Once we made it through security and into the park, our first stop was the new festival area behind Spaceship Earth so that Drew could check it out. While we were here, we took advantage of the opportunity to have our PhotoPass taken with the new "Walt the Dreamer" statue in this area of World Celebration. We then headed off to World Discovery to take a spin on Test Track, but not before heading up to the GM Lounge to enjoy a complimentary beverage and take in the views from the lounge area. We then headed down to design our vehicles and take a ride around the track.

It was now getting close to our return time on the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ride, so we headed off that way. We made a pit stop at the Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Company located out front so that Tara and Jayden could get their caffeine fix while we waited to get in line for Guardians. We made it through the line and onto the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind coaster, and enjoyed every second of it (except for the song we got - "Conga" by Gloria Estefan, possibly the worst of the available options).

After our coaster ride we headed towards the World Showcase, but not before first stopping at the Epcot Farmers Feast festival booth so that we could taste the Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake, which came with a crème fraîche whipped cream. Well, the kids and I didn't taste it, but everyone else seemed to really enjoy this particular treat.

Once we made it to the World Showcase, we headed off to the Norway pavilion to take in the Frozen Ever After ride that we had sigend up for with Steve's DAS pass. The line for this ride is usually too long to wait out, even though we do enjoy it, so we were excited to be able to get on without the big wait.

At this point we were all beyond hungry. We couldn't really decide where to eat, so we headed to the The American Adventure pavilion to find a table and grab a bite to eat at the Royal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbeque. While I would have preferred to head over to the United Kingdom to enjoy the fish from the Yorkshire County Fish Shop, not everyone is a big fish eater, so at least we could all find something here to enjoy.

After refueling, we continued our stroll around the world, eventually stopping in France to go for a spin on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure. I had read that they were testing this ride without the 3D and the need for the glasses, but that feature was still in use for our ride today. The 3D effects don't really bother me, but I was curious what it would be like without that. While we were in France we decided to catch the Beauty and Beast Sing-Along show. I think that several of our group used this as nap time, but I enjoyed the show.

After leaving France, we bid adieu to Grandpa Gary, Grandma Terry, and Uncle Steve, as they headed back home. We were spending another night in the condo, so we weren't in a rush to leave and decided to continue to explore the park.

We found ourselves in World Celebration, and Drew was able to convince Tara to take a spin on her favorite ride of all time - Journey Into Imagination with Figment! OK, OK... maybe I should have said Tara's least favorite ride of all time. I know that there is a lot of love for Figment amongst Epcot fans, but I think something needs to be done with this ride.

Our next stop as at the Bambi's Butterfly House to see what kind of butterflies we could spot. This was a peaceful experience, see a wide variety of butterflies flitting around, but it wasn't an area that we would be spending a ton of time in. We were heading off to The Land for our next destination. Once inside, we timed it just right to catch the Awesome Planet movie before heading downstairs to get on the Living with the Land boat ride, which truly is one of Tara's favorites! One of these trips her & I are going to take the Behind the Seeds tour to get an inside look at the greenhouse experience!

You can read about the rest of our day on page two of the pictures!