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/* Hall of Flags and Preshow */
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==Attraction History==
While an attraction inside the America pavilion had always been a part of the plans for [[EPCOT Center]], its location and design changed frequently during the park's planning. As early as 1976, there were plans for an American attraction to be one of Epcot Center's major draws <ref name= "vid1"/>. By 1978, Imagineers wanted to use the American Adventure pavilion as a bridge between Future World and World Showcase <ref> http://progresscityusa.com/2009/06/27/a-visit-to-epcot-center-1979/ </ref> <Ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=218 </ref>. This version of the pavilion would have been two stories tall, with the American Adventure attraction located on the building's second floor <Ref name= "allears"> http://allears.net/tp/ep/e_adv.htm </ref>. Eventually however, Imagineers decided to place the American pavilion within World Showcase. By placing the pavilion at the back center of the land, Imagineers not only put America amongst the other countries, but they also created a "weenie" to draw guests back into the land <ref name= "allears"/>.
[[Image:amricanadventureryman.jpg|400px500px|thumb|Herb Ryman concept art for the American Adventure pavilion,]]
Like the pavilion itself, the American Adventure attraction also went through a series of changes. When development began on the attraction, Imagineers knew that they wanted to tell the story of America, but they were not sure how to do it. Six different attraction ideas were disregarded, before the show’s final form was accepted <ref> http://2719hyperion.blogspot.com/2007/01/lost-imagineering-happy-fun-american.html </ref>. These discarded ideas included:
==Attraction Plot==
===Hall Corridor of Flags and Preshow===
[[Image:AmericanAdventureStatues3.jpg|thumb|400px|The Spirits of Adventure, Self-Reliance, and Tomorrow ]]
After entering the American Adventure pavilion (and listening to the Voices of Liberty Perform), guests leave the main rotunda and enter the Hall Corridor of Flags. As visitors move the pavilion's second floor, 44 different flags from American history are showcased. Flags located here include Revolutionary War era flags, Colonial flags, and even foreign flags from the countries that first came to America <Ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/12/the_american_adventure_part_1_1.html </ref>
Following the Hall Corridor of Flags, guests enter the main theater. Here, 12 life size statues can be seen on the left and right walls. The statues represent the "Spirits of America" and they include:
* '''Spirit of Individualism'''- A cowboy
* '''Spirit of Innovation-''' A scientist
* '''Spirit of Tomorrow-''' A woman holding a baby
* '''Spirit of Self-RelianceIndependence-''' A farmer holding a shovelAn American colonial solider
* '''Spirit of HeritageCompassion-''' A Native American woman female doctor
* '''Spirit of IndependentDiscovery-''' An American patriot from the Revolutionary WarA mountain man
* '''Spirit of Freedom-''' A male pilgrim
* '''Spirit of DiscoveryHeritage-''' A frontiersman * '''Spirit of Compassion-''' A female doctorNative American woman
* '''Spirit of Pioneering-''' A male aviator
* '''Spirit of Knowledge-''' A female teacher
* '''Spirit of Self-Reliance-''' A farmer holding a shovel
* '''Spirit of Adventure-''' A sailor
<ref> https://www.disneydocs.net/_files/ugd/5db718_0b875a96406e4bc4a103b184e3d1dc11.pdf</ref>
===Opening Scene===
===New World Bound===
At this point, the attraction's first song, “New World Bound” begins to play. As the song play, images of pilgrims coming to the new world are shown. The song tells the story of the troubles that the pilgrims faced, both coming to America and then subsequently surviving there. The lyrics to New World Bound are:
[[Image:AdventurePilgrims.jpg|thumb|450px500px|The Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic Ocean.]]
'''♫ There's a land cross this ocean,''' <br>
As the booths descend, guests are shown dioramas which feature the latest technological advancements. Among the inventions featured are the light bulb, trolley, moving picture, and the airplane. Following these achievements, Mark Twain observes that the country was flying into the 20th century on the wings of invention and the winds of change. Because of the changes happening in the country, Twain also observes that America needed people like Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir to lead it.
===Early 20th Century, WWI , and the Great Depression===
[[Image:MuirRoosevelt.jpg|400px|thumb|Jon Muir and Teddy Roosevelt. Photo by Lauren Javier]]
At this cue, Teddy Roosevelt and Jon Muir are shown on stage standing in a forest. The two men are discussing the need for balance between industrial progress, and conservation of the environment. Muir is eventually able to impress upon the President that Roosevelt needs to stop the massive destruction of America's national parks. After Roosevelt says he agrees that they need to protect the country's resources, Muir says:
'''Once I built a tower, now it's done.'''<br>
'''Brother, can you spare a dime? ♫ '''
[[Image:AdventureDepression.pngjpg|400px|thumb|A gas station during the Great Depression]]
As the song finishes, the men discuss the state of the country, joking about how millionaires in New York are selling apples just like they are. As the storm around them begins to let up, the gas station owner hopefully suggests that Sunday drivers might now venture out for gas. In the middle of their conversation, one of the men shushes the others, so that they can listen to Franklin Delano Roosevelt being inaugurated on the radio.
===World War II===
[[Image:Rosie.pngjpg|350px|thumb|Rosie the Riveter repairing a WWII battleship]]
As the gas station fades away, a shipyard is shown. Here Rosie the Riveter is welding a piece of a battleship as "I'll be Home for Christmas" plays over the radio. After the conclusion of the song, the radio announcer says:
===Golden Dreams===
Following the World War II scene, the Golden Dream montage begins to play. During the song images and video of famous Americans from the 20th and 21st century are shown. The lyrics for Golden Dream are:
'''♫ Male Singer:'''<br>
'''Sail on freedom's wind, across the sky.'''<br>
'''Great bird, with your golden dreams'''<br>
'''flying high, flying high.'''<br>[[Image:AAwalt.jpg|400px|thumb|Walt Disney's image in the Golden Dream montage.]]
'''Female Singer: <br>
*Frank Lloyd Wright
*Tom Brokaw
*Oprah WInfreyWinfrey*Willie NelsonBarack Obama
*Bill Clinton
*George Bush
*Firefighters raising the United States flag at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks.
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[[Image:AAFrankLouie.jpg|500px|thumb|Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra in Golden Dream montage.]]
After the montage ends, guests see the Apollo 11 rocket blasting off to the moon. Following the launch, Golden Dreams commences:
