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 We’re so excited to announce the dates for the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! The festival is one of the most highly anticipated events each year at Walt Disney World, spanning across the entire park and delighting guests throughout the summer and fall months. So if you are planning a trip during these dates - now is the time to get your hotel room booked! The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival dates running from August 28 to November 22, 2025.  2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Marketplaces Each year, the Global Marketplaces at EPCOT Food & Wine Festival feature diverse cuisines from around the world. While the menus are adventurous, they will include kid-friendly and plant-based options! For the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, there will be over 35 Global Marketplaces located all over the park. Stay tuned for a full Foodie Guide that will list every single item on the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival menus. Nibble on Emile’s Fromage Montage Emile’s Fromage Montage is a fun activity for fans of cheese. Sample a selection of mouthwatering cheese dishes from various Festival Marketplaces scattered around the park. Collect the cheesy stamps in your festival passport to collect a complimentary treat. Here is a sneak peek at the cheese-mission:
 Play Remy’s Hide & Squeak Scavenger Hunt The tiny rat with a big appetite is back and serving up another round of worldwide adventure. Inspired by Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille, Remy’s Hide and Squeak hunt invites you to join Remy as he “hides” throughout World Showcase. As you explore the park, you’ll search for Remy in different World Showcase pavilions, where he has collected specific ingredients. Once you’ve found all of Remy’s hiding spots and completed the scavenger hunt, a special prize awaits. This scavenger hunt is perfect for littles who are learning about different foods, and the challenge of finding Remy and scoring the hunt prize remains a festival must-do for adults. A map and stickers will be available for purchase at the park to keep track of your discoveries.  See the Eat to the Beat Concert Series At the America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure Pavilion, live music and delectable cuisine come together to create an unforgettable experience. Stay tuned for the full Eat to the Beat schedule, which is known to include some returning fan favorites as well as new local sounds. This series showcases a diverse lineup of artists spanning various genres and eras, with something for everyone to enjoy. The concerts typically take place a few times daily, providing ample opportunities for guests to catch their favorite acts. Admission is included with EPCOT park entry, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For those seeking guaranteed seating, dining packages are offered, allowing guests to enjoy a meal at select EPCOT restaurants before the show.  Festival Concert Series Dining Package The Festival Concert Series Dining Package combines a meal at one of EPCOT’s participating table-service restaurants with guaranteed seating at a concert in the America Gardens Theatre later that evening. When guests reserve the Festival Concert Series Dining Package, they can enjoy the following:
The specific offerings may vary by restaurant. For example, at Spice Road Table, the meal includes two small plates, a shared tagine, a shared dessert platter, and a beverage. Prices for the dining package vary by restaurant and mealtime. Reservations for concert dining packages can be made by your Simply Perfect Vacations agent as part of our concierge vacation planning services!  Living with the Land Food & Wine Displays
Foodie lovers already know that the Living with the Land boat ride features an inside look at innovative agricultural techniques and learn about sustainable food practices. And for the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival each year, seasonal themed displays showcase ingredients along the journey and offer a deeper understanding of EPCOT’s focus on global cuisine and sustainability. Whether you’re a foodie, music lover, or family looking for fun, the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival provides an enriching experience for all guests. Booking your Walt Disney World vacation with a Simply Perfect Vacations agent makes it easy for families to enjoy and save on unforgettable vacations. With a variety of ticket, dining, and hotel options, plus special offers on tickets, rooms and vacation packages. Consider booking your Walt Disney World Resort vacation package today if your travel dates fall between August 28th and November 22nd to get your preferred hotel and room! When you book your vacation with Simply Perfect Vacations, we don’t just book your trip—we start the magic from the moment you reach out to your agent. You will enjoy:
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 Mark your calendars: The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE takes place at Walt Disney World August 29 through November 23, 2024! Here are a few things guests won’t want to miss at this year’s festival. Global Marketplaces Of course, it wouldn’t be the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival without the FOOD! Foodie fans can look forward to so many mouthwatering returning favorites.  Once again guests can indulge in Belgian Waffles with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream or Warm Chocolate Ganache at the Belgium Global Marketplace.  In Germany, say “guten tag” to Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce, while just over the mountain, The Alps will feature Dark Chocolate Fondue with Berries, Pound Cake, and Meringues.  