As I mentioned last night, we ended up at Epcot yesterday after eating lunch with friends at Golden Corral.
Everyone I know who has ever eaten at the Golden Corral on 192 and the one in Lake Buena Vista always says the 192 one is better. We ate at the Lake Buena Vista one. It was one of our better experiences there! The most tasty thing was their fried onion. It was similar to a blooming onion. Anakin loves onion rings. So I got him one of those. He could not eat it, because onion rings have to be round and these were not.
Once in Epcot we went to Space Ship Earth.
We got stuck on Spaceship Earth. Apparently a bird got inside the building and set off motion detectors. Anakin is afraid of the dark, and we were stopped at a very dark section before Rome. The only light was an ultra violet light that made my white shirt glow. I was the only light for Anakin. He was scared. So scared. He slumped down in his seat, and became very rigid, and couldn't chew his gum. We tried to talk to him, but he was unreceptive. I got out his brush and did the Wilbarger Brushing and joint compressions. It relaxed him a little bit. I'm not sure how long we sat there, but it was a while. Once it started back up, he was right up against me, afraid it might stop again.
Our next stop was soarin'. The standby line was 75 minutes when we arrived. It took us around 30 minutes to get through the fast pass line. No problems here!
Next up, find smileycrissy! It's interesting finding someone who you've never met and never saw a picture of. I called her and thought, it would be easy to find someone with a phone to their ear. Do you have any idea how many people at the soarin' exit waiting area have cell phones to their ears? Several. She said she would be wearing a blue snow white shirt, so I narrowed my search to on cell phone with blue shirts. There was only one! And there she was greeting us with a smile. I introduced her to the rest of our party and we headed off to Living with the Land.
Next stop Test Track. Another attraction that broke down a couple times while we waited. Thankfully we were not stuck on the ride! We were in line waiting to get into room #2. Also in our favor, we were at the very back of that line, so there was nobody crowding in on us!
Anakin had some discomfort waiting. He kept seeking pressure from the railings, and I kept remining him that he could not sit, stand, or hang on the rails. So the next best thing, was squeezing me. We have a rule about the chin to the stomach. He may not dig his chin into me. He may only dig it into my hand where it doesn't hurt me. So there was alot of chin digging, rocking, sitting on the floor, standing back up, pin trading, repeat.
Once we got up through the preshow and in line for our car, the attraction stopped again. This time it was only for a few minutes. The people in the car asked to stay inside it for another ride, and they were permitted. The people behind us complained. Anakin was perfectly fine with it. In fact, he had a very generous day yesterday.
(He has been really getting into pin trading. We have been just forking over pins left and right for him. He didn't understand that they don't come free. So we had him give us $10 for 17 pins. And he could do what he wanted with them. He gave 2 away to the friends we were with, and traded the rest.)
Once we got in the car, Anakin was so excited and happy. His arms were flapping at times and his legs were stomping. He kept saying I'm just so happy!
Our last stop was the Great Piggy Band Adventure. For the 2nd time ever, we won! He had never been able to coordinate the games. This time he did a great job on the 1st and 3rd stations. The 2nd station caused him some difficulty.
My suggestion for parents. Bring a small flash light or glow stick incase you get stuck on a dark ride. Bring calming things as well to pass the time away if a ride gets stuck.
We had a great time! We stopped on the way out for a Mickey Premium Bar and headed home. I guess he will have to eat these earlier in the day. Since he doesn't normally have caffeine, that chocolate kept him awake. He had a very difficult time falling asleep.
Welcome Crissy!! Thanks. He asked when we will see you again?
