17 January 2011

EPCOT - November 2010



EPCOT



Spaceship Earth – twice. Only twice? I love this silly ride and I only rode it twice? Did perhaps the delay during our second ride through have anything to do with that? Did that five minutes or so spent stuck in the Matrix tunnel affect our urge to return? I will say yes.



The Living Seas – once. Short fun ride but it tends to be associated with a look in to the large, more interesting, aquarium and that can take some time. Once can therefore be enough.




Journey Into Imagination – twice. New to us. You ride through the Imagination Institute as Figment works to expand our view of our Imaginations beyond Dr. Nigel Channing's  views on the subject. It's fun but it doesn't really say much. The message seems to be 'You use your imagination all the time and need to use it more' but it doesn't do that all too well. The song does cover a lot of these gaps but not enough. It's a good ride but seems to lack focus. Seeing Eric Idle as part of a Disney ride makes it worth visiting at least once.



Maelstrom – twice. Short neat ride. Love the backwards section and the drop. The North Sea room as perhaps gotten a bit too tame. Skipping the movie at the end = priceless.



Soarin' – once. Good ride but I still question if its worth waiting for as the lines are always so long, even on a 'quiet' day.



Gran Fiesta Tour – once. Now that I've seen Tres Caballeros for the first time since my youth, it's impressive to me how well this ride fits that film. I know there are those that complain about the characters having been added to this ride but their appearances and this ride fit together too well to not have them come together. And it's fun.