It may still feel like winter, but spring is around the corner! In a little over a month, one of the loveliest times of the year at Walt Disney World, will arrive: Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival. Blossoming from March 6 to June 3, 2019, this event offers fun-filled exploration for every age and interest. Read more
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Wordless Wednesday: It’s the Most Delicious Time of the Year!
What could be better than eating around the World? Not much! And the popularity of Epcot’s annual Food and Wine Festival proves it. This year’s festival is now in full swing and Disney, as usual, has tons of great events and workshops related to all things food and drink, and of course delicious items to try from around the world! The festival runs this year through November 13. Bon Apetit! Read more
Thrifty Thursday: Planning for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Each fall, the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival brings outdoor marketplaces to World Showcase serving small plates and drinks from around the world. The festival also features premium events such as cooking demonstrations and food and wine pairings. The Food and Wine Festival marketplaces are open daily throughout the festival. Access to these marketplaces to purchase food and drinks and access to some events or demonstrations is included in regular park admission (most premium events charge a separate fee).
As with nearly everything on a Disney vacation, making the most of your visit to the Food and Wine Festival involves some planning ahead. Here are a few tips to help you do that.
Disney with Special Needs: Tricks and Treats for the Ultimate Halloween Trip Packing
It’s late August and tonight the Magic Kingdom will host the year’s first of the most spectacular event of the year, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Oh yes, Halloween has arrived in Disney, and that means that it is fair game for everyone. Of course, there are some of us who have been salivating over Halloween decorations and hoarding fall candles since June, but when the Mickey jack-o’-lanterns make their appearance on the light posts, it is officially on. Read more
Disney with Special Needs: Planning Your Jaunt to the Food and Wine Festival
Happy Fall, Y’all! Yes, it is July. However, it is after July 4, so therefore, it is autumn. Maybe not? Alright, so perhaps it isn’t quite fall yet, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of people whose thoughts have swung right on past the last several weeks of summer and are firmly dreaming of tumbling leaves, cuddly sweaters, and pumpkin spice EVERYTHING. I won’t lie, I kind of dream about this all the time. While last year that meant dreaming of spending my anniversary and Halloween at Disney, for many people that means one pretty fabulous event (and one that, incidentally, is going to start earlier this year than ever before), the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. Read more