Disney Day 3 - Amorette's Cake Decorating and Epcot
Disney Day 3 - Amorette's Cake Decorating and Epcot
Amorette's Patisserie Cake Decorating Experience
On the third day of my Disney World trip, we kicked off the day with Amorette's Patisserie Cake Decorating Experience. The class is a 90-minute hands-on experience that my daughter will cherish. Amorette’s is a charming bakery located in Disney Springs. As you arrive you are offered specialty coffees which is a nice treat early in the morning. We had reserved 2 tables, so 4 of us took part in making a Mickey Mouse-decorated cake. As we sat down, our instructor a seasoned chef who had been with Disney for 15 years and was one of the founding chefs at the Be Our Guest restaurant, guided us through the cake-decorating process. My daughter was thrilled with this enchanting extra—it made her day. She's always watching cooking shows and has a keen interest in baking. Each table decorated its own Mickey Mouse dome cake, it was like making your own edible work of art. It was interesting to learn and work with the different ingredients. For example, Mickey's iconic ears are made out of white chocolate painted black with edible paint. Learning about the intricate process of cake decorating was an incredibly fun and fascinating experience. In this cake-decorating class, we made a classic Mickey Mouse dome cake. Making the iconic classic Mickey design cake, made the entire experience even more special.
Amorette’s Bakery kindly stored our cakes until the end of the day, allowing us to head straight to Epcot afterward. Not only did they store the cakes, but they put the cakes into their display case, so anyone coming into the bakery during the day would see our cakes. When we returned to pick up our cakes, we stayed at Amorette’s to enjoy some coffee and try some of their gorgeous cakes, which were also delicious. Since we had 2 tables, it meant we were going back to the hotel with a second cake. The cakes we made were delicious and we finished both of them before returning home. Having a piece of our beautiful character cake every evening was a pleasant treat every evening when we returned from the parks.
I suggest doing this activity early in your trip, so you have time to finish the cakes while still in Disney World. The Mickey dome cake was sent home in the most delightful cake box, which doubles as Mickey's ears storage box after you finish the cake—just be sure to leave room in your suitcase. I was able to pack the cake box in our checked luggage and use it to store our mini souvenirs. Cake-decorating classes are offered on select mornings, in a small group setting. Online bookings are necessary for this class and can be reserved in the My Disney Experience App.
Epcot
Epcot was the second theme park of our Walt Disney World Resort vacation. We had 12:40 lunch reservations at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. We arrived at Epcot around 12, which gave us ample time to stroll to Norway. There are often special events or festivals at Epoct, and the garden festival was taking place during our visit. It was interesting to see our favorite Disney characters made out of plants. Along the way, we took some lovely photos with Disney Photographers. I highly suggest getting Photopass. We got some great family pictures each day. My kids were always on the lookout for the Disney Photographers which didn’t have long lines. They were surprisingly easy to find photographers with only one person waiting or even no one waiting.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
At Akershus, we had a bit of a wait for our table. The wait for Akershus is outside, which wasn’t ideal in the heat. However, my daughter was ecstatic to meet all the princesses (Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Tiana, and Aurora) and loved taking pictures with them. As for the food, I felt it wasn't as kid-friendly as other Disney restaurants.. Our group of 5 people had vastly different tastes in food, which included meat eaters, vegetarians, and kids. I felt Akershus didn’t quite meet all of our tastes in the way the buffet restaurants do. My daughter only ate the mac and cheese, and my son would only eat the rolls. Despite this, the food was delicious, and both kids enjoyed the dessert.
We spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying rides at Epcot. We were able to cover World Celebration, World Discovery, and World Nature. We experienced Mission: Spaceship Earth, Soarin', Living with the Land, Frozen Ever After, and Turtle Talk with Crush. We are not thrill-ride people, so Test Track and Guardians of the Galaxy were not on our to-do list for the day. We did a good amount of walking around Epcot By around 4 PM, we all needed a break, so we headed back to the hotel for a bit of rest. We had another day scheduled for Epcot where we planned on eating around the World at the World Showcase. Therefore the focus on day 1 was rides and seeing the rest of Epcot. On our return day at Epcot, we also planned on seeing the evening show- Luminous- The Story of Us. We were also saving Remy's Ratatouille Adventure for our 2nd day at Epcot.
Fireworks at Magic Kingdom
That evening, we decided to watch the fireworks at Magic Kingdom, an event the kids were eagerly anticipating. We managed to get quite close to the castle, and the fireworks show was absolutely breathtaking. My kids and I were in complete awe. Watching the fireworks at Magic Kingdom was a great way to end the day. Overall, Day 3 was filled with delightful experiences and magical moments we will cherish forever.
To learn more about how I planned my Disney trip for $1,400 including hotel, airfare, and 7 day park hopper plus tickets, check out our blog post "Plan a Free Trip to Disney World Using Credit Card Points." To learn about the rest of our Disney World trip check out:
Our Magical Experience on a Disney World Vacation