In late 2011, Ellen and I were talking about what we might do for New Year’s, to be honest not my greatest time of year.
I am not particularly a social person, or at least a party social person. Richard Cohen, a Washington Post columnist who used to write a humor column and now attempts to be a serious political writer, once commented that 50% of the reason that people got married was so they did not agonize over getting a date for New Year’s eve.
Ellen, to my surprise, suggested we consider spending New Years in Disneyworld, one of my favorite destinations (and coincidentally the happiest place on earth). So we did.
One thing I found out after I had made the reservations was that December 31st was typically the busiest day of the year for Disneyworld. We spent that day in Hollywood Studios and found out in person what being in a park during the busiest day of the year means. I would not recommend it.
New Year’s Day we had a flight home in the afternoon and spend one last morning in Epcot, which we both like (though Ellen has indicated that the next time we visit a foreign country, it needs to be the actual country not the Epcot version). We stayed in the Beach Club which is a short walk from the International Entrance of Epcot near Britain. I really like their improve group and we decided the last thing we would do is see their show and then leave.
They do a pun-filled version of King Arthur and the Holy Grail and select three people from the audience, one to play Guinevere, one to play Lancelot, and one to play King Arthur. I was picked to be King Arthur. Ellen taped the entire show on her phone (luckily, or well perhaps unluckily, she had a full battery so got the whole thing). The only ‘good’ line I had, in my opinion, was at the very end.
Regardless, I finally have gotten around to loading it onto Facebook (it helped that Facebook now allows video’s over 15 minutes – it is closer to 17).