Friday June 14th 2024

Today’s weather forecast called for a low chance of rain late in the afternoon. The morning and early afternoon were very humid with lots of sun. Not wanting the weather to control another day, I headed off to Disney’s EPCOT in the afternoon.

I have wanted to see the new section of the park that opened on Monday. The weather has interfered with my plans each day this week. The Communicore Hall and Communicore Court Yard opened Monday. It is the final section of the re-imagined and reconstructed Future World Area that has been under construction for years. This area includes includes event space, a meet and greet area for Micky, Minnie and Goofy and an outdoor stage surrounded by a court yard. Currently there is an Encanto inspired show on the stage during the day. Overall the area has a lot of seating and shade, but the show wasn’t my cup of tea.

The humidity made wandering around EPCOT very uncomfortable. The lines at all the drinking fountains were long. I spent most of my time indoors and never reached the World Showcase part of the park. Shortly after five a big dark cloud appeared in the northeastern sky. I decided it wasn’t worth getting soaked by the afternoon rain and headed for the parking lot. My RV home is located to the west of the Disney park. I managed to get home without driving in any rain. From home I watched the storm clouds thicken over the EPCOT resort. The TV forecasters and my weather radar app showed the storm heading in my direction, but it never got here. It seemed to pass to the south.