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Saturday, May 7, 2011

325 days to go: Things to see at Epcot Part 2

325 days to go: I'll continue with The Future World part of EPCOT. I'll start with the Universe of Energy. This used to be one of my favorite rides at EPCOT when I was young. This was before the re-vamp. I found it way more amusing when I was younger and plus they added Bill Nye the Science Guy, so it just makes me think of 6th grade science. They also added Ellen DeGeneres and updated the Dinosaurs Ride, both a plus! Needless to say, if you need an hour out of the humid Florida day, hit this ride for the air conditioner. Now onto TEST TRACK. This is one of the rides I don't mind waiting in line for. The line had props that show all the things they test for while manufacturing a vehicle from seat belt durability, to how long it takes to wear down a seat with a dropping bag of sand. This attraction allows you to ride along while they test handling, breaking, driving through rough terrain, and a speed test. TEST TRACK is also the fastest Disney attraction reaching speeds of 60 mph. In the INNOVENTIONS buildings they have all kinds of cool gadgets and simulators! Everything in these buildings are so hard to explain so please bare with me!. In one of the INNOVENTION east buildings you can meet all the main Disney Characters like Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald and Daisy! Now onto the Pinnacle of EPCOT Spaceship Earth. This is the attraction inside the huge "Golf ball" as my kids call it. When first boarding this ride you enter your home location. This ride takes you from the beginning of time starting with a mammoth and going into a cave of cave men, oh and women. Then onto a Egyptian tomb and the Pharaohs. After that you travel forward in time to Ancient Greek times and the Fall of Rome. Michelangelo paintings are on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Then, jumping forward to the Industrial Revolution, the Printing Press, Morris code, Motion Pictures, and onto the stuff we are familiar with today. Then you ascend into the future and into space. After all of that,  you slowly descend backwards and downwards to the end of the ride. This ride is very interesting and great for both adults and children that meet height requirements!

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