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We did Coral Reef back in 2005 and DH liked his meal and thought it was a cool restaurant, but at the end while waiting to settle up the check he suddenly got very hot. He excused himself to go out of the building to get some air. He said he just felt so stuffy, like he couldn't breathe, and got hot in there.
Because of this he has decided he will never go back. He is convinced it's because the restaurant is hot and stuffy and that will happen if he were to go again.
Oh well, in a way it's probably a good idea as we have a hard enough time fitting in all the meals we want as it is.
Glad you enjoyed it though. Sounds like Epcot was crowded this day.
Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day!
Lunch sounded great. We have eaten there once and I remember the food being delicious, but the service a little lacking. I have been wanting to give it a try again.
I can't believe Nemo had an hour wait!
I wonder why Epcot was so crowded on that day? I know it was Food and Wine, but on a Monday things aren't usually so busy. Good idea to go with an Agent P mission!
It was so strange, Laurie! I don't know where all of those people came from You'll see in my next update that FW was really not crowded at all that afternoon, which is where I expect to see the crowds for F&WF.
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Finally gettin back on the boards and findin all these TR's that I have missed. I am now caught up on yours!!! Coral Reef is a must do for us! Love it!!!
Glad you're back, Kim! I'm so glad we gave Coral Reef another try, we were pleasantly surprised
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I'm glad you had a great meal at Coral Reef - we've eaten there twice now and haven't been impressed, so I'm pleased to know others have had better experiences than us.
I was really hesitant about trying it again after our lousy time years ago, but Kaeli really wanted to try it. I'm glad we did!
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Sometimes a late start can be so relaxing! Wild that Epcot was so crowded this day.
It was nice to have a slow, relaxing morning
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I'm glad you had a good meal at Coral Reef. It sure sounds yummy! My husband wants to eat there in the worst way. It just hasn't made to cut yet.
Hope your husband gets a chance to try the Coral Reef!
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You know Epcot is super crowded when the Nemo ride has a line that goes outside the building.
Lunch sounded great. I'd like to eat there someday.
It was crazy! I like the Nemo ride, but not enough to wait in a line that's an hour long
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Agree - lunch sounds like it was a good pick. I like how kids always find Club Cool so entertaining.
Kids are funny, aren't they? My girls' two favorite things at Epcot are Club Cool and the coloring at the Kidcot stations. Drinking soda and coloring, can't we do that at home?
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We did Coral Reef back in 2005 and DH liked his meal and thought it was a cool restaurant, but at the end while waiting to settle up the check he suddenly got very hot. He excused himself to go out of the building to get some air. He said he just felt so stuffy, like he couldn't breathe, and got hot in there.
Because of this he has decided he will never go back. He is convinced it's because the restaurant is hot and stuffy and that will happen if he were to go again.
Oh well, in a way it's probably a good idea as we have a hard enough time fitting in all the meals we want as it is.
Glad you enjoyed it though. Sounds like Epcot was crowded this day.
Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day!
Funny story about your hubby
Those crowds before lunch must have been a fluke, because the rest of the day was fine, thankfully
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Lunch sounded great. We have eaten there once and I remember the food being delicious, but the service a little lacking. I have been wanting to give it a try again.
I can't believe Nemo had an hour wait!
That was our problem last time, we had horrible service and just ok food. This time though, everything was delicious and we had a very attentive server
I couldn't believe that line outside of Nemo, usually this time of year we walk right on!
The girls had a lot of fun completing our mission for Agent P in Mexico, but decided when they were done that they did not want to try another mission. So, we returned our F.O.N.E. and hopped on a boat for a ride through the Gran Fiesta Tour.
On the way out, we stopped at the Kidcot station to start coloring some Duffys. Since our last trip, they’ve also added an Agent P on a stick, so, of course they chose one of each to color. After a little nudging, we finally got the girls to put down their markers and headed off to Norway (but not before stopping for a Fiesta Margarita for Chris and I).
We browsed our way through Norway and China, stopping at the Kidcot stations along the way.
