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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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Do they open right at 11:00 along with WS in general? We're planning to enter thru the IG, then wait for the bridge entrance to open and start our booth touring right at 11:00, for an early lunch. But if the booths aren't open until later, we'll have to change our plans.
the booths open when the WS opens and closes when the WS closes! They are supposed to be set up by 11, but sometimes they run behind a little. You may see cms carrying food to the booths if you are there right when it opens.
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Yes at 11 but this past week they did not all stay open until WS closed...a few I saw closed a little earlier. Maybe now that the crowds are picking up they'll all stay open late! Enjoy eating around the World!
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just got back 2 days ago. open at 11, closed at 9 both nights that i was there (not nights with emh, so don't know what happens during emh!). enjoy, the food is great!
what kinds of food do you like? i can tell you what i had, but you may have different tastes. i definitely would tell you to have a frozen mojito...it was my tradition while watching illuminations. it is available at the puerto rico kiosk. have you gone to allears.net to check out the menus? i printed those out and used them as a guide before i went. some of the portions of things are very small and i don't know if it was worth the $ i paid for some things. i would say the lobster roll at hops and barley was excellent (by the american pavillion) as was the medalion of beef on top of cheddar polenta at the san francisco kiosk. the argentinian offerings were both pretty good sized for the money. some of the wines are only an oz. pour, some are bigger so ask before you buy unless you don't mind spending the chips. i personally didn't mind too much...vacation, after all. but if i go back, i will be more mindful of how i spend. have the best time. when will you be there?
I'll be there a week from tomorrow-October 17-25, probably going to the Festival Center only on the 18th (since it's a Saturday), trying for the festival booths right at 11:00 on Sunday, then the full day on Monday. Yes, I've printed out the menus from Allears. The frozen mojito sounds good. I'm espescially interested in the offerings from Poland, New Zealand, Shanghai, and the dessert from Lyon. And Germany and Marakesh.
i had the pierogi and kielbasa with carmelized onion and sour cream from poland. i did not eat anything from new zealand or shanghai...those are both on the other side from where i started and both days i was full before i got to them...ha ha ha....i had nothing from germany or marakesh either. yvonne tried the creme brulee from lyon, i had the escargot...scruptious. have a great time....i will be at the halloween party on the 18th with some friends from work.
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i had the pierogi and kielbasa with carmelized onion and sour cream from poland. i did not eat anything from new zealand or shanghai...those are both on the other side from where i started and both days i was full before i got to them...ha ha ha....i had nothing from germany or marakesh either. yvonne tried the creme brulee from lyon, i had the escargot...scruptious. have a great time....i will be at the halloween party on the 18th with some friends from work.
I so envy how close you are! If I lived that close I'd never go to work...
i know i am so very lucky to be this close...but it is still 2 hours. just enough to discourage me from going all the time. if gas prices were a bit lower i'd be there at least once a week...like last year...ha ha ha. no, i don't go that often, maybe 2 times a month and 4 or 5 stay overnight trips for like 2 or 3 nights unless it is something special. then maybe 4 or 5 nights. hope we can catch up there sometime! i have a riot meeting up with fellow pp's....
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the booths open when the WS opens and closes when the WS closes! They are supposed to be set up by 11, but sometimes they run behind a little. You may see cms carrying food to the booths if you are there right when it opens.
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