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Great updates. EPCOT is my favorite park. Love the Beverly faces. The last time I was there Living with the Land was closed. Your pictures are wonderful and it looks like you were having a great time.
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I like all your pictures of the different booths. I've never been during the F&W festival and it's neat how they have all those booths! The food looks so yummy!
What a great update from the F&WF, after reading so many "delicously" detailed TR's it makes me want to more and more think about changing our "hopefully" August trip to October. I think I could spend the whole trip roaming through Epcot. We also love Living with the Land, last year it was closed for renovations and I was so upset, can't wait to get to ride it again this year.
I had no idea the little booths were themed to the country, so glad you took pics of them and the menus too. Yumm-o!
Maybe one day I'll make it to the F&WF
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I like all your pictures of the different booths. I've never been during the F&W festival and it's neat how they have all those booths! The food looks so yummy!
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What a great update from the F&WF, after reading so many "delicously" detailed TR's it makes me want to more and more think about changing our "hopefully" August trip to October. I think I could spend the whole trip roaming through Epcot. We also love Living with the Land, last year it was closed for renovations and I was so upset, can't wait to get to ride it again this year.
Looking forward to hearing more.
I didn't know the little booths were themed either. When we went in September, they were getting the booths ready for the F&WF, so I saw these little booths everywhere. I thought they were so cute and was so happy that we would get to visit them in October. They really blend into the WS and seem like they have always been there.
As we were leaving France, we spotted a PP photographer. I'm so glad we did. I saw Cam's wonderful picture in front of the fountain, and I wanted to copy her.
We left France and spotted another PP photographer where Belle would eventually be. She took our pictures while we waited for Belle. How nice!
Belle joined us shortly thereafter. We were first in line.
If you read my "Surviving Deployment" TR, you'll remember that Victoria drew all of the characters and got them to sign their picture. We didn't see Belle in September, so Victoria got her picture today. Here is Victoria's drawing...
We walked to Morocco in the hopes of seeing Aladdin; but alas, he wasn't about.
We did, however, find another PP photographer and got our own mini photo session. Score!
The photographer told us for this picture that Michael was the King, I was the Queen, and Victoria was the Princess. He was very funny, very good, and a real trooper. He was pouring sweat because it was blistering hot.
We said goodbye to the wonderful photographer and thanked him profusely for the pictures. I grabbed my own picture of the water wheel and SE.
We walked towards Japan and saw a crowd of people around a little booth. It was Miyuki! We had never seen her before, and Michael and Victoria had no idea who she was. She was fascinating to watch.
This turned out to be a crocodile sitting on the water.
Unfortunately, I have to go. But hopefully I'll be back with more later tonight!!
Glad Victoria was finally able to get Belle's autograph on her picture. She is very talented with her drawings! Great pictures of the three of you around World Showcase!
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for getting the cool picture in France! I this setting and you all look terrific in it! Victoria's drawing of Belle is wonderful! We have never seen Miyuki, but maybe finally this year.
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Here is Victoria's drawing...
on getting Belle's autograph....great drawing!
And how great to see Miyuki! She's great!
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