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fireurgunz Skycap
Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 494 Location: In the middle of the magic!
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:24 am Post subject: Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival |
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I'm going to WDW on Oct. 27 which is in the midst of the Festival. I had a few questions for locals of Orlando or anyone else who has been there during the event.
What exactly is it?
Will they be giving out free samples?
How about some tips? _________________ Attention travelers, please remain seated. Your vechile will be rotating backwards. -Spaceship Earth |
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WDWFan Pilot
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 10863
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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I've been to it a few times. Not a lot of free food. there have ben some minor things. A bee exhibit where they gave a honey sample.. a peanut exhibit where they gave a sample. Other than that most of the items do require some fee.
Basically they schedule a lot of specialty dinners and a bunch wine/beer tastings. Some can be quite expensive.
The part I enjoy is that around the world showcase they will have booths set up with cuisine from various countries. Some are quite good, but there are charges. I would recommend you go to www.allearsnet.com as they have quite a write up of it that explains it quite well. |
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fireurgunz Skycap
Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 494 Location: In the middle of the magic!
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks WDWfan! I was beginning to doubt myself when I said free samples. This is Disney World we are taking about. The only thing free are the napkins, maps, hotel soap, and... that's about it. _________________ Attention travelers, please remain seated. Your vechile will be rotating backwards. -Spaceship Earth |
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WDWFan Pilot
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Well, please check out the site I mentioned. It really can be a lot of fun, and if you are on a limited budget like I am it helps to know what is there so you can plan accordingly. Sampling at every booth quickly becomes expensive. |
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Figmentathm UAB's 1st Boston Marathon Finisher
Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 1995
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Also keep in mind that Epcot will be busier during the days. There are a lot of locals, or people who live within an easy drive that visit Epcot for this festival. _________________ [ |
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SGT623 Gate Agent
Joined: Oct 13, 2005 Posts: 868 Location: Lake Buena Vista, FL
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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I just went to Epcot today. Everything is all set up but the walls are in place to cover everything up. Looks like a party will happen this Friday
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Ellory Commander in Chief #1
Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 4434 Location: Gurnee, Illinois
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: |
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fireurgunz....Since I'm doing the wine class for the jamboree, I have some material I could offer you. It pairs wines available at the F & W , with foods being offered by each country. If you PM me your email address, I'll send it to you. It might help you save some time and money, by narrowing down your searches.... _________________
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daguru Pilot
Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:46 am Post subject: |
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They have all sorts of seminar's through out the park... cooking, wine making/tasting, beer exhibits....
They also usually have two small pavilions highlighting new countries... in the past this has included Spain, Australia, and I can't remember the other one.....
Each country servers a few regional dishes, approx appetizer portions, along with alcoholic selections....
The pricing is usually between $1.25 and $5.00, depending on the dish....
mrsguru and I love this festival, this is our favorite time to go.... we usually sample a few things from each country and pile on our favorites (crab cakes in AA, chicken sa cha in China, cheddar chesse soup in Canada, etc....) and it usually costs us approx $120... This includes several glasses of wine and beer along the way also.....
Since you are going on a week day, it probably won't be that bad... The weekends are much worse, like SGT said, the local residents come out in droves....
PARTY ON DUDE! |
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fireurgunz Skycap
Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 494 Location: In the middle of the magic!
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ellory wrote: | fireurgunz....Since I'm doing the wine class for the jamboree, I have some material I could offer you. It pairs wines available at the F & W , with foods being offered by each country. If you PM me your email address, I'll send it to you. It might help you save some time and money, by narrowing down your searches.... |
Thanks but... I'm only 16!!! Too young to drink. But sure I'll message my email address to you for the food portion!!! Thanks again _________________ Attention travelers, please remain seated. Your vechile will be rotating backwards. -Spaceship Earth |
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