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Tuesday, May 29th Day 2, Part 2 Where did we go? MK or Epcot for EMH?
The dilemma wasn’t much of a dilemma except when we rode right past the MK to go to the TTC to transfer to the Epcot monorail. That kinda stung a little. Not going to the MK the 1st day was a little tough for me but the decision was made, Epcot here we come.
*Side note: I have been to WDW 3 times since Steph and I went in June 2009 so I felt that Steph should choose what we did for the most part. I had a rough outline of where we could go and things we could do but really wanted it to be her choice on what we ended up doing.
With that being said, it was Steph’s choice to go Epcot. Even though it wasn’t what I would have chosen, I would live. Don’t get me wrong, I love Epcot but the MK just holds a special place in my heart from my childhood and I love starting and ending my trips there.
I also love riding the monorail, especially the one to Epcot. The first time I rode the monorail to Epcot was back when Epcot wasn’t open to the public yet. I believe it was the summer of ’82. Disney was allowing the public to ride the monorail to Epcot but it didn’t stop at the station, it just took you back to where you got on at. It was pretty seeing the parking lot so empty, virtually no one in the park and the various stages of completion. Anyways, I got way off track here.
Soon we were inside the park and headed straight for the Land. I wanted to see when the times for the Behind the Seeds tour were. The last tour starts at 4:30pm and we, of course, had missed that by a long shot. That meant we needed to be back in Epcot on another day way before then. Next stop was Living with the Land. We didn’t even check the times for Soarin. Steph gets motion sickness and she hadn’t taken any meds today so Soarin was axed. I think Soarin really messes with her though because she didn’t want to ride it later on in the week either.
After LwtL we started to head over to the WS but I asked Steph if she wanted to check out Journey into Imagination with Figment. Neither one of us had ever ridden it before so it was a go. It was a cute ride and I’m glad we tried it.
We normally like to head right towards Canada instead of left towards Mexico in the WS and this trip was no different, especially just coming from Figment. We didn’t do much, just took in the sights, smells and all the surroundings. Here are some photos from our stroll around the WS.
O Canada, the Beautiful!
Crossing over the bridge we caught a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower.
Steph was fortunate enough to go to France in 2008 with a friend of hers and her family. She said that much of the places she went looked a lot like this: Imagineers!
I can’t ever go through France without stopping at Boulangerie Patisserie. Steph got a chocolate croissant and vegetable quiche and I got the Strawberry Tart. We shared all of it family style. , no food pics here… Time on the receipt says it is now around 8pm.
Once we were done stuffin our faces again, we continued to mosey our way on through the WS. Most of our pics are of the architecture and buildings. No really "fun" pics.
It was pretty much completely dark by the time we exited Maelstrom. The torches were lit all around the lake by now. Illuminations would not be too far behind. We headed over to Mexico and went in to ride The Three Caballeros.
We were the only ones on our boat. It was kinda funny yet weird yet at the same time. After doing a little “window shopping" in the plaza, Steph and I headed for the exit. I guess Illuminations had just finished because there was a sea of people everywhere. We made our way into the herd and followed the flow over to SE. The park was officially closed now but EMH was until midnight.
SE is one of our favorite rides. We may ride it a minimum of 5-6 times a trip. Each time we ride we will do a “real” story 1st but all the other times we ride we make Goofy faces and pick things we would never choose. Tonight we rode it twice.
1st ride:
2nd ride:
The video to the 2nd ride was hilarious too. We were laughing so hard we were crying. We decided to call it a night and head back to the room. I was disappointed to see that the monorail would not be taking us back. Not sure why the monorail doesn’t run but the boats do for EMH. Off to the busses. We waited about 20 minutes for a bus and packed in nice and tight. I was thankful that we were the 1st stop since they were going to Ft W too. Once up in the room, it wasn’t long before we were dancing with sugar plums. Overall a fun and full arrival day!
What a wonderful late afternoon and evening at Epcot. I love the sky at that time of day-- Steph's sunset photo! Makes me want to teleport right into Epcot right now.
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Such a great time at Epcot, the pictures that were taken with the iphone came out so good. I can't to use mine when we go, just might not bring a regular camera.
What a wonderful late afternoon and evening at Epcot. I love the sky at that time of day-- Steph's sunset photo! Makes me want to teleport right into Epcot right now.
It was a nice evening. No rush or hurry to go anywhere. And sunset at Epcot is so beautiful. I want to be there right now too!
