Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - Skyliner to Epcot and Reflections of China with Host Josh

Episode Date: September 22, 2024

Hello travelers! Today, take flight with host Producer Josh aboard the Skyliner as you travel to EPCOT! When you arrive at the International Gateway, soak up some sounds of the UK Pavilion including the band before walking through World Showcase  to China where you'll hear  the circle vision film 'Reflections of China' in its entirety.  If you like what we do, consider joining our crew on Patreon. These wonderful people help us keep the microphones crisp and the servers warm at night. The best zero cost option for supporting us to give us a five star review on apple podcasts or wherever you listen.   Visit us at walkabouttheworld.com - find links to all the things - attraction episodes, Insta accounts of all the hosts, and even how to buy your own Walkabout shirt!   Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi.   You can now also drop us at line at [e-mail]. Say hi, tell us how you found us, and give us some suggestions on things you'd love to hear.   Walkabout The World is a weekly Disney podcast, always recorded on property at Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort with the simple goal of making you feel like you are in the middle of the magic.

Well, hey there, travelers. Welcome back to Walk About the World. We are just outside the Skyliner station at Hollywood Studios we're gonna pop on the Skyliner for a minute and head over to Epcot come on let's go And away we go. Up, up, and away. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard the Disney Skyliner at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We are on our way to Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort with connecting flights to Epcot International Gateway, Disney's Pop Century Resort, and Disney's Art of Animation Resort. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Hollywood today.

Now wave goodbye to your adoring fans below. Bye! In just a few moments, we will be traveling over the headwaters of the Everglades. The water that flows from the protected wetlands around Walt Disney World Resort travels all the way to the Everglades, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Did you know that the entire Walt Disney World Resort is over 40 square miles? That's about the same size as the city of San Francisco, and double the island of Manhattan.1987年 4月1日 東京都交通局8000形電車 visit World Showcase today, now might be a good time to practice your olas, ni haos, and konichiwas. When you arrive at each nation's pavilion, cultural hosts will be waiting to greet you in their native language, helping make your visit to Epcot a truly international exchange. We are now arriving at Epcot. To all who come to this place of joy, hope, and friendship, welcome.

Please remain seated until the doors automatically open. When exiting the cabin, please supervise children, collect your belongings, and watch your steps. Thank you for flying with us. So here's my little skyliner pro tip for you if you're all about that view see if you can request a uh a gondola without a wrap because even though the wraps are really cute with all the characters on them and stuff they do kind of ruin the view you can't really see as well outside. I prefer the one without them. So if that's what you want to see, you should always at least ask. Today they were kind of shoving everybody in. So I don't know. I'm sure they'll accommodate if you ask them. Need an app card? Some days you just have to come into Epcot right into World Showcase.

It's a different feel than coming through the main gate. It's a different feel, especially if you're hungry. It's a good choice. especially if you're hungry. It's a good choice. Which is what I am. So I'm going to get some fish and chips. And I'll see you on the other side. Kampung Kampung All right, leaving the Yorkshire County fish shop, famous fish and chips delicious belly is full and i hear the band over in uh does that have a name tudor lane so if you go down tudor lane down to the little pavilion we will find command performance let's take in a little bit of this She wouldn't understand Pump it up Until you can feel me

Pump it up When you don't believe me Hey! A little bit of Elvis Costello. All right, back to the showcase. Let's go left. I'm trying to think if there's anything we haven't really recorded. The only thing I can think of is maybe the China movie. So let's go over to China and get you the China film. I don't remember what the last time I saw that was so... Let's walk over that way.

Did you hear that? That's a Disney duck. I don't know if you could hear her or not. She was talking. Oh, this is nice. So the sun has set, or is setting currently as we walk toward Mexico. We're just past Canada. And there's a beautiful breeze which is nice because it was another hot one today.

Crowd's pretty large. We are in the middle of food and wine so that would make sense. Little heat's not keeping them away. Okay. Here's where it starts bottlenecking. Oh, one of my new favorite puns to the left. Swirled showcase. This off-serve place. Swirled showcase.

Good job. Port of entry. gift shop to our right. There's Dante barking at us as we walk by. There was a rocket launch a little earlier, but it was a little too cloudy. We weren't able to see it. But if you're ever at Disney during a rocket launch, it is a very cool thing to see. One of the perks of being a Central Floridian. Mexico Pyramid right in front of us. Gotta love when you walk by Mexico on a hot day and you can just feel the burst of AC coming out of the pyramid. Oh yeah, that's nice. Definitely draws you in. Not crowd as we're walking by. They seem to be going in the opposite direction of everybody else.

Nice little break here in Norway. Let's take in some Norway. Thank you. Thank you. Royal Summer House. Meet Anna and Elsa. What? Nothing. Do you remember when there used to be a Viking ship back here? Was it a playground? Or was it just decoration? I don't remember. There's a little ship back here. Is it a playground? It was just decoration, I don't remember.

We're gonna go through the bathroom! Daddy, we have a surprise, right? Yep. Be careful. Some frozen treats to our left. Pun intended or no? I think it was just coincidence. Frozen treats next to Frozen the ride. Alright, China. So we'll turn left into the pavilion under the gate, get out of the congested walkway. 615 Front Lane.

Good evening. Tonight at 9 o'clock, we invite you to join us for Luminous, the Symphony of Ice, a dazzling firework spectacular featuring fountains, lights, and original music that celebrates

the magic that happens when our voices sound together in a symphony of human connection. We hope you'll join us for Luminous, the symphony of us, beginning this evening at 9 o'clock. We'll be gone before then. Found Remy.

