New Eats At Epcot

Forget about Space Mountain. If I am going to wait in line at Walt Disney World it’s going to be for a table that I can sit at and chow down on some serious grub. While I have (once) mustered enough courage to board Space Mountain, I willingly admit that when it comes to thrill rides, I am a big wimp. That’s why I love Epcot’s World Showcase. The focus there is less on the thrills and chills and more on… grills and all the tasty treats that are created on them. If you haven’t been to Epcot in a … Continue reading

Zagat Names Soarin’ Best Attraction

You know the Zagat guides? These great travel guides that give us access to all the interesting and charming things a city or location has to offer. This year, they’ve published their first ever Walt Disney World’s Insider Guide and named Epcot’s Soarin’ as the best overall attraction to visit. Having been on Soarin’, I have to agree wholeheartedly with Zagat on this. Soarin’ The Soarin’ attraction invites you to be strapped securely in your seats and then to experience the wonder of special effects and a screen that send you soaring across the countryside, beaches and mountains of California. … Continue reading

Disney News: The Spaceship Earth & A Green Disney

Disney World needs to clean up its act, or at least that’s what the Center for Health, Environment and Justice believes. They have launched a campaign to persuade Disney to change the type of cleaning products they use. The goal of the campaign is to encourage Disney to use their mega-watt image as a tourism industry leader and make them an environmentally responsible one. Certified Green Cleaning Products Disney uses non-toxic cleaners at the Animal Kingdom in order to protect the animals, but they do not use similar products at the rest of their parks. Disney believes that all their … Continue reading

Epcot – Not Just for Big Kids Anymore

If you’re anything like me, you may think that Epcot doesn’t offer quite as much fun for kids as adults. It always seemed to me that my young son would not enjoy Epcot as much as he would the Magic Kingdom, or Animal Kingdom. Boy was I wrong. With all of the updates Epcot has made in recent years, even at four years old, my son had a blast! The Imagination Pavilion has lots of hands on attractions for kids to enjoy, including a Kodak exhibit where you can take a family photo, then add fun special effects, like morphing, … Continue reading