Our first morning in Florida was one of comfort compared to
the gruel of Space Camp. We woke up to a luxury breakfast, from beds that were
actually beds, a nice change of pace. Compared to Huntsville & our other
destinations Florida had nice warm temperatures in the morning, a nice change
After waking up at 7:45 we were let free to go and fill our
plates with all we could eat. There was crispy bacon, a chef offering to make
an omelette, waffles, scrambled eggs and one of my favourite, hash browns. After
breakfast we headed up to our rooms until 8.50, where we prepared for a long
day. The bus ride to Epcot took around 20 minutes, our first sight of our
destination was the gates, full of Disney characters. After yet more driving,
and a lot of parking we arrived at the front entrance. We were all prepped to
go in, before realising that the papers to get in were back at the hotel…
whoops. Mr Roberts started ringing around and after a while we obtained the
entry numbers.
We walked in and then after choosing a meeting spot split
into small groups for the day. Epcot was full of attractions, each more
different from the last. The Epcot dome was easily the thing that caught the
eye. Inside was an attraction on time and space, a slow moving ride throughout
the dome looking at the invention of civilisation and technology, right from
the Ice Age to today’s time. It was
filled with moving lifelike figures depicting everything that was going on in
the scenes.
Past the dome were strings of other attractions leading to
the centre of the park, a HUGE lake. Around the edges of the lake were the
world showcases, attractions showing the history and culture of all the famous
powers of the worlds. Each attraction was a little theme park of its self, with
plenty to do and see. Around the lake there were over 25 different counties and
cultures represented. Each showcase was beautifully designed to show off the
culture and style of each country. The showcases ranged from traditional
Holland to feudal Japan to ancient Mexico etc.
Around the dome its self the other exhibits were placed.
Most of these exhibits were slow moving presentations teaching many different
things, ranging from space and time to engineering challenges to using your
imagination. Many of the displays and presentations used the same moving
lifelike wax figures as used in the centre dome. The presentation by Ellen DeGeneres
on energy through the prehistoric ere was absolutely amazing, well worth seeing
again…and again.
After 7 hours of touring the park darkness fell, and the
whole place changed. Everything was lit up spectacularly for Christmas, lights
everywhere. To me the whole atmosphere changed, it was truly incredible. One of
the smallest yet best features were the jumping fountains, jets of water propelled
carefully into places on their own, lit up colourfully. We spent a good half an
hour just messing around there. After leaving the fountains behind it was time
for the famous Epcot fireworks. To say they lived up to expectations would be
underdoing it just a bit. Incredible bursts of colour lit up the sky across the
lake, right in front of us. Meanwhile a story of imagination was being told to
bursts of fire and music. The whole experience was incredible.
After the Fireworks we headed for the exit, along with every
other like-minded person. We were going strong till we hit the hotel, then we
realised just how weary we were. We had been at it for over 12 hours after all….
All in all Epcot was an amazing experience and a great day,
something truly worth doing. We all loved it and want to go back some day.
Anyway, it’s getting late here and we have even longer days to come. See you
all in just under week…
By Ben and Nathan.
No comments:
Post a Comment