food IS a theme park
Hello from EPCOT’s Canada Pavilion!
Dishes at Yukon Holiday Kitchen
We’ve been trying out several of the booths for the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays! We tried a Warm Brown Sugar-Stuffed Pretzel that was to die for and a Pumpkin Spice Margarita that surprised us with good flavors! We made our way to Canada for a taste of the returning Yukon Holiday Kitchen!
There are lots of great options in Disney World for plant-based eaters!
Vegan Hot Chocolate
Recently, we’ve seen vegan lobster, a vegan churro and chocolate cupcake, and a few vegan cake bars! Erin McKenna’s Bakery in Disney Springs is a great spot to visit if you’re a plant-based or gluten-free eater. Last year, Disney even made a huge push to include plant-based options on all their menus! Now, we’ve spotted a new sweet treat everyone can love.
Whew! Eating our way through the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is no easy task!
Refreshment Port
Maybe you’ve been following along with us LIVE today as we snack our way through EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. Well, now, we’re stopping in at Refreshment Port to see what tasty seasonal eats they’re offering!
Well, well, well, Citrus Blossom…do you come here often? The answer is YES. YOU DO COME HERE OFTEN.
The Citrus Blossom
In fact, Citrus Blossom has been at the last THREE (count ’em, THREE) EPCOT festivals. That’s gotta be a new record or something. So, yes, even though we reviewed it at the 2020 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival AND the 2020 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, we’re back for the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
We’ve got a Disney transportation update!
Disney Springs Buses
Though park-to-park transportation won’t return until 2021, we have an update for you that kicks in in just TWO DAYS! As crowds appear for the holiday season, we’ll see an extension to the Disney Springs bus service!
It’s a VERY busy day in Disney World today as the holiday weekend continues and EPCOT’s Festival of the holidays begins!
2020 Taste of EPCOT Festival of the Holidays
But, while we’re up to our eyeballs in holly and jolly over in EPCOT, we’re taking a break from the festival to head over to one of our favorite spots at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort!
It’s a busy busy day in Walt Disney World — all the Disney Park Pass reservations for all four parks are booked!
Magic Kingdom
When the opening day of an EPCOT Festival intersects with the Thanksgiving holiday break, we get higher-than-normal crowd levels and wait times. Today, we’re on location at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT to see JUST how busy the parks are, and we’re looking at wait times for all four parks!
Are you ready for more foodie fun at the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays?? We’re prepped and ready to give you ALL the food reviews for the theme park’s flagstone Christmas fest!
Shanghai Holiday Kitchen
The Shanghai Holiday Kitchen has made a glorious return to the event. The food kiosk is located at the China Pavilion and is known to fill up guests with dishes inspired by the country. Some dishes are new, some have returned, and others (including one of our favorites!) have gone missing! Take a food-filled journey with us and see what we thought of this year’s Shanghai Holiday Kitchen menu!
‘Tis the season for PEPPERMINT.
Peppermint Churro!
And, at Disney World, it’s always the season for churros. Combine the two flavors and you’re in for a real treat! Sunshine Churros in Disney Springs is known for creating holiday flavors that we absolutely love. They’re back at it again with a white chocolate peppermint churro that has us celebrating the season!
Okay, so we know that the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays always brings some tasty dishes, but one of the other things we love is the merchandise!
2020 Taste of EPCOT Festival of the Holidays
While the Disney merch celebrating the festival is great, we’re especially loving some of the unique items you can find at the Festival Market booths like these super cool personalized cartoon ornaments!
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