We've Just Begun to Dream!

My week-long absence from posting has been the direct result of one amazing event: Celebration 25 at Epcot. I am still recovering from the eighteen straight hours spent in the park on Monday, but it was an experience I will not soon forget! So many memories created, so many friends made, and so many pins bought!

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved with organizing the event: Adam, Jenn, Jason, Lou, and Jeff just to name a few - as well as the hundreds and hundreds of devoted Epcot fans who came to celebrate together. I have never seen such an outpouring of emotion and I feel honored to have been a part of it all.

Congratulations Epcot on 25 wonderful years - and here's to the future! We've just begun to dream.

Seating For All Seasons

The next time you visit Sunshine Seasons, take a little extra time to decide which season you would like to enjoy your meal in. The seating area is divided into four sections and themed accordingly. Everything from the carpet to the table tops has been designed with a specific color palette to correspond to the given season.

A Slice of Life

Ever wonder how the Anaheim Produce stand keeps its fruit supply well stocked? Wonder no more: it appears this truck does an excellent job of transporting large numbers of oranges, grapefruits, and other citrus.


Notice the careful attention to detail, even down to the period crate labels .

Before the Music Stops

In keeping with my duties as a member of the CAS, here is another fun crate found near the Streets of America (on the old stage area where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used to perform):


Make sure you take a seat before the music stops!

Les Moyens de Transports

The France pavilion has its very own Hector Guimard-designed art nouveau Métro entrance used to mark the entrance to the arcade that leads to the shops.


These ornate cast-iron and bronze structures were originally designed to coincide with the 1900 Paris World's Fair. Unfortunately, as time went on many of them met the wrecking ball until preservationists stepped in during the 1970s. Today only 86 of the original 141 remain, and of course, one right here in central Florida.

I Are Smart

Regardless of your opinion of the Dinoland USA area, you can not help but agree that it is full of details. This fun little sign on the back of the Airstream trailer outside Restaurantosaurus fits in nicely with the rest of the "graffiti" spread about by those wacky grad students.

Line Art

Take a walk around the beautifully themed Dig Site at Coronado Springs, and you will feel like you have entered an archaeological excavation of the lost city of Cibola, complete with an impressive Mayan pyramid.

However, as tempting as it is to look up and gaze upon this enormous structure, make sure you take the time to look down. You might just find some hidden treasure, in the form of pictographs, beneath your feet.