...and the i's have it!

...and the i's have it!

26 May 2010

Double O Awesome

Epcot Center gets a bad rap when compared to the other Disney theme parks.
Remember the wedding rehearsal dinner scene in Ocean's 12?
Maybe it's my love for travel that makes me happy when I go there and meet people from all over the world. Maybe it's the incredible food prepared by all those people from various corners of the earth. Maybe it's the slightly more intellectual and PBS-esque attractions they feature. But I like it!

(Isaac rockin' his 3D glasses at a 4D storm-simulator attraction. My sweet little geek:)

A recent attraction we found out about is the "Kim Possible" secret agent detective team. You slide your ticket at the Kim Possible kiosk and get a rendezvous point at a field station at a country in the World Showcase around the lake at Epcot.(whoa at the prepositions!)
We found the "KP Field Station" at Norway and were given a cell phone where we received video transmissions from the characters from the Kim Possible cartoon (which we don't watch, but it was still cool nonetheless). The characters give you clues and hints to find in certain places in the various countries. At the end, you get instructions to take the phone to a drop location.

We went from Norway to China to help find the Jade Monkey statue.

(This photo is especially for my friend April:)

The fun part is, the clues take you to places that are out in the open and your phone activates secret clues in those places. There are never any lines, and if you aren't paying attention, you would never know that the various "decorations" in the different countries are actually part of a game park guests are playing all day.

(Anthony always makes fun of Isaac's and my "furrow" that we make with our eyebrows. I think they make for quite the secret agent face.)

We only did one mission because we had had a long day already, but I can't wait to go back and do another. Turns out too (after comparing notes to when my sister and her kids did a mission in China) that each time it's different, even if you go to the same country. We did things she didn't do. Too fun!
Here is a video of one of the clues that came to life in a very unassuming window display in the China pavilion. Very secret agent!

1 comment:

Emily said...

That is SO COOL!!! I really want to go to Epcot now just to get to pretend I'm a secret agent. :)