Team Possible

After spending the morning in the 'lands', it was time to head over to the World Showcase.  We were a little worried that the kids might find this section a little boring, until we found out that a few years ago they had installed a 'spy game' for kids.  It was based on the Disney TV series 'Kim Possible', in which a teen and her brother save the world from the bad guys.  The kids got a 'Kimmunicator' - looks a lot like a cell phone - and regularly got 'updates' form the character in central control.

These 'updates' sent them around from place to place within each country solving riddles to find special effects that would help them 'catch' different bad guys.  It was pretty cool, as there were places where when they pressed a button on their 'Kimmunicator', something would happen in a window, or a display, or some other location.  They also got to interact with some of the 'cast members' running shops...

We loved the architecture and replications of places all around the world.

A little known fact: Disney uses a process called 'forced perspective' to make the buildings look full-size, when they're not.  Usually, the first level is 3/4 scale, with the next level 5/8 scale, and then 1/2 scale on the third.  Tall structures - like castles - eventually diminish to 1/8 scale.

More items for the kids to control - the fountain dances.

Just having a little fun with the picture here...

Here the kids made the clock aspect on the top level go round and round - it shows the good guys catching the bad guys!

Another of the wonderful recreations...

The shelf of steins above the rest (encased in glass) perform a song when activated.

Like a little Italian village...

Tinkerbell even stopped by to wish us a Happy Anniversary!

That perspective thing at work again...

Is that Venice?

Inside this Mexican pyramid was a wonderful (and cool) water ride with video from "The Three Amigos".  The kids had never seen it before, but they are now fans!

I think that was in Canada...

Well, it was a grueling, hot day around the world, but we had a blast!  And it wasn't over yet...