Today, we decide that we're only going to do EPCOT Future World today. I wake up at 10:00 am and Laurie wakes up at noon. We really needed the extra sleep to recover the Halloween the night before. My back and legs were killing me so we didn't want to do anything too strenuous.
12:30 pm - we arrive at EPCOT. I pay the parking attendant $10 for parking. He hands me a parking receipt and $10 back. I mention that I already gave him $10 so I don't need any change. He takes my $10. I could really use the $10 but honesty being a virtue and all. Oh well, you're welcome Walt Disney Corporation. The parking attendant is really nice and he tells me that EPCOT
12:40 pm - we enter the gates of EPCOT and get our picture taken at the golf ball. At this point I just found out I forgot the battery to my camera. It's back in the room getting recharged. All of my pictures are now coming from the video camera. Our plan it to start with the Universe of Energy.
12:50 pm - we're looking for some Minnie Ears for Laurie. She wants a specific kind, it's sequined and is a head band. We're directed to Mouse Gears, the main souvenir shop at EPCOT. No luck. It's very cold in this store. The air conditioning is way to high.
1:10 pm - We arrive at Ellen's Energy Adventure. This is a really great place to cool down if you're hot. I'm a little tired still trying to wake up from the night before, so I sleep through about half this ride. The weather in Florida is half nice. It's humid as hell, but there is a breeze. Half the time I'm dying from humidity and then other half is really nice.
2:00 pm - That's a long ride. We pass by the Wonders of Life and it's still close. Now we're off to Mission Space. We see some Photopass photographers and we find out that they are actually in training. Their supervisor tells them the best way to frame their shots at each location and then then do some test shots. It's pretty cool that the WDW photographers are actually trained.
2:20 pm - We just got off Mission Space. How can you not love a ride that features Gary Sinise. I'm not as sick getting off the ride and I did the first time I rode is two years ago. I think they slowed it down so it doesn't kill people anymore. By the way, there's a non-spinning version. Go with the Orange team.
2:30 pm - We're now riding Test Track. No lines. Sweet. This is a great ride and as we get off we see the Coke station. Laurie and I get coke Icees. Now we have to find shade to drink our slushies. I go back to Mouse Gears, but it's too cold, so we go to Innoventions.
2:40 pm - I tour Innoventions East, not much to look at and I meet up with Laurie again. As we leave, we see that there is a character pavilion. We pull out our Photopass and get our pictures taken with Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Pluto. I wish Donald was there. We move toward the exit and see that there is a wine seminar going on. We get some information about the Food and Wine festival. Now we can plan tomorrow.
3:00 pm - Journey Into Imagination. Lame ride, great playground at the end of the ride.
3:30 pm - The Land. We're pretty hungry at this point. Here's a great thing to do. Get a Fastpass for Soarin' then go eat. Ride Living with the Land and then Ride Soarin'.
The Land Pavilion is a great place to eat, until today. Apparently when they redesigned the Land, the food options immediately went down. We used to order chili, salad and sub sandwiches. Now it's all fru fru foods. Ciabatta this, panini that. I just want a normal meal. I pay $9 for Salmon and Mashed potatoes, Laurie spends the same on beef and flat bread. What a waste of time and money.
Living with the Land is a ride that I like to do. It's just interesting to me the different ways you can grow crops. The boat ride is pretty much the same, but instead of having a live person give narration, we have a recording. I'm not missing the live person.
My only problem with this ride and Ellen's Energy Adventure is that they always try to make you feel back because you're a evil human trying to destroy the earth.
Soarin' is a great ride. Just as great as Disneyland. (It's the exact same ride).
4:30 pm - Nemo and Friends. We went on this ride on Sunday. What a great ride. I starting to see how this is going to be incorporated at Disneyland's submarine ride.
4:50 pm - Laurie wants a button. She found out that if you go to Guest relations, you can get a button to commemorate your time at EPCOT. We go to the counter and this nice person from Japan helps us. He asks if this is our first time...No. Then if we were having an anniversary...no. He looks puzzled. Then says I have one for you and gives us a Magical Gatherings button. Cool. Now when is my Million Dreams going to be fulfilled.
5:10 pm - We leave to go back to the resort. That night I go to Pleasure Island for some improv fund. Don't forget you can see me live at the National Comedy Theater - www.nationalcomedy.com.
Alan Ng
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