Had a great day today, woke up again at 6am (this is becoming an annoying habit lol), so got showered and ready and headed over to the food court. We really enjoyed the bounty platters do got the same thing again, paid out of pocket again to save our dining credits.*
We got the bus to Epcot but got there too early, we had to check in for our undiscovered future world tour at 8.45 but got there at 8.15. Thought we'd see if we could get in early and they let us in! We had a walk round to the fountain, and then checked in, didn't have to be back for twenty minutes so we walked to akershus and back. It's really cool but kinda creepy being the only ones around. Got some good photos
We met up with our tour guide at 8.55, got kitted up with headsets and off we went. The tour was very good and informative once it got going but the first hour was kinda slow. Once we got moving it was great though, we got to go into the VIP lounge at living seas, then went backstage at he land pavilion. Got told that the artists who made the mosaics outside wanted to sign their work but werent allowed so the guide showed us where they "signed" it. *Learned some cool new things like the soarin video is the same as the California one, but that one is called soarin over California, so they had to edit out the "over California" bit. If you look carefully when Patrick says welcome to
Soarin, his lips will almost pucker. That's where they edited it out
We got to ride soarin, then went back onstage by journey into imagination. Talked about that there for a bit, saw what used to be the centre of Disney world property, then walked to universe of energy. Apparently they normally go back there but yesterday they started to lock the door so they can't get in there anymore
We walked to mission space and saw a little hidden Mickey, and then went backstage behind test track. The track really shakes from side to side when the cars go overhead! Saw where they service the cars, gary got a bit of toolbox envy
(he's a service technician). We walked over to Epcot cast services, saw the costume store and where the princesses get ready, then went round to the marina where they store the illuminations barges. That was the end of the tour and we got let back onstage in the china pavilion gift shop.*
The tour was good and would recommend it, but the first hour or so drags a bit while they explain the history of Epcot. If you already know that stuff it drags but if you didn't it'd be quite interesting.*
After the tour we walked back to the land and got lunch at sunshine seasons. We always eat here as its good for counter service, we both got the pork chop
We then went for a walk round world showcase, I spent a snack credit on a crepe in France. We watched miyuki in Japan, she doesn't give the candy away anymore which was a bit of a disappointment as she made a penguin for me.*
We did the rest of world showcase, saw a load of the "training" characters down the side of the American pavilion, it was great, got photos with Mickey, Donald, Pluto, and baloo with only one or two people in front of me
After that we headed back to the front of the park via mousegear. We had to meet up for divequest at 4.15
The dive was as good as ever, although there didn't seem to be many people in the seas so not as much interaction with the guests which is the fun part!*
After the tour we got the bus back to the resort, had another beef dinner at the food court, then sat in the bar and watched yee ha Bob for about 45 mins. We're both really tired so now back at the room watching big bang theory
Tomorrow we check out of POR and into the poly