"Soft" Opening @ The Food & Wine Festival

[Mommy2TwoMickeys]

Can anyone confirm:

A couple years back we arrived at the world right before the F&W festival opened. I recall them having a "soft" opening before the official start date which allowed you to get food & drinks, BUT I think I remember it had to be paid OOP and not being able to use a snack credit. Can someone confirm that this was true. I am asking because we will be in Epcot on March 5th(the day before the flower and garden festival starts) and I am really excited to try their food offerings, but I want to plan if I will have to pay for them or use my snack credits. THANKS SO MUCH!

 

[TDC Nala]

There's no guarantee there will be a "soft opening" (which is actually billed as a cast preview) for the Flower and Garden food, we can't assume it will be the same as Food & Wine. This is the first year they've done food.