The plan was to do Downtown Disney this morning and Disney-MGM Studios this afternoon. However at breakfast the discussion leads us to believe that no one really wants to do Downtown Disney, so the morning is easing going and relaxing. Just an easy way to start the day. Which is going to be a problem when I get back to work next week.
But we will not be denied Disney-MGM Studios.
Our first goal is to arrive in time to catch the Stars and Motorcars Parade. We do. It's a great parade. More accessible than the Magic Kingdom parade. We're right there on the street. And the characters walking the street before the parade help keep Kyle entertained. Because the parade is more accessible, I think we all enjoy this one more than the one in the Magic Kingdom, but it is not quite the spectacle of the parade in Magic Kingdom. That spectacle would be hard to top.
But as soon as the parade is over, the first question is "Where is Lightning McQueen?" Momma has done her homework and carts us off to the location where in 1/2 an hour Lightning will appear. And promptly at 4:00, here come Lightning and Mater. They make a U-Turn and Lightning stops directly in front of where we are standing. And Kyle is off! His hero is here! For the next 15 to 20 minutes, Kyle will not be separated from the car. Bribery will not pry him loose. He knows where he needs to be and that is with Lightning.
Our magic is beginning to collide. I cannot believe he is so attached to that car.
Pretty much anything else we do at this point is anti-climactic. The ride in the Star Wars Flight Sim is no fun. The ride thru the backlot is probably boring. The magic of the day, in fact possibly the whole trip to this point was found with the connection to Lightning McQueen.
Dad goes off to ride the Aerosmith Roller Coaster.
But the final of the day is the Fantasmic light and sound show held in the amphitheater. This show is spectacular. The ultimate in the marriage of light, sound, sight, special effects, and drama. It is an incredible show. Should you get the chance to see this show you should attend.
And it is at this show that our magic collides. Kyles magic and my magic. No major epiphany here. Just some hope that the magic will continue. In Fantasmic we're both taken back by the special effects and the show itself. It's exciting. It's new. It's different. Nothing we've ever seen before. And though I can't imagine "Life is a Highway" having the same singabilty as "Zippity-Do-Dah", time changes things. And maybe it will. And when Kyle sings it, it will have the same meaning for him.
If I want Zippity to survive and the magic it holds for me, I must carry that message to Kyle and his generation.
If that particular magic can not carry the message, then I must allow room for new magic. Or more precisely that I must allow room for new symbols for the magic because I don't think the magic changes. The magic is telling us we can be whatever our heart desires.
If that message is delivered, no matter if it is a Cricket or a Car carrying the message, I don't have to worry.
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