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There’s something a little more magical about Disney World during the holidays.
EPCOT Norway Pavilion during Christmas
Between the festive decor, eats, drinks, and special events like Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays — it’s no wonder so many people plan trips to the parks this time of year. Not only that, but it looks like another restaurant has been added to the EPCOT Candlelight Processional Dining Package lineup — and it’s one you won’t want to miss!
It might only be October, but you know Disney likes to start preparations for things early, so there’s already a lot of planning to be done for the holidays! Festival of the Holidays is returning to EPCOT in Disney World this year, and it’s bringing with it those Holiday Kitchens we love so much, festive decorations, the Cookie Stroll, and a bunch of entertainment.
Festival of the Holidays 2021
One of those entertainment offerings is the Candlelight Processional, which is when the Christmas story is told by a celebrity narrator while am orchestra and choir accompany the re-telling. We already know the dates, who the celebrity narrators are going to be, and which dining packages are available for the event, and now, you can go ahead and book a dining package to save your spot!
The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival will be starting before we know it! It kicks off on July 14th this year, and we’re SO EXCITED.
Food and Wine!
We know about the booths at the festival, as well as some returning activities, like the legendary Cheese Crawl! The Eat to the Beat Concert Series is also returning to the festival this year, and along with it, dining packages are coming back, too. So get ready, because you’ll be able to book these dining packages VERY soon!
The 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts will be taking place in just a few weeks (from January 14th through February 21st, 2022)!
Festival of the Arts 2021
We’ve already gotten a full list of the food booths that will be available at the festival, news about select things that will be returning, and more details. But today we have exciting news for the Disney on Broadway concert series fans who want to make sure they get guaranteed seats for their favorite performances!
If you’re going to Disney World during the holidays, you have to check out the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!
Festival of the Holidays Sign
Festival of the Holidays takes place at EPCOT from November 26th through December 30th this year and celebrates different cultural traditions from around the world. There are food booths, decorations, and the famous Candlelight Processional. And, we just got exciting news about the celebrations!
The Plaza Inn in Disneyland is making this Christmas a little more special with their All-in-One Meal Package for A Christmas Fantasy Parade.
Plaza Inn
Not only do you get lunch at the Plaza Inn, but you get a voucher to the reserved viewing area in Main Street USA for A Christmas Fantasy Parade! A great holiday-themed meal and prime viewing of the wooden soldiers, Mickey and Minnie, and gingerbread men on parade!
Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching… and with it will come brand new experiences at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as it officially makes the transition into a full-day park offering nighttime activities!
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Naturally, we here at the DFB are most concerned about the ones involving FOOD! So, without further ado… [Read more…]
Disney World has extended their popular Fantasmic! Dining Packages into the lunch hours! Lunch packages with reserved seating at the show are now available at The Hollywood Brown Derby and Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano. Here are the details:
Source: Disney Parks Blog
Dining Packages for the World of Color have been announced! The dining packages will work like Disney World’s Fantasmic Dinner packages. Guests will book their dining arrangements and eat well before the show begins. After dining, guests will receive tickets for reserved viewing at the shows. Ariel’s Grotto and Wine Country Trattoria are the restaurants participating in the package.
Update: After June 14, 2012, World of Color Dining Packages will no longer be offered at Ariel’s Grotto.
Dinner seatings for the 9pm show will be from 4-6:30pm. Dinner seatings for the 10:15pm show will be from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
A prix fixe meal with reserved viewing will be available in the elegant surroundings of Ariel’s Grotto on the edge of Paradise Bay. After dinner, guests will be offered admission to the “World of Color” Preferred Reserved Viewing area.
Guests can enjoy a three-course, prix fixe dinner in the newly expanded and remodeled Wine Country Trattoria. Following dinner, the guests will be admitted to the Preferred Reserved Viewing area for the show. The Italian meal includes choice of starter, entrée and dessert plus a special wine pairing.
To Make Reservations, call 714-781-DINE. Note on Reserved Viewing: Each guest entering the reserved viewing area must have reserved viewing area admission. Children (ages 3-9) must be accompanied by an adult. Guests may only enter the viewing area during designated times and no early or late admission will be allowed. Guests in large parties may not be guaranteed admission within the same reserved viewing area. Separate theme park admission is required.
If table-service isn’t your style, consider ordering one of the World of Color picnic meals. Varying from cold fried chicken to delicious sandwiches, these can be ordered in advance or picked up (subject to availability) on the day you’re in the theme park! See details here on how to order the World of Color Picnic Meals! Here’s a World of Color Picnic recent review.
See more Disneyland Dining News here.
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