So....After that whirlwind of a night, what could top it?! Probably nothing...but if anything could come close, it'd be our pals Minnie, Donald, and Goofy!
We got up bright and early to walk over to breakfast at Cape May Cafe. The day was already beautiful, so the walk over to the Beach Club was so nice. We'd never been to this resort so we were excited to take a look around. We checked in, got our buzzer, and went to explore. The lobby was beautiful and we had barely made it to the gift shop when we got buzzed.
The restaurant wasn't even half full yet(guess we were early risers- who'da thunk!), but it didn't take long until it got more crowded. Now on to the food....I personally, am of the opinion that a breakfast buffet is one of man's greatest accomplishments, so I was so ready for this meal. It did not disappoint. My plate was almost full just after the scrambled eggs(2 kinds!)! They had everything you could possibly want in a breakfast buffet, from cereal, fruit, and all kinds of breads, to chorizo, frittata, and french toast. And let's not forget those amazing little Mickey waffles(I would never!!)!
The greatest part of this meal, though, was definitely the company! I was chowing down on a beautiful breakfast, then I turn around and none other than Minnie Mouse herself is standing right behind me! We got overly excited for a couple of grown women, and got big hugs from Ms. Mouse. Did I mention that the characters at this breakfast are dressed is super cute beachwear? BECAUSE THEY ARE.
We also met Goofy and Donald, who Manda was Disneybounding as this day! I just had to tell him, and he was very flattered.
view from Beach Club back across the lake to the Boardwalk
lounging in the Beach Club lobby
Today was Epcot day, and we wanted to make the most of it, so we walked straight over there from the Beach Club. We got there about 20 minutes to 9, but they let us in at about 8:53. Since you can't get FP+'s for both Soarin AND Test Track, we chose TT, so the plan was to go straight to Soarin first thing. We got there, and waited maybe 10 minutes- mission accomplished! The Soarin exit basically spits you out right at Living with the Land, which is a must do for us (especially Manda!), so we walked right on to a boat there. As we exited The Land, we saw Garden Grille and all began talking about how we might need to modify our ADR's for our fall trip to include this restaurant!! We've all heard nothing but great things about it 
We then got a quick caffeine fix at Starbucks, and headed over to WS to take in some of the foliage of the Flower and Garden Festival. All the topiaries were amazing, but we bad barely taken photos of two of them when we turned around and saw the most amazing photo opportunity- Spaceship Earth with the flowers and the lake and the monorail going right in front of it. I could't get it together quickly enough to take a pic right then, so I insisted on waiting there until another monorail came. We were there for another 10-15 minutes, making friends with some friendly Disney ducks. I decided that I shouldn't waste any more time waiting and turned to leave, and of course that was the moment that the monorail came! I took about 47 pictures of the whole scene as it went by, and it was worth it. Meet my new phone screen!
Next we headed over to Journey into Imagination with our fave...Figment! On the way, there was a butterfly garden that Manda and mom went through- I didn't participate because I think I probably would have freaked out at all the bugs flying around me.
We then decided it was time for a mid day break, so we headed back to the Boardwalk. On the way, we hit Canada and saw the Oh! Canada movie(I just love Martin Short). Then we went through the shops in the UK, and headed to the International Gateway. We had a little impromptu stroll with Alice on the way! She saw Manda's anchor shirt and wondered if she was a sailor- we said no, but we were about to get on a boat! She then headed away saying she was going to "get a spot of tea!" She's so cute!
We took a boat back to the Boardwalk and stopped in the Boardwalk Bakery for an afternoon cupcake to take back to our room. We each got a different one- Mom got lemon/bluberry, Manda got the Oreo cupcake, and I got strawberry. I didn't try theirs, but mine was DELICIOUS. I would get it again for sure! After chilling for about 30 minutes in the room, recharging our phones(and ourselves!), and freshening up a bit, we were ready to head back to the park.
(Can anyone guess what forgetful fish I'm Disneybounding as? 
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do you see something iiinnnteresting in this carpet pattern?
Up next...A couple more rides, a couple more countries, and, of course, more food!!
. Although even without rotating through the Land scenes, I would eat there in a heartbeat!