Disney Third Day

We went to Epcot on the third day. We actually slept in today and had Dada with us the entire time. We started out with Spaceship Earth which chronicles the history of human communications. I rode with Bà and we planned our future vacation together. With the help with the spaceship computer, we designed a postcard to send home to our loved ones.

Then we followed the three caballeros in their Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico, twice because I wanted to and there was no line. Dada didn’t enjoy the tour that much, but the murals are very impressive. We rode The Seas with Nemo & Friends and spent some time at the Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium.

We rode Living with the Land twice through farmed fish tanks and innovative green houses where scientists research techniques to grow fruits and flowers in the most efficient ways. On my second ride, Bà took me with her to the unassigned bench in front of our assigned one. I sat on her right until the thunderstorm in the dark forest scared me. I scooted to her left as far away from the storm as possible, which means at the edge of the very long bench. Bà slid over to pick me up and put me on her lap and that was nice. We saw many exotic fruits as well as familiar ones. Some flowers are supposed to be edible. Dada thinks perhaps we can copy the techniques to grow our own garden. Among the exotic fruits we saw are Nigerian drum gourds, fluted pumpkins, and dragon fruits.

We learned about conservation through the film Circle of Life and took the Journey Into Imagination With Figment.

In the evening, we watched Impressions de France before dining at Biergarten. Bà was excited to see a musician play the alpine horn in the all-you-can-eat German restaurant. The only other time she saw the alpine horn was earlier this year when Ông took her to Enzian Inn in Leavenworth, WA to celebrate their anniversary. The food was good, the music was great, the ambience was charming. Dada and Bà each ordered a beer flight. Mama helped Bà drink it all.

After dinner, we watched the IllumiNations Reflections of Earth. It was a great show with a glowing globe gliding across the water and bursting into a blazing lotus at the end.

As we walked back to our hotel, thinking that Epcot was closing, Bà noticed that people were still entering The American Adventure. It turned out that there was an extra magic hour that night and that allowed us to delay our bedtime by sitting through a film that explored the past and future of this great country where creativity and innovation are allowed and encouraged to flourish to the benefits of us all. I fell asleep on Mama’s arms. It was a great way to end the day.