Epcot
Day 13 - August 25, 2005  
August 25, 2005

Epcot
Meet with Sheryl and Terry
Boardwalk
The Boardwalk
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Norway across the lakeUp and over to Epcot by opening at 9am.  They let us through the International Gateway a few minutes before nine and held us at the bridge to France.  At 9am they let us go, and asked us to walk to Soarin' - assuming that is where 90% of us were headed.  Brinn and I went on ahead at a quick pace to get Fast Passes for Soarin.  We actually got there just a touch after the people from the front gate.  They told us CM's walk the people from the front gate to stop them from running.  Made it pretty even for us getting there around the same time. 






Japan across the lakeOn inside to get our Fast Passes.  They were good for 9:48, which meant that we had plenty of time to do the Circle of Life movie (in an almost empty theatre), and then Living with the Land.   We enjoy Living with the Land, and this time Kristen asked me to get lots of pictures in the hydroponics area.  Her kids (teacher) typically have a bit of trouble with a unit on Hydroponics, and she thought pics might help.  Pics I can do, but be glad I'm not sharing ALL I took!  ;-) 








Living With the LandWe were now in our Soarin' window, and went to jump in the Fast Pass line.  It was pretty much a walkon to the front of the line, and we just had to wait for the preshow before heading in.   We ended up in row three, which we didn't mind at all.  I thought the view was pretty good here.  Loved it again and saw two hidden Mickey's during the show. 










Living With the Land - ONE Tomato plant!!As we were heading out I realized that Sheryl and Terry were right in front of us!  We were planning to meet them later for lunch in Mexico, so it was really funny they should be right in front of us as we left Soarin. I went up and started bugging Terry to walk faster, and then he turned around to see what my problem was.  I think it still took a couple seconds for it to register that I was a jerk that he actually KNEW!  :-D  It was pretty funny, and then we started our hellos all around.  I got to meet Sheryl's sister Sandy (Sparker) and her husband and son as well.  It was great seeing them, but we only chatted a couple seconds.   They were with a big family group, and our two wanted to do Soarin' again since the wait said 20 or 30 minutes.   So we headed back into line and while it was a bit longer than when we first went by, it moved quickly.  Loved it again and got the front row this time.  So, we tried rows 1, 2, and 3 and enjoyed them all.  So we won't worry about which row we get in the future.  They are all great!

OK - enough Soarin, and we only have until 11am before we are supposed to meet Shery and family for lunch.  So I head off to get Fast Passes for Test Track, and Kristen and the girls head to Mexico.  As I'm leaving the Fast Pass machine at Test Track who do I run into but Sheryl and crew!  :-)  I thought Small World was in the Magic Kingdom!  ;-)


Meet with Sherl, Terry and the boys!I chatted and walked back to Mexico with them, and had a few more minutes to chat with Sandi and her husbad as well as Sheryl, Terry and their boys.  Then Sandy's family headed off on their own, and we had a nice lunch with Shery, Terry and the boys.  We grabbed some food at the Cafe outside Mexico for some and then took it to the Lotus Blossom in China for the rest of our food.  We easily found tables where we could sit and chat while eating.  It was good to catch up with Sheryl and Terry again and very nice to see them.  We had missed them the last couple years.






Fun in CanadaAfter eating we took a quick picture, and then separated to go our own ways.  We went over to Norway where we were finally able to ride the Maelstrom.  It has been years, but its still a fun ride.  Watched the movie about Norway and then headed out.  Mary Poppins in the UKWe hit Test Track using our fastpasses, and then continued back into the countries.  A short rainstorm came through and drove us into a store for shelter for a little while. 








Pooh and FriendsThen we moved to Canada and the UK.  Found Mary Poppins and Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and piglet for some character meets.  It was great getting all 4 pooh characters at once.  Tigger was just back from a 'Time out' so he was extra bouncy!  :-)








The United Kingdom gardensThat was it.  We were tuckered out.  So we headed back to the room and decided to get everything all packed up and ready for departure the next day.  We relaxed until evening when we headed over to the Boardwalk for a bit of shopping and entertainment.  On the way through the Beach Club lobby I saw Cape May Cafe Clam Bake dinner, and figured what the heck - lets ask for a seating.  No problem.  We were seated in less than 10 minutes!  Everything was great as always, and we had a nice time.







Walking back from the BoardwalkThen we continued on to the Boardwalk.  We caught a boat over and then started shopping and enjoying the boardwalk.  We didn't stay too awful long.  There was quite a bit of talking about the upcoming hurricane, but everyone thought it would definitely miss Orlando.  While just a tad windy, the weather had been hot but fine.  The breeze actually made it bearable!  No complaints from us!   (And had NO idea how terrible a storm Katrina would become as it traveled through he Gulf)  :-(









Walking back from the BoardwalkAfter that we had a nice stroll home.  Took a few pictures and then played in the arcade for a few minutes.














Wishes from our balconyOff to the room for a good nights sleep, and then back to the Magic Kingdom in the morning.  Just before turning in we heard distant fireworks.  Looking outside off the balcony we could see Wishes in the distance.  Its a great show even from this distance!  :-)


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