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Why You Should SKIP the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival This Year and Do THIS Instead

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While EPCOT’s International Food & Wine Festival is one of Walt Disney World’s premier annual events, many guests may be unaware that there’s a SECOND Food & Wine Festival each year: The Food & Wine Classic, held at the Swan & Dolphin hotels.

2025 Food and Wine Classic

The annual event, which is usually in conjunction with the final weekend of EPCOT’s Festival, features two days of gourmet cuisine from award-winning chefs, paired with fine wines, beers, and spirits from around the world, as well as live entertainment, seminars, and fireworks. The 2026 edition is scheduled for November 20th and 21st, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM each day.

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A HUGE Disney World Food Event Starts TOMORROW

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If you’re a foodie visiting Walt Disney World, it truly is the “most wonderful time of the year.” Not only is the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival about to put a bow on its celebratory 2025 season, but another of our favorite events is about to happen in conjunction with it!

Food and Wine Classic

Each year, the Swan & Dolphin Resorts stage a special weekend in conjunction with the final weeks of EPCOT’s premier festival: The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic! This annual ticketed event, which kicks off on November 14th, will feature gourmet cuisine from award-winning chefs, fine wines, beers, and spirits from around the world, along with live entertainment, educational seminars, and even fireworks to put a bow on the experience.

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Why Isn’t EVERYONE Following This New EPCOT World Showcase Rule?

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EPCOT is one of the most beautiful parks in Disney World, but there’s one rule that way too many guests still ignore.

Spaceship Earth

If you’ve ever wandered through World Showcase on a Saturday night, you probably already know what we’re about to say. The evenings can get absolutely packed, especially right now during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. That’s why Disney pros swear by this rule that can save you from an overcrowded, less-than-magical evening — and trust us, once you know it, you’ll never want to ignore it again.

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Meet the Disney Expert Who Ate Around EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival in One Day

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It’s my job to eat my way around Disney World, and I recently tackled the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival!

Hi, I’m DFB Breea!

Here at DFB, we’re serious about Disney World snacks and restaurants (it’s in our name, after all). Each year, we send a whole team of reporters (including yours truly!) to the first day of each EPCOT festival to try all the new eats, as well as some familiar favorites. I was there for the opening day of Food & Wine this year, and I’ve got some hot tips to share.

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The Annoying EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Problem That Keeps Happening in Disney World

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We go to the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival every single year, and we keep encountering the same problem.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival display

No, it’s not that we want to spend all our money on delicious eats (though we do!) and it’s not that half the festival season has ridiculously hot weather (even though it does) — we’re talking about a problem we desperately want Disney to fix. The tables!

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The Most Expensive Items You Can Buy With a Snack Credit at EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival

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We hope you brought your reusable dining utensils because EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival is finally HERE!

Fry Flight

We’re finally at the culmination of weeks of excitement building from spotting festival booths popping up around the World Showcase and World Discovery to finally getting a peek at the menus for each booth’s offerings (and don’t forget getting to taste a menu item a tad early!) However, since we’re talking about menus there’s one big thing we need to talk about — those PRICES! Yep, not everything you’ve got you heart set on trying this year will be an easy price to swallow on it’s own, but if you’re looking to use your snack credits to offset some of that cost, this is the post you NEED to study!

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The Best Hidden Germany Pavilion Secret Has Returned to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

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The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is finally HERE!

It’s Tiny Train Town time!

This annual celebration of global cuisine in Disney World runs from August 28th through November 22nd, and we’ve been making our way around the World Showcase, checking out all the booths, merchandise, entertainment, and more. But, it looks like things are getting festive at the Tiny Train Town as well!

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The Alps Booth at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival Is POPULAR, and We Know Why

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It’s almost time for the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival!

2024 Food and Wine Festival

We’ve been going to this festival for decades now and covering it here at DFB for more than 10 years, and throughout that time, we’ve kept an eye on which booths are the most popular. Many return year after year, and if there’s one that’s guaranteed to be busy, it’s The Alps.

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PRICES REVEALED for the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Booths

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One of our FAVORITE times of the year is coming up — and we’re not talking about spooky season (though we do love it just as much).

Tostada de Camarones from Mexico 2024

The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival will take place from August 28th to November 22nd. This highly anticipated festival will span over 80 days, offering global marketplaces filled with food, concerts, and other family-friendly activities. Disney recently dropped the full list of menus we can expect to enjoy at this event, but now we officially know PRICES as well!

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NEW Food Booth Revealed for the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

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Something BRAND NEW is coming to EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival this year!

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Disney World has made a few announcements about one of the most anticipated EPCOT festivals of the year so far but this one really surprised us! We’ve already gotten a tease of which bands we can expect to find playing at this year’s Eat to the Beat Concerts, when we can start making dining package reservations, and even a peek at a returning fan-favorite experience. But nothing prepared us for a brand new booth offering coming soon.

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