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Epcot 2000 Millennium Village IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth Millennium Celebration Construction |
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Epcot 2000 Millennium Village IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth Millennium Celebration Construction
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Ascending the
stairs or elevator, we see the top of the
three-sided column that welcomed us to
Sweden moments before. The words and
phrases "spring," "the
first warmth of the sun," "mud
and slush," "the thaw,"
and "picnic" are printed in
varying sizes across the three panels of
the column. A monitor displays more
moving images of the season. The exterior
of spring's egg is cast in a glow of
green light. Inside, rain drips from the
green ceiling. A transparent umbrella
sits upside down atop a column in the
center of the room. The rain from the
ceiling collects in the pool formed by
the umbrella while a fountain of water
sprays from the handle of the umbrella.
The sides of the egg are adorned with
relief sculptures of trees, leaves,
flowers, and roots. A bird rests in its
nest high up on the left side of the egg
while butterflies are attached to the
wall a few feet lower. Four large upside
down opaque umbrellas and two smaller
ones hang from the ceiling forming
planters. Spilling over the sides are
flowers and vines from real plants. The
sounds of birds chirping, thunder, and a
dog barking are heard. The ground is made
up of squishy rubber bark mulch. The
temperature inside Spring is slightly
warmer than the room temperature of
Millennium Village.
Entering the greenhouse egg
of Summer, a sign greets us hanging from
the door and another posted on the large
planter in the middle of the room. Both
signs identify the greenhouse as that of
Carl von Linne, a Swedish native who is
credited as the father of taxonomy. To
both sides of the entrance, sitting atop
the small shelves formed by the sides of
the greenhouse are hand drawn images of
butterflies, frogs, insects, and owls as
well as some tools such as pots, baskets,
a glove, a glass bottle, a candle holder,
and pail.. One of the images is that of a
Swedish plant named for Carl von Linne.
Potted plants including ferns are located
along the second half of both sides of
the greenhouse. The center of the egg is
full of plants, flowers, and small trees
all surrounded by a red wooden fence.
Above this, a series of wooden beams
holds pots of plants that seem to fill
the entire top of the greenhouse.
Exiting the
greenhouse onto the catwalk and looking
through the windows on the right give a
glimpse of the show going on in the World
ShowPlace. A column to the left of the
catwalk alerts us that we are entering
Autumn. The column has pictures of leaves
creating the background with the words
"autumn," "rain,"
"mud," "wind,"
"sauna," "damp moss,"
"dark mornings," "pine
needles," "falling
leaves," "gloves and
scarf," "hunters," and
"berry picking" written on it.
This egg is turned on its side so that we
walk through the longest part of it.
Transparent orangey/yellow plastic
creates the sides of the egg and looks
kind of like a beehive. The shapes of
leaves are projected by lights onto the
plastic and continually swirl around. The
catwalk is totally enclosed with a
fencing that allows 5 fans to blow air up
through the base of the catwalk on us and
through our hair as we walk through.
Leaves attached to the outside of the
fencing blow in the wind. The only sounds
heard in here are those of the wind.
Following the
catwalk around to the right, a column
reads "winter,"
"advent," "snow,"
"shorter days,"
"candles," "icicle,"
"cross-country skis,"
"christmas tree,"
"reindeer," "snow covered
trees," and "skiing." This
white egg glistens in the bask of the
blue lighting cast upon it. Snowflakes
are projected onto the egg and twirl
around. Entering winter requires slipping
through clear plastic curtain-like
dividers that have a pattern of blue and
purple wind swirls. These keep the cold
winter air inside the egg. In the center
of the egg is a melting iced snow man
complete with a top hat on his head. His
black button eyes, carrot nose, scarf,
and wooden branch arms have fallen off
and are attached to the base on which the
snow man sits. A green garland surrounds
where the snow man meets the base. Guests
can touch the icy snow man getting their
hands cold and moist.
Exiting through
more plastic dividers, we can get a view
of The Gift of Cuisine food area to the
right and Inspired by Israel and the
Gifts from the World shop in front of us.
Taking a left down the stairs, we reach
the end of the gray wall of pictures of
Swedish people. Underneath all of the
eggs is a swirling bench with 56
comfortable seatbacks and cushions made
by Swedish designers. Between and below
Summer and Autumn is a rocking chair and
table. A lamp sits atop the table with a
little sign next to it listing the high
and low temperatures for that day in
Stockholm. Also on the table are a family
of dolls dressed in traditional Swedish
clothing, the Swedish flag, and "A
Scent of Sweden" book. A large map
behind the table and chair shows the
country, the location of a few cities,
and is labeled "Four Seasons of
Sweden." Surrounding the country are
illustrations of a girl playing tennis, a
boy playing hockey, a girl skiing, and a
boy playing soccer.
