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My Top Five Favorite Rides In Epcot

My first article ever was My Top Five Favorite Rides In Magic Kingdom. (If you want to see that article click here!) I thought it would be a good idea do it with Epcot.

My favorite ride in Epcot is Test Track. You get to design your own car and test it out. (For a Test Track review click here!)

My second favorite ride is Soarin’. Soarin’ is located in the Land pavilion and on the ride you are lifted off the ground and it actually feels like you are Soarin’ around the world. Here is a tip: if you eat an early breakfast at Garden Grill (for a Garden Grill review click here!), you can go to Soarin’ right after breakfast and get on the ride before it gets a huge line.

My third favorite ride is Spaceship Earth. On Spaceship Earth you learn the history of communication from caveman to modern times. At the end you even make a video about the future. Here is one of mine:

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My fourth favorite ride is Mission: Space. On Mission: Space you go on a mission for NASA. You can either do the green level that I always do or the orange level. The orange level is more intense and it goes upside down so you might get sick.

My fifth favorite ride is Frozen Ever After. Frozen Ever After is located in the Norway pavilion and is a fun boat ride with a drop that follows the story of Frozen.

The animatronics on the Frozen ride are incredible!

The Rides and Attractions That Are No Longer In Disney World Part 1

Disney World gets rid of rides and attractions very often, usually to replace them with new ones. Here is a list of rides and attractions that I have been to that are no longer in Disney World.

Mickey’s and Minnie’s House were attractions in the Magic Kingdom when I was a toddler. You could basically walk inside and look around Mickey’s house and you could do the same with Minnie’s. It was removed to make room for the new Fantasyland.

Maelstorm was a ride in the Norway pavilion. It was a boat ride with creepy trolls. Frozen Ever After is now where Maelstorm used to be.

Snow White’s Scary Adventure is a ride I never went on because I was little and heard the ride was very scary. Fantasyland is now where Snow White’s Scary Adventure was.

Ellen’s Energy Ride was a very slow ride in Epcot that made my dad fall asleep. You traveled back in time with Ellen and visited dinosaurs. A Guardian’s of the Galaxy ride is under construction where Ellen’s Energy Ride was.

Biergarten Review

Biergarten is a restaurant located in the Germany pavilion in Epcot. (For a review of the Germany pavilion click here!)

Biergarten is a buffet restaurant. A buffet is when you walk up and get the food yourself. Not only does Biergarten have a large selection of lunch and dinner foods, it also has a large selection of desserts too! (For a list of foods at Biergarten, click here!)

While you’re eating a live band plays as well. I think this band is really good!

You also eat with another family at the table in addition to your own.

Overall I think Biergarten is a VERY cool restaurant because it has a large variety of food and great entertainment.

I give Biergarten five Mickey Bars!

Izzy’s Must Do Activities at Disney World! Hidden Mickey Edition

Sure Disney World has great rides but did you know they have many activities?

One of my favorite activities is looking for hidden Mickey’s. Hidden Mickey’s are basically Mickey’s head and ears that are hidden on rides, shops, and even your Disney resort! They are everywhere! Hidden Mickeys are super fun to find and add a little extra magic to your trip.

Here are just some of the Hidden Mickey’s that I have found at Disney World.

As you can see, there are a lot of Hidden Mickey’s on Living with the Land!

O’Canada in Epcot is Closing for Refurbishment

The O’Canada! show will close August 1 and will be closed during the Food and Wine Festival.

O’Canada! will get new footage and a new projection update. I think O’Canada is great just the way it is but I trust Disney with making the film even better.

O’Canada! is located in the Canada pavilion. For a review on the Canada pavilion click here!) O’Canada! is a 360 Circle Vision show like the one in the China pavilion.

Do you think O’Canada! needs to be refurbished?

Rose and Crown Dining Room Review

Rose and Crown Dining Room is located in the United Kingdom Pavilion. (For a review of the United Kingdom, click here!)

