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A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Canada

If you like to get gadgets, Canada’s pavilion is the place to go while still being a great pavilion.  

Food: Canada has one of my favorite restaurants in Disney World. The restaurant is called Le Cellier Steakhouse. Le Cellier is super crowded and it is hard to get a seat. I don’t mind the wait though because the bread and especially the steak (steak is in my top 3 favorite foods) are delicious. 

Shopping: All around the Canada pavilion there are a bunch of stores. Most of the stuff in the stores is handmade too! It is also all from Canada! There are two big shops with all the gadgets. The shops are called Northwest Mercantile and the Trading Post. In the Northwest Mercantile they sell ornaments which represent the four seasons and all the ornaments are handmade which makes it even cooler. Inside one of the stores I got a super cool rock!

Entertainment: The Canada pavilion has a show called Canada Far and Wide! It is a 360 show where they show the beauties of Canada. Canada used to have a pavilion called O’Canada which I preferred but Canada Far and Wide is still a great show! The show is about 12 minutes and while you are waiting for the show outside the building there is a waterfall.

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Mexico 

Mexico is one of my favorite pavilions in Epcot! Why? You will find out soon!

Food: Mexico has some great food. The pavilion has a pyramid with a restaurant outside of the pyramid called La Hacienda De San Angel and a restaurant inside of the pyramid called San Angel Inn Restaurante. 

At La Hacienda, you can eat and watch the fireworks at the same time! I like San Angel Inn better because they have good quesadillas and you can watch the boats from the Grand Fiesta Tour sail by you as you eat. These restaurants are part of the reason why I love this pavilion so much. 

Shopping: Inside the pyramid, they have a shopping place with skulls, skeletons, shirts, glasses, and many more things from Mexico. This is a very nice place to shop or if you just want to look around. 

Entertainment: Next to San Angel Inn, there is a ride called the Grand Fiesta Tour! This is a very fun and relaxing ride where The Three Caballeros (Panchito Pistoles, Jose Carioca, and Donald Duck) want to perform a song, but they lose Donald Duck! They go through many places to find him. Then, near the end of the ride, they finally find Donald! After all that, they eventually perform. This ride is another reason why I love this pavilion. 

Outside the pyramid, you can take pictures with Donald, who is dressed in Mexican clothes. 

Also, next to La Hacienda De San Angel, a band performs Mexican songs. There is always a crowd enjoying the music.

I hope you enjoyed my review of the Mexican pavilion.  

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Italy

Italy is super cool to explore in Italy and in Disney. This is what I think of the Italy pavilion in Epcot. 

Food: In Italy they have some really good food options. You can get food from stores, you can get it from a stand, and you can get food from Via Napoli! The food from the stand called Pizza al Taglio and Via Napoli are mostly pizza, but you can always get pasta from Via Napoli too! The only complaint that I have is that the pizza stand is not always open. Other than that Italy has great dining. There is also another restaurant called Tutto Italia Restaurant.

Shopping: Italy has some really good shopping areas. There are two different places you can go to shop. The shops have perfume, shirts, sweats, pins, stamps, and many more things. One of the places you can shop is called the St. Mark’s Campanile. 

Entertainment: Italy does not have much entertainment, but the pavilion looks really cool. Italy is one of the nicest looking pavilions in Epcot. Around Christmas time a character named La Befana does a show where she talks about Christmas. 

That is what I think about Italy in Epcot! 

An Interview with a 10 Year Old

Q. Please rank your five favorite rides at Disney World?

Al: 5 is Pirates of the Caribbean. 4 is Test Track.  3 is Rise of the Resistance.  2 is Tron.  And number 1 is Guardian of the Galaxy, Cosmic Rewind.

Q. Is Epcot still your favorite Disney World park?

Al: Yes, it is still my favorite because it has my favorite ride and it has the country pavilions.

Q. What is your favorite restaurant at Disney World?

Al: Still Teppan Edo.  I love their shrimp and the tricks that they do.

Q. Which park do you like better, Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom?

Al: Magic Kingdom. I’m really between Magic Kingdom and Epcot for my favorite.  Magic Kingdom is the original park and it has the most and best rides.

Q. What is the best ride in Animal Kingdom?

Al: Dinosaur.  Ever since I was a kid, I loved that ride, it is so much fun to do.

Q. What is your favorite show on Disney+?

Al: The Mandalorian.  It is a cool show and I think Mando and Grogu are really cool.  

Q. When you went to Disney World last year, where did you stay?

Al: I stayed at the Yacht Club, the Riviera and at Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, where I got to do some fishing!

Q. Is Spiderman still your favorite Marvel character?

A. Yes.

Q. How many times have you gone to Disney World?

Al: Twelve times and I am going again later this month!

Q. How many times have you gone to Universal Studios Florida?

Al: Six times and I am going again later this year!

ABC Commissary Review

ABC Commissary is a quick service in Hollywood Studios.

For those of you that do not know, a quick service means that you order your food ahead of time and then pick it up at one of the mobile order pick ups.

