Posted on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 @ 01:52 PM
Do you want to Make your mom feel special this mother's day ?
Here’s a special way to celebrate with her on May 9 that she is sure to enjoy, Come to Disney World enjoy the parks and Dine in The Happiest Place on Earth.
Disney World Offers a variety of restaurants in the parks with different themes and a great variety in the menu and for this special occasion we choose the best selection for you:
Cinderella's Royal Table
Enjoy an enchanting meal with special menu for Mother's Day in an elaborate medieval setting and receive the royal treatment: a chance for photos and autographs from Disney's Royal Family.
The Crystal Palace
Join Winnie the Pooh and friends at a bountiful buffet filled with American favorites and a famous sundae bar.
Tony's Town Square
Pizzas, pastas and panini are popular dishes at this restaurant decorated like the trattoria in the Disney animated film, Lady and the Tramp.
Biergarten Restaurant in Germany Pavilion (Orlando Discount Tickets USA Staff Favorite)
Celebrate Oktoberfest year round with German entertainment, beer and a buffet with traditional wurst, schnitzel, sauerkraut and more.
Coral Reef Restaurant
Special menu for Mother's Day, Savor Maine lobster or gourmet grilled specialties while watching more than 85 different species of fish swim in a living coral reef that surrounds this seafood restaurant.
Le Cellier Stakehouse in Canada Pavilion
Step below the Canada Pavilion's Château into an intimate restaurant designed as a wine cellar. Prime rib, filet mignon and pan-seared seafood are featured dishes.
Bistro de Paris
One of the best places in Disney with Special menu for Mother's Day, This romantic bistro features a focused wine list, inventive twists on traditional French dinners like crab ravioli and rack of lamb, and views over Epcot World Showcase.
Les Chefs de France
Special menu for Mother's Day Nestled under the France Pavilion's Eiffel Tower, this highly rated, elegant restaurant features nouvelle French cuisine.
Restaurant Marrakesh in Morocco Pavilion
In the splendor of a sultan's palace, belly dancers entertain you while you savor fragrant North Mediterranean dishes like shish kebab, roast lamb and Moroccan pastries.
San Angel Inn in Mexico Pavilion
Great Mexican food experience for Mother's day, This romantic restaurant, modeled after a 17th-century hacienda, features traditional Mexican drinks and cuisine, like grilled tenderloin and fresh fish.
Teppan Edo
Japanese food for Mother's day is alway a great choice, Watch talented Teppan Chefs prepare authentic Japanese cuisine at your table—it's a feast for the senses.
Tutto italia Ristorante
Special menu for Mother's Day, This casually elegant restaurant features freshly made breads and pastries, handmade mozzarella and pasta, and regional specialties from all over Italy.
Tusker House Restaurant
At this colorful marketplace eatery, find a family-focused buffet brimming with African flavors and dishes like rotisserie chicken, hearty stews and desserts.
Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Sit among exotic, historic Himalayan artifacts while you savor Pan-Asian flavors such as maple tamarind chicken and seared miso salmon.
The Hollywood Brown Derby
Home of the original Brown Derby Cobb salad, seared steaks, grapefruit cake and classic cocktails, this warm wood-paneled restaurant celebrates the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Still haven't got tickets or a Vacation package to Disney World , Come and celebrate Mother's Day on May 9th in The Happiest Place on Earth.
Orlando is always the best destination to celebrate with the family.
Posted on Sat, Aug 29, 2009 @ 06:27 AM
La Cava del Tequila at Disney's Epcot Center Mexico Pavilion
*The Following Article Courtesy of Orlando Attractions Magazine*
The newest addition to the Mexico pavilion at Epcot Center, La Cava del Tequila features more than 70 types of authentic tequila, ranging from the simplest to the rarest of them all, aged and made from distilled spirits from the agave plant. Tequilas range in price from $8 to $50 for a specialty tequila.
The addition features warm décor, art work and original artifacts all celebrating the Mexican heritage. A "Tequila Ambassador" is on hand to educate Walt Disney World guests on the history of tequila-making.
