Lisa
and I waited for the bus at our resort bus stop, once Lisa got on the
bus around 7 pm, I hopped on the bus to Epcot to enjoy the finish line
party while she was running.
There
were a lot of road closure, causing lots of traffic on my way to Epcot
that night because of the race, it took me almost an hour to get there
(it usually only took 15 mins to get there).
Once
I got to the park it look like a regularly sized crowd at Epcot, the
park closed at 9 that night. The neat thing about the Finish Line Party
pass, although it was expensive, it was good from 4:00pm until 3:00 am.
So in my opinion even though it did cost $64, it was worth the price
because you got 11 hours of park time with it plus a $10 gift card. I
decided since it was still very crowded, and lines were long at
attractions, that I would go eat dinner at Sunshine Seasons.
I
had read many reviews raving about the pork chop at Sunshine Seasons so
I just had to try it, it lived up to it's hype! It was served with
delicious mashed potatoes and a BBQ sauce that is almost a salsa.
Everything tasted very fresh, and it was all very well prepared.
After
eating I decided to take a stroll around World Showcase to just see
what was going on at the Food & Wine Festival. It was very crowded
this time of night, but there was a lot of energy in the air, my only
real complaint is the amount of very drunk people that were there.
People saying and doing dumb things, in very crowded spaces.
My first stop was near the Canadian pavilion, I just had to try the Wild
Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce it was delicious!
It lived up to all the hype. My only complaint is my dish didn't have
enough of the Truffle Butter Sauce on it, but it was well cooked, and
perfectly seasoned.
Once
I finished my steak, it was time to find a spot for Illuminations:
Reflections of Earth. I ended standing near Canada, it's first time I've
seen it from this view point and it was a great show like always!
After
the show, I continued my stroll around World Showcase Lagoon, I stopped
at Fife and Drum near the American Pavilion and got Red Stag Lemonade
by Jim Beam. It was great, stronger than I expected, but very good.
I
headed for Spaceship Earth while enjoying my drink, the park had closed
for regular guests, so it was time to start enjoying some attractions
while the lines were short. They checked for the pink wrist bands that
you received upon entry at every attraction and pavilion.
During
the party, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Soarin', Living with the
Land, Spaceship Earth, Maelstrom and Gran Fiesta Tour were all open, as
well as all the Food & Wine booths.
After
Spaceship Earth, I headed back over to The Land, and rode Soarin' and
Living with the land, then I moved on to The Seas with Nemo, there was
hardly any wait for any of the attractions, the park was basically
empty.
About
this time I got a notification letting me know Lisa had started her
half-marathon, there is free Wi-Fi in Epcot, and I was receiving e-mail
alerts letting me know her progress, and approximate finish time every
5K. I decided it was time to take some longer exposures with my camera,
I'm very interested in photography, and during the hustle and bustle of a
regular day at the parks, I don't often get time to do some of the
longer exposures I wanted to try. I had no tripod, so I was using rocks,
trash cans and benches.
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| Imagination Pavilion |
I
got a couple good shots, I wish I had more good ones, maybe next time!
After this I decided to head over to Norway to ride Maelstrom, it was
great at night! As I was getting out of Norway, I received an e-mail
saying Lisa had just passed the 15K mark, so I knew it was time to head
to the middle of the park (by the fountain of nations) to cheer her on
as she ran through Epcot. After a little waiting, there she was! We
tried a high five, but missed.
Once
she passed me, I moved to the front of the park to wait for her, I knew
she was almost finished, an e-mail arrived telling me she finished the
race, so I waited where the huge amount of runners were coming into the
park.
