Food and Wine Festival

Disney with Covid Restrictions – Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2020

Disney’s “Food and Wine Festival” at Epcot – with Covid Restrictions

We arrived at 5pm and the park closed at 7pm – Visited 9/11/2020

The center of the area behind the ball,, with the fountains is currently closed and under construction – you have to choose which way you want to walk around so quite a few extra steps.

As usual, we headed straight for Germany to get a beer and we loved how easy it was to move around with the small amount of people.

There are enough kiosks to have a nice walk around the world and the small amount of people make it easier to find a table or bench to sit and enjoy. I would not have missed the extra kiosks if they were not still in place and closed. There are fewer kiosks and the kiosks that were open had reduced offerings.
** Update 9/29 new kiosks have opened and are still opening **

All attractions were walk-on, including Soarin and Test Track. I imagine there are lines earlier in the day but nothing that late in the day.

Note: my neighbor heard that none of the restaurants around the world were open but later told me that this was not true. You must use the Disney Experience App to make reservations and you must already have your Disney Park Reservations.

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Disney Food and Wine Festival – Greece

Greece – 2018

We chose to experience the recommended pairing of Loaded Greek Nachos (Vegan) and Domaine Skouras Moscofilero.

We tasted the Moscofilero before the nachos and did not love it but once we began eating, we found the pairing of the wine and food to be perfect. Continue reading Disney Food and Wine Festival – Greece

Disney Food and Wine Festival – Islands of the Caribbean

Islands of the Caribbean 2018

You should stop here, YUM!!

Once again we chose the recommended pairing and wow was it good.

The Jerk Spiced Chicken Lollipop was a perfect blend of spicy & sweet plantain and mango. The flavors mixed together and delighted our taste buds.

I think it is called a lollipop because it is a drumstick – nice name.

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Disney Food and Wine Festival – Festival Center

Festival Center 2018

Stop by the Festival Center to get information about the food and wine festival.

They have an information booth and a huge map. This is also where they have classes and seminars, both complementary and for an extra fee.

The Ghirardelli chocolate experience is a nice self-tour display with some amazing chocolate sculptures. You will also get a small sample.

If you are an annual pass holder, stop here to get your magnet and on your 4th visit, pickup your small cutting board.

At the Shimmering Sips Mimosa Bar, the Tropical Mimosa ($6) was cold and sweet, we liked it but it would have been too sweet for more than one glass. The Blood Orange Mimosa ($6) was cold and tart but not sour. Both Mimosas had a nice taste but they were great when we mixed them together.

There are shops and a craft beer experience here as well.

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Disney Food and Wine Festival – The Light Lab

The Light Lab

This is not our first visit to the Food and Wine Festival but it is our first visit in 2018. We usually start at Mexico and work our way around but this year we decided to be different.

Our first stop was the Light Lab where we began our Food & Wine experience with a cider flight ($9+). Yes, $13 for 3 small glasses of cider and a bottle of water. I wasn’t in a Disney Frame of mind just yet but I was working on it.

The Dry Rose was dry but had a nice taste because you could still taste the cider through the rose.

Surprisingly, the blueberry peppercorn cider was quite tasty, not too dry not too sweet and not overly spicy.

The third cider, Zen Berry, was less cider and more sweet.

It is a good sample of different ciders. This location is a temporary location so water is only available by the bottle, no free glass of water here.

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