Day 3 took our families to Epcot Theme Park. Having never been to Epcot before, I was in awe of just how huge Spaceship Earth, Epcot's icon actually was. The 180 ft tall ball is enormous!
This was our day to start accumulating character autographs. We carried around a mat from a picture frame and two pillowcases to get signed. Having Hadley not be scared of the characters was all the encouragement our friendly, fun-loving Canaan needed. He loved meeting them. Most of my pictures from Epcot are of the kiddos with characters.
I quickly learned that I had to hold the pillowcases very taut for the characters to get good signatures. Hadley was so excited to find out she was going to get to sleep with all her favorite characters each night. I think I was just as excited as her to get all those fancy signatures. Lacey told me that the characters practice those signatures for hours and hours during their training.
Aurora, from Sleeping Beauty, was elegant and graceful and took her time with Hadley. How do they make each and every child feel so special?
Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, is one of my personal favorites. She was so fun and even took Hadley by the hand and walked and talked with her for a bit.
I really had to include this picture because it shows our Canaan's personality at its finest. He is a HAM. With Minnie crouched down on the ground, signing his pillowcase, he walked behind her and got so tickled at her. He thought she was too funny. This boy keeps us on our toes.
Character autographs weren't all that our day at Epcot consisted of. We explored the heritage of Norway by riding Maelstrom, a mysterious boat ride through Scandanavian seascapes and swamps. I loved this ride and it was way more adventurous than I thought it would be. Some of the ride was in total darkness, even the 28 foot drop at the end! We sorta felt like we were white water rafting.
We also rode an adorable ride called The Seas with Nemo & Friends. We boarded a "clamobile" and descended below the waves, trying to help Marlin and Dory find Nemo. Just when we thought the ride was over, the adventure took an exciting turn when the Finding Nemo characters joined real, live sea creatures in a 5.7 million gallon saltwater aquarium. We spent the longest time in the aquarium, and at the Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion, where we got to see many of the character's "real" counterparts from the movie.
One of the most awesome rides from our entire trip, Soarin', was wildly entertaining for Justin and Hadley. Although I thought it was amazing, I am super scared of heights and the ride really did mess with my head. The 40 ft we were actually in the air, felt like thousands to me. This attraction really does bring the Golden State to life, as you hang-glide over various Californian landscapes and landmarks. You feel the wind through your hair and even smell what you are seeing. The Imagineers at Disney pulled out all the stops for this attraction, that's for sure!
Turtle Talk with Crush was an adorably entertaining question and answer session with everyone's favorite turtle, Crush. Hadley had her hand raised, with a burning question for Crush, but she never got called on. I asked her later what she was going to ask Crush and she said she wanted to know where all his friends were. Righteous, dude.
For a nice, relaxing ride we rode Spaceship Earth, where we explored the history of communications from the Stone Age to the Computer Age. We even had a chance to design the kind of future we wanted to live in.
Living with the Land was a boat tour ride, which is part dark ride and part greenhouse tour. The focus of the ride is on agriculture, especially new technology to make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly. It was very educational and we really enjoyed it.
Sorry to bore with all the details but I really want to be able to remember every attraction, years from now. It'll be fun to go back and talk about them with the kids, too. We finished our day at Epcot by watching the fireworks; IllumiNations:Reflections of Earth. We gathered around the World Showcase Lagoon to witness the incredible history of our planet through a fireworks show. It was a wonderfully magical ending to our day at Epcot Theme Park.
We also rode an adorable ride called The Seas with Nemo & Friends. We boarded a "clamobile" and descended below the waves, trying to help Marlin and Dory find Nemo. Just when we thought the ride was over, the adventure took an exciting turn when the Finding Nemo characters joined real, live sea creatures in a 5.7 million gallon saltwater aquarium. We spent the longest time in the aquarium, and at the Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion, where we got to see many of the character's "real" counterparts from the movie.
One of the most awesome rides from our entire trip, Soarin', was wildly entertaining for Justin and Hadley. Although I thought it was amazing, I am super scared of heights and the ride really did mess with my head. The 40 ft we were actually in the air, felt like thousands to me. This attraction really does bring the Golden State to life, as you hang-glide over various Californian landscapes and landmarks. You feel the wind through your hair and even smell what you are seeing. The Imagineers at Disney pulled out all the stops for this attraction, that's for sure!
Turtle Talk with Crush was an adorably entertaining question and answer session with everyone's favorite turtle, Crush. Hadley had her hand raised, with a burning question for Crush, but she never got called on. I asked her later what she was going to ask Crush and she said she wanted to know where all his friends were. Righteous, dude.
For a nice, relaxing ride we rode Spaceship Earth, where we explored the history of communications from the Stone Age to the Computer Age. We even had a chance to design the kind of future we wanted to live in.
Living with the Land was a boat tour ride, which is part dark ride and part greenhouse tour. The focus of the ride is on agriculture, especially new technology to make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly. It was very educational and we really enjoyed it.
Sorry to bore with all the details but I really want to be able to remember every attraction, years from now. It'll be fun to go back and talk about them with the kids, too. We finished our day at Epcot by watching the fireworks; IllumiNations:Reflections of Earth. We gathered around the World Showcase Lagoon to witness the incredible history of our planet through a fireworks show. It was a wonderfully magical ending to our day at Epcot Theme Park.
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