Magic Kingdom & Epcot

On Wednesday morning, we checked out of Port Orleans and went to the Magic Kingdom. The kids worked on Virtual Magic Kingdom quests, and we hit our favorite rides and saw some of the shows we had missed the last time we came, such as the Bear Country Jamboree. I wanted to see the Hall of Presidents, but we ran out of time. We did get to see a preview of the new Monsters Inc show that is opening in Tomorrowland in a few months. It uses the same technology as Turtle Talk to allow the animated stars to interact with the audience. We then checked into a site at the Fort Wilderness campground.

Thursday we went to Epcot. We did a couple of things in Future World, then took the boat to the back of the World Showcase. We ate lunch at the Teppanyaki restaurant in the Japan pavilion, then watched the American Adventure. We then made our way through half of the countries, and headed out. After Epcot, we went to the Hoop Dee Doo show at Fort Wilderness. It was pretty good. Susan and the kids enjoyed the singing and jokes, but were not impressed with the food. I liked it fine, but we all agreed that Medieval Times was a better value for the money. We decided to skip going to the Disney Studios this trip, and instead spend another day at Epcot. So on Friday, after we checked out of Fort Wilderness, we headed back, and did some of the things we had not done on Thursday. We rode the new Nemo ride at the Seas pavilion. I thought it was pretty cool, but the kids weren't that impressed. We also tried out the new "Green" version of Mission:Space, where the capsule doesn't spin to simulate g-forces. While not as intense as the regular version, it was also less nauseating for Susan and the kids. Susan actually said she'd consider going on it again, where one time on the regular version was more than enough forever. After that, we walked around the World Showcase, and the kids collected the Kidcot pieces. The Mexico ride was down, but we rode Norway and watched the France movie. After Illuminations, we headed to Tampa to stay the night.