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Epcot was not my favorite Park for along time. 2013 when it was DH and I, we took our visit at a slow pace I realized just how much we did not see before and now I love the Park. I make sure Spaceship Earth is among our first ride of day. I did not hear about a new QS near TT. We will get your review and decide from there!!!!
The QS place has been there for a while, serving pizza, but it has recently been refurbed and the menu changed as well as its name.
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Your Epcot list looks like mine would look! I'll have to check out the Taste Track both on my upcoming trip!
Cool! Epcot has a great mix of thrills and stills.
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Epcot is really nice I like to wander around the countries too. I have done EEA in a really long time. That ride is just too long. Between that and Wonders of life, that area of Epcot could use a renovation
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I love your list for EPCOT! When I make a list, there's neve a lot on it but that's what I like about EPCOT, it's more of a relaxing park. I can't wait to hear some reviews about the Taste Track!
Enjoy the train hotel, that is such a sweet back story. I don't know if you watch the Big Bang Theory, but your train room reminds me of when they went on the train restaurant for Valentine's Day lol!
We do watch Big Bang Theory (it's even on as I'm typing this). We loved the train restaurant episode.
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That's a great list for Epcot and I'd have to put Illuminations on the top of mine as well!
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I had to looke Rocky Mountaineer up, but realized as soon as I saw them that Luke has mentioned them. We'd also like to cruise Alaska but also take a train through that area.
That's what we are doing summer 2016--a 7 night Royal Caribbean Alaskan cruise to/from Seattle followed by 5 nights in the Canadian Rockies which includes a leg on the Rocky Mountaineer. I'm really excited about it.
That's a great list for Epcot and I'd have to put Illuminations on the top of mine as well!
I think a lot of us here love Illuminations!
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That's what we are doing summer 2016--a 7 night Royal Caribbean Alaskan cruise to/from Seattle followed by 5 nights in the Canadian Rockies which includes a leg on the Rocky Mountaineer. I'm really excited about it.
Hollywood Studios has been my list favorite park from the beginning. I do enjoy some of the attractions, but the look of this park just don’t appeal to me. I am hoping that Disney’s plans for future refurbing will change my attitude, but that is must wait to be seen.
1. Though this is not my favorite park, my two favorite rides are located here. At the top is Tower of Terror. It took me years to ride it, but I was hooked after the first ride. I really can’t tolerate most thrill rides due to motion sickness, so the fact that I can ride this one and actually enjoy it “thrills” (pun intended) me.
2. Second on my top two list is Toy Story Midway Mania. The fact that we can get a FP+ and guarantee a ride each time we’re in the park is one of the biggest benefits for us of the FP+ system.
3. Since 2003, we have made every Star Wars Weekends. We’ve been watching through the movies over the past year as it had been a while, especially since we’d viewed the original three. In another update I’ll list all the must dos of this event.
4. As a classic, we love Muppet Vision 3D, but even we agreed that a major refurb, especially of the movie is probably in order.
And that is the sum total of my list. We will spend the whole day here on Friday, May 15 because of all the Star Wars Weekends activities, but our second DHS day won’t start late and will probably end early. It may not be my favorite park, but I still wouldn’t want to miss it.
Today marks exactly one month, 30 days, until we begin our road trip to Orlando. Luke asked if he’d need to be sure I’d get up early. Not when it’s Disney Time, he won’t. That also means that one month, 30 days, from tomorrow we will be back in the bubble.
Since January, whenever the weather has been warm enough we’ve been outside walking. Not every day has been a 5K as the cold was prohibitive some days. As of today, we have walked 104.8 miles for 2015. We even had two days this week that were warm enough for shorts.
Another nice list and TSMM and TOT are definitely two of my faves in the world and probably top 5. Getting so close at the 30 day mark now!
I'm actually off in the AM to Orlando for my first ever cruise on The Magic! An overnight at the Hyatt and then to Port Canaveral on Sunday for my 7 Night Western Caribbean Cruise! I just may be a bit excited at this point!
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Another nice list and TSMM and TOT are definitely two of my faves in the world and probably top 5. Getting so close at the 30 day mark now!
I'm actually off in the AM to Orlando for my first ever cruise on The Magic! An overnight at the Hyatt and then to Port Canaveral on Sunday for my 7 Night Western Caribbean Cruise! I just may be a bit excited at this point!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Love your lists Cam. Spaceship Earth has always been Epcot for me, I love Soarin and Test Track but Spaceship Earth is always the ride that we must ride the first day we get there and the last ride before we leave. Illuminations is also on my top list...I cry every time.
I kind of feel the same way about DHS - it is never a full day for us, Angel loves it as she can ride ToT and RnRC over and over - I enjoy ToT but not as many times in a row as she enjoys it....LOL
It will be interesting what the changes to the park will be and if it will become more of a full day park for us. Its funny though like you, as much as it is probably our least favorite park, we always have to squeeze a little time in there .
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Cam, I feel exactly the same way about HS/MGM !! I think it's the layout as well. It truly has some of the best attractions, but we can get through it pretty quickly. I actually also like some of the restaurants there as well. I know it's not the best food in the world, but we love the campy atmosphere of the Sci Fi and the 50's PTC!. I also would never miss this park and the Star Wars stuff sounds really fun! We've never done that.
It's funny, because when that park opened at MGM it was my favorite. I the backlot tour (having experienced Universal in California first, I thought Disney's was MUCH better). I also thought that I wanted to become an animator so I adored getting to see the animators working toward the end of the tour. When we returned in 2010 as a family....it was our WORST park experience. The park had a completely different feel. We gave the park a try again in 2012, and spent about 1/2 day there. It was "ok" but I would have rather spent the time in another park.
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. I make sure Spaceship Earth is among our first ride of day
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I think a lot of us here love Illuminations!
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!! I think it's the layout as well. It truly has some of the best attractions, but we can get through it pretty quickly. I actually also like some of the restaurants there as well. I know it's not the best food in the world, but we love the campy atmosphere of the Sci Fi and the 50's PTC!
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