5. Riding with the Creator
Or, how about this? I wrote about the next experience in one of the previous articles about the 50 Teachers Celebration at Disney World, but I want to express a different perspective here. After the provided dinner at EPCOT, after standing in a reserved area right at lakeside, and after returning for desserts, the 49 other teachers and I were being escorted to our bus which was sitting ready to take us back to the resort for the night. EPCOT was closed, and none of the tourists were present.
After taking a group picture, we were surprised with a ride on the new, $500 million attraction: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, which had just opened that day. The teachers were excited, cheering and applauding for the opportunity. Some even had tears. I rode in the same car with Zach Riddley, the Disney Imagineer responsible for creating the attraction and bringing it to life achieved my goal of getting to do things that the general public doesn't get to do at Disney World. It's not everybody who gets to ride one of the largest state-of-the-art, indoor roller coasters (with a half-billion dollar price tag) on opening day with the park closed, with the creator of the ride. |
At the end of the roller coaster experience with Mr. Riddley, someone handed me a new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind fanny pack - a free memento to remind me of my choice to ride. At the end of the earth-ride, the Savior will welcome me into a Heavenly paradise for the eternity. Until then, I'm going to try to keep my arms and feet inside the vehicle at all times and secure all of my belongings.