This was an awesome use of a FastPass when we saw the line!  No one could believe that with three teenage boys that we would choose Frozen over Soarin and…
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It’s not a trip to Epcot, without a ride in Spaceship Earth (or the big ball as the kids call it).  Luckily we had chosen this ride for a Fast Pass and we were so glad we did!  It had one of the longest lines I had ever seen for this ride and posted a…
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We are still enjoying our day at Epcot… After Soarin’ we decided to stay in the Land Pavilion and ride Living with the Land. This is a very underrated ride that never disappoints and we always seem to learn something we didn’t know before.   Mine! Mine! Mine! Next we hop on over to the…
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What do you do when you hit rope drop at Epcot???  And you’re still half asleep from being at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party the night before???  Well you ride Test Track first thing of course!  There is no better way to wake up than designing a car and driving at @65 mph! Since…
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After enjoying our first ever viewing of the Boo To You parade, we headed over to Adventureland to hit a trick-or-treat stop in the Enchanted Tiki Room.  We love the park at night and Adventureland is great!  Pirates of the Caribbean had a projection of the skull and crossbones on it that was really cool.…
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We are having so much fun at our first ever Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!!!   Haunted Mansion After another candy stop, we head over to Haunted Mansion… it’s like an unspoken rule that you have to ride Haunted Mansion during a Halloween Party!  The ambiance in the area is just amazing!  The lighting,…
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