EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, Sept. 25 - Nov 16 2015

[ELSA711]

How do you buy this sampler package? Can I do it from home? At Resort or only once I get to Epcot?

 

[mejo]

Disney has 30 booths listed on this page https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-marketplaces/ I'm hoping these are the ones they are referring to.

Me too, looks like it covers all of the regular booths. I'm getting so excited.

 

[pepperandchips]

When I asked what the exclusions were she said no flights, and only booths 1-30.

Thanks for the intel! I am hoping this is true. There are a few wines that come out to over $7.85 (the cost of the sampler per entitlement if you don't count any value for the concert or the pin, which I'm not otherwise interested in). I hope I can use these entitlements for those.

 

[pepperandchips]

How do you buy this sampler package? Can I do it from home? At Resort or only once I get to Epcot?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-festival-tasting-sampler/

I just booked one at the above web address. Credit card only. I paid for a premium package on the phone with a gift card - I don't see why you couldn't also do that for the sampler.

 

[ELSA711]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-festival-tasting-sampler/

I just booked one at the above web address. Credit card only. I paid for a premium package on the phone with a gift card - I don't see why you couldn't also do that for the sampler.

Thanks! This is awesome.

 

[jerseygal]

They gave me a card with them, but I can't figure out how to post. Each tab on the lanyard says it expires 11/16/2015. The lanyard itself has the date purchased for, but you only give them the tab not the lanyard.

GREAT! Makes the sampler much more flexible! Wish that the 3 CM that I spoke with you on the phone including a Dining Supervisor was "in the know"!

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

I seriously doubt they will allow you to use the entitlements on the $32 glass of Dom. As for being able to use the tabs any day please let us know how that goes. Is there a date on the individual tabs? Also is there a date on the sampler card?

I doubt it too BUT....if anyone does use it for Dom and it works PLEASE POST!!!

 

[marsh0013]

Would be nice if they just posted the list of restrictions for the sampler. My plan would be to use it on all the $8+ mixed drinks, especially now that the credits are not all for 1 day use, and we will be there for almost 2 weeks. But if there are restrictions on alcohol or based on a certain price point, then I won't be buying.

 

[NoMoneyThanks2Disney]

Just reporting in, you can definitely use on alcoholic drinks! Yum apple wine!

 

[marsh0013]

Just reporting in, you can definitely use on alcoholic drinks! Yum apple wine!

Awesome. Did you try any of the higher priced alcohols? Looks like the price point on the apple wine is $6. Hopefully that means everything is good to go.

 

[pepperandchips]

Just reporting in, you can definitely use on alcoholic drinks! Yum apple wine!

@NoMoneyThanks2Disney Thank you for taking time out of your enjoyment to update the thread! We appreciate your intrepid reporting!

 

[xthebowdenx]

BTW on the DDP none of the booths have quick service to snack capability. Some CMs assumed that since their "homes" could do it, that booths could too. Luckily Jay from Kenya helped us get sorted. We were getting a lot of misinformation from CMs in general about our DDP. It wasn't our first time on the DDP, but first time at FW. Next time, I'll just plan OOP for FW.

 

[meowser]

This may make the Sampler more interesting to me. I'm interested in the pin, but not the concert. If I can spread the entitlements out over my trip I should be able to spend them on the more expensive things. I noticed a couple $10 drinks I was interested in.

 

[marsh0013]

BTW on the DDP none of the booths have quick service to snack capability. Some CMs assumed that since their "homes" could do it, that booths could too. Luckily Jay from Kenya helped us get sorted. We were getting a lot of misinformation from CMs in general about our DDP. It wasn't our first time on the DDP, but first time at FW. Next time, I'll just plan OOP for FW.

Thank you for this report. I was contemplating adding the dining plan, but since we spend so much time eating around the festival booths, this makes it a no go for sure.

 

[Tozzie]

does anyone have a picture of the "special gift card" and do they have the regular food and wine ones that they usually have in addition to the "special" ones

 

[ksromack]

So, martini slush in France $9.95, ok for sampler package......Frozen Margarita (limincello), $10 okay for sampler package?

I'm in. I'm getting 2 of the packages, then......and just in case we CAN'T use them in one day, I'll be able to use them for 2 (but I'd prefer having more days......) I counted 12 drinks over $7.75 dh and I would split. We plan on being at F&W for about 3.5 full days. What seems silly, though, is the Reisling flight is only $5.00 but if that's the cut-off then that's okay by me. It'll be uber exciting if the beverages at the Desserts and Champagne booth are included!

 

[marsh0013]

So, martini slush in France $9.95, ok for sampler package......Frozen Margarita (limincello), $10 okay for sampler package?

I'm in. I'm getting 2 of the packages, then......and just in case we CAN'T use them in one day, I'll be able to use them for 2 (but I'd prefer having more days......) I counted 12 drinks over $7.75 dh and I would split. We plan on being at F&W for about 3.5 full days. What seems silly, though, is the Reisling flight is only $5.00 but if that's the cut-off then that's okay by me. It'll be uber exciting if the beverages at the Desserts and Champagne booth are included!

All those drinks are what I am hoping for. We will have at least 4 full Epcot days and plenty of other partials during our almost 2 week trip. All France and Italy slushies for me! Haha maybe I'll mix in some other drinks.

 

[NoMoneyThanks2Disney]

I can confirm the martini slush in France is included in the Sampler.

 

[marsh0013]

Fantastic news! Pic posted on a dvc group I'm in on Facebook. Thank you to Ruben Morales for posting it! Looks like all champagnes are excluded, plus flights, beers over 6 oz, and some cheese plate. I think the cheese plate includes a little wine flight that's probably why. Now to get home so I can call and use my DVA to get this reserved! Slushies all around!

 

[marsh0013]

I can confirm the martini slush in France is included in the Sampler.

Woo hoo!