On Saturday we went to Epcot<\/b>. That’s its official name these days, btw. The whole “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow” thing has largely vanished. Time marches on. <\/p>\n
As we rode in the bus past the manacured lawns amidst the trees, the occasional colorful building half-glimpsed, the pools of water, the sense of wonder, the stirring music wafting through the underbrush on the breeze, it occured to me that Walt Disney World is like Lothlorien. Only less subtle, and they charge for admission. <\/p>\n
We spent the vast majority of the time at the International Showcase. That was fun, though the weather was blisteringly, swelteringly hot. There’s a reason this all used to be unoccupied swampland.<\/p>\n
We bought some wine in France and Germany. Got some gifts in Japan. Took a cute pic of Squiggy in Morocco (with Princess Jasmine). Fun day. Long day. Hot day. <\/p>\n
Epcot is doing this “legacy” thing. For a small fee (smaller if paid by AmEx or if you’re AAA members), a digitized photo of you will be placed on one of a number of huge granite plinths at the front enrance. Yes, we did it. Blame my History Major. <\/p>\n
WDW has a unifying color scheme in its signage, busses, etc. Red, purple, white and gold. I’ve seen each o these used as both background and foregrounf, and it makes for nice coloration. I may dabble in this page’s color scheme that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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