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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Is EPCOT's Reserved Fireworks Viewing Worth the Price? We Tried It to Find Out
EPCOT at Walt Disney World offers a nightly fireworks spectacular that is a must see experience for the end of your day at one of my favorite theme parks. Luminous The Symphony of Us is a mix of fireworks, fountains, music, and lights that incorporates songs from the Disney catalog. EPCOT offers paid reserved viewing for this popular show and we just experienced it at Rose & Crown in the World Showcase. Is this paid upcharge worth it? Let's get into our experience. READ MORE – Rose & Crown Dining Room Fireworks Viewing Price EPCOT offers three reserved fireworks viewing which includes Rose & Crown, Spice Road Table, and the extravagant GEO-82 adult-only viewing. Your dining package at Rose & Crown in the UK Pavilion is a pre fix menu where you can choose: One appetizer One entrée One dessert Selection of unlimited beverages The selection of unlimited beverages does include beer and a specialty cocktail for adults which is a nice perk. The cost per adult is $92 per person and children ages 3 to 9 are $41 per person. Is Reserved Fireworks Viewing for EPCOT Worth It? As always, answering this question can be so subjective. For me, it's worth the cost to have a guaranteed place to sit and enjoy a nice meal while watching a nighttime spectacular like the EPCOT fireworks. Our visit was during one of the hottest days of the year and we were exhausted by the time fireworks rolled around. My group was extremely happy I booked this package when it came time to attend. Otherwise I don't think we would have lasted for the fireworks! But do you need to purchase paid firework viewing to see the EPCOT fireworks? Absolutely not. Since the show takes place in the World Showcase Lagoon, it is quite easy to get a good view for the show with minimal time to prepare. You can read more about our favorite spots to watch the EPCOT fireworks in our guide. Paid firework viewing is a luxury expense but it's one you might be glad you splurged on after a long day at EPCOT. The Rose & Crown is also a good value because of the unlimited alcohol adults can enjoy. Let's go over the menu, the experience, and the fireworks view so you know what to expect if you decide to splurge on EPCOT reserved fireworks viewing. Rose & Crown Food Review- Fish and Chips and Unlimited Beer! You can check in 15 minutes before your reservation but we noticed some guests checked in even earlier. You can view the pre-fix menu above which includes the Rose & Crown famous fish and chips. We made use of the unlimited alcoholic beverages during our dining package. Considering most drinks at EPCOT are around $10 and up, this is a good value to take advantage of. For my appetizer, I ordered the Coronation Salad. My partner ordered the Scotch Egg. The menu at the Rose & Crown is known for their British fare so if you're interested in dining here anyways, this could also make the fireworks package worth it! Here are the famous Rose & Crown Fish and Chips. According to my partner, these are worth the hype. He was excited to try these anyways so it's just another way the Rose & Crown fireworks package made sense for us. I was thrilled to see they offered a vegetarian version of the Hot Pot. Unfortunately, my excitement was short lived as this was definitely one of the worst Impossible items I've had at Walt Disney World. My family also tried it and agreed, this is not one of the best. The Impossible meat seemed undercooked and more chewy than usual. Overall, the flavor was not great. The Sticky Toffee Pudding dessert was a favorite though amongst my group. We all ordered it and finished it very quickly! Is the Rose & Crown Firework View Good? When we checked in, there was a chance of rain coming soon so cast members seated us all on the top patio. Right before the show started, we were moved to the bottom patio. This is where they typically sit you so keep that in mind. This was an amazing view, we had direct eyeshot of the fountains in World Showcase lagoon. This was our view from the viewing area with barely any zooming in on my camera. Our waitress kept refilling our drinks during the show as well so that was appreciated. This was a great way to end our day at EPCOT especially when our group was tired and worn out from the heat. READ MORE – While it is never necessary to paid for reserved seating for EPCOT fireworks, it can be a nice splurge after a long day especially if you were already planning on a table service reservation for that evening. Don't Miss the Latest Disney News Don't miss the latest Disneyland and Disney World news from Mickey Visit. Join the FREE Mickey Visit newsletter that over 100k readers receive every single week. Mickey Visit is here to help you save money and experience more during your Disney and Universal vacation. See the Mickey Visit guide to Disneyland and the Mickey Visit guide to Disney World for tips. The post Is EPCOT's Reserved Fireworks Viewing Worth the Price? We Tried It to Find Out appeared first on Mickey Visit - Disney News & Planning Tips. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Archaeological dig at pub 'huge success'
An archaeologist has hailed an archaeological dig open to the public as a "huge success". As part of the redevelopment of the Rose & Crown pub in St Albans, an excavation was opened to visitors between Friday and Monday. During the dig, volunteers from St Albans Museums found pottery from medieval and Roman times, which members of the public could then see up close while visiting the site. Archaeologist Tom Lucas said: "It's just given people a chance to see it happening and to understand the planning process and then the excavation process- it's the museum's mission to share this with everybody, I think it's been a huge success." He noted that some of the Roman materials found during the dig, such as pottery, tesserae and painted wall plaster, had not been found in that part of the city before. At the site, a handling table was set up where visitors could see material after it was excavated. Children were also invited to learn how to wash pieces of pottery that had been uncovered. About 2,400 people visited the dig over the four-day period. Mr Lucas will now write a report on the team's findings, which will be considered as part of the planning process. He said: "Planning archaeology is not usually seen in this way, it's not hidden, it's just usually on construction sites. "People don't really see it going on, but it's happening all around us all the time because it's enshrined in our planning policy. So it's good that it's been seen and everybody enjoyed it." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Creating modern theatre in an ancient space Women who helped unearth Roman town celebrated 'Significant' finds in Roman town dig
