We started off the day heading back to Guest Services. We got a birthday button for Amanda and a new Guest Assistance Card for Ari (I, uh, washed her other one...). Our focus for the day was to get as much of Future World done as possible. We did a pretty good job of it. We started over at The Seas with Nemo and Friends (the old Living Seas pavilion). We started with the Nemo ride and both kids loved watching the fish in the tank. We then wandered through the aquarium and Ari had to see the manatees (just like the one on Diego) and it happened to be feeding time. After watching them very slowly eat some lettuce we went over to the tank viewing area and followed a turtle around the tank. We then went to see Turtle Talk which had Ari and Lily just staring at the tank (screen) while Crush answered the kids questions and Dori was crushed up against the glass by a whale which was my favorite part. Got a picture of that.
Next up we went over to the Imagination Pavilion to see Figment. The ride was a little loud for Ari, but she came out of there in love with Figment. We ended up with a pair of Figment Mickey Ears. I have a much better stuffed Figment here at home than anything they have nowadays. I also have a nice Figment bank. Figment was my favorite back in the 80s when I first went to Epcot (or Epcot Center as it was called back then and as it says on my Figment bank). Next up was lunch.
We went over to the Land and went over to get Fast Passes for Soarin'. Unfortunately they were for 4:15 which was the same time as our reservation for Le Cellier, so we went over to Sunshine Seasons and grabbed a light lunch. It was a turkey sandwich which Amanda and me split. We then decided to hit Living with the Land while we were here. I still love that ride even though there is not much to it. It's just relaxing and simple. Plus there is always something fun to see in the greenhouse area. There was actually a line so we used Ari's stroller in the handicapped line. In the end, it probably would have been easier to let her walk or carry her for this ride.
Afterwards I grabbed Fast Passes as Soarin' was up to 5:30 which was a much better time. We had planned to leave the park right after dinner but we decided to just do this one ride on the way out.
Next up we headed into Innoventions looking for the exclusive Chase Disney Card meet and greet. That was a complete waste of time. The line was huge, longer than any other one we saw the whole time we were in the park. There was a curtain so Amanda asked who was back there. The cast member was rude and in the end told us we would have to stand in line to find out, so we decided it really wasn't worth the hastle. Besides, my dad saw Mickey and Pluto behind the curtain. We did do a fire safety game while we were in there which Ari loved. Afterwards we headed over to the Character Spot and saw Mickey, Pluto and Minnie without any wait. So much for the Chase meet and greet. We never did get back to it.
After a quick stop at Ice Station Cool (or whatever the name is nowadays) for some Mezzo Mix (Germany's drink. I loved off of that when I spent a summer in Germany) we headed over to World Showcase. No one in our group likes Mission Space, and most of us wanted to skip Ellen's Energy Adventure. Plus Test Track was closed (it reopened on Dec 6. More on that later).
We went into Mexico and rode Grand Fiesta Tour. I always loved the Three Caballeros movie (and Saludos Amigos) and like the update for this ride. After a quick tour we got out of the boat and headed to Canada for Amanda's birthday dinner.
After getting a few pictures taken around Canada, we headed to dinner. It was as good as I remember (although much more expensive. Everything is since they started that dining plan. Doesn't help those of us who stay off property). I had the short ribs, which were nice and tender and cooked perfectly. I had a little lobster mac and cheese as well as some of Amanda's steak. Everything was perfect, but the $300 price tag after tip for 6 people (2 of which are kids) seemed excessive. Still, it's not something we did every day and was definitely worth it for Amanda's birthday. She did get a birthday piece of chocolate in the end.
We made our way back to the Land and my parent went on Soarin' first. After a breakdown (which would become a theme for the rest of our trip) they made it out before our Fast Passes expired and we went on. After that we went back to the hotel.
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