Ride Report: Epcot w/ preschoooler

[dorkyrooster]

The crew: my wife and I in our 30-somethings, 3.5yo son (41" tall), 2.5mo babe, and my parents. Visits were 3/5 and 3/7.

Monorail: We took the monorail over and waited to be seated in with the pilot. I list this as a ride because it was very cool to be up front! Grade: A
Maelstrom: The trolls were a little scary for DS. Going backwards was neat. But we were eventually overwhelmed by the lameness. Plus then they trap you in the fishing village waiting for the show. Grade: F
El Rio del Tiempo: Going by the temple. volcano, and restaurant was interesting. The marketplace if kinda funny. Grade: C
Soarin': We managed to get there by 8:15 on EMH day, not the easiest thing to do with 2 small ones. Baby swap had our little one ecstatic for a 2nd ride in a row. Then we got a Fastpass, did Living with the Land, and rode for a 3rd time. Superb ride. The 3 rides were all in row 1, one each in groups A, B, and C. I think the best views were actually in A (the left).
Living with the Land: We loved this, so many cool things to look at in the greenhouses! We were all amazed. Grade: A
Spaceship Earth: Very uncomfortable chairs. Interesting enough but we were ready for the long descent to be over. Grade: C
Journey into Imagination: Fairly cute. The labs afterwards I remember being better on my last trip, circa 1999. Grade: C
Test Track: We were concerned that the jolts and accelleration G's would be too much for DS. Ha. Once again baby swap and Fastpass had him thrilled to be able to go on again right away. I loved this ride! The 2 rides did take 1 hour total due to technical difficulties. Grade:A

 

[nicolemarie]

Thanks for the report! We will be there end of March with a preschooler. Unfortunately, he is just shy of 40" so we'll be swapping out with the oldest for the big rides!! Glad you had fun!