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Epcot Canada Pavilion Winter Wonderland "Limited Time Magic", A Look at France Pavilion Bakery Les Halles Boulangerie-Patissierie – Photos and Video
By Jeff, on January 14th, 2013
We went to Epcot today to check out the new "Limited Time Magic" experience that promised snow and characters in the Canada pavilion. The setup was along the water (below, left) and had a few props that looked like they came from the Canadian storyteller. Chip, Dale, Donald and Daisy were there to greet guests (below, right).
Donald shrugs his shoulders (below, left) while Chip & Dale look on. We pose with the characters (below, right). Chip & Dale's costumes come from Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, and we've seen both Daisy and Donald's outfits this year at different resorts.
Dale is on his way to a break (below, left). We were looking for the Winter Wonderland, but didn't quite find it (below, right). While it wasn't quite the wonderland we hoped for, we did enjoy meeting all the characters.
Video #1 – Winter Wonderland Limited Time Magic Meet & Greet – Chip & Dale, Donald & Daisy at Epcot – Donald, Daisy, Chip & Dale greet guests in Epcot's Canada pavilion dressed in their winter finery for "Limited Time Magic". This meet & greet ends on January 20, 2013. There are some snow flurries behind the characters as well.
Meeting characters can work up quite an appetite, so we headed straight for Les Halles Boulangerie-Patissierie in the France pavilion (below left and right). This is the expanded bakery, which includes snacks, drinks, sandwiches and pastries.
Denise said the roof curvature reminded her of train stations in the real France (below, left). The restaurant now has indoor seating, and is connected to the shop next door (below, right).
French signs for various food items line the walls (below, left). A few menus items are listed before guests enter the ordering area (below, right).
Our first walk-through wasn't busy (below, left), and everything looked really wonderful – it was hard to decide what to order! Denise was pondering this pizza-like item (below, right).
We ended up instead splitting a sandwich. There was a Jambon Buerre, which is a ham sandwich and a Dinde B.L.T., which is a turkey sandwich with bacon (below, left), and we opted for turkey. Other sandwiches were available on croissant (below, right).
The desserts were the hardest choice (below, left). Some were completely new for the expansion. There were two sides to order with identical items (below, right).
Here is our sandwich (below, left) along with two desserts. I also tried the lobster bisque (below, right) which sadly didn't have any noticeable lobster in it and was served lukewarm. We thought the sandwich and lobster bisque were just okay – the bread was good with the turkey sandwich, but for $8.50, we thought it should have more meat. The desserts were delicious, and we'd have them again.
Video #2 – Epcot France Pavilion Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie Tour – Bakery at Walt Disney World – This is a tour of expanded Boulangerie Patisserie at Epcot, called Le Halles. It is in the France pavilion and offers sandwiches, pastries, drinks and snacks.
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