live2tell75 Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Yesterday, Kevin, myself and our friend Chris took our annual trip to Epcot for the International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot. This was my second time visiting the Festival this year, first time was with Chuck (cfc) during our "TPR Road Rules" adventure. When Chuck and I went, we only had time to visit a couple of the booths. On this visit, the three of us made a few laps and ate our way around the Wolrd Showcase. Along with the eating and drinking we took in a few rides on Soarin', the new guidless Living with the Land, & The Seas with Nemo and Friends. The Seas was new to both Kevin and Chris. They both loved it. I have to admit, this is such a cute upgrade to the pavillion. We also checked out something new to all of us, Turtle Talk with Crush. Everytime I go there is always a super long line and I avoid it. This time there was about a 15 minute wait so we did it. This was super cool and very clever. The kids and parents were all amazed. This was a big thumbs up! Now onto the pics: Enjoy! Chris and Kevin love wine, I'm not to much of a wine drinker. But I sure do love my girlie-foo-foo drinks from the United Kingdom pub. This gave me a pretty good buzz before riding Sorin'. Epcot has got to be Kevin and my favorite theme park. Always something to do and see, we always have a good time. Kevin and I couldn't come to Epcot without having egg rolls from China, they rock! The exhibit featured a small replica of the imense Earthware soldiers from the mausoleum of the first emperor of Quin, Lintong Shaanxi during the the Qin dnasty. The new Chinese exhbit was very cool. Kevin and Chris enjoying some bites from our first few stops. After a few rides, it was time for the reason why the three of us came to Epcot - To eat and drink! The Seas with Nemo and Friends was a big thumbs up from all three of us! Kevin and I love this place! (ok, this picture got out of place, this was from on the tram into the park). Kevin and Chris were able to get really close to Spacship Earth!
live2tell75 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Posted November 10, 2006 More Pics: Kevin and I on the way out. Can't wait for next year's event! Love nighttime! Epcot at night is always beautiful. Chris enjoying more food in the World Showcase. Kevin is always entertained with the fiber optics in the Inoventions plaza area. So once it got dark, it got down to the low 60's which is ice cold for this Floridian! So I broke down and bought a long sleeve WDW sweatshirt. Kevin isn't to happy that were going to ride the non-spinning version, but afterwards he still loved the ride. Kevin is already for his flight to Mars on Mission Space.
live2tell75 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Posted November 10, 2006 So that concludes my Epcot trip report. This was a great finish to my Fall Florida theme park marathon. This Fall was so much fun and pretty crazy! From visiting Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens twice, once with with my local friends & once with the TPR group. The "TPR Road Rules/Real World" meet ups at Halloween Horror Nights, Islands of Adventure, Ohana's, and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I had a blast with all of you guys! Visits to Sea World, Adventure Island, Wet n' Wild, Animal Kingdom, Epcot & Busch Gardens with my TPR UK trip buddy, Chuck during the TPR Road Rules Adventure was a lot of fun! Visiting The Magic Kingdom and Sea World with my best friends and their 2-year old, Adrian was absolutly amazing and will always be memorable. And reconnecting with my fellow TPR UK memebers, Tommy and James at Animal Kingdom & Epcot in Sept. and most recently Ted and Catrina at Busch Gardens. I had fun with all of you guys. Can't wait to do it again soon! If anyone is down in the central Florida area and ever wants to meet up give me a buzz! Thanks for reading!
mcjaco Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 I've been in WDW withdrawal since we got back. It's already been a month! I'm with Kevin, those are cool! I want some of my own! Wow, I'm going crazy with the explanation points in this reply!
Erik Johnson Posted November 11, 2006 Posted November 11, 2006 Dang, this Sunday is the last day for the Food & Wine Festival But I learned my lesson last year to never go to Epcot on the last day of the Festival. It is super crowded on that day. Glad you had a good time.
cfc Posted November 12, 2006 Posted November 12, 2006 You're an excellent host, Eric--thanks for hauling me around Tampa and Orlando! I guess it'll be my turn in Virginia next spring. Yeah, I think a Florida Halloween is going to be an annual tradition for me--and I'll allow some more time for the food and wine fest at Epcot.
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