Amazing fireworks! (Epcot)

Member Name: flowerpot19

Product:	Epcot
Date:	13/10/09 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some amazing attractions

Disadvantages: Lots of walking - take comfy shoes!

Over the years that I have been visiting Orlando, Epcot has slowly become one of my favourite parks. The first few times I visited, although I enjoyed it I got bored quite easily but I was quite young then so perhaps this was something to do with it.More recently I have discovered that there really is a lot more to Epcot than you originally see.

Firstly an overview of the park, EPCOT stands for Experimental Prototype community of tomorrow. The park is devided into 2 areas, Futureworld and World Showcase.

Futureworld has the main attractions of the park and as the name would suggest has a futuristic theme about it. The main attractions here are Mission Space - a Simulator that simulates the first mission to Mars, Test Track - a ride that puts you in the test car as you go through hairpin turns, break tests and the crash barrier test! There is also Soarin' which is a motion simulator that makes you feel as though you are hang gliding over southern California. There are also a variety of smaller attractions that are also really good although some of them are open seasonally - Honey I Shrunk the audience is a 3D show, there is a Nemo ride, Living with the Seas attraction with Dolphins and Manatee's. There is also a living with the land boat ride which shows you how different areas manage to work with the land to produce and grown food.
There is also Innoventions - this is a large walk through area which houses loads of different "inventions" of the future. Many you can test out yourself which can be great fun. Spaceship earth is my personal favourite ride in Epcot - it has recently been updated and refurbished too so its better than ever - you sit in a slow moving train that travels through time to show how communications have evolved through the decades.

The other section of Epcot is World Showcase. World Showcase is a group of pavilions set around a large lake. Each pavilion represents a different country. There are 11 in total. Each country usually has a shop, a restaurant and a counter service serving the food specialities for that country. Many of the countries also have a show or attraction based on the country - e.g Mexico has a boatride and France has a 360 degree show. Each country is so well themed and is usually staffed by people from the relent countries which adds to its charm! World Showcase is a wonderful place to explore. Its easy to just walk around the lake but then you miss all the little things - If you wander deeper into each country you will find little things you never knew existed such as the gardens in Japan and the art work in morocco.

Personally I find Epcot much more fun at night - they have a nightly firework show which is amazing! Its about 15 minutes long and is on every night at 9pm - it's the one thing I would never miss on a trip to Disney! - Although I may be a bit bias in my opinion as i was lucky enough to have my wedding reception in Epcot with the Fireworks!

Summary: My favourite place to spend an evening!