"...I'm in the Mood for Food...and Wine....is there a Festival Nearby?"
....nothing better than enjoying a cup of coffee first thing in the morning on a balcony at Animal Kingdom Lodge. However while it is ever-so-tempting to just stay and enjoy the tranquility, we're on a mission: to sample as many countries as we can, PLUS taking part in a deminar, PLUS dinner reservations at Rose and Crown, so relaxation time is over....
....since this day was going to be our "eat-like-there's-no-tomorrow-and-fill-up-while-you-can" day we weren't especially interested in experiencing all the rides of the Futureworld part of Epcot, but World Showcase was yet to open, so we ventured beneath the giant golfball and quickly joined the line for EE.
....we had noticed that both resorts and parks alike had more than their fair share of Brits and the family in front of us was no exception. I innocently expressed my observation to the lovely young couple; they quickly answered that indeed, it was a 'Holiday' week for schoolchildren of England - in particular, London. The light conversation made the time pass quickly and we soon found ourselves boarding the never-ending assembly line of seats accessed by the moving platform. Once outside, we made our way through Innoventions, finding ourselves in the vicinity of Mission: Space, but sadly it was not to be. Not to fear, we decided on Test Track, compliments of those 'extra-special' fastpassess I had mentioned in an earlier post. [Maureen didn't care to ride, so Jean used the Single-Rider line]....we were in and out again in under 20 minutes:
After a quick jaunt to the restroom, I suggested we visit the F&WF Welcome Center to check in and receive our our entrance tickets and World Showcase Food Passports for later in the day - I am so glad that I did, because when we returned for that deminar, the poor CM was inundated with guests trying to secure their tickets, and it was getting ugly....in all fairness to the lovely CM, it would have made sense to have had her assisted by 2 or 3 more people, to accommodate the widening irate line of people...just before leaving we thought it prudent to visit the Ghirardelli area, where free samples of the chocolate-y confection were being doled out by the fistfuls - YUM!
In the open air once again, our next destination was World Showcase, but not before stopping to enjoy the crazy antics of those wacky guys, the Jammiters, who were appropriately dressed as chefs...and now, let the tasting commence!
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WOW !! What a night !!
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pre-teen boys !! 
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