Minnie Mouse doesn’t care if your fame is fleeting, fresh, or just a fantasy. She loves you just the same. Here is Minnie at the American Adventure pavilion at EPCOT posing with new country music duo Maddie & Tae — Maddie Marlow (left) and Tae… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: country music duo Maddie & Tae
Yesterday at EPCOT, Mickey Mouse was spotted palling around with comedian, actor & director Keenen Ivory Wayans. Among other accomplishments, Wayans directed “Scary Movie,” the highest grossing movie ever directed by an African American. He also co-created the Emmy Award-winning show “in Living Color,” and… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans at EPCOT
It was four years ago today that the Patina group brought its first restaurant to Orlando. For years, the team at Patina Group has been a bastion of tasty food and excellent service in New York and Los Angeles; Via Napoli brought that same high… Read More »Patina Group’s Via Napoli celebrates 4 years at EPCOT
Voices of Liberty, EPCOT’s talented acapella group, sing a variety of shows daily inside the America Pavilion. It’s one of my favorite stops in the park. With songs arranged by Derric Johnson, they have a unique sound that wraps itself in the harmonies of Americana.… Read More »Voices of Liberty sing “Let it Go” from Disney’s Frozen
The other day we wrote about a Norwegian newscast lamenting the fact that the Norway Pavilion at EPCOT was at risk for being handed over to rules of Arendelle. As it turns out, that may not be a bad thing for Norway’s coffers. Disney’s Frozen… Read More »How Disney’s Frozen is filling Norwegian Hotels
Although it helped raise 30 millions at the beginning, it’s been years since sponsorship from Norway has contributed to the maintenance and development of the Norwegian pavilion that represents the country in EPCOT’s World Showcase. In fact, since it opened in 1988 only the first… Read More »Norway News Worried About Frozen Taking Over Country’s EPCOT Pavilion
With Candlelight Processional dinner packages now available for booking, Disney has released a partial list of performers for this year’s concert. If you’ve never been to the event, it is basically a re-telling of the Christmas story with a celebrity narrator and festive holiday music… Read More »First Candlelight Processional Narrators for 2014 Announced
One of the many pleasures associated with EPCOT’s annual Food & Wine Festival Five is the ability to sip and nibble on fine food and drink why listening to some talented musicians from yesterday and today. This year at the “Eat to the Beat” concert series 17 fan-favorite bands are joined by 5 new acts to complete a lineup with music from nearly every genre.
New-to-the-festival bands Jo Dee Messina, Fuel, Jim Brickman, Los Lonely Boys and David Cook — and 17 returning acts including Sister Hazel, Hanson and Boyz II Men — will rock the America Gardens Theatre stage during concerts at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. daily. (Schedule may vary.)
The lineup (subject to change and included in Epcot admission) includes: