Another wonderful day spent in The Magic Kingdom! We said farewell to the castle at around 8:45 pm and headed to Epcot for the EMH. It was our last day and even though we were tired, we had to squeeze that last bit of magic out. It was a good thing we had somewhere else to go because nobody cried when we left! Well, that I know of, anyway. Someday I'll have to share the story of the night Katie cried all the way out of Magic Kingdom.
Thanks to Cris' wonderful navigation, we took a quick and scenic route to Epcot. We took the Boardwalk bus and then the ferry into the World Showcase entrance. Wow, is the Boardwalk area really cool at night! We must go back and visit that part of the world next time.
After getting our wristbands, the group split off and our group headed to The Land to ride Soarin'. It was a fairly long wait, but we met some interesting people including the young man with the light-up string thing-a-ma-jig that I later convinced Eddy that he needed to purchase at the Mission Space gift shop. We also met some nice folks wearing Harvard sweatshirts that Katie enjoyed talking to. Okay, who did Katie not enjoy talking to?
After Soarin', we rode Test Track. I didn't remember the place being so bright. Maybe it was my tired eyes. It was probably around 11:00 pm at this point and we had had another full Disney day if you know what I mean. Test Track was wonderful as usual. It was really chilly out and it made the outside test seem so much more intense. I'll never forget Katie screaming out "I love feeling the wind in my hair!"
After Test Track, we had like 15 minutes left in our EMH. Could we squeeze just one more thing out of it? Sure! Jake, Emily, Ben, and I walked (and I mean literally walked) onto Mission Space at 11:56 pm! As I am watching Gary Sinise telling me about the mission I was about to embark on, it occurred to me that I must be totally out of my mind to ride Mission Space at this hour! Well, you know what folks? It must have been the extra magic part of the Extra Magic Hour at work, because it was the best ride on Mission Space I've ever experienced. Maybe I was just too tired to care that I was spinning in a centrifuge. :)
After Mission Space, we walked what I call "The Long Walk Home" from Epcot to the Pop Century bus terminal. It felt like ten miles to my tired legs. Good thing we got a seat when the bus arrived. I think we all almost went to sleep on that quiet ride back to Pop. We were tired, but it was such a good tired...
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