Disney Tuesday - Epcot

On Tuesday we got up early (again!) for Magic Hour at Epcot. We started at Test Track. Adam loved it. He liked any ride that Lottie couldn't go on, since he then got to ride twice, once with Mom and once with Dad. After that, we headed over to The Seas. Adam and Lottie were excited to see Nemo (or Limo, as Adam likes to call him). Well, at least Adam was. After hitting The Seas, and Turtle Talk, where Crush the sea turtle actually takes questions from the audience, we got to ride Soarin'. Adam thought hang gliding was cool. Chris thought the experience was disturbed by the Korean tourists that insisted on taking flash photos the entire ride. We also enjoyed The Land - Adam and Lottie liked the boat, while the parents liked the tour of the garden. After lunch, we tried all the different sodas from around the world (sponsored by Coke) for free. We liked the German spetzi (coke and orange mix) and the Chinese watermelon the best, but they were all pretty good. Adam might have liked this better than all the rides.

On our way back to the hotel (which was walking distance from Epcot), we walked back through the World Showcase and checked out the pavilions. We stopped to ride the Norway boat and try on some authentic plastic hats.







In front of the "Temple of Heaven."

We did take a little time in the Japan Pavilion to chat with one of the workers. Adam and Lottie got some Japanese snacks. They were very excited.

Some of the characters were also out, so of course, we had to stop. Adam had no idea who Belle is (Beauty and the Beast is scary, and also boring!), but she is pretty, so that was good enough for him.

Pretending to be shy for Princess Aurora.

Lottie also wanted to meet Marie the Aristocat. In France, of course.

After a nap, we decided to go back to Epcot for a few more rides and to see the nighttime Christmas shows.

We got to hear the story about the Christmas tree in Germany. Adam was scared of the Nutcracker, but Lottie was NOT.

After we heard the end of the beautiful Christmas concert at the America Pavilion (the end was part of the Messiah, which was nice, because we missed the annual Messiah concert they have at Camp Zama), we ate some yummy Moroccan food.

As we were heading out, we heard some live music and had to stop. It was the British Invasion, a cover band. Adam and Lottie had a great time dancing. We also stopped in to a store that had Pooh and Tigger. Lottie was tired and not amused. She didn't want anything to do with Tigger. Notice he is keeping his distance. Then we really went back to the hotel, got ice cream (we were on vacation, after all), and went to bed.