Disney Day 2

Sunday 21 January 2007

The first night in the cabin was a bit rough, as first nights in new places often are. Even so, we set out fairly early Sunday morning to see what the new day would bring. The first stop was the RV for breakfast and hot chocolate with Oma and Opa. We then took the boat and two monorails to Epcot.

The first ride we wanted to go on was Soarin'. The height requirement for Soarin' is 40". The height of Ella in her low-heeled brown shoes is 39.75". She was denied entry. Bad news for Ella, and she was disappointed.

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Ella's misfortune was good news for me and Alex though since they gave us an immediate Fast Pass to make up for enforcing their rules. This allowed us to walk right on and bypass the 30 minute wait. Soarin' is a great ride, and would be among Alex's favorite activities of the week.

After rejoining the ladies, we rode Living With the Land. This was highlighted by the method in which they grow pumpkins. Instead of growing them on the ground like normal people would, they instead grow them suspended in the air, like my brother did.

Perhaps it was the Soarin disappointment, the sheer size of Epcot, or the residual exhaustion from the trip thus far, but we were quickly running out of steam. We managed to Journey Into Imagination with Figment (Ella loved it - Alex was offended when Figment turned into a skunk and sprayed us) and Nemo (better than the old Living Seas if for no other reason you get to sit down instead of having to ride the "elevator") before we needed to leave.

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It was back to the cabin then for lunch, naps, showers, and baths. This was almost enough to recharge our batteries for our evening plans at Downtown Disney. This is quite the destination for those seeking a giant toy store or an even bigger store selling every piece of Disney merchandise imaginable. It is not the place however to find thick soled sneakers for a 3 year old girl.

The main reason we went to Downtown Disney was to meet our friends, the Bankeys, for dinner. In real life they live three doors down from us, but since they happened to be in Orlando at the same time we were, we were compelled to meet them for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe, which like the Bankeys, can also be found in Maryland. The best things about dinner were the light up drink glasses, the fake rainstorms, and the fake gorillas sitting behind us.

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