JUNK BOAT TRAVELS: Epcot

Sadly, all good things must come to and end... Tomorrow we pack up and move our separate ways.
I haven't mentioned that my husband was fighting a valiant battle with a cold that week and was a trouper.

The guys had decided that since it was American Thanksgiving and there was lots of football that they should go over to ESPN Sports (owned by Disney) and we could do what ever we liked. We took the bus over to Epcot where they were told they could pick up a bus to ESPN.
Anyone we asked had varying answers as to how to get there, but clearly no one really knew until someone said it was easy to walk there from Epcot near France.

We decided to see if we could get Fastpasses for Soaring as it had been "sold out" all week.

The guys left for ESPN after we made arrangements to meet back for Soarin'.

We headed for some more country hopping beginning in Mexico.

Then to Norway!

Time for some fortification in China. It's hard work travelling like this!

WOW Temple of Heaven looked just like the real one!

And we have to hurry to get back for Soarin'! Where we soar over California, yes, some of us ducked when the golf ball came flying!

Here's a Youtube video of the ride.

Then we visited Living With the Land, a slow moving ride through the Disney greenhouses where they grow much of the food they use. I will write a longer post on this.

Since we've met up with the guys we head back around by Mexico, Norway and China with a stop in China for a snack for the guys.

Dinner time so we have to head over to Downtown Disney and decided to take a water launch there from Epcot. It takes us by Boardwalk where the guys were earlier, then a couple of resorts before we get off at The Swan and Dolphin, another upscale Disney resort where we can pick up a bus to Downtown Disney. I personally wouldn't stay here as it is off the beaten path and the bus makes a few stops at the other resorts in the area.

However, going around this way makes you realize the multiple transportation choices you have to get around.

Dinner reservations were at Portobello's, Italian and not part of our meal plan. But reservations still recommended.

20 May 2014

Disney Wordless Wednesday

I'm linking up here this week!
The theme this week is: The letter W

November 2013 - Orlando FL

Water predominates your view at Epcot.

29 April 2014

Disney Wordless Wednesday - Letter V

I'm linking up here this week!
The theme this week is: The Disney Letter "V"

November 2013 - Orlando FL

The Disney Wordless Wednesday Themes for April

V is for Vegetables.
At Epcot in the Sustainable Agriculture and Research Center they grow Vegetables Vertically!

09 December 2013

Disney - Day 5

Links to some other Disney posts:

Coronado Springs Resort

Hollywood Studios - Christmas Lights

Epcot - England

Polynesian Resort

BFF’s birthday!!

We headed over to Epcot to visit some more countries.

Canada - see link above for more photos.

It turned out to be a gorgeous warm day and we stopped for a beer in the pub in England.

This ibis was getting very close!

Some more globe trotting...

Morocco

Japan

Video of the drummers

Back to the resort to get ready for dinner and the birthday girl had a surprise waiting for her from her girls.

We met in the lounge of the Coronado Resort for cocktails.

We were advised that the best way to get to the Floridian was to take the bus to the Magic Kingdom and then board the monorail. However, the boats were running so we thought that would be more fun.

Alas, Lewis was our driver and upon leaving the dock he had a mishap which required us to disembark and wait for security to inspect the boat before it would be allowed to leave.

Once again the efficiency of Disney astounded us, three people immediately arrived and one of them diverted another boat and had us on our way in no time.

Click here for details of our luscious dinner

We had a view of the Magic Kingdom's fireworks as we had dinner.

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22 January 2026

Disney - Day 7