That was one expensive holiday!: Day 8 – EPCOT - The DIS Discussion Forums

wickesy · 05-07-2008, 12:15 PM

We were both up by 7:30 today and left the room at 8:15 for the short journey to EPCOT. We parked up in Amaze 31 and there was a short wait at the turnstiles before we were allowed in as far as the fountain.

Just before 9:00 the characters came out for the rope drop ceremony and before long we were on our way to Soarin’ where we collected Fast Passes with a return time of 9:54-10:54. From there we left The Land and walked across to The Seas With Nemo and Friends, which was a walk-on at that time of the morning and when we finished the ride we explored the Sea Base while we waited for the 9:45 Turtle Talk with Crush show.

Turtle Talk was totally awesome duuude and provided quite a few laughs courtesy of the children. One of the kids said that he had seen Crush in a movie in which Crush went down to Australia to which Crush replied “I did go to Australia once. I remember some kid called Nemo got lost and it took them an hour and a half to find him”.

After the show we went back to The Land and used our fast passes for Soarin’ where we just missed out on a pair of Year Of A Million Dreams Mickey ears. From Soarin’ we went on to Living With The Land, which was a 15 minute wait and then decided it was time for something to eat.

We went into Sunshine Seasons and Dad had a ham sandwich and coke and I had a chicken wrap and coke. With that hole filled we had a quick look around Mouse Gear and then made our way over to Ellen’s Energy Adventure where Dad dozed off a couple of times.

After Ellen we made our way round to the Rose & Crown pub in the UK pavilion at World Showcase where we got a coke each and took it back to Canada where we grabbed a couple of seats for the 2:30 Off Kilter show even though we had about an hour to wait.

The Off Kilter set was great and I will be making a point of catching them each time we come back. After they had finished we made our way out of the park and back to the hotel for a break.

Dinner plans for tonight were to go to Sweet Tomatoes so we left at about 5:00 and were there by about 5:30. We both started off with a large salad and then I had the Lemon Corzo soup while Dad had Canadian Cheese and Ham soup. Next up was pasta; Country Vegetable and Italian Sausage and pasta with Lemon sauce for both of us. Dessert was a couple of ice cream sundaes for Dad and I had a piece of corn bread. All in all great value at just over $12 each and this is another must-do for each time we come back.

Suitably stuffed we walked across to Office Depot where I finally picked up a case for my TomTom before making our way back to the hotel where the plan had been to watch the final baseball game of the 3 game series at Wide World of Sports but it didn’t appear to be on any of the channels available in the room so I typed up the trip report instead.

We were in bed by 10:00 ready for a very early start at the Magic Kingdom tomorrow.

Tomorrow: Day 9 - KTTK Tour & Fantasmic

mandymouse · 05-07-2008, 12:42 PM

Great photos and another great day David

florida sun · 05-07-2008, 12:57 PM

Another great day David, I love Epcot

irongirlof12 · 05-07-2008, 01:02 PM

great day, I have never seen off kilter- another thing to add to the 'to do' list!

jjk · 05-07-2008, 01:17 PM

another great day

CHEK · 05-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Love the Turtle talk with Crush

, sounds like a great meal

natalielongstaff · 05-07-2008, 03:02 PM

off kilter are great

Snowy-girls · 05-07-2008, 03:40 PM

Great Day-a case for your Tom-Tom at last

.x.

jockey · 05-08-2008, 01:27 AM

Great report, I keep meaning to try Sweet Tomatoes but have not got round to it yet

Chilly · 05-08-2008, 02:49 AM

Glad you found a case at last!

Minniespal · 05-08-2008, 03:10 AM

Another lovely day David

mark&sue · 05-08-2008, 01:50 PM

I always doze off in Ellen!!!

I believe Sweet Tomatoes is coming to Crossroads so we will be able to walk there from Saratoga Springs. Do you know if they are licenced to sell alcohol?

Susan

wickesy · 05-08-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark&sue

I always doze off in Ellen!!!

I believe Sweet Tomatoes is coming to Crossroads so we will be able to walk there from Saratoga Springs. Do you know if they are licenced to sell alcohol?

