Nine New Ways to enjoy the 2019 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, happening daily until November 23, 2019, is you chance to try irresistible bites and sips from around the world, enjoy entertainment, and experience extra family fun.
And this year there are several new ways to experience the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.
This year the Eat to the Beat Concert Series is back with even more acts than last year, and a new change is that the concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings being an hour later since the park is open later.
College Football fans will want to head over to Future World West to Flavors from Fire where you can not enjoy great food, but ESPN College GameDay fun including your chance to step behind the iconic GameDay desk and enjoy fun facts from the show hosts. Make sure to head to the back of the marketplace to see some culinary inspired GameDay signs.
In the Canada Pavilion, escape the crowds and step into the Appleseed Orchard. Fashioned after a Fall Festival, guests can step under the canopy to enjoy sweet and savory apple dishes paired with ciders, beers and wines. Brews, ciders and wines are offered individually or as flights, and kids of all ages can enjoy a deliciously sweet Frozen Apple Pie drink or the Caramel-Apple Popcorn.
Families can boogie away those extra calories at Future World’s Disney DuJour Dance Party. This super fun celebration features a DJ 7 days a week—and live performances from Radio Disney artists on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tailgate Tasting hosted by ESPN’s Monday Night Football is your chance to enjoy and learn how to make some ‘Gridiron Grub’! During this 45-minute experience participants enjoy a flight of three sample-sized food items with a complementary beverage pairing, inspired by the cities playing in the Monday night game each week.
The best part—you’ll get a chance to learn from culinary experts how to make these dishes at home!
Just outside of the Norway Pavilion, The Alps Global Marketplace explores the Swiss-inspired dishes! Top picks include Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Baby Potatoes, Cornichons and Baguette, Venison Stew with Crushed Potatoes, and Frozen Rosé.
The Doughnut Box – located just outside of Test Track in Future World East – is your chance to sink your teeth into sinfully sweet snacks and savor delicious beverages! You won’t want to miss the Black and White Coffee Cocktail garnished with a Fresh Yeast Donut with Chocolate Espresso Bean Crumbles or the Sweet Corn Fritter with Fresno and Red Pepper Jelly.
On Emile’s Fromage Montage you join Remy’s brother Emile on a stroll around Epcot to enjoy a variety of delicious cheeses served in inventive ways.
Purchase 5 fabulous fromages and reward yourself with the corresponding stamp in your Festival Passport. Then, bring your Festival Passport to Shimmering Sips for a complimentary specialty cheesecake unique to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival!
Also there’s a new way to enjoy the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival…The New Mid-Day Magic Ticket! Starting as low as $79 per day, the Mid-Day Magic ticket grants admission to one theme park per day after 12:00 PM. It’s a great way to enjoy an afternoon of food, an evening of entertainment, and a nighttime capped off with the new Epcot Forever Fireworks Spectacular.
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