O... K.
So, the F&W Fest is ridiculous. I went with my friends Alexis and Eric and we had so... much... fun. We showed up Friday afternoon and hit a couple of rides in Future World... then, we got restless and made our way to WS where the festivities began.
We hit Mexico first and all got our customary strawberry margaritas and jumped on El Rio del Tiempo.
Incidentally, sipping on a strawberry margarita is the only way to enjoy that ride... the ride is fine on its own, but it's better with the drinks.
Lex grabbed a Quesadilla con pollo y chorizo and said it was very tasty.
After the boat ride, I visited Ireland (because I am part Irish on my Mom's side) and ordered some Bunratty Meade Honey Wine. I've never tried Meade before, and I've always wanted to try it. Like Alexis said, "There's something so "Lord of the rings" about drinking meade. That's so cool."
Moving on, we stopped at China, when Eric decided he wanted some Chicken Sha Cha. Alexis got some Plum wine. I tried some of each and they were both fantastic.
Moving on to Poland... you have to understand, I love Cherry coke. So, I decided the idea of drinking Cherry Wine was pretty appealing. It wasn't as good as the honey wine, but it was pretty good.
Then we hit Spain...
If you haven't seen the new Spain pavilion, I must say, it is quite impressive. If you've never been to Epcot, you might not even realize it's a temporarry pavilion. You'd probably thought it was just smaller than the other countries. Anyway, I got the seared scallops and Lex got some Manzanilla. She's had it before in Spain where she studdied abroad. She said it wasn't as good as it was over there. I wasn't a big fan either, but I can see how someone would drink it. It's not bad, just not for me... kinda bitter.
Anyway, we skipped Germany and Italy because we drink enough beer and eat enough Italian food in our everyday lives. Just kidding. Actually, Eric got the smoked ribs in Germany and I got the Montellori Chianti in Italy. E said the ribs were good and the Chianti was excellent.
Then, we arrived at the Champagne & Sparkling Wine booth. We all got Champagne Pommery Brut Royal with a Rose Tea Biscuit... at least, i think we did... I think that's the one we got.
Anyway, Dive, this is what you've been waiting for... the free beer.
OK, there's something called, "The History of Beer" or something like that next to the American Adventure. It's a 30-min presentation and you get free beer when you go through it. Neither of my friends wanted to do it, so we didn't... but, there's always next week. More on that later.
Anyway, we hit the Morocco & Mediterranean booth where I got some Cassablanca beer from the counter service restaurant there. Lex and I both got some Kir Royale at the wine booth in France while Eric got some Cognac from the Cognac and port booth. I tried his cognac and went to get my own. That was some good stuff.
We moved on until we hit Canada where it was Cheddar Cheese Soup and Ice Wine all around.
somewhere in the middle of all of that... sometime around Spain, I believe, we turned around and headed back to Future World, where we rode SE, UoE and Imagination. We also bummed around the Land for a couple of munites while Lex looked for chocolate covered rie krispie treats... she didn't find any.
We went across the International Gateway and had dinner at Big River Grille & Brewing Works. We walked back just in time to catch Illuminations.
I mean... seriously... what a day. it was amazing. Everyone who can go, should go.
