We had tremendous fun filming today and have learnt a lot about the process. There were numerous people on the set. Apart from the producer and associate producer we met yesterday, today we were introduced to the show host, the owner of the production company, an executive from the TV channel that will be airing the show, Marketing and PR executives from Disney, a make up artist, a cameraman, a sound technician, and a couple of guys under the general heading of production assistants (read drivers and general help around).

The boys were in their element and loved every minute of the attention they were getting. No idea where they got that gene from?!

One thing we learnt was the enormous amount of waiting that tends to go on during the production. Moving the equipment, setting up, getting the right lighting, doing the finishing touches….

Once the filming was done for the day, we headed for Epcot. It was getting dark and there were no lines. We started with the timeless ride at the very entrance to the park, ‘Spaceship Earth’, which was enchanting taking us back to the past and into the future.

The big thrill was the brand new ‘Test Track’, an ultimate adventure for the car lovers. We made it in our car through hair pin curves, ‘endured’ some extreme drives through tough climates, ascended and descended with some interesting obstacles, and ended our adventure in a roller coaster style thrill ride outdoors.

Finally, we bravely entered a space rocket in ’Mission: Space’ classifying our team as more challenging Orange and bravely went where no man went before. Our team effort with Pilot Ivan, Navigator Marko, Engineer Sebi and of course me as a Commander (just like in real life) landed us on planet Mars. I have a feeling that we will be revisiting this one during our stay here in Orlando.

We took a walk through the ‘World Showcase’ and decided to have a Middle Eastern dinner in a Moroccan restaurant. The food was very authentic and the service was excellent. Lamb was slow cooked to a perfection, and the boys loved their baklava dessert and unsweetened mint tea. It reminded me of my life in Istanbul and I shared some fun Turkish stories with our Moroccan waiter.