Along with tequila, margaritas are offered with a variety of flavored salts, spices and tropical fresh fruits masterfully prepared by experienced mixologists. Quick tastes, tapas style, are also available, including freshly made guacamole and ceviche as well as mahi mahi tostadas with diced mango and avocado and blue crab tostados with chipotle mayo and Valentina sauce.
The 30-seat La Cava del Tequila is open from noon until Epcot Center park closing time. It is connected to the pavilion's main restaurant, the San Angel Inn.
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Posted on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 @ 06:17 AM
World Showcase at Disney World EPCOT Center ready to open New Teguila Bar in Mexico Pavilion
Guests at Disney's EPCOT Center Mexico pavilion in The World Showcase will soon have a new Tequila bar in which to add a new twist to their Disney World Vacation.
La Cava del Tequila, will become the newest addition at Mexico Pavilion on August 28, 2009. Through the décor, art work, original artifacts, and products served it will celebrate the heritage and tradition of Tequila making in Mexico.
Guests visiting La Cava del Tequila will have the opportunity to enjoy over 70 types of authentic tequila from several major brands, ranging from the simplest to the rarest of them all, aged to perfection and made from the finest distilled spirits from the Agave Plant. A Tequila Ambassador will be on-hand to educate Guests on the history of Tequila making and its rich Mexican heritage.
Exotic and unique-blended margaritas will be served introducing a variety of flavored salts, spices and tropical fresh fruits masterfully prepared by experienced mixologists.
A variety of quick tastes "Tapas style" will be available, including freshly made Guacamole, home fried Fresh Corn Chips , Salsas, Ceviches and Tostadas.
This sounds right up my alley. Just remember, don't drink the worm.
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Posted on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 @ 08:05 AM
Tips for First Time Visitors to Epcot Center International Food & Wine Festival
Tuesday is the first day to make reservations for this year's Epcot Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World.
As Orlando food critic Scott Joseph have noted, there are some notable changes this year, including charges for once-free sessions.
How this will affect the demand for reservations, we'll soon find out. I have asked several festival veterans what advice they'd offer first-time visitors to the festival. Here are the top tips:
- Don't stress about making your plans now. There's plenty to see, do, eat and drink at the festival to entertain even the most demanding first-time visitor who arrives without a single reservation.
- Do take a look at the festival guide [PDF] at some point before you arrive, though. If you see a particular chef, event or demonstration that really interests you, go ahead and try to make a reservation. Do keep timing in mind, though. In the past, many demonstrations have had queues forming early, though this might change with the new $8 charges for many. Still, Disney's Epcot Center a big park, and you're probably not going to make it from an event that ends at 12:45 to another that starts at 1. Give yourself about an hour between events.
- The Party for the Senses rarely sells out, and other events scheduled in the World Showcase (which is huge) are usually the last to fill up. Keep that in mind, if you are trying to make advance reservations for a few events.
- When you arrive, make a lap around the World Showcase, scoping out the offerings, before you start with the food and the wine. If you jump in first, without seeing all that's available, you're likely to end up with too much in the belly and too little in the wallet when you run across that really special selection.
- You can't get everything out of the festival in a single day, so don't even try. Again, take a look around, and pick what most interests you. Don't be afraid to take a bit of a risk, though. Trying something new, ultimately, is what the festival is all about.
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Posted on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 @ 06:21 AM
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth Nighttime Spectacular
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, a mesmerizing fireworks, laser and water show featuring a rousing soundtrack, plays nightly for Guests of all ages in the World Showcase area in Disney World Epcot Center theme park.
Seen atop the World Showcase Lagoon, IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is a spectacular 12-minute, live pyrotechnic show that brings together the past, present and future of our planet and its colorful nations.
Featuring breathtaking fireworks, brilliant bursts of fire, laserlight effects, dramatic fountain barges, a stirring musical score and the world's first spherical video display system-the 350,0000-pound Earth Globe-IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is an inspirational nighttime spectacular bursting with surprises for the entire family.
The Story of llumiNations:
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot Center tells the story of our planet in 3 unforgettable acts.
* Act 1: Chaos - Bear witness to the explosion at the dawn of time that brings about the creation of Earth, where you are invited to observe the Inferno Barge, a liquid-propane mechanism launching balls of fire 60 feet into the air.
