Dining and Event News

This 626 "D" magnet will be available starting May 1st, 2024 at Epcot, and will be available until June 26th, 2024 (or until supplies run out). Each Annual Passholder can get ONE magnet… you have to physically be in Epcot, with your Annual Pass (digital or physical), and have a government issued photo ID to prove that you — are you. There will not be any kind of Virtual Cue system in place for these… each passholder that wants one, will have to actually get in line with all the above ... ( read more ... )

I did not get a chance to visit the Seven Seas Food Festival last year... in fact, I'm not sure I sampled much of anything, at any of the theme park festivals last year. The break provided me with a little re-think on how to approach these festivals... I can't do anything about what they're offering now or what the festivals used to be, in years past... I can only enjoy what's here, now. Without taking too much time away from the Seven Seas Food Festival by waxing nostalgic – many of the food items ... ( read more ... )

I finally had a chance to visit SeaWorld's 2024 Seven Seas Food Festival and take photos of the menu boards and prices. There's still a whole month left for this year's festival, so let's take a look at the menu boards!  But first, here's the 2024 Seven Seas Food Festival map again, just in case you want to see where some of these booths are. This is the same map that's posted with our text-only version of the menu… it's just that we don't get to see the prices until after the festival starts, ... ( read more ... )

The spring of Jake's Beer Festival takes place this year on Friday, April 26th, 2024. The popular "sip and stroll" style event is three hours long (from 6pm to 9pm) and features 50+ craft beers and hard seltzers from Florida local and regional breweries... along with some great tapas-sized food pairings. Jake's Beer Festival takes place in a mostly covered area known as the "Wantilan Pavilion" behind Jake's American Bar at the Lowes Royal Pacific Resort — and there's usually a small band that ... ( read more ... )

We now have a full concert series schedule for the 2024 SeaWorld Seven Seas Food Festival. This year's concerts will take place in the park's "Bayside Stadium" on every Saturday and Sunday during the festival. The "food and beverage" parts of the festival are available Thursday through Sunday — but concerts are generally on the weekends only. These are full-length shows that are performed at one specific time per day, like a traditional concert. While the concerts are free once you're in the ... ( read more ... )

The 2024 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival is just around the corner, so today, we're taking a look at the menu items for this year's festival. The Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival takes place on Saturdays and Sundays only between March 9th, 2024 and May 19th, 2024. The food and beverage locations should be open at 12pm and stay open until the posted park close times. Festival Sampler Lanyards are back for 2024 and are a great way to enjoy the festival. The 10 Item Sampler Lanyard is $70.00 ... ( read more ... )

The Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival in Tampa will feature some great bands for their 2024 concert series — which will take place on Saturdays and Sundays only. The concerts start at either 6:00pm or 7:00pm — so please be sure to check the schedule for the group you want to see. There's usually also a smaller stage closer to the food booth trail — that features local live music acts during the festival. Concerts are included with daily admission to the park but ... there is a VIP ... ( read more ... )