Hotel reservations? Check. Park tickets? Check. Stretchy pants? DOUBLE-CHECK. 

The 2022 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is here and we’re sharing all of our BEST tips to make sure you’re a festival PRO. We’ve shared the FULL LIST of menu items at every single food booth so you can study your must-haves, and even checked out all the Eat to the Beat Concerts coming to the park this year. And now we’re sharing our EPCOT Food & Wine Festival park bag essentials you won’t want to be without during your visit!

We’ve shared tips on what to bring in your Disney World park bag before, but the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is a whole different ball game. Fortunately, we’ve rounded up some of our can’t-do-without Food & Wine essentials that will turn you into a festival PRO!

1. Food Tray

One of our top tips for making your way around the festival like a pro is to bring a small tray with you! That way, you can order multiple items from a booth (or multiple items from multiple booths!) without having to worry about how you’re going to carry it all.

In the past we’ve seen Disney come out with a festival-specific tray, but you can usually get them for much cheaper online.

Click Here to Buy a Tray for All Your Food & Wine Goodies

2. Reusable Water Bottle

Depending on when you’re visiting the festival, chances are it’s going to be HOT. Disney does have free water available at most quick service locations, but we also recommend bringing a refillable water bottle to wash down all that delicious food.

Along the same lines, we also recommend bringing along reusable utensils! Disney sells plenty of water bottles, like this SHINY gold Starbucks water bottle.

Click Here to Buy the Gold Starbucks Water Bottle

3. Takeout Containers

If your plan is to try every single item on your list all in one day, you might find yourself feeling full and have a hard time finishing everything you get! We like to toss some takeout or food storage containers in our park bag for those times where we can’t finish something but don’t want to waste it.

Trust us, there is A LOT of food at the festival. This way, you can be eating EPCOT Festival food leftovers at home!

Click Here to Buy Takeout Containers

4. Wet Wipes

Plenty of the foods and drinks you’re going to try have some sort of sticky element to them, and you might be just far enough from a bathroom to make it super inconvenient. If you’ve got wet wipes or disinfecting cloths in your bag, you can save yourself a step — at least for a little while!

Plus, these are great for wiping down a messy table.

Click Here to Buy Wet Wipes

5. Sunscreen

Remember when we said it gets HOT during the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? Well, it can also be very SUNNY. The last thing you want on your Disney World dining marathon is to wind up with a sunburn — so be sure you toss some sunscreen in your park bag and REAPPLY it!

Disney does sell sunscreen in the parks, but you’ll find yourself paying a pretty penny for it.

Click Here to Buy Sunscreen

6. Stain Remover

If you’re going to be eating food and drinking (probably brightly colored) drinks all day long, chances are you might spill a time or two. Toss some stain removing sticks like Tide To Go in your bag and don’t even worry about it!

Though, if you ask us, stains are just the mark of a good time at the Food & Wine Festival.

Click Here to Buy Tide To Go Pens

7. Hydration Multiplier

We’ve already talked about the importance of drinking water, and if you’re going to be drinking alcohol at the festival it might be a good idea to toss some hydration multiplier packs in your bag like Liquid I.V.

They come in several different flavors and can come in handy if you’re feeling a little…Jack Sparrow-like.

Click Here to Buy Liquid I.V.

8. Neck Fan

Can we talk enough about how hot important it is to try and stay cool during the festival?! Not only will water be your best friend, but bladeless neck fans are all the rage for beating the heat!

Most are battery powered and rechargeable too.

Click Here to Buy a Neck Fan

9. Gift Cards

If you’re trying to set a spending budget for your Food & Wine visit, one of our best tips for doing so is by using Disney Gift Cards! You can prepay whatever amount you want on the card and then use them at all the festival booths.

Plus, Disney usually comes out with festival-specific gift cards and ones you can wear on your wrist for easy access!

Click Here to Buy a Disney Gift Card

10. DFB Festival Guide

And last, but certainly not least — if you REALLY want to be an EPCOT Food & Wine Festival pro, then you’re going to want to bring the 2022 DFB Festival Guide along with you! It’s full of all the info you need to know plus tips, tricks, insider secrets, and MORE.

Now you’re ready to head off to the 2022 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival like a PRO! We’ll be bringing you all the latest news and updates throughout the festival and beyond, so be sure to stay tuned to DFB for the latest!

Click Here to Buy the 2022 DFB EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Guide!

Want to learn more about the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? Check out our insider tips for the 2022 Food & Wine Festival here. And did you hear that this year’s cheese crawl got an UPGRADE? You can read more about that here! Plus, don’t forget to book your Eat to the Beat Concert dining packages — read all about how you can avoid waiting in line here.

If you’re heading to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, don’t forget that guests are still required to have park pass reservations — so be sure to book yours before your trip!

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What are you most looking forward to at the 2022 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? Let us know in the comments!