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I spent the day at the International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot yesterday and found an adorable area next to the America pavilion that celebrates pears!

The display area is set up to look like a circus with funhouse mirrors, pear matching games, spinning ferris wheels that provide fun facts about pears, and more.  There is also a coloring table for kids and a cold case where you can buy a variety of individual pears to try!  We sampled a super fresh and delicious Bartlett Pear – yummy!

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Disney just announced a discounted price for the Bocuse d’Or USA Grand Gala and Awards Dinner at the International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot.   
If you already have park passes that give you admission to Epcot®, you can purchase a discounted ticket for Bocuse d’Or USA Grand Gala and Awards Dinner for $325.00 per person for the event – exclusive of park tickets and tax.
To get the discounted rate, tell the Disney Dining Reservation Agent that you are a Passholder or have park entrance previously arranged.
You can follow the link to read more about the Bocuse d’Or USA Grand Gala and Awards Dinner …read more

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Beginning in late 2008, Epcot guests at Walt Disney World will get to try a new interactive attraction inspired by the Disney Channel’s Kim Possible show called the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure. 
Kiosks will be placed throughout Epcot’s World Showcase where guests can pick up “Kimmunicators”.  The hand-held Kimmunicators will lead guests through missions as part of Team Possible by allowing them to receive messages from Kim Possible characters in order to save the world from a group of villains.  The devices will also allow guests to control, “top secret equipment hidden inside the World Showcase pavillions” according to a Disney press release.  …read more

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If you like Top Chef on Bravo and you’ll be at Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival in Walt Disney World this fall, then you’re in luck!  A Top Chef-esque competition will take place during the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot where top chefs from across the United States will compete to become members of the creme de la creme culinary team that will compete at the all important Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Competition in Lyon, France in January 2009.
The Bocuse d’Or World Cuisine Competition is held every two years and is often referred to as the “Culinary …read more

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Next time you’re at Epcot in Walt Disney World on a hot day (as most days are in Central Florida), stop by the Cool Wash station outside of Test Track.  You can get sprayed by a mist of water, take pictures with the Test Track car complete with a Test Track dummy inside drinking a Coke, and order a Frozen Coke, too!

Image: Susan Gunelius
Technorati Tags: Walt Disney World photos,Walt Disney World,Epcot,Test Track,Disney Coke,Disney tips

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Disney’s new animated movie, Wall-E, opens in theaters today, but Wall-E merchandise is already in stores at Walt Disney World.  I snapped this picture of the Wall-E merchandise inside the store in the Mission Space attraction in Epcot last week. 

My 3-year old triplets knew nothing about Wall-E when they saw this display, but they immediately gravitated toward it and wanted a Wall-E toy.  Suffice it to say, we’ll definitely be seeing Wall-E in theaters.  I think we’ll wait a week or two for the crowds to die down a bit though.  I have a feeling Wall-E is going …read more

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If you’ll be in the Central Florida area on July 4th, then you should definitely make plans to stop by Walt Disney World for one of the awesome fireworks displays Disney plans to put on to celebrate Independence Day. 
Check out the scheduled events:

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As the annual International Flower and Garden Festival draws closer to its end this year, I thought I would share a few more pictures of topiaries designed for Tinkerbell’s Garden which can be found adjacent to the rose garden walkway between World Showcase and Journey into Imagination.

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Who’s the 60’s heart throb who Marcia Brady loved so much that I caught performing during the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival Flower Power Concert Series on Mother’s Day (how appropriate)?  It’s Davy Jones from The Monkees!
I saw The Monkees in concert in the 80s during their first revival.  I didn’t even realize Davy Jones was performing at Epcot on Sunday when I was there for the Mother’s Day Brunch, so it was a great surprise to walk by the ampitheater outside of the American Pavilion and hear “I’m a Believer” through the speakers.  I couldn’t stay for the …read more

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To top off my review in pictures of the Mother’s Day Brunch at Epcot that I posted eariler this week, following is my written review of this annual event.
The Mother’s Day Brunch at Epcot is an event not to be missed for mothers and their families.  First, the timing of Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival always coincides with the Mother’s Day Brunch at Epcot when the incredible floral displays are at full bloom and simply spectacular.  As guests enter through the turnstiles in front of Epcot, Disney cast members greet mothers with carnations setting the mood for the celebration immediately.

Families …read more

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