Two Birthdays, a new job, and two steps forward at long last! Pt 6

[Mickey'sGirl]

DH (Brian, aka CanadianWDWFan) – Celebrating his new job
Me (Jennifer, aka Mickey’sGIrl) – Celebrating my 41st birthday
DS12 (Harry) – Celebrating his 12th birthday
DS6 (Euan) – Celebrating life, cuz it’s pretty good when you’re 6 and at Disneyworld!

Day 6 – Wednesday May 26

Today is the most awesome day of the year ... my birthday. Turns out we are all pretty good at forgetting birthdays on this trip – but it wasn’t long before we all remembered! We drove over to Epcot. First thing, we went on Mission Space ... or they did, I got fastpasses for Test Track. It was time for our ride when they got out, and it was as much fun as ever! Then we took a ride on Spaceship Earth, and went over to the Land to get Soarin’ fastpasses. We decided to ride the “Living with the Land” boat through the greenhouses, and when we were done, Harry asked if we could take the Behind the Seeds tour. We signed on for the 12 o’clock tour (and got a discount with our DVC membership!). What an interesting tour, we saw some interesting pest management techniques, got up close with ladybugs and interesting vegetables and the fish. It was a good tour and just long enough (about an hour) and well worth the money. Now it was time for lunch.

We walked around the World Showcase to Morocco and the Tangierine Cafe for lunch. The food here is stellar, and there’s always plenty of seating, and the cast members working there are so helpful and polite. After lunch, we walked over to Mexico to ride the boat with Donald, then we went into Innoventions, where Brian and Harry built an even wilder Rollercoaster than they had previously. Euan and I opted out, and decided to go over to the Piggybank challenge instead. Then we met up and the two boys designed their own video game, where they were their own game characters. When that was done, we watched the Velcro show. The boys were on competing teams for a tower challenge, and then Brian was pitted against another dad in the Diaper changing challenge. Both challenges ended in ties! It was a lot of fun!

We returned to the hotel for a bit of a rest. Everyone except Harry fell to sleep, and when we got up again, we decided to go to Downtown Disney for dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s Express. It was so good and tasty, and we could use our DVC for a discount, which was even better. After dinner, we went back to the hotel for another night time swim. It was midnight before we went to bed!

[BrerGnat]

What's the minimum age for the Behind the Seeds Tour? This sounds like something my boys might enjoy on our next visit. SOMEone in this house is obsessed with ladybugs...

[Mickey'sGirl]

There were children in strollers on it Nat. Worth the money for sure!

[yjgirl32]

What an awesome way to spend a birthday!

[KylesMom]

Happy Birthday, Jenn! Another fun day from start to finish. I must admit, we haven't spent a whole lot of time in Innoventions the past couple of years. It sounds like there were lots of things to do other than the create-a-rollercoaster attraction that engaged your whole family. We need to get stuck here when it rains next time instead of Spaceship Earth!

Great eating today - what a fun and happy birthday for you. I hope you'll be sleeping in tomorrow after that midnight swim!

[faline]

Wonderful way to spend your birthday!

[BrerGnat]

There were children in strollers on it Nat. Worth the money for sure!

Thanks, good to know. I'll put it on the list of things to do next time. Since the boys LOVE Epcot, it's nice to know about "extras" we can do there when they are not wanting to do lots of rides.

[Dsnygirl]

Great day, esp. b/c it was your b'day!! And how fun you got to swim for so long at the end... that must have felt so good, and so relaxing.

[DizNee143]

sounds like you had a wonderful birthday!

[Joannelet]

What a great birthday day!! I have always wanted to do the Behind the Seeds tour. Maybe next time I will do it. DIdn't realize that you can have kids in strollers. Now I know Thanks for the info!

[#1disneyfan]

Sounds like you had a great time on your birthday . Hope you had a good one. Love those late night swims!

[offwego]

Till midnight? You wanted to strech that birthday mojo didn't you?

What a great Epcot day, the games sound like so much fun and we haven't done them in forever. Will have to take another look at that for sure.

(glad you enjoyed the behind the scene greenhouse tour..us greenhouse living near folk appreciate it)

[pdrlkr]

Thanks for the Report!

[DisneyorBust]

What a special place to be for your birthday! Glad to read that you had a great day.

[Jennib]

Great bday....mine is in august so I doubt i will ever be there on my bday ...too hot hahahaha...

[BluewaterBrad]

Aren't you guys getting tired yet? Loving the trip reports!!

[Magic Smiles]

DH (Brian, aka CanadianWDWFan) – Celebrating his new job
Me (Jennifer, aka Mickey’sGIrl) – Celebrating my 41st birthday
DS12 (Harry) – Celebrating his 12th birthday
DS6 (Euan) – Celebrating life, cuz it’s pretty good when you’re 6 and at Disneyworld!

Day 6 – Wednesday May 26

then we went into Innoventions, where Brian and Harry built an even wilder Rollercoaster than they had previously.

Is this the same vitual rollercoaster that is or was in Disney Quest?

We love the one is Disney Quest but haven't been to WDW in a couple of years.

[Mickey'sGirl]

Is this the same vitual rollercoaster that is or was in Disney Quest?

We love the one is Disney Quest but haven't been to WDW in a couple of years.

The virtual rollercoaster in Innoventions at Epcot. My oldest son LOVED it!!