Are guests looking for tropical flavors that will whisk them away to paradise? Passionfruit Cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts will breeze back in the Hawai’i Marketplace! This is a favorite of the Simply Perfect Vacations' agents! Say Roquefort! (Or Gruyere or Gouda if guests prefer.) That’s right – Emile’s Fromage Montage also returns in 2024. This fun food stroll encourages guests to sample a variety of delicious cheeses served in inventive ways. Guests can purchase any five cheese dishes from the official Global Marketplaces list in their Festival Passport and collect a stamp for each dish purchased. Once they’ve collected all five stamps, they can bring the passport to the specified location for a specialty unique item to enjoy! That’s just an amuse bouche to excite guests for all the delectable flavors that are to come. Crave-able Merch  Guests can take home a taste of the fun with magnificent merchandise that keeps the magic alive between visits, featuring beloved friends, like Remy from “Ratatouille” and Mickey Mouse.  And here’s a fun reveal: Everyone’s favorite purple dragon, Figment, will also be cooking up some fun this fall just in time for the festival. Want to see more? Here are a few more things we have up our chef coat sleeve, including fun drinkware from CORKCICLE.  CommuniCore Hall
CommuniCore Hall will open on June 10 in the heart of World Celebration. And, once the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival begins, the new space will add exciting fresh elements to the festival. Stay tuned for more! Eat to the Beat Concert Series, Scavenger Hunts and More As evening falls, chart-topping musical acts and Orlando’s top talent will take to the stage as part of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue. Performances will take place nightly in the America Gardens Theatre. Eat to the Beat Dining Packages will also return, ensuring guests can get seats for their favorite acts. We’ll have more details soon. On the scavenger hunt front, guests can purchase a map (while supplies last) for Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak and search to find their favorite little chef hidden throughout World Showcase. There is so much to look forward to at the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! Book your Disney vacation with Simply Perfect Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, to receive our concierge vacation planning services - making sure your vacation is stress-free and easy! Your agent will help you understand the Disney Dining Plan; secure dining reservations; Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique reservations; Star Wars activity reservations; and more! We will recommend what theme parks you should visit and when; recommend where to eat (and where not to eat); what rides to ride; tips and tricks to make the most of your day and so much more! Request a quote today or you can contact a Simply Perfect Vacations agent for more details about a Walt Disney World vacation!  The 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE is right around the corner, and we have more details – including a brand-new experience that brings a whole new meaning to molecular gastronomy!
From July 27 to November 18, guests can take a culinary tour across six continents at this celebration of cuisine from around the world. From delectable Global Marketplaces and fresh new merch to nightly live entertainment, there’s so much for guests of all ages to enjoy. Flavorful Fun is Brew-Wing at Odyssey Don your lab coats and prepare to experiment with delicious flavors as Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey invites guests on a flavorful adventure, featuring the culinary creations – and madcap mishaps – of Muppet Labs! Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, of Muppet Labs will welcome Guests to their taste-testing headquarters, where the inventive duo are busy creating scientific snacks and mind-blowing beverages. Guests will have a chance to sample some of their kooky concoctions like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings, or the Pickle Milkshake. Consider it a flavor experiment in the name of science! Global Marketplaces to Satisfy Every Palate Get ready to sip and savor at more than 25 Global Marketplaces including returning favorites such as The Fry Basket, Flavors from Fire, Canada, India and Spain marketplaces. Also coming later this fall, the culinary team will add four new Global Marketplaces to commemorate the Disney100 celebration: Char & Chop, Wine & Wedge, Bubbles & Brine and Swirled Showcase. Stay tuned to the Disney Travel News, where more details will be shared in a Foodie Guide soon. Sizzling Sounds at America Gardens Theatre Wrap up a fun-filled day by enjoying live musical entertainment at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue Medicare, featuring a blend of chart-topping musical acts and a taste of Orlando’s local talent. Guests can secure a spot for these performances with an Eat to the Beat Dining Package. Book your Disney vacation with Simply Perfect Vacations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, and you'll receive our concierge vacation planning services complimentary when you book a package with at least 3 days of theme park tickets. This means we will help you dining reservations and activity reservations; recommendations on what theme parks to visit and when; recommendations on where to eat, what rides to ride; tips and tricks to make the most of your day and so much more! Request a quote today or you can contact a Simply Perfect Vacations agent for more details about a Walt Disney World vacation! To get Disney vacation news this and other travel news and highlights delivered straight to your email inbox, sign up for our newsletter. As a thank you for signing up, you'll get our mini-guide to the Walt Disney World theme parks AND Universal Orlando parks for FREE!  The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE returns to Walt Disney World Resort July 14th! This year the festival will run through November 19th.
