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- 8:07am - All quiet on my way to EPCOT this morning. Early morning hours start at 8:30 and the park opens at 9:00.
- 8:11am - Guests in the park and queued up for Ratatouille already
- The line to verify you are a resort guest.
- World Showcase Lagoon this morning
- 8:16am - Everyone was moved to the attraction queue by the time I got in the park.
- Passing through a quiet France
- Olaf in the garden
- More guests arriving via the Skyliner.
- Guests backed up funneling into the queue.
- 8:21am - In line and working my way into the queue.
- 8:30am - 15 minute wait posted at park opening
- 8:44am - Ready to board.. so the 15 minutes was just about dead on.
- A disappointing finale compared to Paris with the restaurant view.
- 8:53am - 50 min posted wait by the time I was exiting.
- Heading toward World Celebration
- Passing through the United Kingdom
- A look at the Disney100 Character mural. There are a number of characters throughout it.
- A sign with the listing.
- A wide view of the mural
- 9:07am - Decided to give Soarin' a try since it was posted at 15min
- The escalator was broken still
- 9:09am - Still saying 15 minutes.
- Soarin' Over California is playing in all theaters
- 9:12am - Being directed down to a theater, then into a row with no delay.
- 9:29am - Exiting the Land.
- Imagination was so quiet it looked closed.
- Figment with his holiday sweater
- The Meet and Greet figment has his traditional sweater on
- Stopped by the fountain area
- World Celebration - Communicore Hall construction
- They were sandblasting something it appears and there was dust everywhere.
- 9:59am - Decided to go for a spin on Test Track
- 10:04am - Onboard and ready to go (used single rider)
- Refreshment Station sports a World Discovery look (this was closed for renovation in the spring when I was last here)
- 10:16am - Santa was not meeting yet this morning
- Spotted a good size fish in the lagoon
- World Showcase Lagoon this morning
- The center barge was left out again/still.
- The sightlines from here are a tad annoying.. the Swan, Swan Reserve and Ratatouille all look out of place.
- Decided to stop by Mexico
- 10:22am - Only a few guests in line so had our own boat.
- Decided to look for Olaf as I walked around World Showcase today. Olaf Holiday Tradition Expedition is underway throughout the season. Here he is in Mexico. Many of the locations were the same as previous years.
- Found him in Norway
- And China
- Can you spot Olaf from here?
- The queue takes up 1/3 the walkway.
- A closer view of Olaf
- Olaf near Italy
- Not sure what was going on here.. the Friendship boat traveled over toward this side of the lagoon then went back.
- World Showcase Lagoon
- Olaf by the American Adventure
- A second Olaf in the area
- Video: Voices of Liberty Dickens Carolers in the American Adventure at EPCOT
- Rabbit was roaming around the tables at the American Adventure
- 11:52am - World Showcase felt busy for so early in the day.
- Decided to take the boat to Canada
- Spotted another Olaf as I was heading to the boat but no time for a closer picture.. will check him out later.
- An unused fireworks barge store in the lagoon.
- Figment
- Spent some time roaming around World Celebration Gardens
- Communicore Hall Construction
- Some information on the Olaf Holiday Tradition Expedition I have been on. You really do not need a game board as it does not help you much.
- Olaf in Canada
- Need to stop by and see the band still this trip.
- Olaf in the United Kingdom
- Looking back as I head for the exit.
- 1:02pm - EPCOT waits this afternoon
- Crescent Lake as I walk back to the Beach Club.