HOLD UP. Did You Know About This EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Secret?

The 2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is here and we couldn’t be happier!

2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

This year, we’ve been gushing over all you can do like the food booths you can visit, the merch you can pick up, and the concerts you are able to watch, but on top of that there’s this one secret that if you didn’t already know about, well, we’re here to tell you all about it!

As we were saying, there’s this one secret at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival that you’ve gotta know about. We’re talking about the Florida Blue Medicare Lounge!

Florida Blue Lounge

You’ll find this lounge hiding way in the back of the Morocco Pavilion in what used to be Restaurant Marrakesh!

Florida Blue Lounge

Now this lounge is an air-conditioned paradise that will refresh you after dealing with the Florida heat and all the crowds at Food and Wine.

Florida Blue Lounge inside Restaurant Marrakesh

Inside the lounge, there’s plenty of seating, free beverages (like Moroccan mint tea, cold brew, water, and a variety of juices)…

Lounge offerings

…and even art activities for you to enjoy!

Art activities

Now the Florida Blue Medicare Lounge is open to everyone, but you do have to register if you want to enter. There are a couple of way to register. The first is you can search for Florida Blue Lounge in the My Disney Experience app which will direct you to their site.

©Disney

You will then need to provide your name, email address, and zip code. Also, you must be 18 or older to register.

©Florida Blue

Or if you don’t want to do it on your phone, you can visit the Florida Blue website and fill out this form on the lounge page.

Florida Blue Lounge inside Restaurant Marrakesh

The lounge is open every day from 12PM to 6PM through November 23rd, 2024 (the last day for the 2024 Food and Wine Festival).

Florida Blue Lounge inside Restaurant Marrakesh

Make sure to stop by to refresh, hydrate, and even enjoy some creative activities. Until then, keeping following us here at the DFB for the latest EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival news!

Florida Blue Medicare Lounge sign

Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know:

Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Food & Wine Festival!

And don’t forget to pick up our 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival e-book! See more details about the book below.

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