[Prudence]

Hrm - are you sure you want to stay at one of the All-Stars? If there aren't any kids with you, that might not be ideal.

For other swanky tips -

We really enjoyed the "behind the seeds" tour in the Land pavillion in Epcot. It's best to book in advance, but it's not too much per person and there are usually several tours a day. You visit most of the same sorts of things that you see on the boat ride, but you get more info and you get to be more up close and personal with the growing methods. I'd probably do it again.

Boma is a definite don't miss.

If you're eating around the world in Epcot my recommendations are:

Canada - only has a sit-down restaurant and we've not tried it yet. Hope to next time.

UK - fish and chips at the counter. The sit-down restaurant is good, but over-priced more so than most. If you're on the meal plan thing, it would be a choice to consider.

France - Best deal in the park is the "French Menu" lunch at Chefs de France. Soup, sandwich with salad, and dessert for $15. There's a similar, but more expensive, deal at dinner. Crepes from the kiosk are also good. (sigh). We had crappy service at the patisserie (um, I know what you guys are saying about us?), and honestly I didn't think the products were that spectacular. Haven't tried the higher-end restaurant upstairs.

Morocco - Best deal here is at the counter-service cafe. If you're a meat eater, the lamb wraps are very good with lots of meat. (I think we had a wrap and not a schwarma, but I could be wrong.) The couscous is also very good here. The sit-down restaurant is good, and the interior very interesting, but portions are smaller than Americans expect and prices are higher than deserved. Also, on our visit the dancer wasn't particularly good and danced for about a millisecond. Again, if you have the dining plan, it might be worth considering.

Japan - Haven't done the teppanyaki dining yet. The Yakitori House counter service was disappointing. Not recommended. Do stop for the kaki gori, though.

US - only a counter-service restaurant, I believe. We can't imagine a reason to try it.

Italy - only a sit-down restaurant here, and we haven't tried it yet. Or the pastry shop, which I don't even remember seeing.

Germany - we love the Biergarten buffet. The show is very entertaining, so if you choose this make sure you're dining during the show. They seat you at tables of 8. So if there are three of you, prepare to meet 5 new people. I like the food a lot. There's a lot of variety. However, there's also a lot of meat, so if you have vegetarians this probably isn't the best bet. I found that some of my favorite items were things that didn't look so appetizing. (Apparently Germans haven't mastered the display aspect.) There's also a counter service place here, which isn't important. What IS important is the chocolate shop, which has GINORMOUS bricks of mint chocolate.

China - Haven't done the sit-down here yet, but did enjoy the counter-service. Thought it was reasonably priced and portioned and tasty.

Norway - Tried to do the bakery thing, but there was a huge line. Apparently it's very tasty. Did bite the bullet and do dinner with the princesses. Food was tasty and we got all princess giddy in spite of ourselves.

Mexico - meant to get a margarita last time and didn't get around to it. Haven't eaten at either of the restaurants here.

Oh- and at Animal Kingdom, don't miss the Flights of Wonder show. It's really fantastic. But first thing, RUN to Expedition Everest! It is SO cool! Ride fast pass and stand-by to see the different, highly-detailed queues.