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Archaeological dig at St Albans pub 'huge success'
An archaeologist has hailed an archaeological dig open to the public as a "huge success".As part of the redevelopment of the Rose & Crown pub in St Albans, an excavation was opened to visitors between Friday and the dig, volunteers from St Albans Museums found pottery from medieval and Roman times, which members of the public could then see up close while visiting the Tom Lucas said: "It's just given people a chance to see it happening and to understand the planning process and then the excavation process- it's the museum's mission to share this with everybody, I think it's been a huge success." He noted that some of the Roman materials found during the dig, such as pottery, tesserae and painted wall plaster, had not been found in that part of the city the site, a handling table was set up where visitors could see material after it was were also invited to learn how to wash pieces of pottery that had been 2,400 people visited the dig over the four-day period. Mr Lucas will now write a report on the team's findings, which will be considered as part of the planning said: "Planning archaeology is not usually seen in this way, it's not hidden, it's just usually on construction sites."People don't really see it going on, but it's happening all around us all the time because it's enshrined in our planning policy. So it's good that it's been seen and everybody enjoyed it." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
New York Times
10-07-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Why Wimbledon's fiercest competition is not tennis: ‘I wish they would credit artists more'
WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND — There is no room for error. Winning margins are fine and the path to victory gets more intense with each passing year. On a beautifully manicured surface, competitors express themselves through their strokes all over Wimbledon. 'Every year people really push because they know it's happening. There's a community edge to it but then there are people who are really competitive,' Kimberley Salmassian said during an interview in south-west London. 'The ones who are competitive are very conscious of who they feel they've got to beat from last year.' Advertisement While 256 of the best tennis players in the world face off in pursuit of the men's and women's singles titles, 60 businesses in SW19 (the famous postcode for the Championships) take part in the annual Wimbledon Village Tennis Windows Competition, set up by Salmassian in 2013. Shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and other local businesses produce ornate window displays not just to delight the thousands of tennis tourists who wander up and down Church Road, but to win. There are mannequins with giant tennis balls for heads in Mary's Living & Giving charity shop; Italian food shop Vallebona has pillars made out of tennis balls topped by cheese wheels. Prizes were presented at a special awards night and included a three-night stay in Athens for the winner, Hemingways, a cocktail bar, as well as a teeth whitening voucher worth £425 ($578). In second place was the Rose & Crown pub with its gigantic tennis balls, which won Centre Court tickets and a £100 ($136) gift voucher. In total there were 38 individual prizes donated by local businesses which included more teeth whitening vouchers, hampers from Fortnum & Mason department store, 12 pizzas from Pizza Express, bottles of champagne and more. If they aren't doing it themselves, the participants, who are mostly members of the Wimbledon Village Business Association, employ artists to paint or draw something colorful and tennis-themed on their window fronts. But once the competition is over, to the shops go the spoils. 'If they stop and say something, that's when you know it's a good one,' artist Sam Temple-Milnes said while illustrating the window of Served, a coffee shop in the center of Wimbledon. 'It's good for the community, the businesses and good for the artists that get hired – but in terms of the competition, I wish that it would credit the artists more,' Temple-Milnes, 30, added. Advertisement Alessandra Tortone, an Italian who lives in east London, agrees. Tortone's design for Hemingways won the competition both last year and this year. After her victory in 2024, she was in high demand, hand-painting 'seven or eight' windows. But other than putting the artists' signatures on the windows themselves, it is up to the businesses to decide whether or not they share some of the glory with the people who made it possible. 'We always share their stuff. But it's not here to promote individuals who have been brought in to do the windows. It's a competition for the village and the businesses,' Salmassian, a former shop owner who now works in the charity sector, said. Salmassian said that the All England Club part-funds the competition, which it confirmed during the first week of this year's Championships. 'Some of them do big up their artists. One business where they had a volunteer do their window, it might have been the year they won and they gave them (Centre Court) tickets,' Salmassian said. 'We don't always enter but we always like to do something lovely for Wimbledon to brighten up the road and show off our talents and what we're capable of,' said Iyata Golding of Gardenia of London, a florist on Wimbledon High Street. Golding hoped that a lack of fresh flowers on display this year would have given Gardenia a point of difference, when the 12 judges cast their votes alongside an online public poll, which closed on July 7 ready for the awards night on July 8. But they finished in joint 16th and 17th position alongside Andy's Salon in the two voting categories. 