As the weekend comes to an end, we decided to end our Sunday on a great note by exploring Disney World!

And, we’re taking you with us to check out all the sights, snacks, and more that we found during our walk through the parks! (Warning: You might want to be in the Disney Parks more than you already do after all these photos and videos. 😉)

EPCOT

The sun was shining this morning, so we thought that EPCOT would be a lovely start to our day with all of the Festival of the Arts happenings right now!

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When we entered the park, it was quiet with only a 5 minute wait at spots like Spaceship Earth (but crowds changed later in the day).

Just a 5 minute wait for Spaceship Earth! pic.twitter.com/K9lsSwXepd

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Even though we were ready to say hello to our favorite characters and hop on some attractions, our first stop of the day was at La Cava del Tequila for the special anniversary celebration that was taking place at the bar! In honor of the ninth anniversary of a mezcal distillery named Mezcal Gracias a Dios from Oaxaca, La Cava was pouring $9 sips of their special edition Ensamble mezcal!

Oh, but that’s not all. The drink is served with an orange slice to cut the strength of the mezcal, along with crispy seasoned GRASSHOPPERS. Yup, you read that right!

Enjoying the special edition ensamble at @cavadeltequila to celebrate the 9th year anniversary of Gracias a Dios Mezcal! pic.twitter.com/nLA9BmsDX8

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We started our morning off with insects (and, surprisingly, we kind of liked it).

Read our full review of the Gracias a Dios Mezcal and GRASSHOPPERS here!

BUT, we did need something sweet to wash down that strong mezcal and the grasshoppers, so we made our way over to Karamell-Küche for some sweet Werther’s Caramel. Anybody else’s taste buds tingling just looking at it?

Werther’s Caramel Square 🤤 pic.twitter.com/PZkUt5IZHl

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Once the afternoon kicked off, though, the crowds began to pick up around the park with long waits at attractions like Frozen Ever After…

Frozen Ever After is a 40 minute wait. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/qPsMHvsDke

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…and even merchandise stands like the Acme Archives with all its Star Wars themed artwork!

Here’s the line for Acme Archives, which is Star Wars art! #artfulepcot pic.twitter.com/BAaKmUAEMi

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We weren’t too phased by some of the lines since we were able to see the Disney Princesses looking as lovely as ever…

Hello there, Princesses! 👑 pic.twitter.com/kDVttB1LR6

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…and Winnie the Pooh sending hugs to everyone in EPCOT. (We’re not crying, you’re crying!)

Hi, Winnie the Pooh! 🍯 pic.twitter.com/SloRvBimH2

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However, we did see some very interesting things during our walk through EPCOT. Over at Mitsukoshi, we spotted an Animal Crossing Backpack that was a whopping $85 (!!!).

Whoa! We spotted an $85 #AnimalCrossing bag in Epcot! pic.twitter.com/9a2qsE7oHj

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There was also the GORGEOUS Mulan Chalk Art that made our jaws drop with all the amazing details. The hand-drawn chalk art is an iconic part of the Festival of the Arts, but this masterpiece had us blown away by how life-like it was.

Along with the incredible details, guests can also interact with the piece by standing on the footprints and extending their arms. It will look like they are holding buckets and climbing the Chinese mountainside.

Love this art! Stand on the footprints and it looks like you’re holding the buckets! pic.twitter.com/W25yfto1Vd

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C’mon, what CAN’T these talented Disney artists do?!

Take a look at all the details on the Mulan Chalk Art here!

If you want to see more artwork, the park is “chalk” full of installations (see what we did there?) that feature paintings and other visual art that you can view in both Future World and the World Showcase.

As we made our way through the World Showcase, we made sure to stop by Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure to take a look at the attraction now that the construction walls have been coming down. Fingers crossed that we get to ride it soon!

As we ended our time in EPCOT, we made our way over to the American Heritage Gallery to see it before it switches over to “The Soul of Jazz” exhibit soon!

Currently, the American Heritage Gallery rests inside the American Adventure Pavilion to give guests a bit of lesson about the people who have lived all around the country throughout history.

We’ll miss being able to visit it once it disappears, but we are just as excited to welcome the brand new jazz exhibition into EPCOT this February!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Now that Park Hopping is back, you can visit more than one park per day in Disney World! So, we decided to take you with us to yet another spot on property as we made our way over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios (which was a bit more on the crowded side).

A look at crowds in Hollywood Studios 🎥 pic.twitter.com/wQFqHEMq6A

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As we entered the park, we waved to our pals during the Character Cavalcade down the street…

Here come our friends in Hollywood Studios! pic.twitter.com/ZOXRmLELPF

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…before we walked over to one of our all-time favorite attractions in Disney World! Tower of Terror, here we come!

Headed toward Tower of Terror! pic.twitter.com/LXB6XvWern

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Speaking of attractions, the wait times in Disney’s Hollywood Studios were pretty big as many guests decided to end their weekend in the park too. We saw wait times of 50 minutes at Star Tours…

…60 minutes at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (whose queue was looped around backstage instead of the front area like usual)…

…30 minutes at Alien Swirling Saucers…

…35 minutes at Toy Story Mania…

…80 minutes for Slinky Dog Dash (whose line stretched all the way back to One Man’s Dream)…

…and 40 minutes for Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster.

There were also extended queues around other sections of the park as the Muppets area was way busier than usual with a lunch rush at PizzeRizzo.

BaseLine Tap House‘s line even extended all the way around the front of the building…

…towards the back as people waited for their chance to eat some charcuterie and drink some beer (we can’t blame them)!

As we exited the park, we made sure to say goodbye to everyone (including this Coca Cola guy) and thank them for our great day in Disney World.

We hope that you loved tagging along with us during our day in Disney World as much as we adored taking you with us for the ride! And, we’ll be sure to update you on everything else new and exciting happening in the parks this week too. Happy Sunday, folks!

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