We arrived home today. The trip was not perfect but we still all had a great time! My 8 yo got a stomach bug literally upon entering MK and her and I turned around and went back to the resort and spent the day there. Then my son had a migraine on our MK day and left early. My oldest got the Disney rash and couldn't hang for her birthday at Epcot (opening day at the arts fest). And the toddler started throwing up at 2am on the ride home... So that was a bummer...
BUT I MET JOE ROHDE IN PANDORA. I fan girled pretty bad and may have cried. I have a picture of it and want to share as soon as I find a filter that makes me look a little less crazy eyed
Rope drop at AK but was hectic but worth it. Got there an hour early and was done riding FoP by 9:06 (on a normal open day, not EMH or anything).
Arts fest in Epcot looked fun, didn't get to do as much as we wanted but still had a great time. Tried shrimp ceviche (meh), almond cake - same one as last year (yum!) smores tart (I said ok, DH really liked it) and caramel something bar (son liked it, I thought it was kind of boring) I swear I am not super hard to please, just spoiled by flower and garden and food and wine I guess, I thought the food I have had there was far superior.
I WISH I had bought new gel inserts for my sneakers, mine were paper thin and my feet were killing me - definitely on the list for next time.
To all the January travelers heading out soon - ENJOY!!