We can hardly contain our excitement around here because we are just DAYS away from the start of the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival!

It was another week full of big news stories including an opening date for Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar and a big change to the popcorn at the Disney theme parks!

We have a lot to share, so let’s jump right in…

Disney Food News

• Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar is opening September 22 in Downtown Disney!
• The 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival is just around the corner! Check out some special deals here on DFB!
• We have more updates about Disney Springs including Walt’s Restaurant and the Neverland Tunnels.
• Reservations opened for the Merry & Bright Dessert Party and the Merry & Bright Dinner Reception during The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.
• Pop Secret was named the official popcorn at the Disney Parks!
• A “magical foodie experience” featuring Walt Disney World food is headed to London!
• Our new #OnTheList series continues with the secret drink menu at the Cove Bar in Disney California Adventure!
• We review Les Chefs De France in Epcot’s France pavilion.

Check out all the latest Disney Food News — even the stuff we don’t mention in posts on the blog! — on our Disney Food News Pin Board, including menu updates, restaurant closures, special events, and more!

We’ve got all the latest for you, so check it out before you go.

DFB Reader Finds

If you find a fun new food — or other edible awesomeness — in or about Disney, share a photo with us on facebook or twitter so we can add it to our DFB Reader Finds each Sunday!

Stacy Wellivere shared a photo of the Fairfax Salad from Fairfax Fare at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We would recommend this salad when you’re looking for something out-of-the-ordinary.

Maggie Schrand Biederman recently shared a photo of a yummy cupcake from the Contempo Cafe at Disney’s Contemporary Resort! See our full review of this one here.

Do you have a favorite Disney Food find? Share your photos with us!

DFB Readers #OnTheList Suggestions

As part of our new #OnTheList series we’ll be sharing weekly some of our readers’ suggestions for what they would add to the Disney Food bucket list!

“@DisneyFoodBlog the Lapu Lapu at the Poly should definitely be #onthelist” — CooShelleyLoo (@CooShelleyLoo) September 3, 2015

“@DisneyFoodBlog #OnTheList butterfinger cupcake from DHS….or any cupcake for that matter — Pippa Garner ☕️” (@DVCPippa) August 31, 2015

Make sure to search #OnTheList on Twitter to see what is on everyone’s Disney food bucket list, plus tweet out your favorites using the hashtag #OnTheList.

Check out our #OnTheList page to see what’s on OUR Disney Food Bucket List!

Deal of the Week: Countdown to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival!

There’s less than ONE WEEK left until we kick off the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival. So as we continue to cross off the days until it’s underway, we want to offer you some special savings on the DFB Guides!

For all the fun we have bringing you the latest news about Disney Food, we’re passionate about one thing especially: making sure that every visit you make to Walt Disney World is as great as it can possibly be.

So as we continue celebrating with a month of savings, we are happy to bring you savings on some of our most popular DFB Guides and Bundles.

DFB Guide to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival

The DFB Guide to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival was written to give you everything you need to know in one handy volume (and we mean EVERYTHING).

With more than 240 pages and tons of bonus items, it offers all of the information that you need to make the most of your Festival visit. Learn more about the DFB Guide to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival here.

And during our Countdown to the Festival Sale, we’re offering this popular DFB Guide for $3 off! Just use code COUNTDOWN at checkout to save on this must-have Food and Wine Fest companion.

This guide includes customized bonus items that surpass any other Food & Wine Festival coverage that’s out there. These include:

• A full, daily schedule of events for every day of the festival — this is the only place you’ll find this schedule anywhere!
• 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, including “Fun Eats for the Kids,” the “Chocolate Lovers Crawl,” the “Continent Crawl,” and so many more!
• Food and Wine Festival customized Touring Strategies for One Day visits, Budget-Conscious visits, and even one to celebrate the TV Show The Chew!
• A chapter dedicated to all “New for 2015” events, menu items, booths
• 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+ and the Disney Dining Plan at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
• And so much more!

Veterans and guests who are new to the Festival will appreciate knowing what they are getting before spending time and vacation dollars. Whether you want to sample wine, enjoy a craft beer, taste test an exotic dish, or find the best dessert, the DFB Guide to the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival will help you discover the strategy that is exactly right for you.

The DFB Everything Bundle

But for those of you who want to be prepared for EVERYTHING at Disney World, we’re also offering our most popular Bundle, the DFB Everything Bundle, for a special savings as well!

This bundle packs in all of our e-Books, including the Guide that started it all — the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining, 2015 edition. And during this special sale, you can get $4 off the already low price when you enter code SAVINGS.

This Bundle is priced at a huge discount already — over 40% off the guide prices —  representing great savings. But with our extra $4, you’ll save even more. Learn more about the DFB Everything Bundle here.

Ready To Take On The Go

As always, we’ve made all of these e-Book guides instantly downloadable and easy to install on all of your mobile devices. Take them with you into the parks for easy access to all the info you need, when you need it, without carrying along a bulky guidebook!

So take advantage of these great deals this week, and stay tuned next week to see what other great discounts we introduce as we continue to Countdown to the Festival!

Remember, with a 100% money-back guarantee on all of our guides, you have nothing to lose! 🙂

On to the Round-Up!

Mickey Fix

found this great cookbook for kids and each purchase helps put money toward children’s nutrition around the world!

WDW For Grownups is talking about the Ocean Spray traveling cranberry bog that’s coming to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival.

Disney Parks Blog shares the top 11 apple treats at the Disney Parks this fall!

AllEars.net reviewed Disneyland’s most popular character meals.

TotallyTheBomb.com shared a recipe for some out-of-this-galaxy Princess Leia cupcakes!