40. The American Adventure
Welcome to Epcot, a place devoted to our present and our future. Designed as a permanent World's Fair, Epcot has two specific sections. To the north is the World Showcase. Here, eleven countries have gathered to celebrate our planet's various cultures. Each nation's pavilion is staffed exclusively by resident's of that country and the food and souvenirs are also all country-specific. Obviously, it's watered down for Disney purposes, but it's all there. Also they serve alcohol, so you can get absolutely stinko and get your picture taken with Tigger at the same.
At the center is the American Adventure. This isn't specifically meant to be egotistical(although it can certainly come off as such). The American Adventure represents, naturally, the USA as the host of this gathering of nations. It's also pretty much the smallest pavilion in the park, housing a restaurant(serving burgers and crap), an outdoor concert building where various musicians perform during special events at Epcot, a funnel cake stand(funnel cakes) and a show called The American Adventure.
Starting inside a rotunda, you can see the a capella group Voices of Liberty perform a number of patriotic tunes at various points during the day. After climbing the building's second floor(the stairwell decorated with flags throughout the country's history), you are let into the theater and the show begins.
As much as it is "America Is #1 And So Are All These People" the show, it presents a somewhat fair view of the country's history. It's hosted by two of the country's greatest smart-alecks, robot Ben Franklin and robot Mark Twain, it talks about how terrible life was for the first settlers, how violent and bloody the Civil War was and how many natives were slaughtered to make this country what it is today(recounted by robot Chief Joseph).
And then the montage happens. Using this music:
This is the cheesiest thing. Well, at least it's fair. And its got robot Will Rogers.
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