food IS a theme park
Is there anything better for a foodie than the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival?
Food and Wine Festival
I mean, truly, all the food booths, the merch, and all the rest has had us wanting to do nothing but dine around the world showcase on repeat. And to prove it, let’s talk about the amount we spent and what we noticed!
Aren’t you stoked that the 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is here?! (I know we sure are!)
EPCOT Food & Wine Festival
But even in all the excitement over all the food booths, the merch, and more, there has been this HUGE change at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival has ultimately been an utter disappointment and we’ve gotta talk about it!
Oh, Disney. You keep us on our toes! Here’s the thing about Disney World: it is in a constant state of change. Not a single day goes by without us spotting some kind of new treat, new merchandise collection, or even a new concrete update. Even Disney experts can’t get too comfortable in the parks — there’s a lot to keep up with, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
EPCOT
Now, let’s talk about the latest sneaky update we spotted in EPCOT. In case you haven’t heard, the 2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is starting SOON (August 29th, to be exact), and there are some new additions this year! While there’s a lot to look forward to at this year’s festival, there has been one update Disney hasn’t officially shared. Yet.
After months and months of waiting, Disney finally dropped some exciting news about the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! We’ve got festival menus, people. We’ve got merchandise previews. We’ve even got the full Eat to the Beat concert lineup! We’re all set, right? Well…yes, and no.
EPCOT Food & Wine Festival
This year’s festival runs from August 29th to November 23rd, 2024. We know that some of the most popular food booths will return, along with the Eat to the Beat Concerts each evening. But the announcement we have been most eagerly anticipating? Well, it didn’t happen. Hey, Disney? We’re here to gently poke you. Pssst. Can you bring back this classic EPCOT Food and Wine Festival event?
It’s official! One of our favorite EPCOT festivals, the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is returning SOON, and we’re already making our list of everything we want to eat and drink now that we have the full list of food booths and menus.
2023 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Passport
Of course, there’s so much MORE to the festival than just food and drinks, including the Eat to the Beat concert series, which is also always a LOT of fun. This year’s festival is starting a little later than usual (although it’s in line with the festival pre-2020) and begins on August 29th and runs through November 23rd. However, as we get closer to the festival’s first day, we’re getting kinda’ concerned about some particular things.
We look forward to all of Disney World’s seasonal events!
The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival
We love all of EPCOT’s festivals and the Halloween and Christmas parties that are thrown every year. Our patience is tested as we wait for Disney to release all the information and details for each of these seasonal events. And while we have been twiddling our thumbs waiting for the full menus for this year’s Food & Wine Festival and more info on the holiday parties, we happened to spot a couple of brand new webpages that Disney added that may give us some clues about these events!
What if we told you that there was one place in Disney World that’s giving us major high school vibes?
EPCOT
We’ll give you a hint — it’s in EPCOT, it’s not a ride or a food location, BUT it IS considered an attraction. This next one will give it away, so be ready: It’s new and the majority of Disney World fans hate it. YEP, it’s CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza.
We did it(?!)
CommuniCore Hall
For roughly a month, CommuniCore Hall has been open at EPCOT, and many have been… erm… to put it nicely, questioning its value. However, we think we may have figured out some positive uses for the space.
Disney World has seen a lot of changes over the past few years!
Magic Kingdom
In Magic Kingdom, Tron Lightcycle / Run has been added to Tomorrowland, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been added to Frontierland. Recently, EPCOT just completed its multi-year transformation with the opening of CommuniCore Hall and Plaza. Even more, change is coming to Disney World, as projects for the Dinoland U.S.A. re-theme in Animal Kingdom and Beyond Big Thunder Mountain in Magic Kingdom are currently in the works.
We don’t like to root for Disney mishaps, but when they do happen, the results can be pretty entertaining.
CommuniCore Hall
Regardless of how you feel about the grand opening of CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza at EPCOT in Disney World, reactions around the internet have been less-than-stellar. It could be argued that Disney’s biggest mistake was opening a festival hub without an actual festival to celebrate. While we wait for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival later this year, CommuniCore Hall is basically just an empty space with chairs, tables, and some banners — and the internet has been RUTHLESS!
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