Epcot® Food & Wine Festival

[Tom Morrow]

Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival

Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival Celebrating Culinary Adventures Walt Disney World Resort September 25 — November 8, 2009 In 2009, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, presented by Vanity Fair, makes its grand return, transforming the theme park into a destination filled with the world's tastiest regional foods and drinks, rockin' concerts, and unforgettable sensory experiences. Guests will delight in tantalizing new additions — from the robust and exotic flavors of Rio de Janeiro and Bangkok to world-class performers like Richard Marx, Billy Ocean and Vanessa Carlton... who will take the stage at the Festival for the very first time! More than 25 international marketplace kiosks are serving up tapas-sized portions of regional specialties. Explore countries on 6 continents through their most mouthwatering foods and beverages! details Special Events complete details

Submitted by Ezra

[Tom Morrow]

No more free demos at Epcot Food & Wine Festival

No more free wine and culinary demonstrations at Epcot Fest? Orlando Restaurant Guide Well I just keep finding little nuggets of information as I continue reading the official guide book for the 2009 Epcot International Wine & Food Festival. In year’s past, festival goers who didn’t have money to shell out to sample food and wine could at least take solace in the wine seminars and cooking demonstrations that were free, gratis, no purchase necessary (although admission to the park was still required). Now I read that the used-to-cost-nothing seminars and cooking demonstrations will cost $8. For those of you fond of doing the math, there are generally three each of the seminars and demos on weekdays and four on the weekends. By my recollection, the seminars usually hold 100. So that’s a potential $4800 extra money on weekdays, even more on weekends. by Scott Joseph complete article

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[Ezra]

Disney had a press preview that was covered nicely by Orlando Sentinel:

Epcot International Food & Wine festival brings a world of flavor

and by Jack Spence at AllEars.net:

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Press Preview