Our third installment of Florida pictures brings us to Epcot, where we rode some rides, did some learning, and visited a variety of different parts of the world (present and future)!
We started the day exploring Future World and hitting the rides, some of which were very memorable. Mission Space simulated space flight training. I made the mistake of choosing the most “advanced” level on that ride – for someone who suffers from motion sickness, it was not the wisest choice! It took a quite a while for me to recover from that one. We visited the Chevrolet Test Track, where we each designed our own cars, then went on a roller coaster that tested the performance of our cars. I had some trouble figuring out how to use the computer to design my car, and ended up with a vehicle that didn’t really resemble a car at all (Nathan described it as a purple Batmobile). Interestingly enough, my non-car outperformed his (I feel this is worth noting). Then we hit the Innoventions Pavilion, where we got to design our own roller coaster ride, then ride on it in a simulator! It was pretty cool.
We got a lot of education in Future World as well. After we hit the rides, we visited the Land Pavilion and took a boat tour through Epcot’s hydroponic greenhouses. It was really neat to see all their innovative, unconventional growing techniques. For instance, they grow things like tomatoes and cucumbers on “trees”. They focus on growing plants in a way that benefits the grower, consumer, and the environment.
In the afternoon, we made our way over to the World Showcase. Epcot has many different countries of the world scattered around their huge lake.
One of the best parts about having so many countries to explore? Having so many different foods to sample! Nathan was particularly excited to visit Germany and sample some of their food, as he has German ethnicity. He was especially excited when we found an entire caramel themed store there. During our travels through the World Showcase, we sampled cannoli from Italy, caramel corn from Germany, empanadas from Mexico, and the big attraction – bratwurst from Germany!
In Italy, we found ourselves in the middle of the town square just as a live show was starting. We were right next to an empty table, so we had front row seats to the action! The show was a performance by the comedy troupe The Ziti Sisters.
The Ziti Sisters were hilarious! One of their big things was getting the audience involved in the act. Nathan was trying to act all aloof and unnoticeable, in an effort to avoid getting pulled in. He kept grumbling about how he would refuse if they tried. Just then, one of the Ziti Sisters walked over and pulled him into the show! (And of course, he didn’t say no). Initially, he was playing a guest at a wedding.
His next “role”/task was to hold this painting while the Ziti Sisters used audience members to recreate it:
But the Ziti Sisters had hidden a surprise under Nathan’s side of the painting!
It was so much fun to watch! And I think if you asked Nathan, he would have to say he honestly had fun being part of it (even if he grumbled about it at first).
We finished off our day at Epcot watching their amazing evening fireworks show over the lake. Epcot was Nathan’s favorite park of the four Disney parks. Fun rides, interesting facts, and good food? Count us in!
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