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- 4:04pm - Decided to exit the bus at the Yacht Club. It was 3:19 when we arrived at the Disney Springs bus stop so about 45 minutes to get to this point and they were going to unload at least one scooter.
- Spotted this Towel Creation enjoying Stormalong Bay
- The life guards were dancing, not many guests out this afternoon. The temps barely reached 60 and it was breezy.
- 4:11pm - Chip N Dale were out greeting guests along the walkway to the Villas. Cast members out numbered guests at the moment on this quiet afternoon.
- 4:18pm - Dropped by the room, dropped off stuff and picked up some items for the evening then set off for EPCOT
- 4:23pm - Entered EPCOT through the International Gateway.
- Still seems odd they have these barges stored onstage.
- Preparing for this evenings Luminous show
- Walking through the United Kingdom.
- Joyful performing on the temporary stage in Communicore Plaza
- Celebracion Encanto on the main stage in Communicore Plaza
- Mirabel and Bruno join the celebration
- Mirabel
- Decided to stop by the land and try to see the greenhouses
- 5:18pm - The queue was full and the posted wait was 35 minutes so we headed that way to give it a try.
- 5:19pm - Once we got down there the queue was closed and the attraction was down. They emptied the queue.
- 5:39pm - We found a table and had a snack and then they reopened so we quickly got in line.
- 5:43pm - On our cruise. Our time in queue was under 5 minutes. And about 25 minutes from when we entered the building.
- A hole in the ceiling.
- Looks like a panel is missing or broken.
- Entering the glimmering greenhouses
- 6:00pm - Soarin' posted at 25 minutes so we decided to give it a try.
- A minute or two later they announced there was a problem and the wait time would be extended. A number of guests started to leave at this point so we decided to stick around a while and see how long it would take.
- 3:25pm - In the pre-show and will be on the next flight. So our wait time turned out to be close to the originally posted 25 minutes.
- 6:32pm - Ready to take flight.
- Since my last visit the Paris scene was edited so you no longer fly close to the tower which minimizes the curve effect of the tower.
- The ending was also updated to the new World Celebration Gardens, the Fountain of Nations is gone.
- More lights out as we walked toward World Showcase
- 7:00pm - Thought about getting something at Les Halles but the queue comes out of the building and loops back in.
- The moon over France
- Decided to go watch Impressions de France and warm up.
- One of the windows in France
- Next stop Japan
- Stopped by for the 8:15pm Candlelight Ceremony.
- Brendan Fraser is the guest narrator this evening for the EPCOT Candlelight Ceremony.
- Video: A few clips of the EPCOT Candlelight Ceremony with guest narrator Brendan Fraser
- After the show was walking by Italy and noticed this area was open for Luminous viewing.
- 9:10pm - Decided to walk up and get a waterfront spot for Luminous the Symphony of Us this evening. Hoping to be far enough to the east/right to avoid the smoke (the wind was out of the north so blowing right in my face)
- Looking back at Italy while I waited
- Looking across World Showcase Lagoon
- Showtime...
- Luminous the Symphony of Us at EPCOT
- Some pictures of the post show fountains as I walked back toward the International Gateway
- 9:58pm - The Disney Skyliner queue was full and the extended queue and it stretched up the bridge toward the Beach Club (this is not uncommon after park closing).
- 10:02pm - Happy to be back at the Beach Club Villas and not in the Skyliner queue.
- My path for tady.
- A closer look at my Disney Springs time
- And my EPCOT time.