food IS a theme park
After four months, EPCOT finally reopened today to guests!
Future World Construction
In addition to the launch of the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and ALL of the delicious food booths, there’s more new stuff to see at EPCOT. Oh yeah, baby, we’re talking merch!!
Today was the grand reopening of EPCOT! After a week of exploring Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, we’ve been busy tasting our way around World Showcase for the first time since March. And there is PLENTY to taste, with “A Taste of Food and Wine” officially kicked off!
La Cava del Tequila
And when we visit World Showcase, one of our favorite gems to stop at is La Cava del Tequila. So once we knew EPCOT was reopening, we immediately penciled in a trip to the Mexico Pavilion to see how the new health and safety measurements would be implemented.
Just before Disney’s Riviera Resort reopened, we learned its character breakfast at Topolino’s Terrace would be the ONLY returning character meal at Walt Disney World and would include a few modifications.
It’s Minnie!
Other traditional character meals such as Trattoria al Forno‘s Bon Voyage Adventure Breakfast would resume, but not have any characters for the time being. Even though Disney World had told us all character dining would resume at a later time, we were SHOCKED when we learned that EPCOT’s Garden Grill would be reopening — with characters!
We’re headed over to Canada because we’ve got some fun news!
Canada Ears
NEW EARS, BABY! We were passing through the Canada Pavilion in EPCOT today as we snack our way around the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival when we spotted a new piece of merch that caught out eye. Check out theses Canada Minnie Ears!
EPCOT threw open the gates today to welcome back guests for the first time in what felt like forever. We have been at EPCOT to capture all the special moments, including the kickoff of the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival!
A Taste of EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival
As excited as we have been to get back to EPCOT, we’ve noticed how pumped up the Cast Members are to see everyone!
Although many of us were expecting the 2020 A Taste of EPCOT Food and Wine Festival to open on July 15th along with the rest of EPCOT, we were surprised to see so many of the booths pop up in the park during Cast Member Previews!
Canada
While there were new eats and treats around the World Showcase, we were happy to see some of our favorite returning booths make their way back to the festival. And, we’re taking you with us to check out all the items that are back at the Canada Food Booth this year!
If there’s one thing we look forward to every year, it’s EPCOT Food & Wine.
Hawai’i Booth
We were taking a gander at an almost-reopened EPCOT today at the Cast Member Preview (we were invited by a friend!). Much to our surprise, some of the festival marketplaces for the upcoming A Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival were OPEN! Take a look!
Disney is gearing up for EPCOT to reopen this week.
Sunshine Seasons
With the start of A Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and a ton of new health measures, we’re expecting some changes when we get back into the park. We’re even already seeing some changes! Today, we noticed the addition of the Mobile Order feature to a favorite EPCOT quick-service spot!
Annnnd we’re back in EPCOT for the grand reopening and the first day of the Taste of EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. Last week we took a detailed look at all of the changes at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.
Epcot Entrance
Now, we’re live in EPCOT for the park’s Reopening Day to check out all of the new processes and changes! And don’t forget, the Taste of EPCOT Food and Wine Festival kicks off TODAY. You can view the full menus here.
Note: We have already checked out the park for a Cast Member preview. You can read more on our first day back in the park below.
We spent the day dining in the reopened Disney World resorts, but that’s not the end of our excitement.
Hi Mickey!
With many restaurants reopened around the Disney World resort hotels, we’ve been patiently waiting to hear which familiar dining spots will be reopening with the parks on July 11th (for Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom) and July 15th (for Epcot and Hollywood Studios).
Well, we’re in luck because Disney just dropped the FULL LIST of restaurants that will reopen with the theme parks next month! Let’s take a look!
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