REVIEW: Belgium Returns as “Waffles” Booth for the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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A Waffles booth has opened at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. This is the most recent latecomer to this year’s festival after The Donut Box and Cool Wash returned last weekend. Most festival booths have been operating since the park reopened in mid-July. This booth seems to be a pared-down version … Read more

REVIEW: Cool Wash Returns to the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. We previously noticed Cool Wash was preparing to reopen and now it has finally returned. Cool Wash debuted their speciality slushies at last year’s EPCOT … Read more

REVIEW: The Donut Box Returns to the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival with NEW Donut Holes

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The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. We previously noticed The Donut Box was preparing to reopen and now it has finally returned. This one-stop-shop for donuts made its debut at last … Read more

PHOTOS: The Donut Box Debuts New Festival Menu for Reopening Tomorrow Along with Cool Wash at EPCOT

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We’ve been watching Cool Wash and The Donut Box prepare for a delayed fall opening at this year’s Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. We saw more preparations at the kiosks today and Cast Members confirmed that they are hoping to reopen tomorrow, October 2. Cool Wash has Plexiglass barriers in front of … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: New Fantasyland Soft Opens at Tokyo Disneyland, Heavy Crowds at Walt Disney World, Halloween Character Dining, and More!

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 21 to September 27, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom You can tour the Magic Kingdom … Read more

REVIEW: China Debuts New Chengdu Street Fries & Crispy Shrimp at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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China has added a new food item to their menu at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival: Crispy Fried Shrimp with Chengdu Street Fries. We’ve had China’s street fries before at last year’s Festival of the Holidays as well as in Nine Dragons Restaurant, so we were curious about the addition of … Read more

PHOTOS: The Donut Box and Cool Wash Preparing to Open for the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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Though they posted a menu back in June, The Donut Box has yet to reopen at EPCOT for the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. We’ve been keeping an eye on it and the neighboring Cool Wash for signs that these locations would be reopening. We did notice that the door to The … Read more

REVIEW: Flavors From Fire Returns to the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2020 with NEW S’mores Whoopie Pie

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The Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has been running since the park reopened in mid-July. Unfortunately, not all the marketplaces planned for the festival opened on time. Now after we noticed it preparing to open, Flavors From Fire has finally returned. Menu for Flavors From Fire at the Taste of EPCOT International … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Minnie “Queen of Cuisine” Food & Wine Festival 2020 Spirit Jersey Arrives at EPCOT

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If you loved all of the Minnie Mouse “Queen of Cuisine” merchandise for the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, then you’ll want to pick up this new Spirit Jersey. The jersey is pink with Chef Minnie on the front. Minnie is posing proudly with the 25th anniversary logo for the EPCOT International … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Figment and Remy Taste of Food & Wine Festival 2020 Pandora Charms Arrive at EPCOT

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Wear your favorite EPCOT festival on your sleeve with these new Pandora charms for the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2020. The first charm is an Annual Passholder exclusive and features everyone’s favorite Chef, Remy from Ratatouille. Remy is holding a strawberry and a slice of cheese. Next to Remy, it says … Read more

PHOTOS: Flavors From Fire Preparing to Open at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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Though most of the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival has already opened, some booths are still getting ready. One such booth is Flavors From Fire, but we spotted the booth preparing to open on our most recent EPCOT trip. There are now social distancing markers leading up to the register of Flavors … Read more

PHOTOS: New EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2020 Magnets and Phone Cases Debut at Walt Disney World

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There’s new merchandise cooking at EPCOT for the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. New magnets and phone cases have arrived around the park featuring classic characters and global goodies. (It should be noted that these items don’t have the “Taste of” part of this year’s festival name, meaning they were likely … Read more

PHOTOS: New Chef Mickey and Minnie EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2020 Dooney & Bourke Bags Arrive at Walt Disney World

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There’s a new item on the merchandise menu at EPCOT. Dooney & Bourke bags themed to the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival have arrived at the park, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse in chef outfits as they cook up some culinary delights. Most noticeably, the tags are missing the “Taste of” … Read more

REVIEW: New Escargot Dish Brings Buttery, Garlicky Goodness to the France Marketplace at the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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Bonjour from the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! One of the staples of the France Marketplace has returned with a new escargot dish! The escargo replaces the goat cheese tart that was on the menu when the festival began on July 15th. It’s good to see this beloved festival item back … Read more

PHOTOS: New “Ratatouille” Chef Remy Souvenir Gift Card Debuts at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2020

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Any veteran of the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival will be familiar with the popular souvenir gift cards. These gift cards are perfect for anyone who will be getting a lot of food (and wine), but doesn’t want to dig their credit card out of their wallet at every booth. Plus, each year introduces … Read more

PHOTOS: The Alps and Spain Booths to Only Open “As Needed” at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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The Alps and Spain booths only recently opened this past weekend at the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, but both are now closed again. While looking for some cheesy goodness today, we noticed that The Alps booth wasn’t open. Cast Members told us that the booth would only be operating on an … Read more