We were up and out of the door by 8am and headed on our way! As soon as we got to Epcot and through the gates, Daniel and I headed stright for Soarin' to get fast passes for all but Becca who didn't want to ride it - then we met the rest of the family at MouseGear. Mom had put all of our extra stuff in an Epcot locker and met as there as well. We jumped right in the single rider lane for Test Track; which said it had a 10 minute wait wait, but we basically walked onto the ride. The other guys liked it so much, when we got off we got right back on - this time convincing Becca to come with us! It was nice to start of the day with something we all enjoyed. Daniel and I sat in the Camaro in the showroom at the end... too cool!
We made our way over to Soarin', which was just as good as I remembered; we even got the top row and very close to the middle; the best seats in the house! Becca waited for us in the Land building and went on Living with the Land while she waited.
We went over to the Finding Nemo ride afterwards - to cool off and spend some time in the aquarium. The dolphins were out for a few minutes and the manatees were in the viewing tank as well. It was a good place to be out of the sun and still have something to do!
We got lunch at the Electric Umbrella - we shared a burger, a salad and chicken nuggets. It was good food for hungry bellies :) I filled my water bottle with ice and water and harassed everyone all day to stay hydrated. Better than having them not feeling good, I guess. We went towards the World Showcase after that, starting this time with Mexico ... it felt very backwards to me. Becca got churros and we went on the ride there - a silly, 3 Caballeros ride featuring Donald Duck. The pavilions were beautiful, as always. Norway, China, lemonade slushies at Cool Post, Germany, Italy (!), America and Japan. By the time we were done Japan, we were too tired and hot to keep going through the last four; so we skipped Morocco and France and took the International Gateway (between France and the UK) to the Beach Club for a spot to sit and cool down.
At the Beach Club is a very cute 50's style restaurant called Beaches and Cream - and they serve a dessert called the Kitchen Sink. And it is a massive ice cream dish served with all of the toppings the place has and a whole can of whipped cream and served in a bowl shaped like a sink... and we've always wanted to try it. So, today we did.
The five of us couldn't finish it! (And that includes Daniel - the bottomless pit.)
We found a spot at the air conditioned resort to sit for a while and let all the ice cream digest. When we decided to get going again, it looked like it was going to rain so we went quickly back to Epcot and to the UK pavilion to look around and finish up our tour of the Showcase. A quick walk through Canada and we were finished.
Back into Future World West we went into "Imagination with Figment", a ride I hadn't yet been on - and neither had my family. It was actually really adorable (and indoors!). It let out right beside the jumping fountains that we visit every year! Dad and I sat in the shade while Daniel, Becca and Mom tried to catch the water, or stand under it with out getting wet. It eventually ended with Daniel standing right in its path... and getting soaked. So that started our trek back to the lockers for changes of clothes!
We got changed for dinner in Italy for Mom and Dad's anniversary, putting on nicer clothes and fresh shoes. It felt nice to be able to have something else to wear. We still had a few hours so our first stop was Spaceship Earth - the ride inside the Epcot ball. A slow ride that had me falling asleep... the heat of the day and the length of the day and the cool air and gentle motion was all a perfect set up for a snooze. Next, all five of us went on living with the land... same problem. Gentle boat ride in cool air had me drifting so easily! But, supper was to come!
We hopped on the boat from Promenade to Morocco and spent a few minutes there in the cool air of the museum (yes, the majority of our day was air-conditioning-hopping.) and then we went to Italy!
Via Napoli is the main restaurant in the pavilion, and I'd made reservations over a month ago for tonight - Mom and Dad's anniversary. And where better than going back to Italy for dinner? It was absolutely excellent food and service! We had pizza, of course.
What my parents didn't know was that two weeks ago, I'd also ordered a cake! A strawberry shortcake with 'Happy Anniversary' just for them. Daniel, pretending to take a photo as the cake came up behind them, managed to catch their entire reaction on video - a perfect maneuver!
The cake was delicious and we finished with perfect timing - about 15 minutes to spare before fireworks. We're planning on going back in the next few nights for a better view, because even our view from Mexico wasn't all that great and we knew we wanted to get home quickly so started to leave before the end.
We were in the van and out of the parking lot in perfect time (good job again, family!). Tomorrow the true Disney begins! Magic Kingdom!
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