I won't tell you where, though. That's a spoiler. Part of this scavenger hunt food and wine Found you a water feature back here. Quiet path to the right in the pavilion. Kansai International Airport All right, let's go in and catch the show. if you've never been in. Thank you. ¶¶ Hello, Ni Hao. Welcome everyone. Due to the nature of this film, there may be times when you feel as if you are moving. For this reason, we have provided lean rails. Please feel free to lean on them at any time. However, for your safety, please do not sit or swing on the rails, as they are not designed

to support your full weight or the weight of your children. If you need to exit during our show, please feel free to use the doors to your left over there. And as a courtesy to other guests, we ask that you please refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, or using flash photography while in our theater. Thank you, and now please you a reflection of China. Ah, China. When one thinks of this magnificent country, one cannot help but envision the one Li Changcheng. The Great Wolf.

It once stretched like a mighty dragon across 4,000 miles of China. Welcome. I am Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. And I have returned to share with you reflections of my beloved China. Like this great wall, it winds like a road across timeless landscapes. But one can also find landscapes that are ever-changing.

Shanghai, a city forever reinventing itself. Vibrant, sophisticated, romantic. As Shanghai reflects modern China, historic Nanjing Road reflects modern Shanghai. Set your gaze across the Huangpu River and you will find a new China that reaches for the sky. Yet in this city of East of modern China, there is always time for Tai Chi, a tradition that has endured for centuries. Up here on Hongshan, at the Sea of clouds, painters and poets like myself have been inspired for generations. In China we say, a poem in every painting, and a painting in every poem.

We have had a long history. Much of it has been recorded in this fashion. However, it may be said that the history of the Chinese people is not rigid in ink, but with water. The mighty Yangtze River. A fellow poet once wrote, traveling against the currents of the Yangtze is more difficult than climbing to heaven.

That may have been once true, but no longer. The course of this great river through mountains and valleys touches the lives of 500 million Chinese. There is no better example of China's harmony with water than Suzhou. This ancient city sits on the longest man-made waterway in the world. When Marco Polo traveled

this way, he called Suzhou the Venice of the East. I suppose if I had traveled to Europe, they would now call Venice the Suzhou of the West. So vast is China that even within her borders are many exotic lands and contrasts. From the serenity of Heavenly Lake to the busy night market of Urumqi.

Here one discovers that Xinjiang province is home to many ethnic peoples with their own unique customs and their own unique cuisines. Out here in the Gobi Desert, one still finds travelers on the ancient Silk Road, the same road that over 700 years ago brought Marco Polo to these very gates. The gates of Charyugwan, the extreme western end of the Great War. A visit to Inner Mongolia shows us a reflection of an earlier time. Here, the nomadic people still live much as they always have. Far to the south is Yunnan Province, home to many of China's national minorities.

The cultures of this province are as diverse as the landscape. Like the Shilin Stone Forest, one of nature's unique wonders. In the far northeast is Heilongjiang. Although winter here can last six months, the people celebrate by carving magical sculptures of ice. Macau. After 400 years, this exotic land of Portuguese charm is once more within China's borders. Ah, Hong Kong. One of the most exciting cities on earth. A city steeped in western culture, but still uniquely Chinese.

Even Hong Kong's buildings, thrusting ever skyward, reflect the city's vitality. Hong Kong, ever on the move. Yes, the Chinese landscape changes swiftly, but one can also find enduring legacies that reflect our past. Everywhere one sees our history, ancient treasures like the nine dragon's screen reflect our traditions. Dragons were a powerful symbol of the emperor's authority. For centuries, the tombs of China's emperors have been watched over

by these remarkable warriors of terracotta and these figures of stone. And for 800 years, this intersection of three rivers has been protected by a silent sentinel, the giant Buddha of Lishan. One can find a living legacy of China's past in the world famous Peking Opera. In the center of Beijing is perhaps China's greatest legacy,

the Forbidden City. Imagine courtyards that could hold a hundred thousand members of the imperial court. For 500 years, this vast, walled city was the home of 24 emperors, the sons of heaven. But today, all the world can pass through this gate. Tiananmen Square. To stand here is to stand at the heart of China. Beihai Park was once a playground for the Emperor, but now it is a playground for all of China. China. I have brought you to a place of unique beauty called Reed Flute Cave. The same forces that shaped these pillars of stone have done a more remarkable job directly above us. The landscape of Guilin is unsurpassed in all of China.

Countless artists and poets have struggled to capture the unique beauty of this region. The Lea River winds like a silver snake through these scattered dragons teeth. I once wrote, whoever looks on this, loses himself in eternity. We have seen many reflections of China, but the true face of China can be found in our people. We have now come full circle. Sadly, that means this is where we must part.

But I hope you will return to China someday. A wave of the hand now, and I am gone. Lowering my head, I dream that I am home. Until we meet again, Sightseeing. Thank you for coming today. I hope you enjoyed the show. Please get on your personal with IAS.

It's purely all endorsed. Have a good night. Bye-bye. All right. I hope you enjoyed Reflections of China and our walk today. I love coming out here. This is one of our many Disney World fake apartments right here in the back of the China Pavilion.

It's a good one. We often ask the question if you could live in one of the fake Disney World apartments or houses where would it be? And a lot of them are here in epcot there's this one back here in china there's the the ones in the mexico pavilion inside of course the ones are the studios but those are my favorite let's wrap things up with uh some patrons shall we? As always, we want to thank, at the Beautiful Tomorrow level, Beck Castle, Bill and Aaron Zeese, Bryony Grant, Derek at Satisfactual Sign Company, John Hamilton, Meredith Izzo,

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