Day 4 - Dr. Scholls

Day 4 was a double Park day… 1/3 at Disney Hollywood Studios and 2/3 at Epcot. To make sure I was prepared for this marathon trek, I called upon my personal chiropractor and Dr. Scholls. We started out at the nearest Walmart. They were out of the ‘prescribed’ heal supports. Hmm…guess I’m not the only one in town with their heals on fire. We did find the next best thing and we were off to Hollywood Studios.

It was my kind of crowd today…small. We had almost no wait times at several rides and shows. One ride we did go on was the Rockin Roller Coaster. The picture below says it all. It was indoor and fairly dark so you couldn’t see what was coming…which was probably a good thing. After being launched from 0-FAST in mere seconds, the next thing I noticed was my chin pressed against my chest and spinning around like a cork screw. It was an exhilarating experience. Jake went on it twice and even my mom went on it.

We then watched the Beauty and the Beast show. Abbie and Julia just loved their ‘twirling’ dresses and costumes. We left the Park after about 4 hours and went over to Epcot. A Disney Park about 3 times the size of Hollywood Studios, but with Dr. Scholls holding me up… so far so good.

The weather now is around 82 degrees, minimal wind, with 2 clouds in the sky….little ones….thin ones. Once again Aaron had the map and plan down to the nearest minutes. We went over to the Test Track ride. We all went on it. Julia sat with Aaron and Sheila and proclaimed that she was going to do the steering. Well there was no steering wheel but she absolutely loved it. The thing about Epcot is it is a learning center. After every ride or show there is an area of additional things to see, read, and experience…who does this? I mean the offering is nice but with 3, 5, and 8 yr. olds, it’s all about the rides.

Several rides later, it’s getting dark and time to prepare for the laser light and fireworks show but first it’s dinner time. We now start to make our way around the world showcase of the different countries and Dr. Scholls is starting to show signs of fatigue. We started at Canada and decided to eat there. As we got closer to the door we noticed a lot of Canadians standing outside. Apparently the restaurant was booked for the night and nothing available. Didn’t know the Canadians had such good food. So we carried on and ended up of all places…the American Adventure. We had authentic American bacon double cheeseburgers and chicken strip meals. They were delicious. The Americans sure know how to make a burger. If you are ever in America, you have to try their burgers.

The light show was fantastic with a lot of special effects and sounds. It makes you happy and forgetful of your plan to chop your feet off when you get back to the condo. So now we are about 8 miles from our van. Okay maybe one. But by now I’m ready to fire Dr. Scholls and start crawling back to the van. But wait..my precious 3 yr. old looks up at me and says..”Daddy…I’m tired and I want up.” So I hoist her on my shoulders while thanking the Lord that I know I have feet to carry my daughter. What an awesome day.

Rockin' Roller Coaster

Beauty and the Beast show

Epcot