Happy 20th Birthday, Epcot Food and Wine Festival!!

Can you believe it? 2015 will mark the 20th Consecutive Year that Walt Disney World has hosted this event. What started as a way to draw crowds during a slower part of the year has officially become a huge draw and destination in its own right.

And even though it’s only (ONLY?!?) April, it is NEVER too early to start the countdown to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! We’re already sharing who will be playing at the Eat to the Beat Concerts, so it’s definitely time to start booking your dates…

This year’s Festival will once again run a record number of days — more than seven full weeks of food, music, and special events! But with so much awesomeness to enjoy, my number one piece of advice remains the same: Plan, Plan, Plan. And then Plan some more.

And we have a fun and easy way for you to get started, even before the first menu or culinary demo is announced!

The DFB Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival is now available for pre-order. (Expected publish date is mid-Summer 2015.) And when you enter discount code “CHEFS” at checkout, you’ll enjoy $3 off the cover price!

But AJ, Why Do I Want to Order the DFB Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival Now?

I’m really glad that you asked! The biggest and best reason for you to pre-order your 2015 DFB Guide to the Food and Wine Festival is that you’ll get the 2014 Guide immediately for FREE!

Find out our best tips for visiting the World Showcase booths in the DFB Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival e-Book!

That means that you can start planning today! And I promise, that is something that you totally want to do. Because when Culinary Demonstrations, Seminars, and Other Special Events are announced, it’s usually just days before booking opens — and then they book up super fast. Time is of the essence when you’re ready to book.

And with the Festival celebrating its 20th year, we already are expecting that it’s going to be truly over the top.

Events with Celebrity Chefs, Like This One with Chef Gale Gand, Book Up Extra Fast

We expect an expanded Marketplace offering, plus all kinds of Special Extras.

What does all of this add up to? If you’re ever going to plan a trip to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, then 2015 is the year to do it!!!

So, What Do You Get in the DFB Guide to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival e-Book?

As is the case with all of our DFB Guides, we’re making this edition downloadable for your convenience, and it’s a snap to install on all of your mobile devices. The 2014 version is a PDF guide with over 220 pages of detailed information about the Festival as well as photographs and customized bonus items, and we expect the 2015 guide to weigh in at a similar heft.

If you’re on a budget, you’ll love our advice on how to make those dollars (or Disney Dining Plan snack credits) stretch all around World Showcase. And our FAQ section answers questions you didn’t even know you had!

See Our Recommendations for Getting the Most Out of Your Snack Credits — Like the The Kalua Pork Slider from the Hawai’i Marketplace

This guide is guaranteed to help you better plan a rewarding Food & Wine Festival tour, or your money back. And that’s the best news of all. Because we understand that your vacation time (and budget) are limited. We want you to get the most out of your visit!

Here’s a list of just some of the Bonus Items included in the e-Book:

• A full, daily schedule of events for every day of the Festival
• A printable World Showcase Booth Menu Checklist that you can use to plan, and easily bring with you to the Festival
• Themed World Showcase booth crawls (there’s even one for the kids!)
• Food and Wine Festival customized Touring Strategies for One Day visits, Budget-Conscious visits, Visits with Kids, and more
• A chapter dedicated to all “New for 2014″ events, menu items, booths, and more
• Full food, wine, beer, winery, cocktail, and chef indexes, including dates and locations of where you can find your favorites
• Epcot Food and Wine Festival recipes
• Top tips on how to use MyMagic+ at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
• And more!

Don’t wait! Pre-order your DFB Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival today, and get started planning for your Best. Festival! Ever!! Enjoy $3 off with discount code “CHEFS” and get a copy of our 2014 Guide immediately for free! We’ll send you the 2015 guide automatically to your email address as soon as it’s published in mid-Summer. 🙂

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