Susan

I don't think so but then TBH it's not something we've ever looked for there.

arieljasmine · 05-09-2008, 04:32 AM

A lovely busy day. I love Turtle Talk, so clever. I am totally impressed at the price of your meal at Sweet Tomatoes, hopefully we will get there one day. Your Leave a Legacy tile looks great

Laur's

DisneyJo · 05-16-2008, 12:08 PM

Crush sounded hilarious

05-07-2008, 12:15 PM	#1
wickesy Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're always a day...closer to our next Disney trip I will be opening a sack full of cards and fighting off the advances of lots of lovely ladies Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydenham, London Posts: 3,756	That was one expensive holiday!: Day 8 – EPCOT We were both up by 7:30 today and left the room at 8:15 for the short journey to EPCOT. We parked up in Amaze 31 and there was a short wait at the turnstiles before we were allowed in as far as the fountain. Just before 9:00 the characters came out for the rope drop ceremony and before long we were on our way to Soarin’ where we collected Fast Passes with a return time of 9:54-10:54. From there we left The Land and walked across to The Seas With Nemo and Friends, which was a walk-on at that time of the morning and when we finished the ride we explored the Sea Base while we waited for the 9:45 Turtle Talk with Crush show. Turtle Talk was totally awesome duuude and provided quite a few laughs courtesy of the children. One of the kids said that he had seen Crush in a movie in which Crush went down to Australia to which Crush replied “I did go to Australia once. I remember some kid called Nemo got lost and it took them an hour and a half to find him”. After the show we went back to The Land and used our fast passes for Soarin’ where we just missed out on a pair of Year Of A Million Dreams Mickey ears. From Soarin’ we went on to Living With The Land, which was a 15 minute wait and then decided it was time for something to eat. We went into Sunshine Seasons and Dad had a ham sandwich and coke and I had a chicken wrap and coke. With that hole filled we had a quick look around Mouse Gear and then made our way over to Ellen’s Energy Adventure where Dad dozed off a couple of times. After Ellen we made our way round to the Rose & Crown pub in the UK pavilion at World Showcase where we got a coke each and took it back to Canada where we grabbed a couple of seats for the 2:30 Off Kilter show even though we had about an hour to wait. The Off Kilter set was great and I will be making a point of catching them each time we come back. After they had finished we made our way out of the park and back to the hotel for a break. Dinner plans for tonight were to go to Sweet Tomatoes so we left at about 5:00 and were there by about 5:30. We both started off with a large salad and then I had the Lemon Corzo soup while Dad had Canadian Cheese and Ham soup. Next up was pasta; Country Vegetable and Italian Sausage and pasta with Lemon sauce for both of us. Dessert was a couple of ice cream sundaes for Dad and I had a piece of corn bread. All in all great value at just over $12 each and this is another must-do for each time we come back. Suitably stuffed we walked across to Office Depot where I finally picked up a case for my TomTom before making our way back to the hotel where the plan had been to watch the final baseball game of the 3 game series at Wide World of Sports but it didn’t appear to be on any of the channels available in the room so I typed up the trip report instead. We were in bed by 10:00 ready for a very early start at the Magic Kingdom tomorrow. Tomorrow: Day 9 - KTTK Tour & Fantasmic __________________ David I currently live in London until I have enough DVC points to stay at Animal Kingdom Villas every day of the year Sep '92, Apr '07 - Contemporary Resort ~ Apr '08 - Animal Kingdom Lodge ~ Aug '08 - Grand Californian ~ Mar '09 - Saratoga Springs ~ Mar '10 - DLP ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Trip Reports: WDW April '07 ~ Canada August '07 ~ WDW April '08 ~ SF & Disneyland August '08 ~ WDW March '09 ~ Smokies August '09 ~ DLP March '10 ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Last edited by wickesy; 05-07-2008 at 12:52 PM.

05-07-2008, 12:42 PM	#2
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05-07-2008, 12:57 PM	#3
florida sun Mrs Christopher Eccleston wannabe Don't you know who I am ??? I was on Dr Who I'm dizzy just reading Join Date: May 2004 Location: wales uk Posts: 16,843	Another great day David, I love Epcot __________________ Sue

05-07-2008, 01:02 PM	#4
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05-08-2008, 01:27 AM	#9
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05-08-2008, 02:49 AM	#10
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05-08-2008, 03:10 AM	#11
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05-08-2008, 01:50 PM	#12
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05-09-2008, 04:32 AM	#14
arieljasmine Who says these things pass you by..... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England Posts: 6,099	A lovely busy day. I love Turtle Talk, so clever. I am totally impressed at the price of your meal at Sweet Tomatoes, hopefully we will get there one day. Your Leave a Legacy tile looks great Laur's __________________ May 2001 DLRP Santa Fe/September 2002 WDW All Star Music/December 2003 DLRP Sequoia Lodge/September 2004 WDW Wyndham Orlando/Pop Century/May 2005 WDW Hard Rock Hotel/Coronado Springs/Disney Wonder/April 2006 WDW Pop Century/ September 2006 WDW Hard Rock Hotel/Animal Kingdom Lodge/September 2007 WDW Wyndham Orlando/Hard Rock Hotel/Polynesian/Pop Century

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