Walt Disney World Epcot Discussion Thread

^Always a bittersweet day.

This is like the extra kick in the nuts that reminds you Halloween is gone and the next holiday season has started.

So sad I missed it. Not going to let that happen again!

Just a friendly, sad reminder that tomorrow is the LAST day for Food & Wine!!!

Now starts the 10 month campaign to bring the Fondue back!

At least that Grapefruit beer is served year round and all the other restaurants and quick service places are still there to enjoy.

Any one know the 2014 dates yet for Food & Wine? I will be there on business late September.

2014 has not been announced yet, but they were Sept 27 - Nov 11 this year; Sept 28th - Nov 12th in 2012; and Sept 30th - Nov 12th in 2011. So that should give you some idea.

^ Yes, that's a pretty good assumption.

I'm thinking a Jacob's first birthday trip is in order!

^Love it!

I'm thinking a Jacob's first birthday trip is in order!

I'm looking forward to photo's of "Jacob's first pork slider" or "Baby's first pot sticker."

^Baby's first Sam Adams.

Here's a few pics from our final visit to Epcot's Food & Wine 2013 yesterday...

Goodbye Cranberry Bog! Hope to see you again next year!

The final Hawaiian pork sliders of the year! OM NOM NOM!!!

Today is the last day for Epcot's Food & Wine! It's our favorite seasonal event in Orlando, so we had to pay it a farewell visit.

Can Elissa really down 14 potstickers?

CURSE YOU COUNTRY OF CHEESE!!! BRING BACK FONDUE NEXT YEAR OR I WILL HURT YOU!!!

And we close out the year with some Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup! Apparently the only thing Canadians are good for! Well, that and Martin Short!

It looks disgusting, but OMG... Soooooo good!

The final Grapefruit Beer of the event! (We'll just have to get it at the Germany pavilion the rest of the year!)

Yes... Yes she can! Now let's see if she can do the same at the Tequila bar!

Thank you Food & Wine! See you next year!

On a side note... We REALLY need to stop going to the parks when there was a race a few days ago. SOOOOOOO much pretentiousness and self-entitlement everywhere!

Aren't Disney Races kinda like the Special Olympics? Everyone gets a medal.

And Avril Lavigne came from Canadia. She's hot. So I'll accept her as well.

Aren't Disney Races kinda like the Special Olympics? Everyone gets a medal.

Exactly the same!

^Actually no! In the Special Olympics only the winners get medals! Gold, Silver Bronze, and there are ribbons for other participants. So Special Olympics is a much more respected sport than Disney Running Events!

Haha! That's awesome! We need medals for each TPR trip we've been on. Then, at events like WCB, we could see who the cooler people are by how many TPR medals they have.

^You don't save your name tags to wear around parks?

How busy was the last day of Food & Wine compared with the weekend before? I'm thinking about making my first Orlando trip around this time next year, trying to figure out the best timing in terms of avoiding huge crowds (where possible) but also being able to experience events like F&W and the Christmas Party.

^It was busy and they started running out of some items. I would always avoid the last few days if you're coming out special for the event.

How is the start of the event? Equally as crowded?

^From this year I would say about the same.

^You don't save your name tags to wear around parks?

I do have a Scott Hodges medal! I'll wear that to all future TPR events and trips!

^Wear it with pride!

Ice Bat wears his medal with pride!

Still one of the best trips EVER!

I'm sad I'm missing the food and wine festival but I'm going to attempt to make up for it by drinking around the world in three weeks. Or at least seeing how far I get......