Friday, June 6th
After the excitement of yesterday, we used Friday to catch up on sleep and just relax.
Saturday, June 7th
Okay, I know I said something about Thursday (the day we ate at the castle) being the day to end all days…but really, Saturday takes that prize. Saturday, June 7th, my Dad and I, both certified scuba divers, would scuba dive in the Living Seas (er- The Seas With Nemo and Friends…).
We were through the turnstiles at 8:50ish. Like I said awhile back, I have never been to a rope drop. We always seem to get to the park right when it’s over. So, this was my first rope drop experience. Little did I know that rope drop at EPCOT takes place by the fountain. So my dad and I are walking quickly to get Fastpasses for Soarin’. Dad sees that Inoventions is open…so he tells me to go through. Well, I didn’t hear him right. I thought he wanted me to go through and get a head start on Soarin’. I don’t know why I thought that…because I didn’t even have the tickets…so there was no way I could’ve gotten fastpasses. Anyway, I went through Innoventions and come out on the other side and all I see are cast members. I start to question myself a little bit when suddenly an important-looking cast member comes up to me and asks how I got through. Apparently, Inno. wasn’t supposed to be opened…and I was the stupid person who thought I could go through…HA! Here I was thinking that everyone else was so stupid for taking the
long way instead of noticing this handy shortcut. So this cast member sends me over by the rope drop where he tells me to chill until the ropes are dropped. I’m nicely and quietly waiting when ANOTHER cast member comes over and asks me what I’m doing on this side. And I tell him that I’ve already been caught. Lol jk. I tell him that the other cast member told me to wait here. But he says I need to come sit closer. So I do. And I’m embarrassed to death while everyone, cast members and park goers included, stares at me and wonders what in the world I’m doing. It was awful. I felt so bad. And it turns out, all my Dad wanted me to do was see if Innoventions was open on the other side. He didn’t want me to go through. And after I went through, he saw a security guard come and lock the door. Swell. They drop the rope. I rejoin my family. All of which are laughing at me. They’re so nice.
We rush to Soarin’! And the day begins. We do rides…blah blah blah…I really just want to get to the part about my dive…watch VoL again…Okay! That’s sufficient for the beginning of the day’s report…
Dad and I get to the front at 4:06, ready to dive. At 4:16 the CMs come out and start checking us in. Nancy was our guide. We started with a tour of behind the scenes of the LS. There was tons of cool info- -stuff I’d never heard! Then we watched an instructional movie. Nancy was soooo cool and nice and DEFinitely had the Disney spirit. I was the only girl in the group (there were 10 guys) so I had the locker room all to myself. The locker room was
really nice. I got a big locker, with my name on it, for all of my stuff. While we took the tour, CMs had stocked the locker with our wetsuits and towels so everything was right there. After we got changed, we walked right through the main room of the LS, in front of everybody, and went up the stairs and into the blue tube in the main obs. room. Then we entered the room where the top of the pool is. Oh. My. Gosh. I can’t explain to you what it’s like to see the
top of the pool you’ve only seen the middle of your whole life. It was weird. But very cool. We got a little instruction from the dive master and then went!
I cannot describe this experience. Not only did I see amazing wildlife, including groupers, sharks (yes, sharks! I was very nervous about them too!), manta rays, a sea turtle, and fish, fish, fish, I got to wave at tons of people and give
them a piece of magic!! I would wave at little kids in the Coral Reef and they would FLIP OUT! They thought it was so cool! And I got to wave at my mom and sister and sit face to face with two hundred pound fish and, and, and…!!!!! Hahaha. It was just incredible. Here are some pictures…they aren’t very good but you get the idea…
There was one time when I waved in the Coral Reef meaning only to wave at a little kid or something but there were seriously about 20 people who jumped up and started taking pictures and waving back!!! It was inSANE!
After the dive, we went “backstage” again and got a seriously up close view of the dolphins. You can’t dive with the dolphins…I don’t know why. After that we went back to the locker rooms and showered. Disney provides shampoo, conditioner, and body wash…AND hairdryers. Then we went back upstairs and filled out evals, got our t-shirts, buttons for supporting Disney’s Wildlife thing (I forgot what it’s called…but part of the cost of the dive goes to it so we got buttons for supporting it), and watched the video that they make of the dive. It was cool but not worth purchasing.
We left and met mom and Joelle…
It was around 8 when we made it back to World Showcase. I got fish and chips for the first time. Oh em gee. I loved them. I sat and listened to British Invasion, while eating my fish and chips, and the people next to me were from England. Can it get any more authentic?? Then we all watched Illuminations from the
perfect spot.
My Dad took those
Oh! I forgot to say that I got lefse from Norway before our dive…
When you ask for one, do they always give two? Is that just how it’s served?
This was my favorite day of our entire trip. Sorry if I went on a bit about the dive…but I really wanted to share it with all of you!!
Oh, and I'm glad I'm bringing back childhood memories for you.
lol My trip, including drive time, was 18 days. But that's including travel time. 
I woke up at about 6:40ish and we left the site at 8:25. After hitting our final must-dos at AK, we left for EPCOT. We love Epcot and usually spend most of our time there
if you havent noticed. We went straight back to World Showcase and stopped in France for one of my favorite traditions
getting pastries! 
Ill post again if I think of anything.
p.s. Thanks for the good luck!!
I loved your photos!
