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It’s funny, but I never really liked Epcot all that much as a kid. Now, I could probably spend the better part of two weeks in the World Showcase, alone. Given that we don’t have that option, this is how our day at Epcot went…
We arrived a little later than we wanted to, which has been an ongoing theme on this trip. Still, when we reached Mission: Space there was almost no line, so Seth, Grace, and I decided to try the less intense mission. They wanted to ride the more intense mission after that, but the less intense one was good for me… We picked up fastpasses for Test Track and wandered over to Universe of Energy, which is not as good since Ellen and Bill Nye have joined the story, but we like seeing the dinosaurs, nevertheless. Miah especially loved the dinosaurs. I had no idea she even knew that word until she got really excited and started bouncingup and down, pointing, and yelling, “dinosaur”!
After a little bit of convincing, I got Ian in line for Test Track (with Caleb, too). Of course, Caleb loved it and Ian didn’t. Ian does love shopping, though, so after the ride he picked up a Disney bus and airplane while we waited for Phil, Seth, and Grace to take their turn. As it turned out, the Test Track shop was popular among all the kids. Seth and Grace purchased antennae toppers (for when they get cars of their own…ha!) and Caleb bought a Pluto car.
And this is where things get a little bit tricky…
I sometimes have these great ideas that don’t work out all that well in practice. Today the plan was to hit every country in the World Showcase… to taste something from each culture… to press a penny at each location… and to take a picture. If we were visiting during a value week, I don’t think this would have been an issue, but remember the parks are swarming with people during the holidays! It become obvious pretty quickly that we didn’t have enough time to stand in line for food at every country, so we switched the plan up a little bit and purchased snacks in some places at the gift shops. The fish & chips in New England were awesome, though (I want more), and the cashew baklava in Morocco was a pleasant delight (I want more of that, too)… The whole pressed penny thing has become somewhat of a joke with my close friends and family, but I continue to remind everyone that you can’t often find a souvenir at Disney for 51 cents! Other than the fact that I had a slight nervous breakdown at the France pressed penny machine, which was out of order, this quest is going quite well…Taking pictures in each country, of course, has been easy to accomplish. The Photopass photographer in France did push a few too many buttons on my camera, but we (uh… Phil) eventually fixed the settings…
We only made it about halfway around the world before we needed to leave the park, because we had a dinner date with friends from home! We met at Tony Roma’s, which turned out to be a very excellent place to eat! I think this will be another favorite memory for years to come. It was so fun to connect with June and Jimi, and the kids were super excited to see Josh, Sammy, and Mojade (who unfortunately got stuck at the “kid table”, but there were benefits, because she got free ice cream!)
After dinner we decided to run back to Epcot for Illuminations, and although we didn’t get a great seat, it was still a good show, as always. That makes fireworks five nights in a row… We walked in the “wrong” direction after the show, allowing us to enjoy a quiet stroll through part of the World Showcase and to exit the park after closing… an excellent end to the night…
Lisa
Day 7 Photo Count: 170
Photo Highlights:
Dinner with Friends
Illuminations...
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