It’s off to Epcot today.

It’s off to Epcot today. We arrived at 9:15 AM and parked in the last section of the first parking lot, just a short walk from the entrance. The weather was beautiful. The humidity was much lower today. The forecast is for rain in the afternoon. Our first stop was at “Mission to Mars”. It is a simulated trip to Mars that begins with a blastoff in a rocket from earth, a slingshot maneuver around the moon and finally a tricky landing on Mars. It is my favorite ride. Jayson loved it. He was the captain and was required to perform several activities throughout the flight. Jayson performed each flawlessly. Thus we had a very successful mission. From there Jayson played a video game, crawled through some jungle style mazes, and composed a picture of himself as a monkey and emailed it to his Mom & Dad.

Our next stop was Test Track where we stood in line for 35 minutes with out moving. Jayson convinced us to get a fast track ticket and move on to Innovation. There we rode the ride and saw the presentation of Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Jayson and Sandy were scared by the three-d snake and mice which ran through the audience. You could feel their tales as they passed. Next we visited the Land and rode the Living Land, On this ride we saw baby alligators, hydroponics gardens and a fish farm, From there we detoured through the Cold Spot, an igloo like building, sponsored by Coke. Here we enjoyed various drinks from around the world. Jayson enjoyed trying each drinks. We visited this place three times during the day. Next we used our fast-track ticket at Test Track. This is a ride in a mock NASCAR vehicle on a test track that simulates the g-forces a driver encounters. Great ride. Jayson was thrilled.

We pretty much did everything at Epcot…even watched the fireworks at the end of the day. Jayson was so tired that he took a short nap in Germany. However he did wake to see all the fireworks.