The best non resort restaurant in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines area may be 195 American Fusion. Located in an out of the way building, 195 presents inspired cocktails, great atmosphere, creative entrees that feature local ingredients, and wonderful desserts. The dining room is a pleasing elegant design that complements the food and adds to the
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Alligator Drool American Pale Ale
Alligator Drool is brewed and bottled exclusively for the Rosen Hotel and Resorts. This American style pale ale is certified 100% USDA Organic. Alligator Drool is very hoppy and has a smooth mouthfeel and a dark amber to copper color. Aromas of floral hops and sweet malt. This ale presents a light bitter taste at
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The California Grill —
A full-service dining restaurant located at the top (15th floor) of the Contemporary Resort’s tower, formerly the Top of the World restaurant. The California Grill offers views of the Magic Kingdom, the Seven Seas Lagoon, Bay Lake, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, and Disney’s Polynesian Resort. In addition, it offers a view of the Magic Kingdom’s
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Lunch at Betsy’s Crepes in Southern Pines, NC
Betsy’s Crepes is the place to meet and eat! Betsy’s food is amazing cooked to order with quality ingredients. Her coffee is outstanding! Her smoothies and dessert crepes are a cannot miss. I love the atmosphere as it is energetic, yet cozy and comfortable – Betsy did an amazing job in creating the atmosphere
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Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival Presented by Chase®
I know many people that say EPCOT can be boring and very little every changes in the World Showcase. I think this could not be further from the truth. The landscape and gardens change with the seasons and World Showcase host one of the best events of the Disney year, the Epcot® International Food &
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Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (E.P.C.O.T) was a concept developed by Walt Disney near the end of his lifetime that went as far as elaborate visions and plans and the purchase of property near Orlando, Florida that eventually became the Walt Disney World resort, including Epcot (formerly known as EPCOT Center), a related concept
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The Park that Started it All – The Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World “The Happiest Place on Earth”. Walt Disney created a place where he children and their parents could have fun together and everyone enjoy themselves. I wonder what Walt would think of it today? I have read many about Walt and his style of leadership and I think there
Read MoreImpressions of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2014
Walt Disney’s vision of for the studio theme park was for it to be a working studio that the public could tour have the opportunity to peak behind the curtain at how movies are made. That as what the park was like 18 years ago when my wife and I made our first visit
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A Visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The forth of the major parks to open at the Walt Disney World Resort was Disney’s Animal Kingdom. There are many things as a family we like about this park. It has a good mix of thrill rides and shows, but it is still hard for us to make a full day out of
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Lowes Royal Pacific Resort
In a previous post I talked about my families high expectations of theme parks, which extends to the hotels on park property. The Royal Pacific puts on a good show in the lobby, we were greeted by several very enthusiastic valets and bellmen all wanting to help with our bags and put a lei
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