2016 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival: September 14 - November 14, 2016

[Pixie Dust ✨]

Where is this magical Festival Center ?

Wonders of Life.

 

[figment_jii]

I just got my July e-news email and it lists 07/18/16 as the early booking date for the low-cost seminars for AP holders. The DisneyFood Blog and other sites have been listing 07/19/16. I wonder if the AP newsletter had a typo or if they've changed the date...

 

[VAtink]

I apologize if this has been asked already, but does anyone know what time on the 21st can we book? Is it right at midnight or sometime in the morning?

Thanks!

 

[fauntleroy1953]

About 4 years ago,DH and I walked the F & W 5k. We checked into the CBR about the last three days of F&W festival. It was our first F& W experience. We enjoyed it even though things were winding down by then- Tokyo Dining was about the only opening for a special meal( turned out to be one of our best meals ever!!). We're going to WDW next month,the last week of August and will probably be booking a bounce back offer for next year.
We'd like to do the F&W 5k again( I got a new right knee in January and can walk again!). We'd like to do the same thing- book during the last few days of F& W. When do the 2017 F & W dates come out? Will I be able to see them by the end of August?

 

[crazy4wdw]

I apologize if this has been asked already, but does anyone know what time on the 21st can we book? Is it right at midnight or sometime in the morning?

Thanks!

7:00 am EST. Refer to the information in post #1 regarding calling for reservations on the first day.

 

[RachelTori]

I apologize if this has been asked already, but does anyone know what time on the 21st can we book? Is it right at midnight or sometime in the morning?

Thanks!

7:00am Eastern time.


Oops, crazy4wdw, we posted simultaneously!

 

[crazy4wdw]

We'd like to do the F&W 5k again( I got a new right knee in January and can walk again!). We'd like to do the same thing- book during the last few days of F& W. When do the 2017 F & W dates come out? Will I be able to see them by the end of August?

Usually the dates for the next year's Festival are released early that year, so probably January or February 2017. The dates for this year's Festival were announced on 2/16/16

 

[crazy4wdw]

I just noticed that the number of culinary demonstrations has been reduced this year from 3 per day to 2 per day.

Last year, demos were scheduled at 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 5:00 PM each day. For 2016, the demos are scheduled for 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM each day.

Also, I'm disappointed with this year's beverage & culinary demos, at least for my dates.

 

[bryana]

About 4 years ago,DH and I walked the F & W 5k. We checked into the CBR about the last three days of F&W festival. It was our first F& W experience. We enjoyed it even though things were winding down by then- Tokyo Dining was about the only opening for a special meal( turned out to be one of our best meals ever!!). We're going to WDW next month,the last week of August and will probably be booking a bounce back offer for next year.
We'd like to do the F&W 5k again( I got a new right knee in January and can walk again!). We'd like to do the same thing- book during the last few days of F& W. When do the 2017 F & W dates come out? Will I be able to see them by the end of August?

For what it's worth, Wine & Dine race weekend is usually the first weekend in November.

 

[randumb0]

Someone enlighten me about the PFTS "cheap seats". Do you play musical chairs the whole night? I'm wondering if I should just leave my stuff at a table to keep it. Will everyone have a seat?

 

[winthropf]

I just noticed that the number of culinary demonstrations has been reduced this year from 3 per day to 2 per day.

Last year, demos were scheduled at 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 5:00 PM each day. For 2016, the demos are scheduled for 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM each day.

Also, I'm disappointed with this year's beverage & culinary demos, at least for my dates.

I was disappointed to see the only 2 per day culinary demos, and then more so by the offering on my dates (10/12-18). Probably even more disappointed with moving the time of the first one from 1PM to Noon. I like to go to another park in the morning and then hop to Epcot for the festival. This will make for short mornings if I sign up for a Noon seminar. On the bright side, I was telling myself I can't continue to do three in one day and I have to do less overall. Now forced into this.

 

[fauntleroy1953]

Thank- you so much for the info concerning next years dates. After 4 years,I remembered which month,but not which week. I looked over this years booths........ made me wish this was the year we were going there!

 

[sparrow_one]

This year is my first time planning to go for F&W, and I'm so excited!! Everything looks DELICIOUS! Does anyone know if the Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bush Berry Shrimp with Pineapple, Pepper, Onion and Snap Peas at the Australia booth is a returning item? I'm a pescetarian and wondering if it has any meat hiding in it (aside from the shrimp).

 

[mara512]

We'll be at WDW for the first time during F&W. We're traveling with our DD (20, culinary student) and DD (3.5, picky eater). I would say this trip is NOT focused on F&W, it is focused on our DD (20)'s first trip to WDW. We have a 1/2 day planned around World Showcase and we were just planning to snack around as we toured; NOT on a Friday or Saturday.

Here's my real question, do you think I should cancel our dinner reservation on the day we plan to spend the afternoon snacking around the world OR just plan on that being our lunch that day? I realize this might be a personal preference question based on our eating habits, but I just wondered if there were others on this thread who were just casual F&W attendees.

(Moderator: please move this to a different board if I am off-topic)

We had dinner reservations the day we snacked around the world and none of us (6) really wanted to keep the reservation. There was so much to enjoy at the F&W booths and we were full by the time we were to be at dinner.

 

[hippiechicken]

Am I missing the "Mix it, Make it, Celebrate it" info?? Did anyone see any info about it?

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

Someone enlighten me about the PFTS "cheap seats". Do you play musical chairs the whole night? I'm wondering if I should just leave my stuff at a table to keep it. Will everyone have a seat?

No everyone will not have a seat. Nor does leaving your stuff guarantee you a table. (anyone remember the woman who posted that she and one friend reserved a large table with her Disney shopping bag and then were upset that "rude" people sat at the extra seats at their "reserved" table)


It's suppose to be a cocktail party. But it does not work that way. People set up at a table all evening and don't move.

 

[TayjaDanger]

Finally the day I have been waiting for! The menus!!!! Settling in for a long evening lusting after F&W foods!

 

[berryinDC]

Am I missing the "Mix it, Make it, Celebrate it" info?? Did anyone see any info about it?

Disney food blog says it wasn't released yet.

 

[NicoleLarson]

I just noticed that the number of culinary demonstrations has been reduced this year from 3 per day to 2 per day.

Last year, demos were scheduled at 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 5:00 PM each day. For 2016, the demos are scheduled for 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM each day.

Also, I'm disappointed with this year's beverage & culinary demos, at least for my dates.

I feel the same way! The only ones I'm interested in fall on a weekday, since we live local we can go any weekend and I felt last year the better ones were on the weekends, hence no discount. I'm holding out hope that the mix it thing has some intersting things or I don't think I'll be doing any demos this year.

This year is my first time planning to go for F&W, and I'm so excited!! Everything looks DELICIOUS! Does anyone know if the Grilled Sweet and Spicy Bush Berry Shrimp with Pineapple, Pepper, Onion and Snap Peas at the Australia booth is a returning item? I'm a pescetarian and wondering if it has any meat hiding in it (aside from the shrimp).

I had it last year and it didn't have any other meat. It was very good!

 

[SarahInMN]

Has anyone heard anything about the VIP package? I'm beginning to worry they aren't bringing those back for this year.