Hello, it’s me, Nana, again. I hope everyone is having a great Sunday! If you’re working like I am, we’ve got this!

EPCOT Photo Report

Today, I went to the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, aka EPCOT. I’m here to do a loop and review the new Snowy Mooncake from the China Global Marketplace in the China Pavilion.

I got to park in Heihei this morning and hoped I wouldn’t forget my parking spot. (Yes, I write down which row I parked, but I always ” lose” my car.) The line to get into the park was not bad for a Sunday.

Everybody has a way of doing the loop around each park, Mine usually starts with merchandise checks and World Discovery, then I move clockwise through World Showcase, and finally circle back to World Nature. However, today I had to be in China by 11 a.m., so I went counterclockwise, which I don’t prefer. It gave me a weird vibe.

I didn’t really see anything new in Creations Shop. All the scavenger hunt prizes are still available, and the EPCOT “Walt the Dreamer” statue and Figment Loungefly are in stock. It also seems that the Food and Wine merchandise has not begun to sell out, either.

If you are a cat person like me and looking for Disney Cats Dooney & Bourke ear headband… It is still here at Port of Entry.

There have been rumors about a new quick-service or shopping location in Canada, but we haven’t seen any updates for a while.

Will it turn out to be like Woody’s Lunch Box, with an extended seating area that gets forgotten for months? Yes, I know Woody’s lunch box’s seating area is under construction/refurbishment now.

Flying Walking to the U.K. pavilion… In The Crown & Crest, they had family crests referencing Marvel characters today.

They are so creative and fun, that it’s one of the “EPCOT Must Sees” when visiting the park, in my opinion.

I didn’t see anything new at World Traveler, so I made my way to France. On my walk there, a Custodial Cast Member stopped me and gave me this. It made my day, it really did.

Some people who have stopped me in the park might know this, but when I’m walking around reporting, I tend to have a serious expression on (because the sun is bright and it’s hot). However, I’m not mean, mad, or annoyed — I actually enjoy talking to people.

Anyway, a big mahalo to the Custodial Cast Member who stopped me and gave me this Hidden Mickey leaf. I’m sorry I didn’t catch your name so I could send a Cast Compliment. (Yes, people! Please send Cast Compliments when Cast Members make you feel special or happy.)

In France, this is how we can tell you the park is empty. Usually, this line for the bakery is extended all the way to the merchandise area, but today, the line could fit in the actual queue space.

I didn’t see any new merchandise in Morocco, Japan, or America. However, I did see a man washing his armpit in Morocco’s fountain. This is reason #732 why you shouldn’t try to drink water from fountains in the parks.

Storks are napping. I would love to take a nap in EPCOT too, but maybe it’s too hot.

In Italy, all the Lug bags are available today including the Minnie Mouse crossbody bag, if you are looking for them!

Here is some other Italy merchandise available, so you can see what they have there.

I next hopped over to Germany. We’re looking for an expensive Steiff Stitch plush, but he’s still not here yet.

Made it to China before 11 a.m.! Today’s big event! “Nana’s review of Snowy Mooncake.” Stay tuned for my review!

I didn’t see anything new from Norway or Mexico. So I walked to the Odyssey to check on the Muppets Brew-Wing Lab photo op but it’s still gone… This is reason #384 that we cannot have nice things in the parks.

Of course it’s not an EPCOT day without checking on our savior, Figment! His footprints are still missing from the wall. Nobody was in line to see Figgy, so I jumped in the line to say hi to him.

I also went to check the old Disney 100 Mickey and Minnie greeting area at the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. It’s still untouched, and I miss the pair meeting together.

Moving on to The Land, and they are still playing the original 1982 music loop there. Sunshine Seasons is offering the Caramel Apple Milk Shake.

My next-to-last stop, The Seas! Lots of eyes are looking at me. This is how Tom must feel when he goes to the parks!

The Ocean Life exhibit is still closed. I love checking whether the sea urchins are wearing their ear hats or not… They love to wear things like rocks or shells. So the Cast Members there put mini ear hats on them. I guess, I have to wait to see them… Hope they are doing great.

I was planning to ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind today, so I didn’t check out Treasures of Xandar earlier. However, I didn’t succeed in getting a Virtual Queue, so I’m going to check it out now.

By the way, what’s your favorite song from the ride? My absolute favorite is “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” It’s been my favorite song since long before the ride opened, and when I experienced it for the first time during the AP preview, I cried. In my opinion, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” fits really well with the ride. If I could travel to space, I would play that same song and go.

Back to my reporting… I didn’t see anything new in the shop. But one of the mannequins was ready for the Halloween.

Well, this will conclude my Disney Princess Diary. I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Don’t forget to tell your family and friends how much you appreciate and love them, because tomorrow is never promised. Much Mahalo, and see you real soon!

P.S. Nana found her car easily today! (In case you were wondering…)

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