Thursday 7 December 2017 Epcot

Carla and Tyler got an early start again, but returned for breakfast. The rest of us were more leisurely as we had a Princess breakfast at 10 AM at a restaurant on the boardwalk near our hotel. The twins were quite excited to meet the characters. I was surprised that the boys seemed to enjoy it also as they did not know the characters. Louisa was not at all excited to meet her prince. One of the big kids met a princess also. Breakfast was excellent.

After breakfast it was off to Epcot. Our favourite ride here was Mission: Space. It had a less intense option and a more intense option. Celeste opted for the less intense. Later the boys convinced her to try the more intense. She did not enjoy that one as much. Another ride popular with the rest of the gang was Test Track. The boys, especially Justin, also liked Living with the Land, a boat ride through large greenhouse-like rooms with commentary about modern farming practices and improving yields while conserving resources. Justin was quite interested in the science. Soarin’ was another flying ride. It is an older version of some of the best new flying rides.

We did not meet for lunch, as we had eaten a large and late breakfast. For supper we met at the Biergarten in the German pavilion. This was my suggestion many weeks ago when we were planning the schedule, but I had no idea how well it would turn out. It was our last night, with a great buffet meal and an entertaining atmosphere. It was a great way to wrap up our week. 

The icing on the cake was the fireworks show at 9:30 PM. We had been watching and listening from a distance on our hotel balcony all week and it had become old hat. But being there was quite spectacular. As good a display as I have ever seen. I had suggested to Laura and Brett that they take their three sleeping girls back to the hotel as they would likely be startled by the noise, but, no problem. They slept right through a very noisy show.

Today was overcast and a bit cooler than it has been, but still pretty comfortable.