The day they closed Epcot

I am a big fan of Wolfstone, a Scottish band who play folk music with bagpipes, electric guitars and an electric fiddle.

I was in America, the Epcot Pavilion when I heard, in the distance, music not dissimilar to Wolfstone.  It was very faint and I had to concentrate to make sure my ears were not playing tricks on me. 

On returning to our hotel, we checked out the "What's On" pamphlet we had picked up in the park.  The only thing that fitted the bill was Off Kilter at the Canadian Pavilion.  I wanted to hear more.  Checking out our schedule, we had nothing planned for our last day in Orlando and checking the schedule Off Kilter were due to play that day.  Trip on!

We got up and ready and left to get to Epcot.  In the car enroute, signs by the roadside indicated that Epcot was closed that day (17th July 2002).  This was only the third day that the park had closed since opening in 1982. I couldn't believe it!

The problem was linked to a local electric substation.

Luckily, we have visited Disney several times since and I managed to see Off Kilter and not surprisingly became a big fan.  I was very disappointed when Disney cancelled them.  The lumberjack show I'd a poor second behind the energy of Off Kilter.  At least there are plenty of clips of Off Kilter on YouTube, to remind me of those visits and the day I didn't see them.