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| Disney World: Epcot |
The first park we went to was Epcot. Although we wanted to
go to Magic Kingdom first, we scheduled Magic Kingdom for a day when there were
extra Magic hours (available to folks staying in the resorts). Just seeing the
Epcot sphere brought up the excitement level by 10 notches! We were at the
gates about 30minutes before the park opened. As soon as it opened, we headed
straight for Test Track, where we did not have Fast Passes booked. This one is
a must! Design your own car and then test drive it (well, performance-wise).
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| Test Track ride: Disney World: Epcot |
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| Design your own car to test drive: Test Track at Disney World: Epcot |
Next we checked out The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Turtle
Talk with Crush, and looked at the huge manatee in the exhibit upstairs. We
also managed to see the Journey into Imagination with Figment before we left
“the Seas” area.
We then headed to “the Land” area where we rode a boat to
explore the greenhouses at the Living with the Land ride.
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| Living with the Land: Disney World: Epcot |
We also saw the Circle of Life movie (can be missed) before we grabbed lunch. We rested a bit
before we used our Fast Pass for Soarin’. We all enjoyed gliding through the
different US states!
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| Soarin;: Disney World: Epcot |
After Soarin’ we checked out the different countries at the
World Showcase. They showcased Canada, England, Morocco, Japan, Americas,
Mexico, Africa, Paris, Italy, China, Germany, and Norway. The kids played the
Phineas and Ferb adventure where they were given a smartphone to complete
missions. They followed instructions on the phone and it allowed them to
explore a country. Each mini-mission completed made something move in the
area—like activate the waterfalls or make a robot come out. The girls played
the mission in Japan only but if there were time and energy, they could have
gone on every country. If you purchased a passport in one of the gift shops, the
kids can also get this stamped at each country visited. Also, kids can collect
stamps and create a personalized souvenir at the Kidcot fun stations at each
country.
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| England at Disney World: Epcot |
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| Morocco: Disney World: Epcot |
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| Drum show at Japan: Disney World: Epcot |
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| Japan and Americas: Disney World: Epcot |
Each of the countries featured a shopping area and dining
area. We were not too hungry after having just eaten lunch so we did not get to
try out all the goodies featured. We did have some Bratwurst, sauerkraut and
apple streudel in Germany for dinner.
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| Bazaar at Mexico: Disney World: Epcot |
We met Mary Poppins at England and then Aurora in Paris. The
girls got their autograph books signed and got a lot of photos. Character meet
and greet, check!
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| Belle at Disney World: Epcot |
Another fun thing which the girls got into was getting some
pressed penny souvenirs. We went on a quest to check out each machine we could
find to see if there was anything interesting. A practice in discipline, the
girls knew they had to choose well as I told them they could only get two each.
We headed back to the Future World to get the last of our
Fast Passes: Mission Space and Spaceship Earth. What we didn’t get to do was
explore each country in depth except for a few or watch fireworks. We also
forgot to pass by Cool Club where you can sample pop from all over the
world—for free! I know, I know, we missed quite a few. However, at the onset,
we had already kept in mind that we will not be able to do or see everything.
As long as we hit the popular rides and then some, we were good.
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| Mission Space: Disney World: Epcot |
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| Disney Monorail: transportation to parks and resorts |
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| After every ride, you go through a gift shop, of course: Disney World: Epcot |
In a nutshell:
Where we used our fast passes: Soarin’ or Test Track,
Mission: Space (orange for more intense) and Generation Earth.
Our fave countries: Japan (Mitsukoshi store), Morocco
(loved the bazaar), Norway (Stave Church gallery)
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