{"id":16787,"date":"2022-12-26T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=16787"},"modified":"2022-12-29T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:02:36","slug":"christmas-at-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/christmas-at-epcot\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas at Epcot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While we&#8217;ve enjoyed Disney at <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/halloween-at-disney\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/halloween-at-disney\/\">Halloween<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/a-star-wars-milestone-bday-celebration\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/a-star-wars-milestone-bday-celebration\/\">springtime<\/a>, we&#8217;ve never experienced it at Christmas. To rectify that, we had a fast-and-furious two days at the parks making most of the festive season. Our first stop was Epcot, where we took in the Festival of the Holidays, including special treats and the Candlelight Processional narrated by Josh Gad. The two new-to-us-rides &#8211; Guardians of the Galaxy and Ratatouille &#8211; were instantly new favorites, alongside the classic like Spaceship Earth. We did it all and had a good first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-08.15.50.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16827\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-08.15.50.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16827\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Made it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-08.27.57.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16825\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-08.27.57.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16825\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1st ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-World-Showcase-Plaza.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16820\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-World-Showcase-Plaza.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16820\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gonna have this much fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-09.26.12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16824\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-09.26.12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16824\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nemo land!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-Epcot_9.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16817\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-Epcot_9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16817\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas decor in full swing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-EPCOT_5.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16818\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-EPCOT_5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16818\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New attraction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Cosmic-Rewind-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"16815\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-Epcot-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Cosmic-Rewind-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16815\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">O holding on for dear life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-13.26.00-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"16822\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-13.26.00-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16822\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Now that&#8217;s a steak!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-14.24.25.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16826\" 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class=\"wp-image-16816\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We love Japan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-15.55.32-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"16828\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-15.55.32-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16828\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beers in Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-16.51.02-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"16832\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-16.51.02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16832\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ready for the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-17.30.03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16831\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-17.30.03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16831\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Candlelight Processional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-11-Epcot-Frozen-Ever-After-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"16821\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-11-Epcot-Frozen-Ever-After-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16821\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Last ride of the night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-20.05.03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16829\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-20.05.03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16829\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All lit up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-11-Epcot-Epcot-Entrance.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16819\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-11-Epcot-Epcot-Entrance.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16819\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Survived the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-12-10-20.25.47.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"16830\" 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To rectify that, we had a fast-and-furious two days at the parks making most of the festive season. Our first stop was Epcot, where we took in the Festival of the Holidays, including special treats and the Candlelight Processional narrated by&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/christmas-at-epcot\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[90,22,20],"class_list":["post-16787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","category-video","tag-disney","tag-holidays","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16787"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16877,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16787\/revisions\/16877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}