{"id":4848,"date":"2011-11-16T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T18:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2013-09-17T03:18:48","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T07:18:48","slug":"epcots-food-wine-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/16\/epcots-food-wine-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am sure many can relate to this situation – where, you live so close and yet, never could find time to visit local tourist attractions? For Pete’s sake, we’ve been to New York City<\/a> twice but never Disneyland. Ever.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he biggest shocker? We live around 20 minutes away from Disney theme parks! Crazy, right? So, if and when you ever meet us, please remind us of our absurdity.<\/p>\n

Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

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I guess people in Epcot knew about our “dirty little secret<\/em>” and very kindly offered us both tickets to join in the fun and get to know our\u00a0neighborhood<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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And so, we embarked on our quest to discover Epcot and it’s glory. First up, The Seas with Nemo & Friends! The ride was a fun one. We especially enjoyed looking through huge aquarium, trying our level best to spot a few dolphins and sharks. I especially loved admiring the corals and reefs.<\/p>\n

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We couldn’t miss Spaceship Earth for yours truly, the space-nerd. The wait time was not good, but the ride made up for it. It was nice learning about human’s prehistoric voyage right into 21st century.<\/p>\n

We highly recommend checking out Living with the Land<\/strong> 14 minutes boat-ride in Future World<\/strong>. It was incredible discovering American plains, tropical forest and the African dessert all under one roof! Hat’s off to the folks at Epcot for making it a green experience <\/em>by\u00a0showcasing floating\u00a0experimental\u00a0greenhouses – where produce grown, is used for Epcot restaurants. The greenhouses grow crops native to many cultures, including jackal fruit, amaranth (grains) and many more, grown all year long!<\/p>\n

This thought-provoking ride will leave you amazed at the wondrous ways scientists are helping farmers prepare for the food needs of our world’s nations –<\/span> Source<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On our way towards World Showcase, we even met the\u00a0impostor<\/del>,\u00a0Mary Poppins! How cute. I recalled my school days reading and watching her on TV, amused at her ability to float via an umbrella.<\/p>\n

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The culinary fun begin as soon as we hit into Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival. It was almost obligatory to stuff our faces with French pastries.<\/p>\n

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What can I say?! I have many soft spot for delicious French pastries.<\/p>\n

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Best part about Food & Wine Festival, in my opinion<\/em>, is the ability to taste our way through different cuisines from around the world – all under one roof.<\/p>\n

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We said “Hello!” to Belgium \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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If you don’t know already, I have a huge sweet tooth so we naturally continued our culinary adventure by scouring for mouth-watering Belgium waffles. These were definitely WAFFLELICIOUS! And yes, I love coining words.<\/p>\n

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Hopped over to China, where we scored a delicious plate of noodles, topped with\u00a0succulent\u00a0shrimps and seared chicken on a stick! Now that I am trying to recall the title of each dish, it’s very difficult when hunger and drool distracts.<\/p>\n

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Obviously we had to sample some neighbor<\/em> delights. I’ve always loved Mexican food – so full of flavors and deliciousness!<\/p>\n

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These chicken tacos were literally, to die for! And then, something unthinkable happened. My memory card was full!! Wowza \ud83d\ude00 We also ordered a plate of churros – a similarity to doughnuts – served with delicious caramel milk sauce.<\/p>\n

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With full bellies and a\u00a0disappointing\u00a0memory card incident, some lessons were definitely learned along the way:<\/p>\n

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  1. Never ever underestimate the amount of fun I would have in a Disney theme park.<\/li>\n
  2. Thank you Walt Disney World for sparing us from cooking lunch & dinner, and saving us from\u00a0dish-washing\u00a0duties. Only for a night, but was so worth it.<\/li>\n
  3. Always have a spare memory card, just in case.<\/li>\n
  4. Plan our next adventure, perhaps to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom etc.<\/li>\n
  5. And live life as though its my last day – don’t put off fun activities way too long.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have you ever been to DisneyLand or Epcot, Food & Wine Festival? What are your Disney memories during childhood?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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    I was provided with 2 complimentary Epcot theme park tickets during Food & Wine Festival by Walt Disney World. In no way I was compensated to give a positive review.<\/span>\u00a0Read my disclosure policy<\/a>\u00a0for more details on my role as a blogger.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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