Epcot Day One

In 10 minutes they found the problem with our trailer wheel, the brakes had a part that had broken off. When our pig tail came off, we had a lurch from the trailer before we could stop perhaps that is when the brake sheared. Of course, it is recommended that you replace all the brakes on all four wheels, so this was an expensive fix (and our third one for this trip). I think we’ll remember this trip for a while. They did have it fixed in early afternoon, and given our Epcot schedule, we only missed a few activities which we can pick up on another day.

We made it to Epcot!

We haven't been to Disney World for six years, for quite a while, we were going about every 3 years, so we're really excited to be back. We plan the trip based on picking up a copy of the Unofficial Guide to Disney World at the library. These are particularly useful for planning how to tour each park, figuring out how to choose Fast Passes to avoid lines, and picking out where to eat based on their ratings and the type of food offered.

Epcot has always been our favorite of the four Disney parks at Disney World. We have always enjoyed all of  'adventures' in Future World, and then exploring the World Showcase. The Energy exhibit is fun and educational at the same time. At the Land, we rode the new Soarin’ which flies you around the world, rather than just California – it was a great trip. Though having seen the real Taj Mahal, their computer version just didn’t have the luster to the stonework we had seen. We also enjoy the restaurant here for lunch. Then we visited the Sea, Disney's version of an aquarium. They always seem to have something different here. It was a short day, since we picked up our trailer in mid-afternoon. We returned for the highlight of our day - dinner at Japan. It was a typical Hibachi meal, but the vegetables were different with noodles and spinach added and our cook was an artist creating a Mickey Mouse from onions. We’ve seen Illuminations, their nighttime fireworks quite a few times, but I always find it absolutely fascinating. We had a fast pass to view it – which gave us great sight lines and a quick exit after it was over.

Our Onion Mickey