Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!utah-gr!thomas From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: EPCOT Message-ID: <813@utah-gr.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jun-83 21:54:59 EDT Article-I.D.: utah-gr.813 Posted: Sat Jun 18 21:54:59 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Jun-83 01:23:28 EDT Lines: 43 This is of course only my opinion, but I (and the others with me) liked the "World Showcase" much better than the "FutureWorld" part. EPCOT is very much like a world's fair, it has a number of "pavilions" sponsored by various countries, and a number sponsored by various companies. The first is the "World Showcase", the second is the "FutureWorld". They have done a fantastic job in the World Showcase of invoking the feeling of the countries. If you have visited any of them, you really feel like you are back in (Paris, London, Venice, etc.). There is also a lot to see there without standing in any lines. This is a definite plus. "Must see" recommendations: - China movie. This is a 360 degree movie which shows you most of the interesting sights of China. We went during the dinner period and there was no wait (except waiting for the previous show to end). - Kodak "World of Imagination". The "ride" portion is so-so, but they have some wonderful participatory creative games upstairs, and a very good 3-D movie. Also the fountains out in front are wonderfully fun. (You see these when you come out of the movie.) - If you are into gardening, make a reservation (as soon as you arrive, but after making dinner reservations (or in parallel if there are two or more of you) for a walking tour of "The Land". Eating at EPCOT is a joy - if you do it right. You should plan to arrive as soon as it opens, and the FIRST(!!!) thing to do is make dinner reservations. This is done in the pavilion behind the big ball. Then run, don't walk, to the place you want to eat lunch and make a reservation there. Dinner usually fills up by about 10am, at least when its busy. Don't eat in the Future World section, the restaurants there are basically fast food. I can personally recommend the French restaurant (we ate lunch there - easier on the budget) and the Japanese "steak house". Canada has a very good cafeteria (no reservations, first come, ...) where we got an afternoon snack. I would imagine that the rest are up to the same standards. Plan to eat lunch early and dinner late. This allows you to stand in some lines while others are eating and the lines are shorter. This is especially true at dinner time. Make dinner reservations for 9:30 or 10:00 and have a snack at 4. Bring suntan lotion (unless you already have a fantastic tan, you will want some blockout for later in the day), comfortable shoes, LOTS of film, and more money than you think you will need. Get there EARLY, if you arrive much after 8:30, you will probably get caught in the traffic jam and lose a half hour or hour getting in. (We went at Easter and got in a traffic jam (for several miles) at 8:00.)