When POPSUGAR asked Debbi about one of her most cherished memories, she recounted the story of a young man wanting to plan a surprise proposal for his girlfriend at the Coral Reef Restaurant at Epcot. Without knowing what her boyfriend had set up, the young lady set up a surprise birthday celebration for him.
Coral Reef has huge floor-to-ceiling aquarium tanks thanks to being located in The Living Seas Pavilion. When the diver swam over to the window with a sign that said "Happy Birthday," the young man was surprised, not only because he thought the restaurant had gotten his message wrong, but also because he quickly remembered it actually was his birthday and graciously took the celebratory message. Then the diver flipped the sign over to say "Will you marry me?" and the surprise was turned on the girlfriend.