Revisting EPCOT
My Orlando trip was short but had a free afternoon on Saturday. Decided to revisit EPCOT as it was close and there were a few things I didn’t see in November. A couple of highlights were:
Last time I was at EPCOT this had impossible wait times and the fast-pass was not available. The impossible wait time (I saw 90–120 minutes) was there again but this time I got a fast-pass. Soarin suspends you in a chair over a high resolution screen (i-max proportions) and does a decent job of simulating the feeling of hang-gliding. It’s impressive!
I rode the "GM Test track" ride for the second time (impressive), watched the "Dreams" feature on GM’s view of the future (promising), then walked into the "showroom" (i.e. stuff you can buy today) which features a collection of lardy SUV’s and cars which I’d never want to own. No wonder GM is in trouble – Credibility destroyed.
PS: Looking at the spec sheets few vehicles managed to reach or better 30mpg, it’s 2006 isn’t it? The Hummer didn’t even quote City/Highway economy on the spec, just a blank. Is that because it’s a truck, so doesn’t have to, or it’s so bad they don’t want to admit it?
Decimal Eggs?
One strange thing in the “Innoventions” pavilion was a “futuristic refrigerator” from Samsung. It featured what looked like a really annoying bungy system to hold things, instead of simple shelves, and an egg holder on the door that held 10 eggs. We are metric in NZ but eggs are still in packs of 6 or 12, does anyone have 10 egg packs or is this the future of eggs
