02/18
 

Home Up


 

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026            

After waking up and getting ready, Grandma Terry, Aunt Erica, and I checked out of the hotel this morning with plans to head to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Our mission today was to pick up the latest Annual Passholder magnet - this one from the movie Zootopia. We didn't do much in the park, aside from picking up our magnets and browsing through the shops in front of the Tree of Life. We then headed out of the park, stopping in the Oasis to check out the animals (including an active southern giant anteater) before making our way to the car. Our next stop was Epcot to meet up with Heather, Jason, and Colin.
 

Disney's Animal Kingdom


 

On our way out of the park we saw this Southern Giant Anteater in the Oasis...

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

We arrived at Epcot and headed towards the Canada side of the World Showcase. One our way, we stopped in CommuniCore Hall to check out the Broadway display. Inside we saw costumes from several of Disney's Broadway shows, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Hercules, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, and Frozen.

We then made our way to our first Festival of the Arts food booth, Pop Eats, to try the Grilled Cheese, which was also served with tomato soup. The grilled cheese was pretty good, though typical grilled cheese, but the tomato soup was definitely better that the typical Campbell's that we usually eat! Definitely something to try again.

We made our way to the United Kingdom Pavilion for my favorite meal, the beer-battered Fish and Chips at the Yorkshire County Fish Shop. This meal come with my favorite french-fries in all of Walt Disney World!

After dinner we headed over to the France Pavilion to sample the Crème de Brie en Petit Pain (warm cream brie in a house made bread bowl) and the Éclair au Chocolat et à l’Orange (a chocolate-orange éclair, orange cream, chocolate ganache, crispy hazelnut, and candied oranges) at the L'Art de la Cuisine Française booth. I liked the éclair the most, though I was not a fan of the candied oranges at all! Our next stop was at the Vibrante & Vivido festival booth, where we tried the Chorizo and Potato Empanada (which came with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli), which was OK to me but not something I would rush back for.

Our next stop was at The Artist's Table for the Peppercorn-Crusted Striploin (with grilled asparagus, potatoes au gratin, and au poivre butter). I definitely though the striploin was good, though I only mildly enjoyed the potatoes, as I am not a bug fan of cheesy potatoes. Our final stop in the park was at the El Artista Hambriento in the Mexico pavilion, where Grandma Terry sampled the Pear-fect Margarita (featuring Calenda Mezcal Joven, prickly pear and passion fruit purées, and LeJay Crème de Cassis, finished with a potpourri salt rim).

We then left Epcot to head to Disney Springs. We did some shopping and got in line for cookies at Gideon's Bakehouse, but the cookie I was there for wasn't available except on weekends, so we didn't stay. We ended up eating lunch at Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew. The three of us split a Big Chicken Combo (with included 3 jumbo tenders, fries, and a mini-glazed donut with dipping sauce for the tenders). I have to be honest, I had a massive migraine headache by this point, so I really can't tell you if the food was any good or not. I was feeling nauseas and just wanted to crawl in bed.

After eating we headed to the car for the ride home. I sat in the back with my eyes closed for 99% of the ride, but I do know we made it home safely! I am hopeful that our next trip has a better ending!

 

Epcot


 

We saw the Streetmosphere performers Max and Aydar making their way through World Celebration this morning.

 
 

Inside CommuniCore Hall was a Broadway display, including these costumes from Beauty and the Beast...

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

...and these props...

 
 

 

 
 

There was also some costumes from The Lion King show on display...

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

These costumes were from Hercules...

 
 

...while these are from Aladdin...

 
 

...and two from Mary Poppins...

 
 

...and, finally, some from the Frozen musical...

 
 

 

 
 

There was some sidewalk art of Groot on the walkway to World Showcase.

 
 

Rodney taking a selfie in World Celebration.

 


 

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