Woke up at 5:00 am so that we could get to the airport on time for our 7:40 am flight. We opted to park our car at Park and Fly 2 since we saw a big sign that said covered parking for only $6 a day! Turns out that all the covered parking was full so we ended up parking on a huge patch of grass next to the lot. The area was originally fenced off since it was under construction, but apparently, business was so good that the owners actually cut big holes in the chain-linked fence to allow cars to park on the field.
The flight was uneventful and we got into Orlando and learned of our strict travel schedule. After dropping off our luggage, we were off to Epcot Center. I had remembered coming here when I was 8 years old and the only thing I really remembered was the symbolic sphere in front.
For whatever reason, I really didn't find Epcot Center all that fun. We didn't know how to take advantage of the "Speed Pass" system yet while most of the rides or attractions had really long lines and were pretty bland with the one exception being Journey to Mars. This ride actually offered two options: a green one for less intense and an orange one for more intense. It was so intense that they had barf bags inside the ride in case you had to throw up during the ride. Being the daredevils we were, we opted for the more intense version and it was fantastic. While M and PP really didn't like it as much, I totally loved the feeling of being exposed to G-forces.
The ride basically made you feel like you were being blasted off in a rocket headed to Mars, orbited Mars in Zero-G conditions, then made a crash landing onto the Mars surface. Each person was given some small task to do which boiled down to pushing some buttons, but the actions had no effect on what happened during the ride. The only thing I would complain about the ride was that it was so short considering the hour or so we waited in line. It was just getting fun when all of a sudden it ended.
We made the rounds through the park, stopping off at some of the "must see" attractions that the tour group had recommended. These included a piece on Norway featuring Viking culture and another on Canada which was in a panoramic theater. While the presentations were good, none of it really stood out as being very entertaining. We ate some expensive noodles/sushi in the section dedicated to Japan then walked around some more until we felt like going home.
Since we were not supposed to go to Epcot the first day, there was no transportation from the tour company. We ended up taking a huge roundabout trip on the Disney shuttles and finally taking a cab from Downtown Disney.
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