The 17th Annual International Food & Wine Festival begins September 28 and continues through November 12, 2012. The festival offers culinary delights from around the world that are sure to please everyone’s taste buds!
This year’s festival highlights include 30 international food and beverage marketplaces, signature dining experiences with celebrity chefs, culinary demonstrations and wine seminars, craft beer and mixology seminars, and the nightly “Eat to the Beat” concert series.
In addition to the international food marketplaces set up throughout the World Showcase, you will also find other venues to compliment the festival experience. “The Cellar” will feature over 300 wines showcased at the festival for you to purchase. It’s also possible to have your bottle(s) signed by the vintner! Complimentary tastings will also be offered at select times during the day.
The Festival Center Café will offer cheeses and light snacks along with a wine bar for you to enjoy during the day and the Stockpot Shop will offer cookbooks, gadgets and festival-themed goodies to take back home.
The International Food & Wine Festival has complimentary offerings that are included with your Epcot admission; however some extra-cost events are offered that will further enhance this event! Space is limited at some of these events, so secure your space early! You can call (407) WDW-FEST to make a reservation. You will also be able to purchase food items from the marketplace booths at minimal costs.
The International Food & Wine Festival promises culinary delights to please every palate! Let Witte Travel & Tours help you start planning your festival experience now! Give us a call at 1-800-469-4883 now!
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New Fantasyland Grand Opening!
The next phase of Walt Disney World’s New Fantasyland expansion in the Magic Kingdom Park is scheduled to open on December 6, 2012! Attractions included in this phase are Be Out Guest Restaurant (counter service for lunch and full service for dinner), Gaston’s Tavern (counter service), Under the Sea—Journey of the Little Mermaid, Enchanted Tales with Belle, Ariel’s Grotto, and Bonjour! Village Gifts. Look for previews of these new venues in mid-November!
Dining reservations will be open for booking in later this month for Be Our Guest Restaurant. It is expected that this will use one table service for dinner or one counter service for lunch if you are on a Disney Meal Plan. We also expect a credit card guarantee and cancellation policy will apply for the dinner seating. Reservations can be made 180 days in advance so start planning now!
And the expansion won’t stop there! Princess Fairytale Hall will open in 2013 and a new Disney “mountain”—The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train—will debut in 2014!
The first phase of the New Fantasyland Expansion opened to guests in July of this year. Storybook Circus includes Barnstormer—Starring the Great Goofini!, the Casey Jr. Splash & Soak Station, and Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
This is the largest expansion of the Magic Kingdom since opening in October, 1971. Give us a call and let us help you start planning your visit to the newly expanded Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World!