***Epcot Food And Wine Festival Info 2008***

[zima-cheryl]

Sorry if this has been posted before? I tried to skim through the prior 114 pages, but didn't see anything?

PFTS - should I pack a dress? Or is it casual? Can we wear shorts/shirts & go right in from the park? Or should we plan on heading back to change before?

Thanks!

 

[Flitter]

I'm going to make everyone jelous. I get to go to 3 POS this year. I am going with my DD on 10/25. Dad and Grandpa are going to keep the 3 little ones busy while we have a good time. On 11/1 I get to go with my DH and 13 of my good DIS/DVC/Un-Convention friends and on 11/8 I get to go with my DH and my best friends (Figment2) who couldn't make it on 11/1.
I am bringing some very stretchable clothes with me because I think I will be needing them before I go back home. Perhaps a couple of laps around the World Showcase will help a bit.

 

[oybolshoi]

Sorry if this has been posted before? I tried to skim through the prior 114 pages, but didn't see anything?

PFTS - should I pack a dress? Or is it casual? Can we wear shorts/shirts & go right in from the park? Or should we plan on heading back to change before?

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure the suggested dress is resort casual - similar to the clothing you would expect to see in any of Disney's signature restaurants.

It seemed like most attendees last year at the PFTS we went to were dressed quite nicely - ladies in sundresses and pantsuits and men in khakis or dockers with polo shirts. I enjoy dressing up a little bit ... we try to get back to the room to shower and rest before attending any F&W event, especially those held in the evenings.

I wore a sundress last year - nothing fancy but it was cute and comfortable. The hubby wore a pair of dockers and a polo shirt.

That probably doesn't help much ... Disney leaves it wide open to personal interpretation.

 

[kabuki]

Just found this ..

It was on WDW News .. I don't know what Favulous about 45 days but they think it is!



LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Walt Disney World guests can sip, taste and enjoy live entertainment all day long as the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival celebrates 13 years of first-rate wine and cuisine Sept. 26-Nov. 9.

The six-week outdoor festival at Disney's Epcot theme park serves up authentic cuisine, wine, entertainment and cultures of more than 25 international regions. Exotic marketplaces from South Africa to Mexico offer exciting taste treats. The festival is the largest food and wine event of its kind in the world, beginning at the Festival Welcome Center in the Wonders of Life pavilion and fanning around the promenade encircling World Showcase Lagoon.

Here are a few remarkable facts about the 13th annual event:

More than 300 national and international wines
45 favulous days long
More than 76 kinds of international foods, each appetizer-sized portion priced $2-$5
More than 160 of America's most celebrated chefs and Walt Disney World chefs
1,200 wine and beer seminars featuring more than 100 topics
More than 1,200 fireworks rockets exploding each night over World Showcase Lagoon in "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" grand finale to the festival
135 Eat to the Beat! concerts performed
33,000 bottles of wine and champagne
1.2 million hors d'oeuvre plates
2.1 million Vanity Fair napkins
750,000 beer cups
690,000 sumptuous samplings
600,000 forks
338,000 wine glasses
100,000 miniature desserts including creme brulee, traditional apple strudel, baklava and more
3,000 gallons of soup, including cheddar cheese soup (Montreal marketplace), seafood gumbo (New Orleans marketplace), and chilled tomato and garlic soup (Barcelona marketplace)
1,500 pounds fresh strawberries

 

[oybolshoi]

Favulous?

That's a perfectly cromulent word.

 

[kabuki]

Jason seems to think that it's all due to cut backs.. SPELL CHECK HAD TO GO!

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

OK, I'll be brave and post a picture of what I wore last year to PFTS...

It was very lightweight and worked out perfectly. I had black dress slacks on and, yes, I wore heels. I made it through the whole night, but not sure if I'll wear heels this year... Part of the fun of booking another PFTS is going shopping for a new outfit!

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

I'm going to make everyone jelous. I get to go to 3 POS this year. I am going with my DD on 10/25. Dad and Grandpa are going to keep the 3 little ones busy while we have a good time. On 11/1 I get to go with my DH and 13 of my good DIS/DVC/Un-Convention friends and on 11/8 I get to go with my DH and my best friends (Figment2) who couldn't make it on 11/1.
I am bringing some very stretchable clothes with me because I think I will be needing them before I go back home. Perhaps a couple of laps around the World Showcase will help a bit.

Yes, I'm jealous! See you on the 1st!

 

[kabuki]

You look great! Perfect outfit!

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

You look great! Perfect outfit!

Thanks! Hey, happy 400 posts!

 

[oybolshoi]

OK, since Michelle posted hers I'll post mine. This is what my hubby and I wore to last year's PFTS:

 

[kabuki]

You two always look great!

 

[oybolshoi]

BTW, Michelle ... you guys look great! I love that jacket!

 

[kabuki]

Thanks! Hey, happy 400 posts!

Hey I just saw that! THANKS!

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

Well, it seems like we all are in good moods tonight! I'm trying hard not to let the new Visa balance freak me out after this morning's event bookings.

EDIT - I'm wondering just how many things sold out today... ???

 

[jcvalenti]

Okay, I'm ashamed to admit this, but I totally blew the date. For some reason I thought TUESDAY was the 25th, and didn't realize it until right now. In a panic, I looked over the schedule for the weekend we're there (10/1 - 10/5), and ended up booking the Wine School program with Karen MacNeil (who authored one of the best wine books of all time, The Wine Bible) on 10/4 from 1 - 4pm.

So here's my question (because I could only make it through 25 pages on this thread before getting burnt out) .... has anyone done the Wine School before, and how was it ? $125 was a little steep, but I've paid that for guided tastings in Napa before, so I thought this might be an interesting afternoon.

Better yet, we've got reservations at the California Grill for 6:30 that day, so it's looking like a full day.

 

[kabuki]

Well, it seems like we all are in good moods tonight! I'm trying hard not to let the new Visa balance freak me out after this morning's event bookings.

Just have a glass of wine and repeat after me there is no place like home...DVC

 

[oybolshoi]

I'm glad to have it all settled and I'm excited that I'm going to have a chance to share some of these experiences with a few of my favorite DISers.

And I didn't have to work today so I'm sure that has something to do with my good mood.

Check with me tomorrow and you will find me back to my normal, surly self.

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

Okay, I'm ashamed to admit this, but I totally blew the date. For some reason I thought TUESDAY was the 25th, and didn't realize it until right now. In a panic, I looked over the schedule for the weekend we're there (10/1 - 10/5), and ended up booking the Wine School program with Karen MacNeil (who authored one of the best wine books of all time, The Wine Bible) on 10/4 from 1 - 4pm.

So here's my question (because I could only make it through 25 pages on this thread before getting burnt out) .... has anyone done the Wine School before, and how was it ? $125 was a little steep, but I've paid that for guided tastings in Napa before, so I thought this might be an interesting afternoon.

Better yet, we've got reservations at the California Grill for 6:30 that day, so it's looking like a full day.

Glad you could still book what you wanted. No, I haven't done a wine school. It sounds very interesting! Have a great time!

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

Have a good night, my fellow foodies!

Cheers!
-Michelle