Days 13/14
Yesterday after a long and tiring flight, with a three hour delay, we checked into our hotel rooms in the early hours of the morning to try and get some rest before a long day at the Epcot Centre. The first sign of it is the impressive golf ball, a well-known icon, which can be seen from miles away. The park was divided into various sections and included a brief tour of the world.
We stayed for a spectacular fireworks display, and had front row seats during the show, feeling the heat and sounds as the fireworks exploded. After this we returned to our hotel rooms to have another long, hot shower and collapsed into our large, comfy beds, luxury, compared to the accommodation at space camp anyway.
Mr Roberts provided us with some entertainment this morning, with a spectacular fall up the stairs to our 2nd floor rooms.
Whilst visiting the Magic Kingdom in Disney World, people made the most of the time by getting to the rides early, and getting fast passes for the rides they wanted to return to later on.
The most popular rides seemed to be the Splash Mountain, which included a 52 foot drop, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, both of which were roller coasters however the Space Mountain was almost completely pitch black. The Pirates of the Carribean ride was noted for the realistic scenes and smooth movements of characters.
The street parade had everyone lined up to see their favourite characters.
The most spectacular part of the Magic Kingdom was Cinderella’s Castle, which was lit up beautifully as the night fell. It was fun to see almost everyone in Disney Theme hats play fighting with light sabres and swords at the base of the castle before we headed off to the mono-rail.
We were on the bus and back to the hotel by 8.15pm.
Dinner was a gourmet and amazingly well designed meal at KFC located just 40m from our hotel. Good to get an earlier night after two fantastic days in Disney World.
By Elysia and Callum.
