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How great you'll be able to meet your nephew's fiancé.
Thanks! We haven't gotten to see our nephew much when we are down so I'll be excited to see him, too.
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Sorry to hear about Luke's aunt.
Glad they finally put out the hours for the Galactic Spectacular. I sure don't understand this dragging it out so much!
This scheduling of stuff has reminded me so much of how late it was before I could plan some of our DL stuff. They do have times up for the DHS characters, e.g. Chewie and Kylo Ren for September, but nothing yet for October.
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Great plans! Glad it worked out to meet with the family! 8pm would be late for me to want to go meet with someone.... but they are young and 8pm is probably nothing- lol
I truly thought 8:00 would be way too late and they'd not be able to make it, but I think you are right they are young so it doesn't seem late to them.
Sorry about Luke's aunt! How great you'll be able to meet your nephew's fiancé!
Thanks! The celebration of life service was so uplifting that neither of us left feeling sad.
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My condolences to you and Luke!
The Magic Bands are so fun looking! I probably missed this somewhere but why do you have two extra ones?! COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE SURPRISING ME AND TAKING ME AND LILLY ALONG?!?!
The two extra bands are our AP Magic Bands, and sadly for you one is linked to me and one to Luke. The other two for Luke and me are our regular trip Magic Bands. We could have declined one or the other, but we wanted two colors to change up with our outfits.
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So sorry to hear of Luke's Aunt's passing. Your schedule looks jam packed so you'll certainly be very busy on this trip! No nap time for Luke this trip! Glad you were able to work the schedule so that you get have your DN and fiancé meet up wit you all.
I loved all the magic bands especially the AP ones with the slider!!! I must try to order them for our Spring trip. Is there a link on the My DisneyExperience page that allows you to order those specifically?
Luke had mentioned when we got back in May that we'd not get to rest much this trip, but we could when we get home.
The AP sliders can be customized on your MDE page on the website. I hadn't thought about getting any until I went on to customize the Vaughns bands and there was a link.
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An Extensive List of Food and Beverages to Try at the Food and Wine Festival
Usually around late May to early June, I begin to regularly check out Disney Food Blog for any Food & Wine Festival news. I love looking over the menus for each of the food booths, checking out the photos of items, and then writing up a list of what I’d like to try. I have noted after each item whether I have had it before or if it is new to me.
Africa: Butter Chicken with Micro Cilantro and Naan Bread (new)
Australia: Grilled Lamb Chop with Mint Peso and Potato Crunchies (repeat) and Lamington-Yellow Cake dipped in chocolate and shredded coconut (repeat)
Belgium: Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream (repeat; favorite)
Brazil: Carnaval Moscato Sparkling White Wine (repeat; favorite)
Canada: “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle-Butter Sauce (repeat; favorite) and Neige Premiere Apple Ice Wine (repeat)
The Chew (a new booth): Grilled Beef Skewer with Romaine, Apricots, and Feta Cheese (new; I don’t like Apricots and Luke does not like Feta Cheese so I see us separating parts of this for what we each like.)
China: Chicken Pot Stickers (repeat)
Chocolate Studio: Ghirardelli Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (I think new because I can’t remember having it.) and Rosa Regale Sweet Sparkling Wine (repeat; favorite)
Desserts and Champagne: Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial (repeat)
Farm Fresh: Loaded Mac ‘n Cheese (new)
France: Boeuf Bourguignon—Braised Short Ribs (repeat) and St. Germain Sparkling Kir (new)
Germany: Schinkennudeln – Pasta Gratin with Ham and cheese (repeat) and Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling (repeat)
Greece: Spanakopita (repeat)
Hawai’i: Kalua Pork Slider (repeat) and Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Pineapple Wine (repeat for Luke; new for me)
Hops and Barley: Smoked Beef Brisket and Pimento Cheese on Griddled Garlic Toast (new)
Ireland: Warm Chocolate Pudding with Irish Cream Liquor Custard (repeat) and Bunratty Mead Honey Wine (sort of a repeat as we have had it at a beverage seminar.)
Islands of the Caribbean: Mojo Pork with Black Beans, Cilantro Rice, and pickled red onions (new)
Italy: Prosecco (new)
Japan: Nothing
Mexico: Nothing
Morocco: Moroccan Sangria (repeat)
New Zealand: Seared Venison Loin with Wild Mushroom Marsala Sauce and Kumara Dumpling (new)
Patagonia: Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Puree (repeat though when I had it the booth was Argentina.)
Poland: Nothing
Scotland: Nothing
South Korea: Nothing
Wine and Dine Studio: Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese (new) and Conundrum White Blend 25th Anniversary (new)
You will have noticed that a few of the booths I have nothing selected. Each of those booths does have something Luke will want to try and I’ll probably take a few nibbles of whatever he gets. But there are no items that I want a full serving of. I will try my best to take photos of the foods and beverages we ultimately choose. Until then here is a link to Disney Food Blog for listing and soon after the F&WF opens they will add photos.
The list is definitely EXTENSIVE, but we do have three Epcot days to partake of the booths, so I'm hoping we make a big dent in this list before we head home. You'll have to tune into the trip report to see what we actually ate and drank.
OK, I just finished dinner...and my tuna salad sandwich and garden salad pales in comparison to the things on this list! (but for a miserably hot work day, it was perfect)
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Great list Cam! So many of these are on my list for October and sound so good! I can't wait to indulge in them shortly!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Oh you've got me really wanting to go back to F&WF! I've had several of those - so yummy! Canada and Australia were my favorites. You're gonna have a great time!
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Your list is very similar to my list. Although I have added the shrimp tacos from Mexico which we both love and usually get at least a couple of times. We normally hit the festival at least 5 or 6 days some lunches and some dinners! Can't wait for the pictures to come out and to read your report as you will have many of the same things on your list!
Looks like you are just 3 weeks away.
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They do have times up for the DHS characters, e.g. Chewie and Kylo Ren for September, but nothing yet for October. 
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Glad you were able to work the schedule so that you get have your DN and fiancé meet up wit you all. 
I can't wait to put that Magic Band on as we make the drive from Sanford to SSR! 
(but for a miserably hot work day, it was perfect)
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You are making my mouth water!!
Great list you have there!
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Just as well you have three days to try and fit it all in...
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