Top 10 EPCOT Food & Wine Fest Foods

The Good News:  There is so much amazing food at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! The Bad News:  It’s almost impossible (and really expensive) to try it all. I’ve sampled my fair share of food at the event through the years – so here’s a list to help you with your planning… The…

Disney’s Space Mountain – First Time Ride

My six-year-old is finally tall enough to ride Space Mountain at Walt Disney World!  This is a big day for the family! After minor fears were calmed, we went full force into the darkness during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The best party of these special events are the non-existent ride lines! So we strapped in,…

‘Fat’ TV Anchor responds to viewer – I LOVE HER!

This is a sad, frustrating and inspirational story out of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Tuesday, WKBT News 8 This Morning, anchor Jennifer Livingston responded to an email she received on Friday, written by a man, with the subject line “Community Responsibility.” The email, in part, read: “It’s unusual that I see your morning show, but I…

September Workout Numbers

Don’t know about you, but September was a very busy month. For me, I’m pretty sure I spent more nights sleeping in a hotel then my actual bed.  Lots of work-related and family-fun travel this past month. And because of that – not a great workout month – but still pretty good.  October is starting…

EPCOT’s Candy Lady

One of my favorite “attractions” at EPCOT is the “Candy Lady.” She’s a little hiding treasure that is a MUST STOP on your tour of the country’s. The candy lady has a real name…Miyuki Sugimori. She performs this amazing candy art that was handed down through her family and is only one of 15 people…

The Compact Disc turns 30 today.

On October 1, 1982, the first commercial compact disc, Billy Joel’s “52nd Street,” was released in Japan. When the first CD player was released that same day, it was described as a “new digital record player, using laser beams” by United Press International. According to Wikipedia, which knows all, the compact disc was actually invented…

Happy 30th birthday EPCOT

Walt Disney World’s EPCOT celebrates 30 years today. There’s some great merchandise out to celebrate the milestone. As always, shopping is one of my favorite things! But I wanted to celebrate today with some fun facts about EPCOT. • Epcot was opened 1st October 1982 after three years of construction. • The pavements at Epcot…