A little birdie told me that there’s something new at The Citrus Blossom this year…

Okay, make that a LITTLE ORANGE BIRD. You see, this beloved bird from the Sunshine Tree Terrace in Magic Kingdom has made a home for himself at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, too, and it’s here at The Citrus Blossom (one of the event’s Outdoor Kitchen Food Booths) where we’ll find our little pal… as well as all sorts of citrus-y snacks and sips. We’re bringing you our reviews of EVERY SINGLE BOOTH at this year’s Festival (along with checking out all the Festival’s entertainment, Disney topiaries, Garden Graze food crawl, and more), so please join us at The Citrus Blossom as we check things out!

Menu

There’s a mix of returning and NEW items at The Citrus Blossom! When it comes to food, both the Orange Sesame Tempura Shrimp and the Lemon Meringue Pie are back this year.

Sips are where it’s at for the new items! In addition to the new Key Lime Wine Slush, you’ll find three new beers on the menu: an Orange Twist Imperial Ale, a Lemon Drop Shandy, and the Tangerine Express Hazy IPA. You can also grab all three with the Beer Flight.

Calling all Orange Bird lovers! At The Citrus Blossom booth, the Orange-Lemon Smoothie in a souvenir Orange Bird sipper cup is back! 🍊We also have:

🍤 Orange Sesame Tempura Shrimp
🥧Lemon Meringue Pie
🍺 Beer Flight
🍋 the NEW Key Lime Wine Slush pic.twitter.com/nH1fXCmzWl

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) February 28, 2024

Let’s dig in…

Eats

The Orange Sesame Tempura Shrimp is glazed with an orange-chile sauce. It costs $7.00. 

This item made our Best of the Fest last year, so we were especially excited to try it again! Well, once again, this is absolutely our favorite food item here. It’s perfectly fried without being greasy. It has such a great crunch that we just can’t get enough of. Although it’s a bit pricy at $7, you ARE getting 5 decent-sized pieces, so we think it’s totally worth it.

The orange chili sauce is what takes this dish from great to GREATEST EVERRRR. It’s not at all spicy. It’s just a sweet chili sauce with a nice orange tang that pairs PERFECTLY with the shrimp. We simply do not have words for how good this sauce is. This is a best of the fest item for us.

Prefer something sweet with your citrus? The Lemon Meringue Pie might be more up your alley.

Lemon curd, lemon mousse, and toasted meringue comes together for this dessert dish, which is $4.75. TBH, it didn’t knock our socks off last year. This year, we thought that it was absolutely beautiful, and the mousse was delicious, but the pastry at the bottom was disappointing. It’s too hard — so hard we couldn’t cut it. If you really like lemon meringue, this could be a great option for you but we just think there are better options elsewhere.

So, there you go for the eats! But, honestly, it’s one of the drinks that we’re especially excited to try this year…

Drinks

NEW to The Citrus Blossom is the Key Lime Wine Slush! This drink, coming in at $12.00, has replaced the Orange Sunshine Wine Slushy from previous years.

 “Key Lime,” you say? And “Wine” along with that? Yep, we’re in. We really loved this at first. It was like drinking key lime pie in liquid form and we were in love. However, the more we drank it, the more we found that it was overly sweet and acidic. We couldn’t finish it. If you LIKE super sweet drinks, though, this could be a great option for you.

As promised, the Orange-Lemon Smoothie has returned, as has the souvenir Orange Bird sipper cup that comes along with it! Together, they cost $15.00. This drink is ALWAYS a winner for us. It tastes like drinking an orange creamsicle and it’s just so refreshing and perfect for anyone who likes orange flavors.

This drink is non-alcoholic… but it’s not just a great sip for the kiddos!

BTW, a bit of background…  the Orange Bird Sipper created QUITE A STIR when he made his Flower & Garden Festival debut — in sipper form –at the 2019 event. He’s received a few makeovers over the years, but no matter what form the sipper takes, it is ALWAYS a hit! (Basically, the Little Orange Bird Sipper was the biggest souvenir deal of ALL EPCOT FESTIVALS EVER… before the Figment Popcorn Bucket hit the scene, that is. 😉 )

Anyhoo… let’s get back to it — it’s BEER TIME! Options this year are Southern Tier Brewing Company’s Orange Twist Imperial Ale, Left Hand Brewing’s Lemon Drop Shandy, and Stone Brewing’s Tangerine Express Hazy IPA. All three are priced at $5.75 for 6 ounces, or $9.75 for 12 ounces.

All three brews are new to the Festival, and you can try all three with the Beer Flight for $10.25, if you like.

First up, let’s try the Lemon Drop Shandy! This one is super lemony and acidic. Like, Alka-Seltzer acidic. Not our fave. Anyway…

Next, it’s time for the Orange Twist Imperial Ale. We found this to be very similar to a Blue Moon with a bit more of an orange flavor.

Last but not least, we have the Tangerine Express. This was our favorite! It’s a classic IPA with citrus notes. If you like beers and ciders, you’ll like this one.

OVERALL

Overall, we think this is an awesome booth. It has a lot of solid options, like the tempura shrimp, IPAs, and orange slush, and we have a feeling we’ll return over and over again this year for a taste of the booth. If you love all things citrus, you TOTALLY need to stop here.

Oh, my friends… we’re not done yet! There’s still SO MUCH MORE to check out at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, so on we go!

Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY BOOTH at the 2024 EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival!

Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know:

• Learn about the Garden Rocks Concert Series and Dining Packages
• Check out ALL of the 2024 Flower and Garden Booth Menus
• See what eats you’ll need to try to get a PRIZE at the Festival!

And don’t forget to pick up our EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival e-book! See more details about the book below.

What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments!