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- Apr 21, 2007
DAY 3, Epcot, Part 1
We were all really looking forward to today -- Epcot is our favorite park.
As I said earlier, we are rope drop people. Well, Alyssa and I are. Mom and Dad go along with it if that's what I tell them we're going to do. Mark and Brie...not so much...one of these days we'll do a trip where they actually get to sleep in as long as they want. But for Alyssa and me? There's no sleeping in at Disney! LOL
I had debated again about whether we should drive or take the bus and I wanted to drive, but I was outvoted by my family who wanted to take the bus. So that's what we did.
We were at the bus stop at 7:50 am and the bus arrived within five minutes. Off to Epcot!
Walking to the bus stop...aren't they cute?
We arrived at Epcot at 8:15 am, about 5-10 minutes earlier than I had planned which is certainly not a problem. We had some time to sit and chill while we waited for the park to open...
We were probably fifth or sixth back from the tapstile, and behind us was a gentleman with a huge camera who said he used to have a website devoted to touring plans and such...I wanted to ask who he was and which website but I didn't.
The plan this morning was for Mark, Dad, and the girls to head straight to Test Track and ride that standby, while Mom and I went to Soarin' and rode it standby. One of the things we really don't like about FP+ is how the rides are tiered in Epcot and DHS. I totally get why they do it -- but that doesn't mean I have to like it. I really hope that, someday, Epcot has more attractions. We love the park -- seriously, it's our favorite -- but it could use some new attractions. We are excited for the new Soarin' film, but not so excited about bringing Arendell to the Norway pavilion. But that can of worms has been opened, hashed, rehashed, etc., enough times already. Suffice it to say, World Showcase is about real places and Arendell is most certainly *not* a real place, no matter whether it was based on Norway or not. OK, moving on....
They started letting us in at 8:30, which was earlier than I expected. Of course they did the "walk, don't run, behind the CMs leading you to the next waiting point....". And of course people ran. That really annoys me. Come on, people -- it's for your own safety! The other thing that really annoys me is people pushing their way from the back of the crowd to get to the front, when we were all obviously here before them. Rude. Just rude. Anyway, the guys and the girls went to Test Track, and Mom and I headed to Soarin'. They held us at the next waiting point at Innoventions until about 8:50, I believe. I took the opportunity to take a few pictures...I love all of the flowering trees, shrubs, and plants at Disney World!
Mom and I got to Soarin' at 8:57, and the posted wait time was 10 minutes, which is exactly what we waited. It was posted at 20 minutes when we got off. Mark, Dad, and the girls said that they dropped the rope to head to Test Track at 8:55, but I'm not sure that's right. Anyway, they got to Test Track at 8:55 and it was walk on. Woo hoo!!
We were all really looking forward to today -- Epcot is our favorite park.
As I said earlier, we are rope drop people. Well, Alyssa and I are. Mom and Dad go along with it if that's what I tell them we're going to do. Mark and Brie...not so much...one of these days we'll do a trip where they actually get to sleep in as long as they want. But for Alyssa and me? There's no sleeping in at Disney! LOL
I had debated again about whether we should drive or take the bus and I wanted to drive, but I was outvoted by my family who wanted to take the bus. So that's what we did.
We were at the bus stop at 7:50 am and the bus arrived within five minutes. Off to Epcot!
Walking to the bus stop...aren't they cute?
We arrived at Epcot at 8:15 am, about 5-10 minutes earlier than I had planned which is certainly not a problem. We had some time to sit and chill while we waited for the park to open...
We were probably fifth or sixth back from the tapstile, and behind us was a gentleman with a huge camera who said he used to have a website devoted to touring plans and such...I wanted to ask who he was and which website but I didn't.
The plan this morning was for Mark, Dad, and the girls to head straight to Test Track and ride that standby, while Mom and I went to Soarin' and rode it standby. One of the things we really don't like about FP+ is how the rides are tiered in Epcot and DHS. I totally get why they do it -- but that doesn't mean I have to like it. I really hope that, someday, Epcot has more attractions. We love the park -- seriously, it's our favorite -- but it could use some new attractions. We are excited for the new Soarin' film, but not so excited about bringing Arendell to the Norway pavilion. But that can of worms has been opened, hashed, rehashed, etc., enough times already. Suffice it to say, World Showcase is about real places and Arendell is most certainly *not* a real place, no matter whether it was based on Norway or not. OK, moving on....
They started letting us in at 8:30, which was earlier than I expected. Of course they did the "walk, don't run, behind the CMs leading you to the next waiting point....". And of course people ran. That really annoys me. Come on, people -- it's for your own safety! The other thing that really annoys me is people pushing their way from the back of the crowd to get to the front, when we were all obviously here before them. Rude. Just rude. Anyway, the guys and the girls went to Test Track, and Mom and I headed to Soarin'. They held us at the next waiting point at Innoventions until about 8:50, I believe. I took the opportunity to take a few pictures...I love all of the flowering trees, shrubs, and plants at Disney World!
Mom and I got to Soarin' at 8:57, and the posted wait time was 10 minutes, which is exactly what we waited. It was posted at 20 minutes when we got off. Mark, Dad, and the girls said that they dropped the rope to head to Test Track at 8:55, but I'm not sure that's right. Anyway, they got to Test Track at 8:55 and it was walk on. Woo hoo!!