PHOTOS: Japan Global Garden Set Up For EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2023

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The Global Garden is being set up in the Japan Pavilion for the 2023 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. Bonsai trees will be installed in the zen garden later. There are several bamboo structures, including archways with wind chimes hanging from them. Some of these structures will become fountains. A shallow puddle of water … Read more

Akoya Pearls Reopens in Japan Pavilion at EPCOT After 3 Years

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Akoya Pearls reopened today, February 15, in the Japan Pavilion of EPCOT after a three-year closure. It has not operated since March 2020, when Walt Disney World Resort closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This experience can be found inside Mitsukoshi. At this station, there are tanks of water with dozens of oysters at the … Read more

HAF2Paint Returns for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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One of the mainstays of EPCOT’s art scene is HAF2Paint, so it only makes sense that they’d be back for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts! HAF2Paint The studio, featuring the artwork of Heather A. French, has a booth located near the Japan Pavilion. No photography is allowed in the booth. For cat … Read more

Noah Fine Art is Back with New Mickey & Minnie and Ursula Paintings at the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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Noah Fine Art is back for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. The booth is known for Noah Elias’s detailed paintings of Disney characters, and this year’s no exception! Noah Fine Art The kiosk can be found in the Japan Pavilion. There are both parks related pieces and Disney character art. There are … Read more

REVIEW: Goshiki Returns with New Rainbow Katsu Sando, Ichigo Daifuku and More for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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Goshiki is a Japanese-themed food studio available during the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. Its food menu this year consists of katsu, sushi in the form of a donut, and Daifuku, a stuffed mochi. The alcoholic beverages include a lager, sake that you can get personalized, and a yuzu sake lemonade. This menu … Read more

REVIEW: Funnel Cake Kiosk Returns with Mini Mocha Funnel Cake Available During the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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The Funnel Cake Kiosk, nestled between the American Adventure and the Japan Pavilion, never ceases to amaze us with the creations they make for the various food festivals around EPCOT. This year, available during the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is a Mocha Funnel Cake, that will have chocolate lovers jumping for joy. … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEOS: The Complete Guide to the DuckTales World Showcase Adventure at EPCOT

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DuckTales World Showcase Adventure has officially debuted at EPCOT, replacing Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure, which closed in 2020. We have full video guides to each of the eight “adven-shares” available to guests across World Showcase, including the illustrious finale for completing the seven country adventures! Each adventure includes a handful of missions, which are … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Full Playthrough of the Japan Mission for DuckTales World Showcase Adventure at EPCOT

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The new DuckTales World Showcase Adventure game officially debuts on December 16, but we were able to participate in a soft opening at EPCOT. We’ve already completed our first mission in China, and now, with the help of Gizmoduck and Fenton, we are ready to venture into Japan. This article will contain gameplay spoilers, but … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Storytellers Celebrate the Season Around World Showcase During the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

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The 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is underway, and guests can have fun learning about holiday traditions around the world through a variety of Storytellers! The Storytellers can be found around World Showcase, showing off their traditions through unique performances of comedy, dance, and music. Their locations are mostly marked with scroll signs … Read more

REVIEW: Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen Returns with Sushi Tree, Mochi Cake and More for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

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Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen is a staple of the Japan Pavilion during the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. With delicious soba, intriguing cocktails, and of course, an actual sushi tree, this is one of our favorite booths of the festival, year after year. Menu for Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen at the 2022 EPCOT … Read more

BREAKING: Tokyo Dining at EPCOT Closing Until Summer 2023, Takumi-Tei Reopens This Week

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Tokyo Dining, a table service restaurant in the Japan pavilion at EPCOT, will be closing for a major remodeling project on November 20, 2022. The restaurant is expected to reopen in the summer of 2023 with a new look. No further information is available at this time. The project and closure were just announced today, … Read more

Takumi-Tei Finally Reopening in November at EPCOT

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One of the last holdouts of major table service restaurants, Takumi-Tei at EPCOT, will finally reopen next month after more than two and a half years! Guests can dine in one of five dining rooms themed to the natural elements water, wood, earth, stone, or washi paper once more starting November 23. Reservations will open … Read more

Prices Raised, Some Items Removed From Teppan Edo Menu at EPCOT

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The menu for Teppan Edo in the Japan Pavilion of EPCOT has seen a few changes this month. Prices have raised and some items have been removed or switched out for something else. Above is what the menu looked like when we visited during Teppan Edo’s reopening in August 2020. The spicy calamari appetizer has … Read more

REVIEW: Impressive Chicken Yakitori, Beef Tataki, and More Join the Frushi at Hanami for the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

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“Journey to Japan for innovative plates crafted with culinary Zen,” is how Hanami is described as for the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. On the menu this year is the perfectly Instagram-able Frushi, along with a two new dishes and an entirely new beverage menu! Hanami at the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & … Read more

REVIEW: Goshiki Offers Grocery Store-Quality Fare for Twice the Price for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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Goshiki returns for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, which is running from January 14 to February 21, 2022. This year, the food studio brings a new chicken dish and two new beverages to the festival! Menu for Goshiki at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Food: 🆕 Chicken Kushiage: Breaded and Fried … Read more

REVIEW: Cherry Blossom Funnel Cake is a True Masterpiece for the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

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The Funnel Cake kiosk in World Showcase is open year-round, but something special is added for the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. The 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts takes place January 14 – February 21, 2022. Menu for the Funnel Cake Kiosk at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Food: 🆕 … Read more