PHOTO REPORT: Epcot 9/8/16 (New Jasmine Costume, Gators & Crocs Still Missing, Dreamfinder, ETC.)

Our latest report brings us to Epcot where Food and Wine Festival prep is in full swing, Living with the Land is still missing a number of its reptilian residents, and Jasmine is covering up…

Welcome to Epcot

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The pin trading tables were packed. What year is it, 1999?

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A glass with both the Spaceship Earth and Journey Into Imagination art was released, $12.99 each.

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Really loving this new Rapunzel MagicBand,

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Traces of the Epcot 25th Anniversary exhibit linger behind closed doors inside Innoventions…

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Work continues to prepare for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival which starts on Wednesday.

No Alligators or Crocodiles on Living with the Land

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Plants were placed where one crocodile was on Living with the Land, the other location had the mechanisms removed, so ti looks like they will not return.

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Meanwhile, the live Alligator habitat is sealed off, possibly not to ever return.

This and That

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Food and wine and food and wine and food and wine… (I’m excited)

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Rather than fix the wall under the No Climbing sign in Mexico, they just painted the damaged area.

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Supposedly, a new larger beer cart is being constructed for the Canada pavilion.

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The Mill Stage in Canada is once again vacant as Les Parfaits de Inconnus concluded recently.

If you missed the act, you can watch it below:

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So, bring back Off Kilter? I think this calls for another video…

Jasmine’s New Costume

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Jasmine received a rather controversial costume change over the last week.

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Gone is the exposed midriff and more revealing costume of the last 20 or so years.

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The American Dream

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I didn’t know this even existed, but Fife & Drum outside of the American Adventure sells something called the American Dream, which is two flavors of slush drink with vanilla ice cream sandwiched between…

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It sounded gross to me, but it was actually really good.

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Around the World

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The tiny Food & Wine Festival has already started for the villagers of the Germany train exhibit.

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A Frozen pressed penny machine was placed at the exit of Frozen Ever After. It is one of the new machines that takes credit cards or cash and requires no changed from the user.

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I don’t want to say goodbye to the Universe of Energy