Florida: Epcot

  
Relaxation is not for the faint of heart, especially considering that the Hockey Game was on bright and early this morning. What hockey game? Yeah...you might not be Canadian. With the Olympics, being Canadian means that you rise with the sun and watch the game. Fortunately, this game was not against the USA and we won 3:0 so everyone at the park was happy. I dread to think about how awful the sulks would have been otherwise. After all, it feels like half the population in Florida right now are Canadian.

Once hockey was put to bed, the car load piled into Epcot for the day. Fast Passes were working so we hooked up with Test Drive, Nemo and Spaceship Earth. Now, Epcot is lovely. But there is so much to do that for the second visit in a row, we only managed to see half the park. It is really frustrating to go early and still not see everything. The positive part of Epcot is that they have lockers and have a very logical map. We started with Soarin which is amazing and then did the boat tour through the research lab. From there, we hit up Canada and worked our way around the pavillions to Germany and then our fast passes kicked in. We caught the boat back to Mexico and Tomorrowland to begin the Fast Pass hop. We rode Nemo and visited the aquariums. We met a few characters and wandered through Spaceship Earth and Mission Space. That ride is not for the faint of heart, it felt very realistic. And of course, my kids were all set to go again immediately. However, test drive called and that was fabulous. You could design your own car and then see how well your simulation would do. I loved it and would have gone again but once again, the line was 60 minutes long.

The cool part about Epcot is that they have great rides. There are the detective opportunities with mission control around the park that take place in different countries. We solved France's mystery today. At each country, you can have your bear stamped and signed off. And there are the character locations everywhere. The food at this park is incredible and the boutiques encourage you to spend money. I really loved how the staff were from each nation, which added to the geographical feel of the place. I just wish the park was open longer to accommodate it.

The negative side of Epcot is that you need way more time than is possible to accomplish enough of it to feel that you had a satisfying day. My feet hurt and I really can't persuade myself to go back for the second day. I would rather do NASA again or Magic Kingdom. There was also a two hour line to meet the characters from Frozen in Norway. We went with friends to the park, but we never even saw them so that was a washout. For the main attractions, you can only get a Fast Pass for one of them, so choose wisely and leg it to the ones that you couldn't get. Disney is a challenge. It is a lot of fun scattered with a lot of lines.

Epcot - you are my favorite park but I can only come once as you wear me out.

So, we finished the evening with feet and bodies in the pool to relax tired muscles and feet. The music was great and the pool was awesone at the resort.