Day 2 Disney World-Epcot

We arrived at Don and Ellen's condo early for breakfast and excited to see all their kids, Debra, and Cameron. We were especially happy to see Kevin with whom Devan shares his birthday. Kevin had been serving a 2 year mission for our church in Ireland. On the way to their condo, Devan stated emphatically "I haven't seen him since I was 8!" For a kid, two years is really a long time! Ellen made us an incredible breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon. Then, a large group of us headed off to Epcot for the day.

Here's most of our group standing in line for Test Track!

Epcot was wonderful. It had fairly short lines. Our longest wait was probably 10-15 minutes. It was great. Our favorite rides were Mission: Space, Test Track, and Soarin'™.

Devan, Emma, Liz, and Spencer enjoy playing in the gift shop
at the end of the Maelstrom in "Norway".

We loved seeing all the countries. While we were there, they were having the Food and Wine Festival. They had brought in food vendors from all over the world. We were able to buy Pastel de Choclo from the Argentina booth. That was one of my favorite foods in Chile. Ivan thought the version that I make tastes better, so that made me happy!

Emma, Joy, and Spencer in trouble
at The Seas with Nemo & Friends

My favorite part of Epcot was the area on China. They had an amazing 360 degree theater that made you feel like you were right in the heart of all the places they showed. It was amazing. One of my good friends, Cindy Greenland, is living in Shanghai, so I especially enjoyed seeing the sights around where she lived in the film. The kids enjoyed meeting Mushu and Mulan there as well.

Spencer loved the China Exhibits!

Disney has a prepaid PhotoPass CD option. Pre-order your PhotoPass CD and save 20%. It costs only $99.95 through this link. You have to take advantage of the offer before you go to the park or it is 124.95 if you do it during or after your visit. We had 240 pictures taken by photographers in the park. The CD grants you a copyright release so that you can print the photos yourself. It can be purchased at three Walt Disney World locations: Camera Center at Epcot, M. Mouse Mercantile at Grand Floridian and Toontown in the Magic Kingdom. It can also be purchased at DisneyPhotoPass.com. If you purchase online you can crop photos, add borders and character enhancements, etc., before ordering the CD.

I've already ordered the CD, so once it gets here I'll post some more pictures!