The Chaperon Strikes Back

EPCOT is my favorite. I had just finished telling my daughter that the Disney experience was not really my cup of tea when we came upon the World Showcase Lagoon. The gardens are stunningly beautiful. There are flower beds the size of Bel Air High School riotously in bloom with color. The sight lines across the lagoon, the architecture of the represented countries, the openness of it all make being here my kind of vacation. I retract my earlier comment, Rachael. I could spend my whole week here. And I didn't even mention the food!

The Bel Air High School Marching Band performed at Epcot yesterday. They marched from Great Britain to the big, central fountain where they were introduced over the booming PA system. They played Shut Up and Dance while a crowd gathered and enjoyed them. It was live-streamed on Facebook and the whole thing was pretty spectacular.

 I had just finished telling Rachael how much I liked Epcot when the ride Test Track by Chevrolet - in whose line we had been waiting two hours - abruptly shut down. The temporary difficulty they kept announcing they were having must have become more permanent. We're really sorry guys, but we're going to have to ask you to evacuate the building at this time. Oh. So we moved across to Mission Space, where we waited another 90 minutes before having to abandon THAT line to be in time for a Fast Pass on another ride. Perhaps I would have been better off walking around looking at flowers.

Today is our last day here. The chorus and orchestra perform at Disney Springs this morning, then we spend half a day at Animal Kingdom before taking our leave. And if our students have enjoyed this time in any way as much as I, then they have had a terrific Spring Break.

Here's an observation left over from the Magic Kingdom. It is impossible to traverse the area in front of Cinderella's Castle near Walt Disney's statue without photo-bombing someone. I appear, uninvited, in at least a dozen family keepsake photographs of special memories of the Magic Kingdom.

I hope they got my good side.