* Act 2: Order - Behold the glowing Earth Globe as it glides peacefully to the center of the lagoon, illuminated with-and celebrating-the famous faces and achievements of our time.
* Act 3: Meaning - During this final act, the Earth Globe blossoms to reveal a torch and the glow of a thousand fireworks and laserlights that fill the night sky in a shimmering kaleidoscope of color and sound, propelling us into the future.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth can be viewed anywhere throughout the World Showcase that offers a clear view of the World Showcase Lagoon.
Be sure to check the Times Guide at Epcot Center the day of your visit for show times. Since IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is an outdoor show, it is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.
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Posted on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 @ 07:46 PM
Disney World's Epcot Center International Food & Wine Festival
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is an autumn special event that runs from September 25, 2009 - November 8, 2009 and transforms Disney's Epcot Center theme park into a food and wine lover's paradise with specialty food items, culinary events, sophisticated parties and live musical entertainment.
Epcot Center theme park always features a remarkable collection of international dining opportunities and tempting spirits, but during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival there is even more to sample, sip and love.
Try delicious cuisine from around the world at special food booths set up along Epcot's World Showcase Promenade. Explore specialty marketplaces featuring regional foods, wines and beers. Learn from renowned chefs and winemakers at special programs and demonstrations, and sample the finest cuisine from around the globe at spectacular culinary events.
Plus, there is more to do than just enjoying great food and beverage. Enjoy the Eat to the Beat concert series every night during the Festival and unwind with a stellar lineup of celebrated musical acts. Three shows nightly at 5:15 pm, 6:30pm, and 7:45 pm.
Eat to the Beat Concert Series
- 9/25-9/27 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- 9/28-9/29 - Richard Marx (NEW!)
- 9/30-10/3 - Starship starring Mickey Thomas
- 10/4-10/6 - En Vogue
- 10/7-10/8 - Better Than Ezra (NEW!)
- 10/9-10/11 - Sister Hazel
- 10/12-10/13 - Kool & The Gang
- 10/14-10/16 - Spyro Gyra
- 10/17-10/18 - Jon Secada
- 10/19-10/20 - Sister Sledge
- 10/21-10/22 - Vanessa Carlton (NEW!)
- 10/23-10/25 - Taylor Dayne
- 10/26-10/28 - Boyz II Men
- 10/29-10/31 - John Waite (NEW!)
- 11/1-11/2 - TBD
- 11/3-11/5 - Billy Ocean (NEW!)
- 11/6-11/8 - Los Lobos
When you arrive at Disney Epcot Center theme park, visit the Festival Welcome Center to plan your day. You'll also find the Festival Wine Shop and the Wonders Bar-where you can purchase champagne and wine or attend official book signings with celebrity chefs and authors. The Stockpot shop offers marvelous merchandise, including the collectable marketplace cookbook.
Epcot theme park admission is required. Some Epcot International Food & Wine Festival events require ticket fees in addition to admission to Epcot theme park. Availability is limited for some events. Events may be rescheduled or cancelled at any time.
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Posted on Mon, Jun 01, 2009 @ 07:24 AM
Innovations at Epcot Center Opens The Great Piggy Bank Adventure
Last week, the newest addition to Disney World's Epcot Center Innovations opened, the Great Piggy Bank Adventure. The experience features a series of games which bring to life and teach financial themes of setting goals, saving and spending smartly, staying ahead of inflation and diversifying assets. The attraction is presented by T. Rowe Price and promotes family members working and learning together.
The game begins by choosing a dream goal using a touch screen. During the queue, we are introduced to P.I.G. (Personal Investment Guide) and see him enjoying the Ultimate Vacation, Retirement, a College Education and an Extreme Bedroom Makeover. These are one of the goals we pick.
You are then requested to open a drawer and reveal your own PIG who accompanies your during the game. The PIG is a little piggy bank, of course.