Teams of Disney chefs, mixologists and sommeliers have been testing, tasting and collaborating to create a smorgasbord of culinary delights, taking Guests on an epicurean journey as they discover new concepts and menu items at more than 25 Global Marketplaces located throughout EPCOT. Returning favorites will include The Swanky Saucy Swine, Appleseed Orchard, Hops & Barley, Earth Eats hosted by Impossible and Shimmering Sips hosted by CORKCICLE. Some Global Marketplaces will open a few weeks later during this 129-day event. The Eat to the Beat Concert Series returns this year with internationally recognized artists as well as local bands offering fun tunes on the America Gardens Theatre stage. More details about the lineup of bands and musical artists playing this year’s festival will be announced at a later date. Beyond the sips and bites, a full menu of fun offers more ways for everyone in the family to enjoy the festival:
Click here to request a complimentary Walt Disney World resort quote or you can contact a Simply Perfect Vacations agent for more details about these changes. If you're interested in a Universal Orlando quote, please click here! Simply Perfect Vacations is a travel agency specializing in all of the Disney Destinations; Universal Orlando vacations; cruises; river cruises; and so much more, When you book your vacation package with Simply Perfect Vacations you will receive our complimentary concierge services from the day you contact us to the day you get home, and everything in between. To get Disney vacation news this and other travel news and highlights delivered straight to your email inbox, sign up for our newsletter. As a thank you for signing up, you'll get our mini-guide to the Walt Disney World theme parks AND Universal Orlando parks for FREE!  The EPCOT® International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE® celebrates the best of food and drink at over 20 global marketplaces! There are SEVEN new marketplaces this year including a Lobster focused marketplace and a mac n cheese marketplace! Festival chefs focus on authenticity through ingredients, cooking techniques, and presentation to honor the diverse cuisines. The Walt Disney World beverage team thoughtfully pairs wine and beer with the selections at each global marketplace, providing a fantastic variety for our guests. This year's festival will run from July 15 through November 20th. Here are the marketplace menus for the 2021 festival including what we think are "must try" food and drink items! The key to a successful visit to the Food and Wine Festival is sharing! Share plates and drinks - ask for an extra cup for the drinks so you can split them.  Earth Eats hosted by Impossible™ (Between Imagination! and Refreshment Port) Food:
 NEW! The Noodle Exchange (Near Traveler’s Café) Food:
 Shimmering Sips hosted by CORKCICLE® (Near Port of Entry) Food:
 Australia (Near Port of Entry) Food:
 Refreshment Port hosted by Boursin® (Near Canada) Food:
 Ireland (Near United Kingdom) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 Canada - SPV Favorite Booth, year after year, SPV recommends ordering everything! Food:
 Appleseed Orchard (Canada Theatre) Food:
 Brazil (Between France and Morocco) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 Belgium (Between France and Morocco) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 NEW! Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina Food:
 Greece (Near Morocco) Food:
 Hops & Barley (American Adventure) Food:
 NEW! The Rotunda Bistro (American Adventure Rotunda) Food:
 Spain (Between Italy and Germany) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 Germany Food:
 The Alps (Near Germany) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 Kenya (Outpost) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
Refreshment Outpost Food:
 India (Near China) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 NEW! The Swanky Saucy Swine (Near Disney Traders) Food:
 Hawaii (Near Disney Traders) Food:
 NEW! Brew-Wing at the EPCOT Experience Food:
 The Donut Box (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet®) Food:
 Flavors from Fire Hosted by The NFL on ESPN presented by Chevrolet® (Near Test Track) Food:
 NEW! Lobster Landing (Near Mission: SPACE®) – Opening Oct. 1 Food:
 NEW! Mac & Eats (Near Mission: SPACE®) – Opening Oct. 1 SPV Must Try Booth! Food:
 Mexico SPV Must Try Booth! Food:
 France Food:
 Italy Food:
 China Food:
 Japan Food:
 Funnel Cake Food:
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New Experience Emile’s Fromage Montage is a new experience for cheese lovers to get their cheese fix. Guests can check their Festival Passport for the five select marketplaces to purchase delicious cheese dishes, collect their stamps at those marketplaces while ordering and once completed, stroll over to Shimmering Sips marketplace for a special prize! Returning Experience Kids of all ages love Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak. The entire family will have fun looking for the adorable Remy statuettes hidden all over the festival areas throughout Epcot. Simply Perfect Vacations is a travel agency specializing in Disney Destinations; Universal Orlando vacations and beyond. When you book your vacation package with Simply Perfect Vacations you will receive our complimentary concierge services from the day you contact us to the day you get home, and everything in between. Contact a Simply Perfect Vacations agent today for more information or request a complimentary, no-obligation Walt Disney World resort quote or a Universal quote today! To get Disney vacation news this and other travel news and highlights delivered straight to your email inbox, sign up for our newsletter. As a thank you for signing up, you'll get our mini-guide to the four Walt Disney World theme parks AND Universal Orlando parks for FREE! |
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