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International Food and Wine Festival

Posted by jeffgn on Monday, September 29 @ 08:06:09 EST (50 reads)

The International Food and Wine Festival started this weekend at EPCOT.   Throughout World Showcase you could experience the food and wine from many nations around the world.   There are booths setup bringing food and drink from countries other than the ones that are normally at EPCOT.

Expect long lines on the weekends at EPCOT.    For those who love food and wine your not alone.    The lines for these events are fairly long and the crowds are pretty big.    So plan for a whole day to really take in the sites and smells of the event.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy kicked of the concert series in the American Gardens Pavilion across from the American Adventure.    BBVD packed the pavilion for just about every show.    People were swing dancing all over. Terrific group to kick of a great event at EPCOT.

In my opinion this is not a great event for young children to attend or if your easily offended by people drinking.   Each booth sells wine and spirits.   The smell of alcohol is in the air. It is a great EPCOT event but for a little bit older crowd.

On a down note.   Pleasure Island closed this last weekend to huge crowds.    Not sure if there was an over flow from the International Food and Wine Festival.   EPCOT closed at 9pm and I can't see the party ending there.

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StormStruck at Innoventions Opens

Posted by jeffgn on Thursday, August 14 @ 08:33:10 EST (77 reads)

StormStruck at Innoventions in Epcot opened a few days ago.   It is still in tweak mode before the official open so some things are going to change.    Here is a brief explanation of the show:

1) You enter the preshow area. It can hold two shows worth.   The group closest to the entrance will get 3-d glasses like you would wear at any other 3-d show.

2) A few minutes before the inside show begins you see a brief preshow on a screen above the entrance door. There is also another screen at the back of the line.   The volume was a little low so I couldn't hear what they were saying. But the idea was about a storm machine that tested building material to see what would work during a major storm.

3) You enter the show room.   I think they could have explained this a little better, but your sitting in a room in a house with a couple big windows.     The windows are actually 3-d screens.   The are 4 rows of benches with each seat on the bench having a screen and two buttons.

4) The show starts with you looking out the windows at a garage and a neighbors house. The storm starts. Wind blowing trees falling and the roofs tearing off.   The glass breaks and you get spray in your face..(The part I hated the most is that it kept spraying me in the mouth. I could have lived without the spray). Of course the storm destroys everything.

5) You now get a quiz of questions about what building material is the best against storms.   You get to choose A or B for each one. The computer build a house on your choices (popular vote wins).

6) The show then runs with your choices and you see how it works out.

7) The host then tells you what the right answers were and why.

8) You exit to the post show area.

The post show area shows a machine that simulates wind.   There are some other displays.

Overall right now I would say its a B on the scale of Innoventions shows.    It could get to an A with tweaking. I think its a good fit for epcot. It can no way be compared to the Twister at Universal.

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Ticket Prices Rise

Posted by jeffgn on Thursday, August 07 @ 07:24:09 EST (92 reads)

Ticket prices are on the rise. Disney World has raised the price of there tickets with a single day ticket now at $75. Universal Studios quickly matched this price increase with there own. So if your planning a single day your going to be paying $75 for Orlando entertainment.

Disney World offers a deep discount on multi-day tickets. If there is any chance you'll be going to the parks for more than one day you should take advantage of the multi-day tickets. The price of the park hopping option has also increased. If your on a tight budget you probably could skip it and just go for the multi-day discount.

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Good Bye Pleasure Island

Posted by jeffgn on Saturday, June 28 @ 16:59:19 EST (148 reads)

Disney World has announced that Pleasure Island will be closing for good. The clubs that are in that area will be closed. No new plans for what will fill that area have been announced.

For some time Pleasure Island has not been a good fit between the two sides of Downtown Disney. During the day its a pain to walk through it. It would be nice to see something in that area.

Check out more at the Orlando Sentinel

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-disney2808jun28,0,2367595.story

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Pirates of the Caribbean Closed For Rehab

Posted by jeffgn on Friday, June 13 @ 11:23:35 EST (173 reads)

Pirates of the Caribbean in the Magic Kingdom is closed until June 18th for rehab. All appears normal on the outside with Cast Members letting guests know it is down along with a sign. No external construction walls are present.

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Toy Story Midway Mania Passholder Previews

Posted by jeffgn on Tuesday, May 13 @ 06:47:26 EST (143 reads)

The new Disney World attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios is outstanding.   Midway Mania is sure to be one of the major attractions at the park.   Here are some of the thinks that were great about it

Queue:
1) Terrific theming.   It's been awhile since I have seen a queue line that was that original and entertaining.
2) Mr. Potato Head. What an AA.   This AA interacts with people in line. It can see you and pick out colors, people, and buttons.
3) Fast moving. (With FP running I would expect a full queue line to take 60 - 90 minutes to get through.)

Ride:

1) Easy load and unload
2) Terrific graphics
3) Easy game play (Expect to have to ride a few times to get a really high score).
4) You can ride it over and over and not get sick of it.
5) Air and water effects make it like a 4D attraction.

Everyone that I saw was happy when they got off the ride.    What an awesome feeling for the folks that worked on the attraction.   I've been on another new orlando area attraction and people didn't look so happy when they got off the ride, but this one is not even in the same leauge.

Disney World has another top attraction.   Look forward to it opening soon for all guests.

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Toy Story Midway Mania Cast Member Previews

Posted by jeffgn on Sunday, May 04 @ 08:07:33 EST (168 reads)

Cast member previews of the new Disney Hollywood Studios attraction started this week. Review's have been great. Pictures that have leaked out show terrific theming and what looks like an awesome attraction.

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