The day started again in the POFQ food court, except I got a cinnamon roll this time. I also got some grapes and a yogurt. I warmed the cinnamon roll up in the microwave for a few seconds. The cinnamon roll was pretty darn delicious, the grapes were so so.
I was off to Epcot again as I was signed up for the 8:30 Segway tour. I was quickly approved for entrance into the park after verifying I was on the tour (same turnstile as the Princess Breakfast). I met the tour at guest relations. When we had all shown up we were walked over to Innoventions where we were given our training. First there was a video we all had to watch and then we had to pick out a helmut. Contrary to public opinion I do not have a big head.
I had to trade a large for a medium. Once we had our helmets on we were shown to our segways .
If you want to see the training session (other than the video) stop by Innoventions (the one on the right from SE when entering the park and where the fire truck is).
First you are taught how to get on, then how to turn and then how to move forward. During the learning how to turn portion, there was, shall we say, a slight mishap. Each segway had a small orange cone on either side of it, think of it as your personal space. The idea is to stay in between the cones when turning. Sounds easy enough right?
Nope! I ended up rolling over a cone and with that I lost my balance and took out the woman next to me.
I made sure she wasnt hurt and I then I realized I may have twisted my knee (my left foot stayed planted on the segway when I went down) . It didnt feel too bad so we all just continued with the training. It was soon time to go out in the park.
Since we start in the Future World side of the park which was already opened we have to travel in single file (or as the guides said ducks in a row) as a safety precaution. Once we get to World Showcase we would be free to roam around. There were these 2 guys that just didnt want to listen, and one of the tour guides kept telling them ducks in a row. Once we got to WS our first stop was China and the walkways there. There were some low branches which makes being a shorty an advantage. Next we went to Germany (one of the guides was from Germany so that made it more interesting with her personal stories). After Germany we stopped here for pics
This is for you Fockers!
A little closer
We then went to Italy to weave in and out of the columns in front of the store before heading to the American Pavilion, where it started to rain. We waited out the rain in front of the big doors that lead into the American Adventure. A short time later we went to Japan. We were supposed to go up into the gardens but they were doing work there and it started to rain again. We sat out this downpour near the store where there was an over hang and we could get off the segway and rest our legs a bit (your legs do start to bother you after awhile as that is what you use to go forward, backward and speed up and slow down). Everyone took this opportunity to rest except those 2 aforementioned idiots, the one guide kept telling them to be careful with the wet pavement etc. but they pretty much ignored him.
Once the rain let up we went to Morocco and France and rode around in there for a bit.
It was then time to head back to Innoventions and ride like ducks in a row. I tried to go in the back as I didnt want to be in front of the idiots, I wanted to see what they were doing. The idiots insisted on riding in the back. Typically one tour guide rode up front and one was in the back. I kept hearing the one in the back saying ducks in a row because the idiots kept going off doing there own thing. When we were approaching Innoventions, the guide in the back went up front to help control the crowds so we could cross back into Innoventions safely. At this point I saw another CM approaching from the Imagination Pavilion on a segway. Right about this time one of the idiots started trying to do tricks and almost bumped into me, needless to say he got a sampling of my Jersey tude.
The other CM who was now behind us caught all this and as we all went into Innoventions I saw him talking with our guides. After we turned our Segways in and said our thank yous and goodbyes, I saw the 2 idiots being spoken too. Doubt anything happened, but at least they were spoken to.
My review - I absolutely loved this tour
and I know there was an off road version being offered at Fort Wilderness. If that continues to be offered, I would love to try it. This was the best way to see Epcot. Even my bad foot did ok, it was a little sore at the end but not too bad. My knee my end up being another story.
Next up: Fuzzy Disney Shopping
The weekend of August 22-24 is when all our dates are crossing over. 
The mental pic is priceless! 
Makes you feel all special...
I hope your knee was OK! 
You had icky weather that morning, right? I'm trying to remember.... (it seems so long ago! 
I'm glad that they were repremanded!
So, what did you buy???
I also got Rocky a birthday present. Again I would have to buy him a b-day present anyhow, so again this doesnt count as shopping either.
