YES! I loved that area, we would get that charcuterie board every year and sit in that grassy area to enjoy! It's wild that the got rid of that area to put bathrooms in.
Haha, they really should, we would do such an amazing job!
Even on really busy days, there’s typically not super long waits. The longest we probably ever waited was in France when they only had two cast members ringing people up. Maybe 20 minutes wait. Most lines move quickly
That is awesome, thank you!
Here are few recent aerial views of the construction site near spaceship earth:Is there a possibility that the new Communicore Hall will be open and house the Appleseed Marketplace?
Same here. If we're talking about the same seminars, they were low cost $12-$15 per event and we enjoyed a tasting of the subject food and the recipe card was handed out at the table. Held in the a/c at the Festival Centre which think was the old Wonders of Life pavilion. That was a key part of the Festival when it truly was about cooking and learning from the pros. Think I had some interesting shrimp, bison and scallop small plates over the years. I also remember complaining here on the Boards about the host who always seemed a little tipsy with a glass of wine in her hand and maybe a tad handsy on stage with some of the young chefs. I now wish there was a host and seminar to complain about.
I’ll miss the booth, but I’m glad it’s not in the theater. I visit every other year during F&W and I haven’t seen the Canada show in 8 years. I’ll be glad to see it again.
Consider buying a Food & Wine gift card wristlet and loading it with your budget for the day. You can buy them at a few locations but the Port of Entry kiosk just as you walk over the central walkway to World Showcase comes to mind. Go early to World Showcase ie as soon as it opens for the day. Check times as you get closer to your date. Often it opens around 11am. Since you're going on a Friday, the booths will becoming increasingly busy and the lines longer esp as you get into late Friday afternoon and early evening once some locals get off work and flood in to enjoy a Friday night at F&W. Definitely pick up a free guide. Have a rough idea of your favourite items and target those early. Also decide if you want to go right or left to start your circle. For me, it depends which direction is most front loaded with the food booths I need to check out. Enjoy! ps if you can switch your day from Friday to mid week you'll probably find the crowds easier to deal with.
How exciting! There will be food booths all around World Showcase that open at 11am (maybe 10-15 minutes earlier if they're ready). Booths will close with the park and are not typically open for any extra hours. Lines will build throughout the day and Friday nights (and weekends) are typically pretty busy with a lot of locals coming in.
I love this app! My husband and I select all of the items we want to try on the plane ride over. It just adds a little fun to it.
Ohhh, thank you about the wristlet. I'll check into that. Unfortunately, we are only doing the parks Friday and Saturday. Since MK is doing the Halloween party, we'll wait until Sat for MK.
That's some great info!! Thank you so much!! I'll check out the app.How exciting! There will be food booths all around World Showcase that open at 11am (maybe 10-15 minutes earlier if they're ready). Booths will close with the park and are not typically open for any extra hours. Lines will build throughout the day and Friday nights (and weekends) are typically pretty busy with a lot of locals coming in.
All items are available for purchase a la carte. Many years ago they did do a "deal" where you purchased a limited pass of sorts but they did that one year only and haven't brought it back.
The items are also served individually and there aren't trays like there would be at a quick service restaurant. That can make it challenging to carry multiple items if just one person is doing the ordering. Some people bring their own trays. They have sold a small festival themed tray in the past. Last year I bought an inexpensive set of foldable, fairly sturdy cardboard trays with high sides (like you'd get in a stadium concession stand) and it was easy and light to keep one in my bag and helped in those instances.
The wristlet gift card is a great idea for convenience and budgeting. I would suggest you also have some cash with you as they sometimes have to shut down the electronics at the outdoor booths when lightning is in the area. Some booths have registers at both ends (Canada, Mexico, Japan come to mind) ... they're not always open but worth checking.
There will be a festival passport available at either entry to EPCOT (with the maps) and also in some shops. The passport will list by booth the various items available, and you can "check off" what you try as you go (you need to bring your own pen/pencil). The passport is also where you'd keep track of your progress in the fromage montage (in those instances the cast member at the booth will stamp your passport). There is also an unofficial app called WDW Food&Wine that also has the menus and lets you create a wish list that a lot of people use.
The Remy scavenger hunt (or Pluto's pumpkin pursuit) are both fun activities - you can do them yourself for free just by hunting for the items in each pavilion or you can purchase the map and redeem for a small prize. You can redeem without ever finding a single item -- they don't test you on it.
We typically don't do the concerts either, but you can hear the music from anywhere in the America pavilion so if a band you are interested in without wanting to invest time in the full concert you can plan to be in the same area for a show.
Sorry - that was probably more than you wanted.
Bummer. I will miss them by 3 days. Story of my life.
