07/13 - Epcot / MK

Grandma Terry, Uncle Steven, and I (Aunt Erica was supposed to join us as well, but she was ill and unable to do so) made park reservations for Epcot today, with the plan to get in to the virtual queue for the PassHolder Previews for the newly reopened Test Track attraction. Because of the unknown time that we may be called were we successful in joining the queue, we opted to spend the night on site last night. We stayed at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, and I managed to get some pictures this morning before checking out...

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
		Woody from the Toy Story movies.
		Woody spelled out with wooden blocks.
		A giant checkers set.
		Buzz Lightyear!
		The Buzz wooden blocks.
		The door out of Andy's room.
		Rex hiding in the bushes.
		Woody in the background with Bo Peep in front.
		The Bucket O Soldiers stairway at the Toy Story section of the hotel.
		A look at the Fantasia pool.
		A few shots of the Fantasia section of the resort...


		Some pictures from the Love Bug buildings...


		A couple more from the Fantasia section of the resort, these based on the newer Fantasia 2000...

		Some photos from the 101 Dalmations buildings...



		And more from the Toy Story portion of the hotel...


		Uncle Steve with Buzz Lightyear...

		...as well as Rex...

		Andy's window.

We managed to get into an early boarding group for the Test Track PassHolder Preview this morning, so we hustled off to Epcot to join our group. We headed straight to the entrance after arriving at the park, and made our way through the renovated queue to take our turn on the ride. The queue is definitely updated and interesting, though I have to admit that I kind of miss the design your own car part... The ride itself is largely the same, but the attraction has definitely been updated throughout. I liked the more modernized story being told, and am looking forward to getting an opportunity to ride again soon (once the lines die down a little bit!).

After we completed our Test Track ride mission this morning, we headed across the park to the France pavilion, to take a spin on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure. This is one of our favorite rides, and it was nice to catch it when the line wasn't too outrageous.

After riding Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, we continued our trip around the World Showcase. We didn't do much more than browse and people watch, and in doing so decided that we would head over to Disney's Magic Kingdom for the afternoon. We boarded the monorail and headed off to the Transportation and Ticket Center...

Epcot
		Here is the revamped entranced to the Test Track ride.
		A look at the remodeled queue area of the ride...








		Our first view of the ride vehicles...

		A look at some of the new scenes the Test Track ride...





		Grandma Terry rolling Steve out of the Test Track exit.
		A Corvette ZR1 on display in the Test Track exit area.
		The new Chevrolet vehicle showroom area at the Test Track exit.
		The Rue Auguste Gusteau sign in the France pavilion.
		The Gusteau's sign in the Remy's Ratatouille Adventure queue.
		Some photos from our time on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure...












		One of the buildings in the Morocco pavilion.

After arriving at the Transportation and Ticket Center, we decided to take the boat over to the Magic Kingdom. We decided to grab lunch, and settled on the Columbia Harbour House, a first for me. I chose the Fish Platter (beer-battered fish with French fries). Grandma Terry and Steve split an order of the Chicken Platter (chicken strips and French fries). While not a terrible meal, I would have rather gotten the fish from the Yorkshire County Fish Shop in Epcot instead!

We headed over to Adventureland after lunch, to go for a ride on the Jungle Cruise. Grandma really enjoys this ride, and I get a kick out of the jokes and puns too.

That was enough for us for today, so we headed out to find our car at Epcot once more. Our final stop for the day came at Texas Roadhouse on our way home. Another great day at Disney!

Disney's Magic Kingdom
		Rodney's selfie during the monorail ride to the Transportation and Ticket Center.
		Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.
		Some scenes from our ride on the Jungle Cruise...


















		A look back at the Walt Disney World Railroad station as we exit the park for the day.

Disney's All-Star Movies Resort

Woody from the Toy Story movies.

Woody spelled out with wooden blocks.

A giant checkers set.

Buzz Lightyear!

The Buzz wooden blocks.

The door out of Andy's room.

Rex hiding in the bushes.

Woody in the background with Bo Peep in front.

The Bucket O Soldiers stairway at the Toy Story section of the hotel.

A look at the Fantasia pool.

A few shots of the Fantasia section of the resort...

Some pictures from the Love Bug buildings...

A couple more from the Fantasia section of the resort, these based on the newer Fantasia 2000...

Some photos from the 101 Dalmations buildings...

And more from the Toy Story portion of the hotel...

Uncle Steve with Buzz Lightyear...

...as well as Rex...

Andy's window.

Epcot

Here is the revamped entranced to the Test Track ride.

A look at the remodeled queue area of the ride...

Our first view of the ride vehicles...

A look at some of the new scenes the Test Track ride...

Grandma Terry rolling Steve out of the Test Track exit.

A Corvette ZR1 on display in the Test Track exit area.

The new Chevrolet vehicle showroom area at the Test Track exit.

The Rue Auguste Gusteau sign in the France pavilion.

The Gusteau's sign in the Remy's Ratatouille Adventure queue.

Some photos from our time on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure...

One of the buildings in the Morocco pavilion.

Disney's Magic Kingdom

Rodney's selfie during the monorail ride to the Transportation and Ticket Center.

Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.

Some scenes from our ride on the Jungle Cruise...

A look back at the Walt Disney World Railroad station as we exit the park for the day.