Epcot: World Showcase

"Liben Sie Ihre Traum." -Live out your dream 

This post is about the last section of Epcot. Which mean it is also the last section of Walt Disney World. As you can see by the title this section is called World Showcase. This section takes up half of the park, which is full of many different countries. As you walk through you travel the world from country to country just footsteps away from each other. Many of these sections have shops, dining, and attractions. You can also meet characters in each country. The characters are related to the countries. Snow White is in Germany, Belle in France, Mulan in China...etc. A lot of them only have dining, but this post will tell you about the attractions some of them have. The countries in this section include Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, The American Adventure, Japan, Morocco, France, United Kingdom, and Canada. 

Attraction 1 is found in Mexico and it is called, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros. This is a boat tour hosted by Donald Duck, Panchito, and Jose Carioca. 

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Attraction 2 is found in Norway. It used to be called Maelstrom. It was a boat tour through viking villages. Now it is a Frozen ride called Frozen Ever After. The boat sails through Arendelle as you go through the winter time from the movie Frozen. This ride opens up in June this year. 

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Attraction 3 is located in China, called Reflections of China. This is a circle vision 360 film that is 14 minutes long. 

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Attraction 4 is located in The American Adventure, which is also the name of the attraction. This is a 30 minute show. It is an inspirational show about America and its people. There is also an American Heritage Gallery with a National Treasures exhibit. 

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Attraction 5 is found in France called The Impressions de France. This is a 20 minute film showing you the beautiful country side of France. 

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Attraction 6 is located in Canada and it is the last attraction of the countries in Epcot. It is called O Canada!. This is another circle vision 360 film, but it is hosted by the Canadian actor, Martin Short. It is 14 minutes long. 

https://goo.gl/JhVV71

~Brenna~

Epcot: Future World, Part 2

"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." -Dory, Finding Nemo

The second part of Future World has a lot more attractions than the other part. These attractions are on the right side of the golf ball when you walk into the park. There are three more smaller sections to Future World.

Future World:

The Seas with Nemo and Friends-

Attraction 1 is The Seas with Nemo and Friends. The ride is located inside. Before you walk into the building the seagulls from the movie are sitting on rocks yelling, "mine. mine, mine". This is a slow ride. You board onto a shell shaped cart and ride through scenes from the movie. As you ride through you follow along with the characters from the movie and see their journey. .

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Attraction 2 is Turtle Talk with Crush. This is an interactive show. You sit in a room with a bunch of people and crush talks to the audience as he swims around on a screen in front of you. He chooses people from the audience and asks their name and plays games with them.

https://goo.gl/hK7IqA

The Land-

Soarin' is the first attraction in this section. This ride carries you into the air and has you soar through different land scenes. You see orange fields, California, mountains, and more. You feel wind and smell things as the scenes change. 

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Living with the Land is the next attraction. This is a boat journey through greenhouses and fish farms.

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The Circle of Life is the last attraction in this section. This is a short film starring some characters from The Lion King.

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Imagination!-

First is Journey Into Imagination with Figment. This show engages with your imagination and senses. 

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Second is the Honey I Shrunk the Audience. This show plays every 20 minutes. It is a 3D show. The character is having an awards ceremony that you are invited too.

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Last is ImageWorks. This is a big interactive play area. This play area has lots of learning opportunities. They will make you laugh and have fun with your kids. 

http://goo.gl/UqmcIv

~Brenna~

Epcot: Future World, part 1

"Like a grand and miraculous spaceship, our planet has sailed through the universe of time. And for a brief moment, we have been among its many passengers." -Spaceship Earth

Epcot is full of adventure. It has the world showcase and many more exciting attractions. When you walk into the park the first thing you see is a huge golf ball. This ball is the main focus of the park. This post is about the first part of Epcot. The first part is called Future World. This post is going to be part one of the section Future World. Future World has many smaller sections

Future World:

Spaceship Earth-

Attraction 1 is Spaceship Earth. This attraction is inside the golf ball. You ride in a cart up through the ball and down again. This ride is very slow. In the beginning of the ride they take your picture and put it on a figure that takes you through the story of communication. There are questions they ask you that leads to a story about you through the scenes they show.

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Universe of Energy-

Second is Ellen's Energy Adventure. You take a ride with Ellen DeGeneres as you go back to the time of dinosaurs.

