Epcot! (Home of The Big Ball)

My son calls it the Big Ball, but we all know it is the SpaceShip Earth Ride.  I LOVE IT!  I had to miss it on my last visit unfortunately.

The SpaceShip Earth "ball" is one of the first things you will come to upon entry into the Epcot Park, preceded only by rows of memorials.  It is an impressive structure and a wonderful introduction to the purpose of Epcot itself...and into the future-wise mind of it's creator, Mr. Walt E Disney himself.  Walt drew up the plans for this attraction before his departure from this world.  and now, there it stands!

**When you leave the park at night there are "magical" twinkling sidewalk squares.  As you exit, come around the righthand side of SpaceShip Earth and you will cross right over them!

One of my favorite views in all of The Walt Disney Area.  I love it so much.

Once you get past the majesty of the park's entrance and take in all the mystery...there are so very many places to see here.  You simply must do it in 2 days.

DAY 1

Future World is open from 9am to 6pm and The World Showcase opens 11am to 9pm.

SO!  Let's linger in the doorway, shall we?  On your first trip, definitely ride the SpaceShip Earth first.  If you have kids, do the more interactive places early-on and when they are more tired, jump in line to see an attraction.  Here is our first day Itinerary:

9am, be there when the park opens!

1. Spaceship Earth
2. Innoventions East
3. Sea Pavillion
4. Land Pavillion, lunch inside Land Pavillion.
5. Innoventions West
6. Imagination Pavillion with Figment

After this, take an excursion to World Showcase.  Stop and get the Kimmunicators before crossing over the bridge to Canada.

Tour the entire World from Canada through to Mexico (from right , circling about and exiting from the left) On the first day visit, head home after this...do not stay for Illuminations.  Instead, do this on the 2nd day.

Here are the highlights of World Showcase, according to me...that cannot be missed.

OH CANADA!

There is a Show...a "Canada Experience".  My favorite place is the gardens.  It is just majestic.  Lex loves the waterfalls.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

I (heart) the UK!  I really adore the ambiance of the UK pavillion... so adorable!  And I always buy a gift here at one of the shops...usually tea.

Tune into the next Blog Entry to continue around the World Showcase!