You can read The Disney Diaries: Day One HERE.
You can read The Disney Diaries: Day Two – Magic Kingdom HERE.
Daniel was very excited when we rode the Disney monorail to Epcot because the monorail is one of his favorite “rides.” We arrived at Epcot around 9:30 AM and went directly to “Future World.” First on our list was to FastPass the Test Track ride. Then we went to check out The Seas with Nemo & Friends. We rode in a “clamobile” through the deep seas looking for Nemo. Then right next door we had some Turtle Talk with Crush. It’s a live show where kids can have a conversation with the cool turtle from “Finding Nemo.” It was really amazing and the kids went nuts for the “dude”-talking turtle. He even answered Annabel’s question: How old are you? (Answer: 150 years old.)
Then it was time for Test Track. It’s a high-speed vehicle simulation ride. I always get a little nervous when I see the “heart condition” signs next to a ride so I asked the attendant if it was scary. He said “No.” But I would say it was a LITTLE scary but definitely a whole lot of fun. We all loved it. It’s now Daniel’s favorite ride. The lady sitting next to Annabel could not believe how brave she was. All Annabel said the entire time was “Wheee!” She also said the ride messed up her hair.
We were lucky to be in Epcot during the International Flower and Garden Festival. There were lots of cool character topiaries to check out and some fun garden mazes. There was Bambi’s Butterfly House which the kids didn’t want to leave. But we were on a mission to visit all eleven countries in the World Showcase!
We managed to visit every single country. (We stayed in some countries longer than others. Italy! Japan!) I promised the kids they could pick out a small token from each country we visited. It was tough to find ANYTHING under ten dollars so we collected a lot of flags, magnets, and pins. Annabel did pick up a really cute Hello Kitty doll from Japan and Daniel loved the gummy candies from Germany. We all loved the pretzels in Germany too. Oh, and I loved the German beer. We also had a delicious lunch in Italy with an amazing bottle of Italian white wine. This might be why we ended up with 2 flags from Norway and nothing from Morocco. Ha.
There were also some neat street performers and musicians to entertain us as we strolled along. We were definitely exhausted after leaving the last country, but we wanted to go back to Future World for two final rides: Journey Into Imagination with Figment and Soarin’. The Figment ride was cute and has the iconic purple dragon that Annabel just loved. But I wish I would have skipped Soarin’. Annabel and Daddy loved it. Mama and Daniel did not. It’s basically a movie that makes you feel like you are hang-gliding. I almost vomited my pasta from Italy. I kept my eyes closed most of the time.
All in all, I would recommend Epcot for kids. It can be fun for little ones. We picked up the Epcot Passport at the entrance gift shop so the kids could get a stamp from each country. We had to find the “Kidcot” stand and the country representative would stamp their book and write a fun note too. It’s a great keepsake from our first visit to Epcot.
Now I can’t wait to go back and sample more of the food and beverages. I didn’t get a chance to get my sweet pastry treat from France. Next time. Definitely.
