Greetings from Italy

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There's a rule, I think, at Disney. When you try to take a picture of your family, some goombah has to position themselves in the background. Regardless of the one planted like a tree in the left of the shot, the reproduction of Italy was my favorite of the trip. I told the kids, that would have to be a grown-up only trip for me: too many pictures to be taken to be responsible for them. Somehow, they understood. 

Sounds of America accapella

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Shortly before we got to see The American Experience production, these singers came out and belted out one traditional American song after another. Their performance was one of those Disney plus-ups that make this park the magical place it is. I suspected the kids would think it corny. To my pleasant surprise, they all remarked how much they enjoyed it. 

Greetings from colonial America

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Halfway around the Showcase of Nations and we're at home in the USA. See the lady in the background with the backpack? You'll see her again in Italy. She's even more lovely from the front. 

Stella’s Hannah Montana

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Being a wise steward of her funds, Stella had to choose one or the other. The one on the left got the nod. Mew is a Pokemon character and she can't find this one anywhere. Now she can't wait to get home and show it off. 

Greetings from Japan

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Opposite the Showcase Lagoon from China, I told the kids it's probably no coincidence they keep this one far from China; two countries that just flat don't like each other. Therefore, I found it particularly ironic that the gifts in the Japan boutique were mostly all made in…. you got it: China.