You arrive at the next station and the PIG is placed on a conveyor and drawn into the machine you are standing in front of. The PIG becomes an animated character on the screen in front of you. A game begins where coins start to fall from the top of the screen and various buckets are at the bottom including Savings, Candy, Toys, MP3s and Outfits. The goal is to use levers to direct the money into the Savings bucket. A pesky wolf keeps changing them so you are constantly fighting to make sure enough is going into savings. Just like in life, you need to make sure you don’t forget to save and be aware of where your money is going.
You then get your PIG back and move on to the next kiosk, the Inflation Race. Here, our PIG is put in a tube and sent to help us learn about inflation. On the screen, the PIG floats from balloons and you need to maneuver him around to collect money and avoid inflation. After the game, the PIG is returned and you move on to the last station.
The Diversify station requires us to use a magic wand to move money into pots with different growth factors. The wolf comes along every so often and takes money from different pots so putting it all in the pot with the highest growth factor can backfire on you. The lesson of course is to diversify and spread your money around.
Finally, you return your PIG to find out if you achieved your goal. Your cartoon pig will either sprout wings and happily fly to its destination or land in the mud.
This is a great way for a parent and child to have some fun while learning about the choices and strategies they need to be aware of. This is especially important given the environment we are in right now and this attraction couldn’t have come at a better time.
I really like the fact that the folks at Epcot are not ignoring Innoventions and are paying some attention into making it better and putting some new life into an area that has become stale. Between Stormstruck, the Great Piggy Bank Adventure and "Sum of All Thrills" ride that is upcoming in 2009, Innoventions will hopefully become a place people make a point of going to instead of rushing through to get somewhere else.
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Posted on Fri, May 15, 2009 @ 07:46 AM
Favorite Epcot Center at Disney World Ride or Attraction
So you have been to Epcot Center at Disney World, You are planning on going to Epcot Center..What would you say is your favorite attraction or ride, or what is the one thing that you are looking forward to seeing while you are going to visit Epcot Center?
Below is a list of our favorites:
Mission Space
This ultimate interactive thrill-packed adventure is as close as you can get to blasting off into space without leaving Earth. Each member of your astronaut team has a challenging role in a dynamic and daring cosmic mission dodging meteors and navigating nebula. Feel the force of lift-off and have an exhilarating, mystical rendezvous on another planet. It's out of this world!
Soarin
Take a free-flying adventure across the natural wonders of the Golden State aboard this thrilling Disney's California Adventure park attraction. With the wind in your hair, glide 40 feet in the air as you look down upon the breathtaking vistas of Yosemite and redwood forests. Soar as high as your imagination over a world of wonders.
Spaceship Earth
Travel through time and space within this world-renowned 180-foot-tall geosphere to discover communications at work. Dazzling scenes of life in the 21st century's Global Neighborhood depict every corner of our world drawn closer through new technologies.
Test Track
Buckle up and take the ride of your life up bumpy terrain, through hair-pin turns, into freezing cold chambers, and on to 50-degree banked curves at 60 miles an hour. It's all the hair-raising challenges of an automotive proving ground and this time, you're the test driver.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth in Disney's Epcot Center theme park is a 12-minute fireworks, laser and water show that plays nightly for Guests of all ages at the World Showcase area. Take in brilliant effects that represent the history of Earth and its people.
World Showcase
The World Showcase is probaly the best part of Disney's Epcot Center..There you can go to all the different countries like: Canada, United Kingdom, France, China, Japan, America, Germany, Norway, Morocco, Mexico & Italy....With all the great culture, food and drinks..You are sure to have a blast..
And that is just a few of the rides and attractions that Epcot Center at Disney World has to offer.
So if you had to choose...What would be your favorite Epcot Center attraction or ride?
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Posted on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 @ 09:54 AM
Disney's Epcot Center Announces The Great Piggy Bank
T. Rowe Price, the global investment management organization, today announced
that it has signed a sponsorship agreement to create an innovative financial
education and entertainment experience at Epcot Center(R).
Designed in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering, The Great Piggy Bank
Adventure(SM) is scheduled to open this spring at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot Center(R)
at the Walt
Disney World in Orlando Florida. This interactive exhibit will bring basic
saving and investing concepts to life in a fun and captivating way. The
experience will entertain and empower families, while encouraging them to engage
in regular dialogue about the importance of saving and how to manage money
responsibly.