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Mission: SPACE-

Third is Mission Space. This ride has two different adventures to choose from. One is the Orange Team. This team has more intense training. This ride may cause motion sickness because it gives you the feeling you are traveling around in space. The second adventure is the Green Team. This is a less intense training. 

http://goo.gl/JeLTw0

Test Track-

Fourth is Test Track. Before you get on the ride you have the option to design your own car and it will be on a screen in front of you. This is a car ride that takes you through some extremes of driving. There is a cold room, hot room, brick road, curves, hills, brake tests, and more. Once you go through all the driving tests you drive onto a race track and go really fast. 

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Innoventions-

Fifth is Innoventions East and Innoventions West. There are many different exhibits. One is about storms and how you can protect your family when a bad storm approaches. The second one is how to use math, science, and engineering to make your own thrill ride. The third is fun with colors. 

http://goo.gl/gvPZQz

~Brenna~

Animal Kingdom: Asia and DinoLand U.S.A.

"It's your choice, not your fate." -Pilo, Dinosaur

Asia and DinoLand U.S.A. are the last two sections of Animal Kingdom. These sections are pretty big. They take up about a quarter of the park. There are many attractions in these sections, but this post is going to be about the more popular ones. 

Asia- 

First is the Flights of Wonder. This attraction is a shaded area where you can have a nice relaxing seat and enjoy watching birds in flight. You get to watch them in their habitats with their natural behaviors. 

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Second is the Maharajah Jungle Trek. Trails through an ancient palace inhabited by animals. The animals include giant fruit bats, birds, tapirs, Komodo dragons, and tigers.

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Third is the Kali River Rapids. This is a raging rapids water ride. White water rafting down the waters of the Chakranadi River.

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Last is the Expedition Everest--Legend of the Forbidden Mountain. You sit down in the train cart and ride this high speed roller coaster. You go through dark misty areas and encounter an end to the tracks, where you then shoot backwards on the ride and run into the Yeti.

https://goo.gl/nec8LL

DinoLand U.S.A.-

First in this section is Finding Nemo--The Musical. Enjoy an exciting musical inspired by the Pixar movie, Finding Nemo. Watch as your favorite characters dance and sing in front of you on a stage. 

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Second is the Primeval Whirl. This is a rollercoaster that takes you on hills, curves, and through dinosaur jaws!

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Third is the TriceraTop Spin. This ride is kind of like the Dumbo ride, but instead of riding in a Dumbo cart you ride in a dinosaur cart. The ride goes round and round.

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Fourth is the ride DINOSAUR. This ride is inspired by the movie Dinosaur. You sit in a jeep and try to save the last dinosaur on an adventure. This ride can be kind of scary for smaller children.

https://goo.gl/9mYZJH

~Brenna~

Animal Kingdom: Africa and Rafiki's Planet Watch

"The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." -Rafiki, The Lion King

The next two sections of Animal Kingdom are Africa and Rafiki's Planet Watch. These sections have less attractions than the others, but they are big in size.

Africa-

First is the Kilimanjaro Safaris. You ride in an open vehicle that takes you through what looks like an African savanna. You see giraffes, hippos, elephants, alligators, rhinos, lions, and more. This is a relaxing ride and amazing sight to see.

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Second is the Pangani Forest Exploration trail. This is a walking tour full of animals. There are birds, fish, underwater hippos, gorillas and more. If you are all tuckered out from the day and want to relax these are some nice trails to walk through. 

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Rafiki's Planet Watch- 

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This section is named after the character from The Lion King. The first attraction is the Wildlife Express Train. The train leaves every 5-7 minutes. The train takes you through the jungles to Rafiki's Planet Watch and then takes you right back to Africa on a nonstop ride. 

https://goo.gl/DoM5Np

Second is the Habitat Habit. These are discovery trails. Along the way are some animal exhibits, The most popular are the cotton-top tamarins. Throughout the tour are some hints on how you can share the world with the animals around you. 

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Third is the Conservation Station. This attraction allows the guests to interact with live animals. You can also learn how to take care of the animals and how to help save them from going extinct. 

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Last is the Affection Section. This is a petting zoo with animals from all over the world. The animals in this petting zoo are not the typical petting zoo animals. 

http://goo.gl/pGfPxS

~Brenna~

Animal Kingdom: Oasis, Discovery Island, and Camp Minnie-Mickey

"Welcome to the kingdom of animals, real, ancient, and imagined: a kingdom ruled by lions, dinosaurs, and dragons: a kingdom of balance, harmony, and survival: a kingdom we enter to share, the wonder, gaze at the beauty, thrill at the drama, and learn. " -Walt Disney

Animal Kingdom opened in 1998. It is the biggest park at Disney World, at 500 acres. When you walk into the park you are surrounded by trees and jungle. Animal Kingdom has a huge tree in the middle that has carvings of animals in its trunk, called the Tree of Life. There are 7 sections in this park. This post is about three of them. Throughout the whole park you will see animal exhibits, from anteaters to boars. This park is full of wilderness adventure!

