You know the giant golf ball at Epcot? "Spaceship Earth" is inside. It starts off entertainingly enough, telling about the first forms of communication: oral histories, speech and, later, the written language. Then it begins to teach us the importance of communication. Its a schizophrenic ride that culminates in a commercial for AT&T (did I mention they are the presenters of "Spaceship Earth"?). There's no cell phone representation, but it shows video phone screens as if they are our best form of communication to date. And that's just half the ride! The rest is seizure inducing lights and a droning story. I think the second half is waiting for future (hopefully not lame) inventions. For its "off the Lithium" feel, this is one of my favorite attractions.

"The World Showcase" is a lake surrounded by a dozen or so 'nations'. 

Then we visited America to watch "The American Adventure" featuring life size animatronics of...