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You had a great afternoon/night at Epcot! Love the pictures!
We sure did! Marnie.
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Such a great time at Epcot, the pictures that were taken with the iphone came out so good. I can't to use mine when we go, just might not bring a regular camera.
Thanks! Steph hasn't used her camera since getting her iPhone. I like the ones from her camera better than my actual camera. I haven't tried uploading any photos from my Thunderbolt phone yet, maybe I should give it a try and see how they look. I may give up my camera too.
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What a wonderful time at Epcot - I love your twilight shots from there.
We did have a wonderful time. Thanks so much Cheryl!
I will pass the sweet comments on to Steph. She will appreciate them.
Hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July! We will be enjoying bbq, fireworks, family and friends.
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what a nice night in Epcot. I know how you feel about always going to MK first. I love that park and always want it to be my first and last stop on any trip.
Great afternoon/evening at Epcot! I feel your pain on the whole not going to MK first, I also like to make it our first and last stops of our trip but when it doesn't work out that way it just feels weird. Beautiful sunset shots at Epcot!
You girls had a great night! So crazy that they close the monorail at regular park closing. They should at least keep it open for like an hour into EMH.
Gee. I wonder who those characters are.
Hope everyone made it through yesterday safe and sound. We had good food and a nice evening watching a few firework shows in Katy with friends and then watching all the neighborhood "shows" on the drive home. I was pleasantly surprised the "shows" didn't end up being as bad as some new years eve celebrations. Pretty low key so sleeping wasn't a problem.
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what a nice night in Epcot. I know how you feel about always going to MK first. I love that park and always want it to be my first and last stop on any trip.
It was a nice night. Very relaxing for a first night but I did miss going to the MK. If I had had it my way we would have gone there til park closing and then headed over to Epcot but I am trying to ease up on my go go go attitutde.
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What a lovely evening! Great pictures!
Thanks Jodi. Steph took the majority of the pictures so I will pass on the nice comment.
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Great afternoon/evening at Epcot! I feel your pain on the whole not going to MK first, I also like to make it our first and last stops of our trip but when it doesn't work out that way it just feels weird. Beautiful sunset shots at Epcot!
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one (seems to be a few of us ) who loves going to the MK at the start and end of our trips. It did feel weird, especially riding right passed it. But to make myself feel better, it looked really, really crowded so I just told myself I didn't want to be in all that.
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Wonderful strolling through the WS! I love all your architecture pictures!
Thanks Cam! I will pass the sweet comment on to Steph. She was the photographer that evening. It was a really nice stroll through the WS. No real agenda just taking it all in.
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You girls had a great night! So crazy that they close the monorail at regular park closing. They should at least keep it open for like an hour into EMH.
Gee. I wonder who those characters are.
I know! I couldn't believe it was closed. The sign said it was closed because the park was closed. Oh really?? What about all your on site guests who are still there? And yeah, if ya wanna close it early, use your hour after park closes rule sillies, but let folks know clearly ahead of time.
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Not going to the MK the 1st day was a little tough for me but the decision was made, Epcot here we come. 
Don’t get me wrong, I love Epcot but the MK just holds a special place in my heart from my childhood and I love starting and ending my trips there. 
seeing the parking lot so empty, virtually no one in the park and the various stages of completion. Anyways, I got way off track here. 
Steph gets motion sickness 
and she hadn’t taken any meds today so Soarin was axed. I think Soarin really messes with her though because she didn’t want to ride it later on in the week either. 
Imagineers!
, no food pics here…
Time on the receipt says it is now around 8pm. 
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with the troll in the gift shop?? 
We made our way into the herd and followed the flow over to SE. The park was officially closed now but EMH was until midnight. 
We decided to call it a night and head back to the room. I was disappointed to see that the monorail would not be taking us back. 
Off to the busses. We waited about 20 minutes for a bus and packed in nice and tight. I was thankful that we were the 1st stop since they were going to Ft W too. Once up in the room, it wasn’t long before we were dancing with sugar plums. Overall a fun and full arrival day! 
Steph's sunset photo! Makes me want to teleport right into Epcot right now.
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and a nice evening watching a few firework shows in Katy with friends and then watching all the neighborhood "shows" on the drive home. I was pleasantly surprised the "shows" didn't end up being as bad as some new years eve celebrations. Pretty low key so sleeping wasn't a problem. 
Very relaxing for a first night but I did miss going to the MK. 
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