April 11, 2012 - Wednesday - Woke up around 6:30 a.m. to be out the door by 7:30 a.m. – We had originally planned to attend Magic Kingdom today, but after looking at one of our phone apps, the crowd meter was higher their today so we chose Epcot instead. We arrived 45 min. early and waited in line for about 30 min. All of the adult tickets had to put their finger into this machine to scan our fingerprints before entering. I had never seen this before. Then when we went to each additional park, the fingerprint had to match the ticket. I guess this will keep people from buying 5 day passes and selling half of the days to somebody else. We used the WDW Lines app which Byron paid $15 for. The app told us what ride to go on in order and when to get fast passes for certain rides. The plan was for it to help us save 3-4 hours by jumping around this way. It was amazing how nice it worked. We followed this list at each park and didn't have to wait in many lines especially for being one of the busiest times of the year to go. We loved not having to think about what to do next. Fast Track was the first ride we went on. It was a huge hit and so fun. Bradley was scared at first, but then seemed to like it at the end. Next we went on a “Mission: Space” - you can either ride the Orange (extreme)Green (easy) simulated rocket ride. Since the adults were all going to go on the easy ride, I decided I was brave and didn't have problems with sickness so I would go with the kids on the orange ride. Boy was I wrong! You are strapped into a small space into a simulator that makes you feel like you are going to Mars. I felt claustrophobic and very sick most of the time. I was so grateful it ended when it did or I don't know what would have happened. I guess I am getting too old for these kid rides :). We went on Soarin’ twice and loved it each time. Mom Beck had never been on this ride and he said it was her favorite she had ever been on before. Living on the Land – very interesting – I loved seeing tomato trees and all of the plants growing in their facility. We also loved Crush the Turtle – awesome how he actually talked to children in the audience – not sure how they did it. The rides at Epcot are based on educational experiences compared to fun at the other parks. So some of the kids liked Epcot and some didn't as much.
By noon we had hit all of the rides in the park and headed over to the countries area. Their is a huge lake that is surrounded on all sides by different countries. It was a lot of fun walking through each one getting a good feel for the atmosphere. They had entertainment in each area along with food that is native to that country. It was also fun to go into the shops and see souvenirs from these areas. For dinner we ate Chinese food. It was so good and filling. I ate orange chicken - each child shared a plate. For lunch we shared meals and were still hungry after eating. This dinner made up the difference as we definitely got our fill and more. In France we saw a cool 5 screen (around half of room) show. The crowds felt pretty light, but found out that Epcot is massive after walking around it all day. By following the app we didn’t hit huge lines at all – Soarin’ and Fast Track were 110 min. lines without the FASTPASSES. So nice we didn’t experience those lines. Melissa bought gelato for us to share - so creamy and good. We sat to see the evening show for 1 ½ hours, then people stood in front of us and wouldn’t sit down after it started - that was pretty upsetting. Luckily the kids were on the front row next to the water so Byron & I went over with them. It ended up being a very late night. We went by Walgreen's on our way back to the condo. The kids bought some Disney World things for a lot less money. I was glad I had brought snacks in my bag since we ate them all through out the day. The food is so expensive in the parks.
The crew before entering Epcot - Parker, red and Carter, green
Waiting for Fast Track and Bradley looking a little scared before the ride started.
The lines were so long to wait and see the characters, that we opted to just take them from a distance.
Soarin' with the crew.
We finally waited in line when we saw one not very long and had fun with Chip and Dale.
Their is a Coke store where you can test coke from different countries. Byron & Dad Beck were in complete heaven:).
These cool character bushes were all over Epcot. They were fascinating to look at. Below are some fun hats we had trying on in the different countries.
Bradley wiped out half way through the day while looking at the countries.
The yummy gelato. She got chocolate, lemon and another really good kind.
Fun telephone pictures in the United Kingdom.
Waiting for the evening show to start.
A beautiful view on our way out.
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