I am a big fan of quick services because you can order from the kids menu and you finish your food faster than if you went to a sit down restaurant.

I had the Pork Taco from the kids menu. The pork taco comes with Mexican rice and black beans. The black beans have queso fresco. The pork taco tasted bland and needed something else inside of it.

My mom had the Chicken Club Sandwich. The sandwich has marinated chicken, bacon, provolone, Avocado Ranch, lettuce, and tomato. She loved her sandwich.

My dad had the Chicken Salad Sandwich from the kids menu. It comes with a choice of two sides. He was glad that he ordered from the kids menu because he was not very hungry.

Al had the Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich from the kids menu. It comes with a choice of two sides. He liked his sandwich.

I give ABC Commissary 4 Mickey Bars! The food here is good, but nothing extraordinary.

Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria Review

Via Napoli is a restaurant in the Italy pavilion that serves oven cooked pizzas.

The three ovens are named after volcanoes that are found in Italy.

We were seated next to a window and this was the view from our seats.

Via Napoli does not just sell pizzas, but most people get pizzas when they go. Some of the other meals you can get include salads or pasta.

The pizzas come in three different sizes: individual, large, and a mezzo metro (half a meter).

We ordered a mezzo metro, half Margherita and half Quattro Formaggi.

My favorite was the Margherita. The sauce tasted sweet and I felt like there was just the right amount of mozzarella.

I liked the Quattro Formaggi as well. The different cheeses tasted perfect together.

You might be wondering, why are the pizzas at Via Napoli so delicious? There is actually a reason why. The water in Florida is not good enough for pizza dough. Instead, Via Napoli imports water that has a high Alkaline content from two special springs from other places in The United States that is similar to the water in Naples.

That is not the only thing that makes these pizzas so good. The flour that is used and San Marzano Tomatoes are imported from Italy.

I give Via Napoli 5 Mickey Bars!

Updated Columbia Harbor House Review

I recently went back to Columbia Harbor House and will be giving you my updated review!

Columbia Harbor House is a quick service restaurant which means that you order your food ahead of time and pick it up.

Pro tip: When eating at this restaurant, make sure to eat upstairs.

Downstairs it is super crowded and hard to find a seat, but upstairs it is completely empty.

My brother and I ate the Chicken Strips. You can choose what side you want and we both had green beans. This was just the right amount of food. I felt full, but not stuffed. The chicken strips were delicious and were crunchy.

My parents had the Grilled Salmon. The grilled salmon comes with green beans and rice. They also enjoyed their meal and thought it was just the right amount of food.

I give Colombia Harbor House 5 Mickey Bars! It is a great place to go when you want something a little lighter to eat.

Sunshine Seasons Review

Sunshine Seasons is located in the Land pavilion and I went here for the first time.

My dad and I had the Salmon from the kids menu. The salmon came with jasmine rice. I thought that this was just the right amount of food. The salmon was delicious and I enjoyed my rice too.

Sunshine Seasons is a quick service restaurant which means that anyone can order from the kids menu.

Al had the Pepperoni Pizza Roll from the kids menu. He loved it.

My mom had the Roast Beef Sandwich. She would recommend to get this sandwich.

I give Sunshine Seasons 5 Mickey Bars!

The Best Things To Do In Pandora – The World of Avatar

Here are the best things to do while you are in Pandora-The World of Avatar!

One of the best rides in all of Disney World is located in Pandora. I am talking about Avatar Flight of Passage! On this ride, you will get to ride on the back of a banshee and experience a beautiful 3D view of Pandora.

What you see while you are waiting in line.

Na’vi River Journey is the next ride I will be talking about. This is a boat ride where you get to go through the Kasvapan River of Pandora.

While it may not be a very thrilling ride, I still would recommend it because of how beautifully designed Na’vi River Journey is.

I would also recommend to look around Pandora and take pictures because there really is so much to see!

If you are looking for a place to eat, then you should definitely eat at Satu’li Canteen. This quick service restaurant has one of my favorite meals in Disney World, Cheeseburger Steamed Pods. The inside of the cheeseburger pods is ground beef, ketchup, mustard, and cheddar cheese. Delicious!

The Cheeseburger Pods!

Don’t forget to do these things while in Pandora!

T-REX Review

T-REX is a restaurant in Disney Springs that I will be reviewing today!

Once you enter this restaurant, you feel like you are transported to a world full of dinosaurs.

While you are waiting for your food, do not forget to get up and look around because there is A LOT to see!

I had the Caesar-saurus Salad with Shrimp. My only problem is that there was too much salad dressing, so I recommend asking for dressing on the side.

My mom had the Tuscan Chicken. This dish comes with cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, honey mustard sauce, and red skinned mashed potatoes. She would recommend getting this dish.

My dad had the Fire-Roasted Rotisserie Chicken. He thought the chicken was good.

Al had the Paleo Pizza from the kids menu. You can choose to have either cheese or pepperoni pizza. He thought the pizza was delicious.

I would give T-REX 4 Mickey Bars! It’s a fun restaurant to go to for the atmosphere.