2024 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Information and Planning Thread

[mousiemom]

Y’all I am so excited for F & W we have hoppers this trip so we will be going a lot can’t wait for the food pics 10/19-26

 

[LilyWDW]

Is it sad that I check multiple times a day for menus?

 

[Micca]

Is it sad that I check multiple times a day for menus?

I can't say that I do that, but it seems weird that menus aren't out by now.

 

[sherlockmiles]

Is it sad that I check multiple times a day for menus?

Not at all!

People like me (who are note checking) are relying on people like you (who are checking).
Effort appreciated.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

I'm wondering if they won't drop the menus during all the D23 news coming this week. Unless they're trying to hide or cushion our disappointment in lack of special events amidst a bunch of other exciting news. OR maybe there's big festival news worthy of D23? Yeah, that seems like a stretch. Basically, I have no idea when they're going to release menus but I'm as anxious as everyone else. Festival starts in 23 days!!!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

I'm not sure this qualifies as "breaking" but according to the Disney Food Blog, six more booths were confirmed. Fry Basket, Flavors from Fire, Canada, India, Spain, and Shimmering Sips. And apparently Belgium, Germany, Alps, and Hawaii were previously confirmed.

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/06/disney-confirms-6-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-booths/

 

[sherlockmiles]

I'm not sure this qualifies as "breaking" but according to the Disney Food Blog, six more booths were confirmed. Fry Basket, Flavors from Fire, Canada, India, Spain, and Shimmering Sips. And apparently Belgium, Germany, Alps, and Hawaii were previously confirmed.

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/06/disney-confirms-6-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-booths/

Ugh...no Ireland? I really love that Guinness shake!!

 

[crazy4wdw]

I'm wondering if they won't drop the menus during all the D23 news coming this week. Unless they're trying to hide or cushion our disappointment in lack of special events amidst a bunch of other exciting news. OR maybe there's big festival news worthy of D23? Yeah, that seems like a stretch. Basically, I have no idea when they're going to release menus but I'm as anxious as everyone else. Festival starts in 23 days!!!

Not sure this info would be announced at D23. D23 announces major projects such as the rumored Tropical Americas section for Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom expansion, new movies that are scheduled to be released, etc.

.....But you never know!

 

[lankman]

We are doing the same in September! Since this is primarily a Food and Wine trip, PoP just seemed like a better choice compared to our normal resort.

That's the reason we booked POP as well. We are there the beginning of September.

 

[lankman]

We did the last few days of Food & wine in 2022 & it was our first time experiencing it. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to try half as much as we wanted. We did though spend a day doing the festival of the holidays & thoroughly enjoyed the offerings.
We have planned our next trip this September on doing as much of the food & wine as possible.

 

[ellbell]

My strategy for any F&W trip is to go to any other park in the morning and then hop to Epcot almost every afternoon. The booths don't open until 11 and I can't eat nearly enough in one day to cover even half the stuff I want to try. This way I get to experience all parks and eat more at the festival.

 

[sherlockmiles]

My strategy for any F&W trip is to go to any other park in the morning and then hop to Epcot almost every afternoon. The booths don't open until 11 and I can't eat nearly enough in one day to cover even half the stuff I want to try. This way I get to experience all parks and eat more at the festival.

pretty much our approach. it's definitely easier to try more if you are not solo!!

 

[Newsies]

My strategy for any F&W trip is to go to any other park in the morning and then hop to Epcot almost every afternoon. The booths don't open until 11 and I can't eat nearly enough in one day to cover even half the stuff I want to try. This way I get to experience all parks and eat more at the festival.

This aggravated me so bad when I visited the Parks during F&G this year, omg. At the Park since it opened at 8, all I wanted was to try something at a Festival booth, 10:00 and nothing open yet...

 

[patster734]

This aggravated me so bad when I visited the Parks during F&G this year, omg. At the Park since it opened at 8, all I wanted was to try something at a Festival booth, 10:00 and nothing open yet...

I’ll use that time to visit the rides, and then hit the booths at 11 sharp. Sometimes, The Odyssey building would open early, so people could purchase food there before 11. Hopefully, Communicore Hall will open before 11:00 with the *big* assumption that it’ll have food offerings as well.

 

[sherlockmiles]

This aggravated me so bad when I visited the Parks during F&G this year, omg. At the Park since it opened at 8, all I wanted was to try something at a Festival booth, 10:00 and nothing open yet...

Yep - with you.

I'd really LOVE 2 or 3 booths with morning offerings!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Is it sad that I check multiple times a day for menus?

Anywhere else on the internet yes, that would be sad. But here you have found your people, as we call that “normal”.

 

[gottalovepluto]

This aggravated me so bad when I visited the Parks during F&G this year, omg. At the Park since it opened at 8, all I wanted was to try something at a Festival booth, 10:00 and nothing open yet...

I loved the year they opened Belguim early for breakfast waffles!

 

[gottalovepluto]

I can't say that I do that, but it seems weird that menus aren't out by now.

Looks like last year they dropped them about 3 weeks before the festival so if we don’t see them tomorrow then maybe early next week?

 

[ellbell]

Looks like last year they dropped them about 3 weeks before the festival so if we don’t see them tomorrow then maybe early next week?

I don't know if tomorrow they will announce anything but D23 info. I'd love for the menus to be up but I think the next 3 days will be just for D23 news.

 

[scottishgirl1]

they released the Eat to The Beat packages past 16th September