Disney World Vacation - April 20-25, 2013
Faster to walk to Transportation Center for Epcot
Take the Monorail to Epcot for Thursday's Adventures
The girls are wearing their princess clothes to Epcot
Past the Magic Kingdom auto entrance on the way
Do a passby of Epcot before reaching the station
Awesome landscaping at Epcot!
Someone swims out & landscapes each planter
Geodome is the center of fun at Epcot
Epcot is a landscapers dream job!
Will be visiting Nemo and Crush later in the day
Contributers recognized with interesting art
In line to make the park entrance before it opens
Disney character topiary at the grand entrance
View of the initial crowd and monorail station above
Park opens and we rush toward our first ride
Start at Test Track, where you design your own car
Chevy is the sponsor and shows off its futuristic designs
Go into a studio and virtually design a car
Then we go "test" drive our car to see how good it is
Enter a 6 person car with displays showing our design
Wait in line to go out to the test track
This ride turns out to be the fastest we ride all week
The girls have all smiles before the ride lets loose
After testing turning, traction etc., we climb for speed
Car launches to 65mph in a few hundred yards
Fun ride comes to an end and the line is already long
Girls can't wait for ride to be over in this in-action photo
Head to next ride and pass by Radiator Springs topiary
It would be cool to pick a tomato off of Mater
Lighning McQueen opps for a bright green color today
Get a closer look at the landscaping during our walk
Gardeners can't help but smile at the view
Line up the middle fountain with Epcot Geodome
Lion King topiary, is Simba center or right?
Wow, check out the flowers, grass, rocks and water!
Don't forget the mid lake circular flower beds
Approach the Imagination! pyramids on our journey
We pass on Michael Jackson's Captain EO on this trip
Capture Monorail passby inline with Epcot Geodome
Finally reach our destination, THE LAND
Fastpass Soarin' and off to Living with the Land
Sail through greenhouses displaying Breadfruit
That is a Jackfruit tree, . . . really!
Alex wonders just what is Sweet Coltsfoot
Chiquita Bananas is the sponsor of the ride
Enter a dimly lit room of fish tanks
Channel catfish grow big and meaty
Jumbo shrimp are harder to keep in the tank (yummy!)
Dad would be pleased seeing Swiss Chard displayed
You gotta be in the cotton to be a cotton picker
Awesome brussels sprouts look ready for picking
Blue Agave, also know as a tequila bush
Pummelo bush sporting asian citris fruit
High tech bell pepper plants
Potatos grow in pot, then put on display before harvesting
Nice big tomato tree supported up high
More bell pepper plants along the route
Cucumbers grow long and high
Parsley in the box on the left, flowers & veggies right
Pass a tank of tilapia as the ride comes to an end
Papaya & squash concludes Living with the Land
Pass by Nemo and Friends on the way to the aquarium
Inside ride has The Seas & show Turtle Talk w/Crush
Seagulls scream "Mine, mine" as we pass by
Follow the story of Finding Nemo, with the jellyfish
Nemo's teacher Mr. Ray takes the class on a field trip
Crush and squirt say hi to us
Nemo is reunited with dad Marlin and Dory
Video only dark ride comes to and end
Girls view the tanks outside Turtle Talk with Crush
Interactive show with animated Crush calling us all Dude
Girls are allowed to sit on the front row for the show
After the show, find a photo opportunity with Bruce
Girls and momma all pose with Bruce, great smiles!
Anchor is the hammerhead shark in Finding Nemo
Chum is the mako shark in Finding Nemo
Sharks in the distance in the submarine's periscopes
The girls pose with Chum
Now we are all just four chums!
Aquariums nearby with living fish within the movie
Momma and Erin check out a seahorse
Closeup of two seahorses
Erin follow a swimming turtle to the wall
Girls love the huge aquariums within Future World West
Try to get a pose with the Nemo Character scupture
Back to The Land to use our FastPass at the Soarin' ride
We fly like birds over different scenes, here Golden Gate
Fly over a snowscape forest
Fly toward a waterfall and then climb above it
Swoop over the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis
Pass a bed of Cleome hassleriana (spider flower)
Girls can't resist a playground diversion on our walk
Is that Cinderella on that slide?
I think that is a dancing gown and not a sliding gown
Tiara Erin keeps pace with Cinderella Alex
Tiara Erin sliding is in line with the namesake character
Continue our trek to the Wold Showcase past Epcot
We won't be visiting Italy off in the distance today
Nor will we visit Morocco, though it looks so interesting
We do visit Mexico and go inside the Mayen Temple
Take the Grand Fiesta Tour within the Mayen Temple
Look for Donald Duck to complete the Three Caballeros
Stumble onto extra It's a Small World Mexico
The girls are beat, not looking good for the rest of the day
2nd to last ride on today's schedule over in Norway
Luckily, it is a short walk from Mexico to Norway
Maelstrom is a dark boat ride through stormy Norse seas
Trolls lurk throughout the stormy Norse seas!
Find a friendly troll to pose with after the ride
Photo China before heading back to the Epcot Geodome
We'll have to visit Germany and Italy next time
Japan, Morocco and France in the distance with the Disney World Dolphin Resort
Eat lunch in Mexico for only $50! Dollars not Pesos!
Topiary advertising upcoming Monsters Inc. sequel
Wait momentarily to watch the bird go for fish, she doesn't
Over to Tinkerbell's Butterfly Tent
Tent has chords to keep flying butterflies inside
Erin perks up to look at all the pretty butterflies
A wounded butterfly from the Great Fairy Rescue movie
Rosetta topiary inside, we met her character yesterday!
Topiary of the animal talent fairy Fawn
Topiary of the fast flying talent fairy Vidia
Topiary of the water talent fairy Silvermist
The girls decide that the topiary of Tinkerbell escaped
Walk to the Geodome for our final ride of the day
Workers give us a shortcut to the Spaceship Earth ride
This is our last ride at DisneyWorld? Good, I need a nap!
Pass the fountain at the front on the way to the Monorail
Backside of the Grand Entrance topiary
Pluto and Goofy are happy to see us but sad to see us go
Mickey, Goofy & Minnie say "Come Back Soon!"
Monorail to Transpo Center, then walk back to Polynesian
Wait at the resort for our bus to the airport
Unlike United, an aircraft arrives to take us home
2.5 hours of wishing children would nap begins