Our First Christmas in the World - COMPLETED 3/26 About This Page:

[DMA]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

What a great start to your day at WCC! Great pics from the lodge!

I know. WL is so beautiful! And the Christmas Tree at WL was one of my favorites!

[DMA]

Originally Posted by JKnott17

Breakfast at WCC sounded fun, putting that one on my list!

It really was a great way to start the day! Our ADR was for 8:00am and the dining room was less than half full. By the time we left it was filling up though.

[DMA]

Once we got to Epcot we started our day with a photopass stop and then on to Ellen’s Energy Adventure. Then we headed into Mousegears for some shopping. Jeff bought a goofy t-shirt and I bought a mug and a magnet.











By this time it was almost 11:00 and we made our way over to WS to see a few more holiday storytellers. The Canadian lumberjack was not one of the better presentations, but we listened through to the end. Just didn’t feel the need to take any photos of him or with him!















Then we went through the Canadian Gardens and in to see O Canada. This is always one of our favorites.

We stopped at the coffee kiosk for a cup of coffee for Jeff and a Mocha Latte for me. Total was $10.64. As we passed the UK it was time for another show by the World Showcase Players. But when they wheeled out the cart we saw it was A Christmas Carol again, so we decided to skip it.

We stopped for a bit in France to watch the French Waiter show, and then headed down to American Adventure. I watched the Voices of Liberty while Jeff browsed around in the gallery. Then we saw the American Adventure, where I am pleased to report that I stayed awake for the entire show!









Jeff had mentioned when we passed Morocco that one of these trips we’ll have to try eating at Marrakesh. And since we didn’t have any plans for lunch, we made a spur of the moment decision to try it right then! We checked at the podium and they sent us right back to the restaurant!





We decided to split a meal since we weren’t real hungry. We ordered the Sultan’s Sampler which was a nice way to sample a variety of different things. Jeff ordered a beer and I think I got a soda, which they never charged me for. For dessert we ordered the Moroccan Symphony, again a variety of items. Our server was Malika and she was attentive and very helpful. Having never eaten there before we were a bit unsure about some of the choices and she is the one who suggested we order a sampler. About halfway through the meal the entertainment started. This included two men playing instruments and then a belly dancer. I thought I’d heard that the dancer usually invites the children up to dance, but she didn’t do that. But still it was enjoyable.















A picture with Malika.



The total with discount was $37.12

After lunch we walked by UK and caught another of the World Showcase Players skits. This time they were doing King Arthur and the Holy Grail.





Then we headed back to BLT for some R&R.

[Colexis Mom]

Great time working your way around the WS! Glad you tried Marrakesh!

[Cam22]

How neat that you were able to get into Marrakesh on the spur of the moment!

[lauriep]

I hope you enjoyed the sampler at Marakesh. It's a beautiful restaurant.

[chezp]

Glad you tried Marrakesh - it's one of the undiscovered treasures of Epcot.

[lfredsbo]

Love that you gave Marakesh a try for lunch! Not many people even realize its there, and we have found it to be enjoyable.

[MikeL]

Looks like another great day in EPCOT Love Jeff in the FEZ

[mojjo]

Wow...all caught up. No clue how I didn't see this one. I really enjoy your TRs. I can't wait to explore Epcot at Christmas with DH.

Can't wait for the next update.

[DMA]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great time working your way around the WS! Glad you tried Marrakesh!

Originally Posted by Cam22

How neat that you were able to get into Marrakesh on the spur of the moment!

Marrakesh had been on our "to do" list for a while, but always seemed to get pushed back. So, it was good to finally try it!

[DMA]

Originally Posted by lauriep

I hope you enjoyed the sampler at Marakesh. It's a beautiful restaurant.

Originally Posted by chezp

Glad you tried Marrakesh - it's one of the undiscovered treasures of Epcot.

Originally Posted by lfredsbo

Love that you gave Marakesh a try for lunch! Not many people even realize its there, and we have found it to be enjoyable.

It is a beautiful restaurant! And our meal was delish!

[DMA]

Originally Posted by MikeL

Looks like another great day in EPCOT Love Jeff in the FEZ

I know! One of the servers offered to take our picture, and then he reached over and put his fez on Jeff. Very funny!

[DMA]

Originally Posted by mojjo

Wow...all caught up. No clue how I didn't see this one. I really enjoy your TRs. I can't wait to explore Epcot at Christmas with DH.

Can't wait for the next update.

Oh good! Glad you found it and joined in! Being at WDW for the Christmas festivities was just unbelievable. We really had a wonderful time!

[MikeL]

Donna just have to say THANK YOU Over the weekend I got my DW LUcille to come check out some of the Photo's you and Cheryl aka Chezp Posted and the excitement level jumped about about 300% She can't wait to see WDW decked out for Christmas