Day at Epcot

In honor of Father’s Day, our family had the unique opportunity of taking my dad to the Motherland—Germany. Today’s events carried us all around the world—including stops in Mexico, Canada, Norway, England, Italy, and even Mars! Before I get too carried away I should clarify that we spent the day in Epcot… which boasts all of these locations and more in World Showcase at this park.

To celebrate today, my mom had the great idea of getting my dad a Germany “fussball” jersey that he wore proudly throughout the day. He got a lot of comments from people, especially when we went to Germany! Of course, Germany is one of the exhibits at the World Showcase, and we ate at the Biergarten, which produced an Oktoberfest-esque atmosphere complete with German music and dark beer. Too bad I’m not 21 yet, oh well I’ll just have to go visit the real thing myself someday.


Anyway, our day at Epcot contained a lot of excitement, but it was partially soiled by the extreme heat. Today’s heat was (by far) the worst we had dealt with up to this point. It was bewildering that Epcot had very few shaded areas to offer, which meant there were few opportunities to escape the punishment of the sun. However, there was an element of relief because the park had a station called “Club Cool,” and in continuing the international theme, this station offered soft drinks from countries such as Germany, Mozambique, China, and Israel. My two favorites were the “Mezzo Mix” from Germany (mixture of Coke with orange flavor) and the Krest Ginger Ale from Mozambique. My family had a fun time in there and with all that carbonation, led to a wonderful display of internationally-inspired burps.

Today also featured some awesome rides, such as TestTrack and Spaceship Earth. Test Track puts you in a GM testing facility (does GM stand for Government or General Motors now?) which means you go through a variety of tests. The highlight is going out on the “loop” reaching speeds of 65 mph! Apparently this ride has both the longest track and the fastest speed of any Disney ride in history (one of the many facts that my Disney-obsessed sister told us). Spaceship Earth was pretty cool, it is the perennial symbol of Epcot, and goes through the history of man chronogically by highlighting our important achievements—such as the invention of papyrus by the ancient Egyptians or the formation of a common alphabet by the Venetians. Interesting stuff.

Proof I've been to England!