Epcot’s Spaceship Earth

“Like a grand and miraculous spaceship, our planet has sailed through the universe of time. But where are we going? And what kind of future will we discover there? Surprisingly, the answers lie in our past. Since the dawn of recorded history, we have been inventing the future one step at a time. So let’s travel back in time together. I’ll show you how our ancestors created the world we know today. And then it will be your turn to create the world of tomorrow. ” – Dame Judy Dench

These words are the opening lines you hear as you ride through Epcot’s Spaceship Earth.  Located inside one of Walt Disney World’s most iconic and recognizable symbols, Spaceship Earth is a 16 minute ride teaching us about communication and how it has evolved from the beginning of time all the way through the 21^st century.  As you journey through Spaceship Earth you will find scenes showing prehistoric man fighting for survival; cavemen developing the first spoken languages. Then you see the Egyptians, who invented a system of hieroglyphs and made papyrus on which to record them; Phoenician merchants, who developed a written alphabet (the Phoenician alphabet); Ancient Greece, where the theater was a popular form of entertainment; and Ancient Rome, whose leaders built a vast system of roads all over Europe.

Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside

Located along the Sassagoula River, Port Orleans is actually 1 large property, divided into 2 distinct sections.  Port Orleans Riverside, designed to feel like Louisiana and the old south, with beautiful antebellum mansions and bayou buildings representing the sleepy towns along the Mississippi River.  It is a gorgeous sprawling romantic resort.

Port Orleans Riverside itself is divided into two sections. The Mansions section and Alligator Bayou. Port Orleans Riverside recently underwent a complete renovation of the entire resort.  All of the guest rooms here now have either 2 queen beds or 1 king bed.  Double sinks in the vanity area, new shower stalls and new furniture including flat panel TVs and mini refrigerators.

Magnolia Bend resembles the grand manor homes of southern plantations with their grand staircases and stately white columns surrounded by azaleas and magnolias. There are four three-story individually-styled mansion buildings; Acadian House, Magnolia Terrace, Oak Manor and Parterre Place. Each building consists of a central three-story structure and four two-story wings. The elevators are located in the central part of the three-story sections, next to the main entrance.

Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World

Looking for somewhere fun to stay? How about Disney’s Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World. The resort is unlike any other hotel you have ever stayed, it’s more like a celebration of 20th century pop culture! Disney’s Pop Century Resort opened December 13^th 2013 as a Disney Value Resort. Since then families have been in awe of its bright colors and amazing detail to everything you loved as a child and adult from the 1950’s thru the 1990’s.