Girls Weekend for Food & Wine Festival - The DIS Discussion Forums

DonaldDuckFamily · 03-09-2010, 06:23 PM

I need some help. A couple of friends and I are planning a weekend trip to the 2010 Food & Wine Festival (Thurs - Sun). We want to make the most our of our short time and within a budget. I've done the Wine Walk at Epcot this past trip, but I am looking for any tips, suggestions, ideas, etc. Is it less crowded at the beginning/end of the Festival? If you find a wine you really like, can it be shipped home?

Thanks for any information

Pixie Princess · 03-09-2010, 06:59 PM

What fun! Last year we went the last weekend of the Festival as well as the first weekend in Oct. The last weekend was far less crowded than the weekend we went in Oct. I'm not sure about the wine shipping. Last year my mom and I did some of the $8 wine "classes". They were pretty interesting. Someone from a vineyard came and spoke about the vineyard and brought several wines and talked about them while we tasted.

Tnkrbelle565 · 03-11-2010, 10:15 AM

My only advice is NOT to make any dining ADRs for the day you do Food and Wine. We stupidly had lunch at Le Cellier and then weren't really hungry to try too much.

Oh and bring lots of money. These are really small pricey samples

ZoZo · 03-11-2010, 04:01 PM

It can get really crowded on the weekend, especially in the evenings (since that's when lots of the local folks are attending), so be prepared for that. I would recommend trying to do more events during the day (before the dinner hour), since the lines will be much shorter at the booths.

03-09-2010, 06:23 PM	#1
DonaldDuckFamily Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 120	Girls Weekend for Food & Wine Festival I need some help. A couple of friends and I are planning a weekend trip to the 2010 Food & Wine Festival (Thurs - Sun). We want to make the most our of our short time and within a budget. I've done the Wine Walk at Epcot this past trip, but I am looking for any tips, suggestions, ideas, etc. Is it less crowded at the beginning/end of the Festival? If you find a wine you really like, can it be shipped home? Thanks for any information __________________ Offsite Feb 2004 AS Music April 2007 Coronado Springs March 2008 Port Orleans Riverside April 2009 POR February 26 - March 6 2010 POR March 25 - April 4 2011 DH Me DS 12 DD 7 : DS 5

03-11-2010, 10:15 AM	#3
Tnkrbelle565 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: North of Boston OR 1335 Miles from WDW Posts: 7,915	My only advice is NOT to make any dining ADRs for the day you do Food and Wine. We stupidly had lunch at Le Cellier and then weren't really hungry to try too much. Oh and bring lots of money. These are really small pricey samples __________________ ME (Kristine) (33), DH (34), DD (6)1977-1982 yearly offsite,1989 offsite,1993 DLR ,9/04, 9/05, 9/06 POP,3/07-DLR ,9/07 & 9/08-AKL,2/09 & 10/09 POP, 5/10 AKV The Rebel Forces Were Strong But The Smith's Are Stronger TR

03-11-2010, 04:01 PM	#4
ZoZo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,024	It can get really crowded on the weekend, especially in the evenings (since that's when lots of the local folks are attending), so be prepared for that. I would recommend trying to do more events during the day (before the dinner hour), since the lines will be much shorter at the booths. __________________ (Teddy, Callie, and Zoe - my "furry kids")

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03-09-2010, 06:59 PM	#2
Pixie Princess Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 488	What fun! Last year we went the last weekend of the Festival as well as the first weekend in Oct. The last weekend was far less crowded than the weekend we went in Oct. I'm not sure about the wine shipping. Last year my mom and I did some of the $8 wine "classes". They were pretty interesting. Someone from a vineyard came and spoke about the vineyard and brought several wines and talked about them while we tasted.

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