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Love the pictures, I'm homesick for EPCOT too. For my holiday in February I'm pretty much leaving it up to my friend Jacqueline where we go as she has never been and I'll be back. However, she told me she didn't like the sound of EPCOT!!!! anyway i gave her my passporter and now it is at the top of the list phew. Something to do with wine tasting :-)
Thank goodness you were able to change her mind! I couldn't deal with not going to Epcot on any vacation we take to Disney....
All the group photos are great. It is so nice to meet up with friends and have a few laughs. Mark is really having lots of fun, first with the Stepsisters and now with his sausage/bun problem. Really funny stuff.
That was great that you ran into Deb Wills over at the BC. Always looking at Allears. Especially, for the WDW menus!
Looked like a fun time at Epcot and seems you got to try a number great appetizers from around the world. Most looked really good, but Mark's sausage, well that was kind of odd! I guess Disney needs to work on that a bit!
Must have been so much fun to try a lot of these food offerings with some fellow PPs.
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What great fun at Epcot enjoyed lots of interesting foods with friends. I didn't try the souffle as I've had Bleu Cheese before that I did not like at all. Wish I had tried it now. How cool that a PP photographer came by while you all were together at the table, too.
All the group photos are great. It is so nice to meet up with friends and have a few laughs. Mark is really having lots of fun, first with the Stepsisters and now with his sausage/bun problem. Really funny stuff.
Mark tends to always have fun wherever he goes - it's in his nature!
That was great that you ran into Deb Wills over at the BC. Always looking at Allears. Especially, for the WDW menus!
Looked like a fun time at Epcot and seems you got to try a number great appetizers from around the world. Most looked really good, but Mark's sausage, well that was kind of odd! I guess Disney needs to work on that a bit!
Must have been so much fun to try a lot of these food offerings with some fellow PPs.
It was a lot of fun, and generally they were very good. I have to say, even if I ate meat, I really wouldn't have bothered with that sausage, as the look of it would've put me off.
What great fun at Epcot enjoyed lots of interesting foods with friends. I didn't try the souffle as I've had Bleu Cheese before that I did not like at all. Wish I had tried it now. How cool that a PP photographer came by while you all were together at the table, too.
What a shame you didn't try it. I honestly think you would've liked it.
Thursday 31 October – part six: I didn’t even know this existed…
We carried on around World Showcase, entering the American Adventure…
… and then we headed for the Chase Lounge, which I didn’t know even existed until today but then again, how would I, as we can’t get anything from Chase in the UK…
The first thing we did was to get some drinks, non-alcoholic for once, and I was fascinated by these machines. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so detailed before with so many choices.
I ended up getting the raspberry Diet Coke, which was lovely. I’m very impressed that they’re moving into flavours for Diet Coke, and I really hope that makes it across the pond.
We headed to the other side of the lounge….
… and after a while, we managed to secure a table, first with about four chairs, but as people left, we were able to grab more and more chairs until finally everyone could sit down. One of my favourite memories is Larry on a stealth mission to get one of those chairs. I don’t think anyone else noticed, but I did. I watched him head off, very determined, and I knew he was up to something, but I wasn’t sure what. The triumphant look as he came back with his prize of another chair was something to see!
We’d been there maybe 20 minutes or so, when one of the Cast Members came in and told us that we were there at the right time, as they were now handing out free vouchers to all the adults for an alcoholic drink. The choices were either white wine (which both Mark and I went for), red wine or beer. It was really neat, and heck let’s be honest, it’s not often you get something for free from Disney….
When Mark, Larry and I got back from getting our drinks (we took the second tour, as we were watching the table while everyone else went up), they were chatting away to Agnes from Scotland, who was a wonderful cheery Cast Member. She was on the exit as we left, and I managed to get a photo of her then…
Anyway, she took the first group shot of us from that afternoon, which came out great.
We carried on chatting away for a while, enjoying our free drinks…
When we finally came to leave, we got another Cast Member to get a shot of all of us.
It had been a really fun afternoon, and it’s something I’m glad we got to do, as we could never do it on our own. We got a few shots in the American Adventure…
We slowly made our way through the rest of World Showcase, as my goodness, it was hot outside now. Apparently, we later learnt from the weather forecast that it was hotter than the seasonal average, although only, it turned out, by around three degrees!
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Just getting caught up with your last couple updates - that outfit the woman was wearing was definitely Disney inappropriate and I didn't think Disney allowed adults into the parks dressed up in costumes unless it was actually for a Halloween party night at the MK The escalators were also down in October for Soarin when we were there but everyone was taking the stairs to get out of the bottom floor of the pavilion. I can't believe that it's suppose to take a couple months before they're in working order again. Your food pictures look so delish! I really enjoyed the samplings at the F&W this year
And the fun continues! Great photos of the whole gang.
The lounge looks much better and roomier than last year's. Last year it was in the Festival Center/Wonders of Life building. I think in the American Adventure it's better located. It's much easier to get to, plus it's smack dab in the middle of the food booths!
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I couldn't deal with not going to Epcot on any vacation we take to Disney....
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I honestly think you would've liked it.
The choices were either white wine (which both Mark and I went for), red wine or beer. It was really neat, and heck let’s be honest, it’s not often you get something for free from Disney…. 
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