Epcot

We also wanted to use the opportunity to see the different larger than life characters peppered around the grounds of the hotel. As we were staying in the Toy story wing, Woody and Buzz Lightyear were the stars in our vicinity.

To Infinity and Beyond........

The kids seem like lilliputions among the characters

Woody is sitting down and still nearly 3 stories tall.

The brothers are off to the races

These large buckets hid a spiral staircase inside them

The towel art that greeted us to the room reminded us of a cruise.

We finally reached Epcot around 11:00 on a nice sunny and warm day. We were welcomed by perhaps the most recognizable symbol of Epcot, the Geodesic dome. It is impressive to see it in person. And to think that it is made of many many small triangles.

Going though the gates, we went straight to get the fast pass for Soaring. That was the only ride that we wanted to do even though the kids couldn't do it. Ours was for 4:20. As you can imagine, this is indeed a popular ride. The general wait time for the ride was around 90 minutes. The fast passes for the day had run out by 11:45. I would really suggest that you  try and ride Soaring the first thing in the morning, or at least get the Fastpass early. 

With the fastpass in hand,we headed to the Nemo ride. The line didn't seem that long, but as we entered the building, we realized that the line was much longer. It did move quickly though and there was enough things on the way to keep things interesting. The ride itself was OK, with some interesting scenes. 

We got 'stuck' in between the jelly fish, in the ride

Getting out of the Nemo ride, we headed off the Turtle Talk with Crush show. This was really interesting in how the technology allows the animation to interact seamlessly with the audience. We would definitely recommend this show.

The Living with the land boat ride was right next to the restaurant and there was hardly anybody in line. We decided to hoop on it. It was an interesting ride that felt like a trip to a farm. Some of the trees and fruits reminded us of home ( A large Jackfruit for instane)

We then went on the circle of life with Simba, Pumba & Timone show. It was a movie on how inter-related every thing is. The message was nothing new, but it was funny coming from a lion. The kids loved seeing their favorite characters



We then headed outdoors to find a place to spread out a blanket and sleep. We wanted to get some rest in the afternoon but didn't want to go to our hotel.

The Flower & Garden show was still on when we traveled and there were a whole lot of Disney characters topiaries around the park.














Bambi's butterfly house

After about an hour of rest we went back to The land pavilion to ride Soaring. We had to take turns on the ride as the kids were too small to ride. Even with a fastpass, there was more than a 30 minute wait to get to 5 minute ride. But what a 5 minute it is. It is perhaps the best simulation ride I have been on bar non.

We then took the ferry to the Moroccan pavilion. We had dinner at the Tangierine cafe- Falafel Wrap, Couscous salad, Chicken Gyro, Greek Salad, Baklava.

We were planning to take the ferry back and spend some time in the exposition, but it started to rain cats and dogs and we were stuck on the other side of the park. We decided to hike it back and go through the different pavilions.

Japanese Pavilion

A 38- yr old Bonsai tree

China

Mexico

As we got back to the main park,we found a great spot to watch the Illuminations: Reflections of the Earth - Laser show and Fireworks. The show was a great combination of lasers, fountains and fireworks.

After the show, we left the park and headed to our hotel.