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Oasis-

The only attraction in this part is the Oasis Exhibits. These are animal exhibits including, anteaters, exotic boar, Hyacinth macaw, and many more.

http://goo.gl/c4y6MU

Discovery Island-

First is It's Tough to be a Bug!. This is a 4D show inspired by the movie Bug's Life. It is inside the Tree of Life, in the middle of the park. You get 3D glasses that are shaped like bug eyes. The show itself is 3D, but in there you feel bugs crawling on you, bugs crawling at your feet, and on your back. So it feels like you are interacting with the bugs. 

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Next is the Discovery Island Trails. These are trails around the Tree of Life. On these trails you will see animal exhibits. They have lemurs, tortoises, and cotton-top tamarins. 

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Camp Minnie-Mickey- 

First is Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends. This is a show for kids starring animals that are found around North America. Pocahontas presents the animals and tells the audience some facts about them. 

https://goo.gl/QQcBxH

Next is Festival of the Lion King. This is a musical starring Timon, Pumba, and Simba from the motion picture, Lion King. There is lots of music, dance, and specialty performances. 

https://goo.gl/KSusJf

Last is the Greeting Trails. This is a meet and greet spot. You can meet Camp Mickey and Minnie and other characters in their favorite vacation spots. 

http://goo.gl/35tF6O

~Brenna~

Hollywood Studios: Sunset Boulevard

"Be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test." -Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast

Sunset Boulevard is the last section of the Hollywood Studios park. As a whole this is the section with some of the biggest rides in the park. This is the closest section to the entrance. This section of the park is not changing any of the attractions.

First is the show Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage. This is a summarized show of the movie Beauty and the Beast. Belle and all the characters come out and put on a Broadway style show for 30 minutes.

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Second is the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. This is an indoor roller coaster ride that goes to the Aerosmith song, "Walk This Way". The idea of this ride is that you are getting into a car to quickly get to the concert that Aerosmith has given you backstage passes to. 

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Third is The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. This ride is based off of the movie. You walk up to the top of a tall building and you get into an elevator. Once you get into the elevator you sit down in rows and it starts to drop over and over. It is like a pitfall ride. 

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The last attraction is the Fantasmic show that plays at night. Lasers, lights, dancing, and singing, this show is full of excitement and lots of light tricks. Lots of loved Disney characters come out and sing and dance together for the crowd. This show is 25 minutes long. 

https://goo.gl/d9Hnfg

~Brenna~

Hollywood Studios: Pixar Place, Mickey Avenue, and Animation Courtyard

"To infinity and beyond" -Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story

Pixar Place, Mickey Avenue, and Animation Courtyard are the next few sections in Hollywood Studios. These sections are pretty small compared to the other sections. Although they are going to be adding onto the Pixar Place with more Toy Story attractions. They are adding rides and they want it to make people feel like they have just stepped onto the set of one of their favorite movies, the feeling you are part of the toy's world with them.

Pixar Place-

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Toy Story Mania is a 4D ride that takes you through scenes from the movie. You have a laser gun and shoot at targets throughout the ride. This ride always has a very long line so if you want to ride it, it would be best for you to go straight to the ride in the morning that way the long shouldn't be too long.

https://goo.gl/Duth5X

Mickey Avenue- 

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream is a display of historical objects celebrating Walt's life. There is also a 15 minute film telling the story of Walt Disney's Dream. 

http://goo.gl/QPhi63

Animation Courtyard- 

Voyage of the Little Mermaid is a live interactive show based off of the Little Mermaid film. It tells the story of Ariel in 17 minutes. The show has all of your favorite characters. It sprays little bits of water on you and bubbles float around, you hear the noise of ocean waves and feel gusts of wind. 

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Next is The Magic of Disney Animation. This attraction shows you how animators bring your favorite characters to the screen and drawn on paper. They teach you how to draw them as well. 

http://goo.gl/jKVR9G

Last is Disney Junior: Live on Stage! This is an interactive show with your kids favorite Disney Junior characters. The show has characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sophia the First, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and more. 

https://goo.gl/aeX5zL

~Brenna~