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Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Reservations open tomorrow at 7 a.m. for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. I used to get really excited about this festival, because it always had great guests and interesting seminars and fantastic events. Ive cooled on it recently, though, because the prices for the events have skyrocketed and there are generally fewer chefs I am interested in seeing. There are some interesting ...
Read more...Don't Miss: The new Via Napoli restaurant at Epcot
WHAT: The newest restaurant at Walt Disney World officially opens to the public on Thursday. Via Napoli, set in the back of Epcot's Italy pavilion, will be a table-service eatery featuring pizzas (individual, large and "half-meter"), pastas and other Italian dishes. For dessert, we have our eye on zeppole di catarina ($10) aka ricotta cheese fritters served with whipped cream and chocolate ...
Read more...Via Napoli pizzeria to open Aug. 5 at Epcot
Patina Restaurant Group will open a new casual pizzeria Aug. 5, called Via Napoli, adjacent to Tutto Italia Ristorante, its restaurant in the Italy pavilion in the Epcot World Showcase at Walt Disney World.
Read more...Stuck in the '80s: "Captain EO" returns to EPCOT after 16 years on the shelf
ORLANDO It takes an unabashed interstellar freak to get frothy-excited about the infamous Michael Jackson-George Lucas sci-fi short that is 1986's Captain EO . So naturally, the folks at Disney World invited Stuck in the '80s boys Sean Daly and Steve Spears to a press screening of the 3-D flick, which was directed by none other than Francis Ford Coppola. On Friday, in a spiffed-up theater ...
Read more...'Captain EO' is back to save the world at Epcot
It takes an unabashed interstellar freak to get frothy-excited about the infamous Michael Jackson-George Lucas sci-fi short that is 1986's Captain EO . So naturally, the folks at Disney World invited Sean Daly and me to a press screening of the 3-D flick, which was directed by none other than Francis Ford Coppola. On Friday, July 2, in a spiffed-up theater jacked with special effects and a new ...
Read more...PODCAST! Daly and Spears fall in love at EPCOT (all thanks to the return of "Captain EO")
We've peppered you pretty good with Captain EO stuff the last few days. But rest assured, this rollicking Stuck in the '80s podcast includes all new jokes, tall tales, innuendo, tears (Spearsy's), ridicule (aimed at Spearsy) and heart-warming twists. As always, you can LISTEN TO THE SHOW RIGHT HERE or download us on iTunes. Have fun!
Read more...LINKS Charity Pro-Am Tees Off Monday
On Monday, the LINKS Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament committee members will hold the annual LINKing Together Silent Auction and Dinner Banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. at Moon Brook Country Club to raise money for the WCA Cancer Care Progra.
Read more...The Captain is back
Hello again, 1986. Good to have you back for 16 minutes. Tucked down in the Imagination Pavilion in Epcot where Honey, I Shrunk the Audience once played, Captain EO starring Michael Jackson has returned for a limited showing as part of Disneys Summer Nightastic. Opening to the public on Friday, the show created and directed by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola returns after a 16-year ...
Read more...Mother-son cookbook authors stir up fun
Iris Raie grew up cooking and entertaining. Her parents often had parties - using family recipes that combined the Southern fares with tastes of Greek and Italian cuisine.
Read more...Disney World plans small monorail expansion
Walt Disney World is preparing to expand its iconic monorail system at least a little bit.
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