Rose and Crown has indoor and outdoor seating. I enjoy seating outside because you get a great view of the World Showcases Lagoon. One time it was storming while we were eating outside at Rose and Crown and the Cast Members pulled down these plastic covers to protect us from the rain. (There was thunder and lightning too!)

Now the screen is pulled down, but it was raining hard and windy!

The rest of the meal was with the closed screen.

I had fish and chips. In the United Kingdom chips are French fries. The fish and chips are really good! I recommend trying them. My mom had the Shepherd’s Pie and said she loved it. For dessert I had the English Trifle. It has layers of strawberries, vanilla custard, graham crackers, and whipped cream with Mickey Mouse Sprinkles.

If you make a reservation to go to Rose and Crown for dinner at 8:30 pm or later, you have a great view of the fireworks.

In the background you can see the fireworks being set up on the World Showcase Lagoon.

I give Rose and Crown five Mickey Bars.

Disney World Annual Passholder Price Rises

Disney World Annual Passholder Prices have risen.

Disney World Florida Resident Annual Pass Prices

Epcot After 4 pm Annual Pass: Was $289.00 Now $309.00

Florida Resident Platinum Plus Annual Pass: Was $849.00 Now $999.00

Florida Resident Weekday Select Annual Pass: Was $ 319.00 Now $349.00

Florida Resident Gold Annual Pass: Was $609.00 Now $699.00

Florida Resident Silver Annual Pass: Was $479.00 Now $ 519.00

Florida Resident Theme Park Select Pass is still $439.00

Disney World General Public Annual Pass Price Increases:

Disney Platinum Plus Pass: Was $994.00 Now $1,219.00

Disney Platinum Pass: Was $894.00 Now $1,119.00

Disney Raises Prices on Reusable Shopping Bags

Disney’s reusable shopping bags are just about everywhere: the parks and the resorts. They were brought to Disney World in January and the goal of these bags was to limit plastic bag use. They currently still give you plastic bags with the purchase unless you ask for a reusable bag.

Now here is the unfortunate part. The price to buy a reusable bag was raised a dollar. At first the prices were $1.00 for a small bag, $1.50 for a medium bag, and $2.00 for a large bag. Now the prices are $2.00 for small, $2.50 for medium, and $3.00 for large.

Disney has also increased the rates to buy a Disney World Annual Pass and for overnight parking for Disney World resort guests. I will post articles on those topics later.

New Japanese Restaurant is Coming To Epcot This Summer

A new Japanese restaurant is coming to Epcot this summer. It is going to be called Takumi-Tei.

It will have five rooms that each are inspired by nature: water, washi paper, earth, wood and stone.

Takumi-Tei translates to “house of the artisan.” Each room will have handcraft artwork that celebrates the nature element.

Takumi-Tei even has a dress code.

Allowed for boys:

Must wear slacks or dress shorts and collared shirts.

Jeans are allowed if in good condition.

Allowed for girls:

Must wear Capri pants, skirts, dresses or dress shorts.

Jeans are allowed if in good condition.

Not allowed:

Tank tops, flip-flops, swimsuits, swimsuit cover-ups, hats, cut-offs, torn clothing and t-shirts with offensive language and/or graphics.

This restaurant sounds very interesting! For more information on the Japan Pavilion at Epcot, click here.

Teppan Edo Review

At Teppan Edo, the chefs cook right in front of you!

On my last trip to Disney World we went to Teppan Edo in the Japan Pavilion. (To learn more about the Japan Pavilion click here!)

You sit with another family as the chef cooks in front of you. It’s really cool to see the chef cook the food!

I had Ebi. Ebi is 10 grilled shrimp served with a garden salad, udon noodles, vegetables, and steamed white rice. For the full menu, click here.

Everything was delicious and I love watching the chefs cook. I give Teppan Edo five Mickey Bars!!

If you are going to visit the Japan Pavilion, don’t forget to visit Teppan Edo!