'The judges are a mix of ages, genders, different backgrounds, some local, some non-local and I change it up,' Salmassian, who was born in the area, said. 'They do a maximum of three years in a row to give them a break and get a fresh perspective. I always try and have a mix of old and new judges. They have a two-tier scoring system, so they mark it out of 20 for every single window. They have to visit them all in person and have to give me their top 10 as a double check.' Advertisement Eleanor Riley is deputy head of communications at Merton Council and is at the top of Wimbledon Hill Road overseeing the council's installation of a photo opportunity point for visitors which is a bench with an archway of flowers above. Riley says the council, who look after the hanging baskets and general tidiness of the area, have been inspired to bring something with their branding on directly to the village. 'A lot of places would bid to host something like Wimbledon and we get to do it every year so we are embracing it,' Riley says. 'The window displays just add so much character and a celebratory atmosphere to the village. It's already such a beautiful area but it's nice when something like this comes to a place and it feels like everyone takes part.' As spectators have flooded through the area over the past fortnight en route to one of the biggest events in sport, they have passed those beautiful displays, forged in no less competitive conditions. (Top photo of Hemingways' winning design for 2025: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Beloved 400-year-old pub SHUTS doors for good as landlady issues emotional statement
A POPULAR landlady has bid a sad farewell to her beloved 400-year-old pub after struggling to keep it afloat. Maggie ran the Rose & Crown pub in the historic market town of Warminster in western Wiltshire between Salisbury and Bath. She revealed to punters in an emotional Facebook post in April that the pub would close down because it could not find new tenants to take it over. "So sad that my beautiful pub will close I would have love to have handed over to a new tenant but its not to be and its not such a surprise with the industry the way it is at the moment, hopefully it will reopen soon," she wrote. When it came to her final day at the pub, Maggie said she had loved working there for the past four years and had hoped she would work there until her retirement. "The last 4 years have been the best of my life, I have loved every second of my time in Wiltshire even the stressful bits the rosa was intended to be my final pub which would lead me up to and into retirement unfortunately life has other ideas what they are I have no clue," she wrote. Maggie added that she "will forever miss The Rose and Crown, all my lovely customers most of whom became friends and the wonderful county of Wiltshire," and thanked her customers for their support. In an interview with local media, Maggie said the pub shutting was a "sign of the times" for the industry. 'I've tried really hard to keep the pub going but I've had to pack it in, I'm so in debt from trying to keep it running eventually I've had to say enough as much as I didn't want to. Guess its a sign of the times,' she told The Wiltshire Times. The Rose & Crown is owned by community pub group, Admiral Taverns and is still available for a long-term tenancy of five years. Admiral Taverns praised Maggie's running of the pub and said it was looking for someone to continue her legacy. "The current licensee has built a strong foundation that any future operator will be able to maintain and build upon," the company said on its website. Russell Brand under fire as local pub he bought for £850k is 'left to rot' with broken windows and overgrown garden "We are looking for a great community pub operator who will embrace all aspects of running a drinks focused pub." The pub is described by the business as being on the outskirts of the town centre but on a main thoroughfare that has regular bus services stopping just outside. "Local housing surrounds the pub, making it a prominent feature within the community and a central hub for locals and visitors alike," the description of the lease reads. It add that "the exposed brick and mixed flooring creates a cosy atmosphere within the pub." The Rose & Crown also has an enclosed courtyard, small commercial kitchen and pool table. The pub hosts plenty of live music during the week and has the potential to host sports teams and install major sports networks on the tellies. There is private accommodation onsite, which is in a separate cottage to the rear which has two bedrooms, separate living room, bathroom and kitchen. Interested tenants would not have to pay business rates upfront, due to the small business rates relief being applied for by the licensee. Annual rent is £16,000 and potential tenants would have to fork out £9,000 for the security deposit, working capital and stock. "A strong marketing plan is a must to invite the wider community into the pub, especially throughout off peak times in the mid-week," Admiral Tenants wrote on its website. "There is scope to broaden the offering in terms of mid week activity, such as quizzes, community events, sports and catering for functions within the community." 2 What is happening to the hospitality industry? By , consumer reporter MANY Food and drink chains have been struggling in recently as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out. Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation. Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big-name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny's closing branches. Some chains have not survived, Byron Burger fell into administration last year, with owners saying it would result in the loss of over 200 jobs. Pizza giant, Papa Johns is shutting down 43 of its stores soon. Tasty, the owner of Wildwood, said it will shut sites as part of major restructuring plans.
