After a quick shower and change of clothes at POR, we made our way to the bus stop to catch the next Epcot bus. Sounds easy enough, but this is the one and only time in all our time at POR (both in 2007 and on this trip) that we waited a long time for a bus. We waited and waited and finally an Epcot bus rounded the corner
unfortunately it was
FULL and we had to continue to wait. At this point Jeff had a bit of an ugly tourist moment and kind of vented on the bus driver
.we really did wait a long time, but it wasnt the drivers fault. Oh well
what do you do
move on!
Finally we arrived at Epcot and headed into Future World. Now, if you remember, I stopped taking good notes early in the trip because it was just sucking the fun out of the day for me. So
.I am a little fuzzy as to how this afternoon progressed, but Ill do my best!
The time stamp on this picture of Snow White
my favorite!
.says we entered the park at 3:15.
Our touring goals for the rest of the afternoon were to finish touring Future World and to see Illuminations at 9:00. It was going to be a pretty laid back afternoon!
Our first stop was Test Track! We love this ride and were really looking forward to riding again. We went straight to the FP machines and picked up our fast passes for later. Unfortunately, the machines were acting up!
It took a while, but eventually we had success! I snapped this picture before we left the TT area. I have a very similar one in the same spot from our 2007 trip.
To kill the time until we could use our FPs, we went to check out Spaceship Earth. This ride had been refurbished since our last visit and I was looking forward to seeing the updates! I loved the little interactive bit at the end of the ride! So fun to see yourself on the screen! We also decided that since we were having such a leisurely afternoon, we could spend some time in Project Tomorrow, the interactive playground at the rides exit. My boys loved the driving game (as did all the other boys, because the wait for that seemed longer than for the other activities). I remember playing some game that tested your reaction time on problem solving games. I really had fun with that one! I am SO competitive as is Dan, so we tried to outdo each other!
Jonah and Jeff played a 3-D interactive operation type game
too cool! Im so glad we had time this trip to enjoy things like this area. It would have been so easy to exit the ride and hit the next one, but stopping to smell the roses was so worth it. Project Tomorrow is very well done and enjoyable for both kids and adults.
At this point everyone was getting hungry. We had only eaten a snack at the waterpark, so we were ready for a meal. We wanted to try out Sunshine Seasons so we headed to the Land pavilion to feed our bellies! At a place like Sunshine Seasons its very convenient for the boys to have their own card and to be able to choose their own food and check out on their own. Dan chose Chinese and a Butterfinger cake and went to find seats while the rest of us agonized over all of our choices! Jeff ended up getting a Chinese entrée as well, Isaiah had salmon, Jonah had a sandwich, and I got a delicious pork chop with garlic mashed potatoes. YUM! I really enjoyed my food as did the rest of the family. Jeff tasted Isaiahs salmon and didnt really care for it. He said it was overcooked, but Isaiah is not a connoisseur by any means and he seemed to like it! The only photo I took was of my dessert
the strawberry shortcake! VERY GOOD!
On our way out of the Land, with full bellies, we decided to take this opportunity to ride the Nemo ride and explore the aquariums. If you remember, this was one of Daniels MUST-DOs for this trip. On our 2007 trip, we rode the clam-mobiles, saw Crush, then headed out. We didnt take any time at all to check out the aquariums. I, myself, am not a fan
.but I love my son
.so into the SEAS we go!
There was NO line at all so we twisted and turned through the empty queue before boarding our state of the art clamshell. I really thought this ride was lame on our 2007 trip, but apparently I had missed something or wasnt paying attention because this time around it was kinda cute! I think it might have had something to do with the fact that we waited in line FOREVER last time and it just didnt seem worth the wait.
We set up a designated meeting place and the older boys set off to explore. I did my best to seem interested, but fish bore me.
LOL! I did like watching the sea turtle
.I waited a long time for him to swim by so I could snap this picture!
We all met back up and posed for a few photos with our shark friends!
That Isaiah loves to ham it up!
We took Mr. Rays quiz while we waited to see Crush. Jonah had his certificate e-mailed to him. I love those little touches of Disney that arrive when you are home and sad! Turtle Talk is such a cute show. Jonah sat down on the floor with all the kids
and he even got picked to ask a question! I wish I could remember what he asked.
Oh well. I
CRACK UP at this show
.Dory getting squished against the glass, the kids shouting at Crush to look behind him, the bra humor
.good stuff!
It was about 6:20 as we exited the Seas pavilion. Dan was happy that he got to explore! It was time to head over to TT to use our FPs but we did that via the Imagination pavilion. We didnt ride Figment this trip, but my boys LOVE the jumping fountains and really wanted to play there for a bit. So
Jeff and I grabbed a bench and watched the craziness that ensued!
As you can see, the area was totally empty until the Honey I Shrunk the Audience movie let out
then it was a little crazy!
One more pic of me and my (soggy) boys!
Just a pretty SE picture!
On our walk across FW we found this guy and couldnt help but stop and take some pictures. You know what they say about birds of a feather right? Well my boys love Stitch
.need I say more?!
At this point, we were well past time when we could get more FPs, so we grabbed some for this ride before heading over to the TT pavilion.
Up next
..We feel the need, the need for SPEED!
We had that happen in April too. We waited and waited some more....not fun!!
Ill admit
I feel the need for speed more than I should! I got two speeding tickets in a 6 month span a couple of years ago and I have since slowed down
.but I LOVE to go fast! Test Track is right up my alley
.and of course its cars so the boys love it too. We jumped in the FP line and made it to our briefing room and then into our test car. My FAVORITE part of this ride is when the big truck with its headlights comes at you out of nowhere! It scares me silly every time! 
And of course I love the fast part outside as well
go figure! I think my boys love the car showroom at the exit just as much as the ride, honestly. It bores me to tears, but here are a few pics of my boys in their glory! Isaiah has recently developed a love for sports cars, so he just ate this up!
I am a sucker for any fireworks, but this show has so many cool little extras. I like how they blow out the torches, I love how each country lights up, the water effects are great
.I cant say enough. It really is a great show and a MUST DO for our family. My pics arent the greatest, but Ill let them speak for themselves.
abounds...
Connie
