The gate to Epcot was fairly empty so I wasn't surprised when we were able to park close enough to the entrance to just walk right in rather then catch the shuttle.
You have to get a photo in front of the big ball. LOL
There is something beautiful about Epcot in the late evening just before the sun starts to set.
A lot of people were heading out of the park as we were heading in. Great! More room for us.
Sunset at Epcot! Always memorable.
We checked the Disney app and Turtle Crush had a fastpass opening so we grabbed it!
Followed by a fastpass for Soarin!!!
A walk on for Figment!
And then somebody had the bright idea to catch the boat (just before Epcot closed mind you) through the international gateway at the back of Epcot to the boardwalk for ice cream! We did check at the gate before exiting to make sure we would be able to get back in since our car was parked out front at the Epcot parking lot.
Mission accomplished! Once we actually found the Ice Cream Shop. Which was hard to see at first since it was hidden behind a bunch of tarp.
All three of us were in our own little ice cream bubble. But we didn't have much time to waste since we needed to get back on that boat and back through the gate before closing.
One of the fondest memories I have of the boats at the boardwalk was this one year we were leaving Epcot via the boat to catch the trolley back to our car at Hollywood Studios. Because of a tip I got years ago from one of the Disney sites I knew if we times it just right we would be able to see the fireworks from Epcot as well as the ones at Hollywood Studio. No fireworks this time but I never tire of the boat ride. Next trip I hope to explore the Boardwalk early morning (looking into eating at the breakfast with Ariel and Erica at Trattoria al Forno). Next week we hit Epcot in the morning to ride Test Tracks.
We made it back through the gates!!! You would think after the day we had that we would head back to our bed and crash. Nope! Hubby wanted a few things from Walmart so we headed out of the Disney bubble before calling it a night. What's your favorite park to visit at night?
