Wednesday August 28th 2024

The weather today was a repeat of Tuesday. The scattered thunderstorms provided a lot of entertainment in the form of thunder and lightening. Once again my immediate area was spared a downpour, but the storms passed very nearby. The temperature floated a few degrees above and below ninety. The humidity on the other hand remained oppressive all day.

My excitement for the day was a visit to Disney’s EPCOT for dinner. I was in the mood for some Fish and Chips. The Yorkshire County Fish is my go to place. Today the fish and chips were very good. It had been suffering the last couple of visits.

When I arrived at the EPCOT parking lot I was very surprised to find the entire back section of the empty. I’ve never seen the parking lot so empty. The park was not busy. I usually see wait times over an hour for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After. Tonight they were both around thirty minutes. I took advantage of short waits. It has been a long time since I rode either ride.

The park was probably empty because the International Food and Wine Festival begins tomorrow. All of the kiosks are setup, the cash registers and menus are in place and for the most part they look ready for the start of the festival. I noticed one thing that wasn’t ready yet. The town square in the model train track at the Germany pavilion always gets decorated with banners similar to the ones around the park celebrating the festival. When I look tonight the banners weren’t up and the people figurines and set pieces were all clustered together at the side of the square. Somebody needs to finish that little job. I assume there are other possibly bigger tasks remaining for the overnight hours, but I didn’t spot them. I’ll be back next week for my first visit to the festival this year.