Disney Vacation, Day 1 - Epcot

We chose today to experience the magical world of Epcot, the Experimental Community of Tomorrow. This morning was absolutely beautiful - there were no clouds in the sky, there was a light wind prevailing from the west. As the day progressed, the sky became slightly cloudy. This is my lovely family on the Yacht Club Resort Boat Dock waiting for our water taxi to arrive.


We visited Universe of Energy with Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy. It was a cool ride with nifty dinosaurs. I was glad that Bill didn't harp on the global warming stuff. We then journeyed to Mission Space and talked Darcy into riding a simulator. All 4 of us fit in one simulator, and while we took the "green" or easy mission, the pilot in our group couldn't look up at the screen. She couldn't complete her part of the mission. Otherwise, we had a blast.

Here am I.

Then it was lunch at the Electric Umbrella. The meal plan is certainly working out well for our benefit. Lunch was tasty - the fresh fruit was excellent. We then talked Darcy into riding spaceship earth (the big silver ball) and she agreed. Both she and MacKenzie enjoyed the ride very much. As we left Spaceship Earth, we noticed cumulonimbus clouds forming on the western horizon. Molly and I wished to depart to our hotel soon. It was not to be, as MacKenzie wished to play in a playground. We did make it to the Friendship boat to our hotel, but as soon as we sat on the boat, they were deemed unsafe because of lightning. Of course, we stayed on board. That's the safest place in a storm, right?

We got off the boat after the rain quit and walked to the hotel, finding it much closer than we had originally imagined. 30 minutes of rest and recuperation followed, then a sojourn back into Epcot. This time we walked and looked at the World Pavilion. It was awesome until in China it began to rain and MacKenzie stated her need for yet another visit to the potty. Not having our ponchos or our umbrellas, we made a mad dash for Germany and the toilets.

Got wet. That sums up our evening. Wet. Still pouring rain here at 10pm. We're wet, tired, bedraggled and really sleepy. Good night, gentle readers. Good night. Pictures in the morning.