When we got to the Outpost, I had one thing on my mind, the Beads for Life. I decided on an anklet for myself and Kaeli ended up getting herself a blue bracelet. She was very excited about these, especially since the beads were made from old park maps. Earlier in the school year, one of her projects in art class was to make the same beads out of magazine paper, so she couldn’t wait to bring this bracelet home to share with her art teacher.
We moved on, towards Germany, stopping for a few Photopass pics along the way.
Then it was on to Italy. While Chris and the girls stopped at Kidcot, I did a little browsing in the shop and I’m pretty sure I stopped to get some pennies that we didn’t have in our collection.
By the time we got to Japan, we were all feeling a little hungry, so we got a rainbow Kaki Gori to split. We had never had one before, it was really good. Nice and refreshing on this warm afternoon.
We just sat on a bench relaxing and enjoying our treat, we finished up and headed in to Mitsukoshi to do some shopping. I was hoping that the line for Pick a Pearl wasn’t too crazy because Kaeli and Abby really wanted to have a chance at it. There was quite a crowd around the area, but luckily most of those people were just watching. We got our numbers, and there was only a couple of people ahead of us. We waited our turn, watching as the groups ahead of us all picked their pearls. The family right in front of us had two small children, a girl who looked about 7 and a boy who was 3, maybe 4. The boy was really lucky today, his oyster had not one, but two blue pearls in it!! He was just so excited, and he was so sweet. His mom was holding him through the whole experience, and when he saw that there were two pearls he whispered in her ear that it made him so happy, now he could make her some earrings. Just adorable!
Now, it was our turn, and the girls did a pretty good job choosing the ugliest oysters they could find, hoping to get some beautiful pearls. I’d say that strategy worked, as both of them got some pretty decent sized pearls. Kaeli’s was 8 ½ mm, the biggest of the day so far!
We put our pearls away and headed towards Morocco for another Kidcot stop.
Inside of the pavilion the girls were playing with some of the hand drums and other instruments they have in the shop, when we heard a young girl calling Kaeli’s name. It was one of her friends from school, she had just arrived that day with her family. We knew that they would be here at the same time, but we never made any official plans to meet up, so we were pretty lucky to have this chance meeting.
After chatting for a bit, we went our separate ways, with us heading towards France. Chris and I had one thing on our minds, slushies!
The girls decided that they wanted some Mickey Bars at this point, so we went in search of an ice cream cart. It soon became clear that we would not find one in the WS, so we ended up skipping through the UK and Canada and headed towards FW.
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I love the way you always seem to be just floating around the parks and having a relaxing, nice time, but you end up covering a lot of ground and doing a lot! Wonderful photos of the girls. They each really chose ears that suit them! Love the photo of the three of you sharing the kaki gori. So yummy and cool.
8&1/2 pearl!!! WooHoo! Lucky girl. Both of them got good sized pearls. Nice strategy with picking the ugliest ones.
Sounded like a fun first part of the day in Epcot.
Plus a chance meeting with her friend from school and family.
Catching up here
Love the early morning at MK. Duffy certainly had a great time that morning
What a great view from breakfast, and it sounded pretty yummy too!
Mule?? Seriously?? How did you not say something? How rude!
Looking at your pictures it just realized I never had a Mickey pretzel
Glad Abby loved SM! Two new coasters this trip!!
Nice NJ guy no wonder we get a bad rap.
We need to get poncho girl and goggle boy together for a pic on Splash
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He is convinced it's because the restaurant is hot and stuffy and that will happen if he were to go again. 
"Sparky"(My first trip.)
Liz 
You'll see in my next update that FW was really not crowded at all that afternoon, which is where I expect to see the crowds for F&WF.
Nice and refreshing on this warm afternoon. 
We got our numbers, and there was only a couple of people ahead of us. We waited our turn, watching as the groups ahead of us all picked their pearls. The family right in front of us had two small children, a girl who looked about 7 and a boy who was 3, maybe 4. The boy was really lucky today, his oyster had not one, but two blue pearls in it!! He was just so excited, and he was so sweet. His mom was holding him through the whole experience, and when he saw that there were two pearls he whispered in her ear that it made him so happy, now he could make her some earrings. Just adorable!
Deb
Love the pearls! 
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