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From Pam Brandon on the Disney Parks Blog: Just in time for the busy winter holidays, Katsura Grill at the Japan Pavilion in Epcot World Showcase is open – a beautiful space that replaces the former Yakitori House. The new exterior is inspired by the strolling gardens at the historic Katsura Imperial Villa outside Kyoto, Japan, established in the 1600s and one of Japan’s cultural treasures. It’s a nice respite on World Showcase Promenade, with quick-service dishes from sushi to Japanese curry, teriyaki and udon noodles – no big changes from the old menu (but they did add edamame, a favorite lo-cal, high-protein snack) and tweaked a few of the old favorites. Our new favorite addition is Okonomiyaki, a traditional Japanese pancake (sometimes described [...]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A little gardening magic will go a long way when an eight-foot-tall floral Sorcerer Mickey topiary holds court at the entrance to the 19th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 7-May 20 at Walt Disney World Resort.  Standing atop a 12-foot-tall floral mountain cliff and towering above the park’s front-entrance topiary bed, the commanding Sorcerer Mickey will direct a riot of color in the manicured shapes of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants straight from the classic Disney film, “Fantasia.” Disney topiary specialists worked to create the striking new design with innovative materials and recycled elements from years past, says festival horticulture manager Eric Darden.  An earlier version of Sorcerer Mickey stood less [...]

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Downtown Disney West Side on Friday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: We start at Epcot and the Festival Center

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited Epcot on Saturday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: Kim Possible is now on the english maps and a separate kiosk has Food & Wine Festival Guides

In the space formerly occupied by “Don’t Waste It!” in Innoventions at Epcot, the Habit Heroes are coming… The signs simply say that guests will be battling those bad habits in eating, TV watching, and more sometime soon… stay tuned for more as it becomes available.