Dining and Event News

There are 19 food and beverage booth locations (give or take) for this year's Epcot International Festival of the Arts that will be offering special food and beverage items during the 2022 festival. Most of the locations open from 11:00am and stay open until the posted park closing time, during the festival dates. The event is included with park admission, but food and beverage items require separate purchase. The annual festival runs from January 14th, 2022 to February 21st, 2022. Items marked ... ( read more ... )

There's a whole new holiday show at SeaWorld this year called the Sounds of the Season Performance Series!!! As far as I can tell — each concert will take place once or twice on each of the Christmas Celebration event dates — please see our Event Dates Calendar on the Christmas Celebration home page (click here). These special concerts and theatrical performances will take place in the Nautilus Theater and the artists and group appearing will change a little bit from day to day. A complete ... ( read more ... )

SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration has been going on for quite a few years now, and one of my favorite things about the festival is (naturally) the food booths... but also the pretty lights and various entertainment packages that have been part of the festival. The weather is generally a little cooler this time of year, and for me... it's the perfect "stroll around and sample food and beverage items" temperature!  Returning this year are the very popular (and cost saving) Sampler Lanyards. Like ... ( read more ... )

As part of Epcot's Festival of the Holidays event (which takes place from November 26th, 2021 through December 30th, 2021), Epcot sets up "Holiday Kitchen Food Booths" around the park (similar to the Food & Wine Festival, but not quite as many booths). The cost of each item, is only revealed once the festival starts and we get a closer look at the menu boards. Photos of all the menu boards with prices will be uploaded here on the Mealtrip.com site, so be sure to check back after November 26th. Items ... ( read more ... )

The Candlelight Processional is a holiday tradition at Epcot that takes place during the park's Festival of the Holidays. It's a full-scale 40 minute production where a celebrity narrator tells the story of Christmas — recounting the biblical tale of a savior born in Bethlehem. The production features a 50-piece orchestra and a large choir. This year, the following celebrity lineup will lend their talents to the performance:Auli’i CravalhoNovember 26 through November 28 (Friday, Saturday, ... ( read more ... )

Holly Jolly Santa — there's a whole lot of Christmas going on over at SeaWorld this year! I thought I'd put together a separate post here for all the non-food things that are happening at this year's Christmas Celebration event. If you would like to see all of the food and beverage offerings, I've posted a separate article called "Menu Items for the 2021 Christmas Celebration". There is an event calendar link on our main page for the festival (click here)... while most event days are Friday, ... ( read more ... )

SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration begins on Friday, November 12, 2021 and takes place on select dates until January 2, 2021. There are all kinds of festive holiday offering this year including special stage shows, a brand new performance series, nightly snow flurries, holiday lights, fireworks, and of course — holiday food and beverages!The Christmas Celebration Tasting and Brew Sampler Lanyard is back this year, and it's a great way to try the food and beverage samples that the festival has ... ( read more ... )

I can't believe it's time for holiday special event menus to start rolling out already! I haven't posted my review for last month's Harbor Nights event yet but I can't wait any longer to post the next Holiday Harbor Nights menu!Hot on the heels of October's Harbor Nights "La Dolce Vita" event the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel will host it's annual Holiday Harbor Nights event on Friday, November 26th, 2021. All of the Harbor Nights events follow a similar format… but each specific seasonal night ... ( read more ... )