We decided to go to Epcot first. Why? Because it's the most walking of the 5 parks we planned to visit. Lots and lots of walking.
We had a game plan. Go to Test Track, get a Fast Pass, to go Maelstrom, ride Maelstrom, then to go Soarin' and get another Fast Pass.
That right there is a lot of walking because all three of those things are on different sides of the park. But the thing is... if you don't get fast passes early for the popular rides, you may not ride them at all, unless you wait in a line that is 80 minutes long. I'm not kidding. More info on this when I talk about Hollywood Studios.
But anyway, Epcot was fun. We did everything there was to do, which is a lot, but I'll only list my favorites.
Test Track: This ride is way fun. They take you through the tests they do to cars before they sell them, such as break tests and crash tests. At one part, after you've done much rigorous testing for breaks, shocks, and heat and cold resistance, they take you to do the crash test. They line you up with a "wall" and then accelerate you to who knows how fast, but it feels really fast, and then right when you're about to hit the wall it opens and you're speeding outdoors on a race track. I think you get up to about 60 miles per hour. It doesn't sound very fast, but it feels fast when you're wearing a pretend seatbelt, and you're not in a real car. Excellent ride. Lance and I got Fast Passes for it one time, and then we did the single rider line a few times after that.
Single rider lines are awesome, if you're OK with sitting next to strangers. :-) It's the fastest line possible. Faster than Fast Pass!
Living With the Land: This photo obviously didn't turn out. But it's the only photo we took on this ride. I really like this one because you get to go through some greenhouses where they grow the food they use in the Disney World resorts.
Have you heard my story about the green beans I had at Animal Kingdom last time we went to Florida? They were SOOOOO good!
Anyway... They grow tomatoes on trees. Yes, trees. Basically they hold up all of the vines so they're not on the ground. But it looks like (and they call it) a tree.
Last time we went on this ride they had squash that they were growing in the shape of Mickey Mouse. So cute! This time they didn't have that.
The World Showcase: This is the part that requires the most walking. There is a lake, which is rather large, and around the lake is located several countries, and you walk through each one. Each country has its own unique architecture and restaurants. And usually, the cast members are from the country they are stationed in. It is very cool! I love the detail they put into each country.
Here are a few of our favorite buildings:
Mexico
Norway
Italy
America
There are many more countries and buildings but... that's all we took pictures of. We had lunch in Mexico, dinner in America and dessert in Germany.
Lastly, the fireworks show at Epcot is really cool. The end. ☺
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