Since we were so nicely rested we decided to head down to Epcot Centre to do some night rides during the Disney Magic Hours - which are for residents of Disney World ONLY. It was so nice and quiet queues were 5-10 minutes long. Our first ride was Soaring - a ride that simulates a peaceful hang-gliding flight over the Golden State of California - many sights to be seen and quite an exciting ride. We all got the giggles because above us on the screen we could see all the feet of the people on the Hang-glider above us - but it was still an excellent ride.
Next was Epcot Mission Space......this ride.....OMG......The ride begins with the launch countdown, and they throw in some psychological effects that help build the tension you might experience before a launch. As the countdown approaches, the seats tilt back into the launch position of facing the sky on your back. At lift off you feel the engines roar and blast off. The ride creates large G Forces, and a tremendous feeling of increasing speed as the craft escapes the Earth's gravitational pull, your chest sucks in and you can bearly breath........As the flight continues there is a simulated feeling of weightlessness. Each member of the four people in the vehicle has a mission to accomplish during the simulated flight to Mars. I was really worried about our Flight Engineer as everytime I asked if he was ok all I got was a deathly grunt.......but we all made it safely back to earth.......thank heavens...
Guess where we went next......shopping for space food of course.......we are now qualified astronauts and it was imperative that we went all the way - unlike Virgin Airlines......hee hee he.....
It was midnight when we queued up for more autographs from Mickey himself, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Daisy......,Erie's autograph book is looking good right now !!!!!!!!
Off to bed we go.........
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