Optimus Eo's Post Trip report!!!!

[Optimus EO]

What does your girl have?

[Chrissy&Tayen]

nothing.. shes just too short...lol

[Optimus EO]

Is she going to be tall enough this time?

[Chrissy&Tayen]

she isnt going with us.. she chose to stay home and granny come to visit her.. and she knows were going to disney.. she just wants me to get her a baby jessie doll..lol

[Optimus EO]

Wow! I want to go to Disney every chance I get!

[Chrissy&Tayen]

me too.. lol shes 5 and has been 3 times in her lil life.. i have to say.. im so happy i didnt wait.. because the pics of her lil and with her seeing mickey and the princesses and believe thats who they are is priceless. but here just like a month ago she told me that wasnt mickey. it was a man in a suit.. and it crushed me

[lilo88]

good tr so far! Can't wait to hear more and hopefully see more soon!

[Thumper10]

Sounds like a fun time!

[JNota0005DakMC]

kool.. i plan on riding space mountain for the first time this trip.. can you believe i ahve never got to ride it before.. and me being big with coaster type rides.. but we have always had our girl and she is still too lil

the 2009 refurb really did wonders for this attraction... being up there in complete darkness makes it seem that much faster... btw... this is my favorite classic attraction...

[Chrissy&Tayen]

awesome i wish i was going to the land to see the halloween verison of space mountain

[Optimus EO]

Day 3.....Started our morning out tired and soar. We got up and headed to the bus stop as usual. We got to Epcot around 9:30 or so and proceeded to Captain Eo!!! No one was there! Me,my wife a man, and a family of 4. That was it. We wayched and it was not quite as good as I remember. The effects were great for 1986 but mediocre for 2010. The music was still really good in my mind though. Classic= B- Overall=C. My wife by the way did not like it at all. We then headed over to Journey into Imagination. I had ridden it before and rode it again just so I can remember how bad it was. Original was so much better. Imagination the song is the only thing that partially saves this ride. Classic= D, Overall= C. The original was an A classic. We then proceeded to The Land pavillion, got a Fastpass to Soarin and walked right on Living with the Land. It's a good educational ride with a lot of interesting facts. This is where I noticed the slip in something that I had never noticed before. It was our first encounter in a very long time of a rude cast member. When our boat floated into where we get off, a lady had her arm around her daughter which caused her hand to sit out of the boat by about 3 inches. The cast member said the usual please keep all hands and feet inside the boat at all times. The poor lady didn't even realize that she was doing it because her arm was around her son. The cast member proceeded to do it about four more times with her tone getting ruder and ruder. It took me a minute just to realize who the cast member was even talking about. We had an issue with this same cast member a few days later!

[Optimus EO]

We then proceed to the food court and shared a counter service credit because we were going to be way too hungry by the time our reservation came around for Tutto Italiano I belive was the name of the place. We got chicken and mashed potatos which were very good. We then proceeded to take advantage of the Soarin Fastpass. Soarin, as usual, amazing!!!! Love the ride, love being in the front row. One of my favorites and it is my number one ride that I wish my father were still alive to ride it. It is quickly becoming a classic! Classic=A, Overall=A. We then knocked out the Nemo ride and walked around The Seas. The addition of the ride and Turtle Talk with Crush were nice additions but this area still needs something more. More demonstrations in the water or something. Classic=C, Overall C+. We then got a fastpass for Test Track and headed back to the French pavilion. We were able to watch the movie, which I love!!!! It is a classic, but seriously outdated. We then went back to take advantage of our fastpass at Test Track. I love this ride, but hate the wait. Ours was only about 15 minutes, but we did it several other times where it was 30-40 minutes. I still miss World of Motion. Overall=A- Classic=B.

[Optimus EO]

We then went on Ellen's Energy Adventure. The movie was already going when we walked in. This ride has the capacity to take so many people, but we only filled up about 25% of the vehicles. This use to be one of my favorite rides when I was 6,7,8 because of all of the dinosaurs, but now it is kind of slow and boring and 35 minutes long. Classic use to be a B+, but now more like a C-. Overall= C. We then headed over to Mission Space. We did the non-spinning one because we both got sick on the regular one a few years back. Still a good ride, but I really, really miss Horizons. Overall= B-, Classic=C. By this time we were very hungry and headed back to our resercation at the Italian restaurant. There was a language barrier there in the sense that there accent was so heavy that we had trouble understanding what they were saying. I had bowtie pasta with peas and ham and my wife had the Lasagna. The lasagna was excellent and the bow tie pasta was good. The lasagna had awesome meat and chees on it. We then had traditional Italian deserts which were also amazing. Overall experience was a B+/A-. I do recommend it.

[Optimus EO]

We then headed over to the American Adventure, which is a classic show about our short history. I enjoy this show, but it kind of comes off cocky compared to some of the other presentaions presented by other countries. Classic= B, overall B+. We then knocked out the Canadian movie which was better than what I remeber. They now have Martin Short, which was a nice addition. Canada looks beautiful and it really did make me want to visit there. Overall=B+. We then headed over to the Mexican pavilion, checked out the newer bar there and rode El Rio De Tiempo. The ride is cute, but I still eould prefer the original. They took out so much stuff just so they could have a screen with the three birds dancing on the screen. I actually enjoyed the festival scene at the end. Overall=C.

[Optimus EO]

We then rode Maelstom which is by far my favorit country attraction! I love this ride, always have, always will. You are not the first to pass this way, nor will you be the last. Classic= A, Overall=A. If anyone can find the commercial that Disney use to run when this attraction first came out, please post it. Bonus points to you my friend. I also did a Kim Possible mission this day. I did the one in Germany. Fun and very interactive. Great for kids, good for adults. I gave the experience a B. We then ate at the counter service of the new Hacienda. Food was ok. I remeber better from this place. I don't even remeber what I had. Overall= C-. We then got a spot for Illuminations by the American Adventure. Bad spot because we were right behind where the globe sits before it floats to the middle. The show is still a must and my favorite show overall for closing show. The day was great and Epcot is my favorite!!!

Day 3 will either be up tonight or tomorrow. All I can say is PINS!!!!