The first-of-its-kind exhibit, in conjunction with a
companion online game and associated web site, broadens T. Rowe Price's
longstanding investor education initiatives. The Great Piggy Bank Adventure(SM)
will offer lessons on four key financial themes: setting goals, saving and
spending smartly, staying ahead of inflation, and diversifying your investments.
Discussions began over three years ago with
Epcot Center(R)
Business Development and Walt Disney Imagineering to bring this experience to
guests visiting Epcot Center INNOVENTIONS.
"Empowering parents to initiate discussion
of the topics of saving and investing with their children is more important than
ever before," said Edward C. Bernard, vice chairman of T. Rowe Price Group.
"Financial awareness and decision-making is heavily influenced by one's early
experiences, making vibrant family discussion a powerful and lifelong
educational influence that can help children develop sound financial values and
habits. In watching families during play-testing of the exhibit, it has been
rewarding to see how
The Great Piggy Bank Adventure(SM) engages families in a
unique way and really does get the conversation started.
"T. Rowe Price
has a long history of educating investors and helping people reach their
financial goals," Mr. Bernard added. "We can't think of a better way to expand
those efforts than by collaborating with an organization that is a true
innovator in turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and whose name is
synonymous with world-class family education, entertainment, and service
excellence."
Dan Cockerell, Vice President of
Disney's Epcot Center(R),
shared his excitement about working with T. Rowe Price to create this unique
experience. "At
INNOVENTIONS, our focus is on encouraging guests to imagine,
invent, inquire and inspire while exploring amazing innovations that make our
lives better.
The Great Piggy Bank Adventure(SM) will give our visitors a better
insight into what it means to save and invest in an innovative and engaging
manner."
Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW) is
a global investment management organization with $276.3 billion in assets under
management as of December 31, 2008. The organization provides a broad array of
mutual funds, subadvisory services, and separate account management for
individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial
intermediaries. The company also offers a variety of sophisticated investment
planning and guidance tools. T. Rowe Price's disciplined, risk-aware investment
approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental
research.
INNOVENTIONS is located in the
heart of
Epcot Center(R)
at the
Walt
Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Creativity and
imagination abound as guests celebrate inspiration and the innovations that
improve their lives and expand their horizons. Hands-on, interactive exhibits
allow children and adults to be immersed into ideas that inform, entertain and
inspire -- conquer the most dangerous house in America, find solutions to
"sticky" problems, experience the most cutting edge products at the "
House of
the Future," protect the environment from the daily waste we create and push the
limits of everyday products as we make the world a safer place. For more
information on
INNOVENTIONS, visit
www.innoventions.disney.com.
Posted on Fri, Feb 20, 2009 @ 06:53 AM
Disney's Kim Possible Adventure
A new interactive experience has opened at Disney's Epcot Center. Disney's "Kim
Possible World Showcase Adventure" will have guests partnering with
"Team Possible" in saving the world from villains and their mad
inventions.
Guests will be given a "Kimmunicator" found at kiosks in Epcot Center. These
interactive devices will use state-of-the-art technology which will aid
them in finding the Kim Possible characters who will give them the
clues needed to find the villians and stop their quest for world
domination.
There will be top secret devices hidden in the World Showcase pavilions
at Mexico, Norway, China, Japan, France, Germany and the United
Kingdom. At each country, there will be a villain from the Kim Possible
TV show and a unque event for the guest "agents" to take part in.
Jim MacPhee, Epcot Vice President stated "Disney’s Kim Possible World
Showcase Adventure is an example of a next generation attraction that
offers fun and excitement for the entire family. We are constantly
exploring new ways to provide immersive experiences to Epcot guests,
and this new offering will add to our dynamic portfolio."
Bruce Vaughn, Chief Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering
commented “Today’s emerging generation expects more immersive, personal
and interactive experiences in every facet of their lives, including
their entertainment choices. As leaders in family entertainment, Disney
theme parks push the envelope by combining state-of-the-art technology
with creative storytelling to enhance the overall Disney vacation
experience.