Category: Trip

I remember back when I was about 15 – back during the time I wanted my own copy of Michael Jackson’s red jacket – how much I wanted to see the created-for-Disney MJ ‘movie’ Captain EO. Today, for the first time, I did. And it was terrible 🙂

We saw it at Epcot, which was today’s destination. In no particular order, today we…

…drunk soda from all over the world. My favorite was beloved by Genghis Khan apparently!

…saw a $37,500 Swarovski crystal copy of the castle in Magic Kingdom.

…saw a great exhibit linking Japanese traditional spirits to anime/manga heroes of today.

…made funny faces during the Spaceship Earth ride, and..,

…watched some fireworks!

We were at Epcot for over 12 hours in total, with highs today in the mid 90’s (Fahrenheit). To say we’re tired now is an understatement.

I’ll end with another shot taken from our hotel balcony, through the monocular:

Our hotel room is amazing, with a corner view of the Safari! Here’s a shot of some of what we can see:

Can you see the giraffes and zebras in that shot? Here’s another shot of a Roan Antelope, taken through an ocular:

Ok, let me rewind a bit. The flight was short, smooth and seemed to go very quickly. We breezed through the airport and happily chose our rental car, a tiny little Fiat 500!

A bit of lunch (Jesus chicken) was followed by a siesta and then we headed to the Magic Kingdom.

The crowds were impressive, but arriving after 5 was a smart idea since lines were shortening and the heat had diminished a bit. We stayed until closing at 10, riding many rides including most of the big ones.

That’s the castle of course, and a new attraction at the park is an astonishing show where a series of animations are projected (from multiple projectors) directly onto the castle.

It was incredibly impressive and the animations included such things as making the castle seem to breathe (which was very effective) or melt. Amazing stuff!

Now it’s time to sleep 🙂