What is a Culinary Demo at the Festival Center During Epcot's Food & Wine Festival?
Epcot
Disney has a knack for repeating things that are good. With that being said, the Culinary Demos have been a part of Epcot's Food and Wine Festival since it began in 1996. There have been some tweaks to the program here and there over the years, and they have all been for the better. Today, the demos combine culinary education and entertainment with a small food and wine pairing sample for each guest.
While the price has risen a bit from year to year, we still think they are a pretty good deal, and ... ( read more ... )
Chef Art's Florida Fish Camp Set to Open at Disney Springs in 2016
Disney Springs
Chef, restauranteur, philanthropist, and just an all around great guy Chef Art Smith has finally leaked a tiny bit of information about another new restaurant coming to Disney Springs in 2016. Chef Art's Florida Fish Camp is in the planning stages now but is set to open in the Spring of 2016 and looks to bring a little slice of Southern cuisine and charm to Disney Springs.
It's far too early to be talking about menus but Chef Smith just makes the best fried chicken, ever... period. If you want to ... ( read more ... )
Epcot Food & Wine Information Pages
Epcot
We have just added a new set of pages for Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. You will notice the two lines at the top of the Mealtrip "Home" page (with the little wine glass), that read "2015 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival…", those two lines are "sticky" and will stay at the top until the festival is over. You can still click the "Festivals" link in our main menu at the top of every page to view, rate, and review all of the food booth items. This new Food and Wine Festival area was created ... ( read more ... )
Farewell Pizzafari Breakfast and Hello to Another Starbucks in the Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
We learned today that Animal Kingdom's Pizzafari will serve it's last breakfast on June 17th, 2015. This is significant to me for a couple of reasons.
I think the breakfast period at Pizzafari is better than lunch or dinner at Pizzafari. For starters, they don't serve that ubiquitous, too much crust, not enough topping, too small for $8 theme park pizza for breakfast. They actually have two and a half really decent entrees... an egg, cheese, and veggie multi-grain croissant that's served with some ... ( read more ... )
The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2015 Rumor Season
Epcot
It's hard to believe that it is already time for Epcot's Food and Wine Festival Rumor season to begin! Those of you that follow our little theme park foodie site here at Mealtrip.com already know that I don't dive too deep into the rumor and breaking news pool. A hundred different sites cutting and pasting the same paragraph of information just doesn't seem to be too practical… so we stick with published facts and your options about the events themselves. If you find any of our coverage useful, ... ( read more ... )
The Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package is Back for 2015
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Hollywood Studios
We just got word that the Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package is once again being offered at Hollywood Studios this summer, and is available for booking by calling 407-939-3463 or you can click here to book the event online at the Disney.com site. The event is planned every day from June 17th, 2015 to September 7th, 2015 (except July 4th and July 15th).
Of the three themed premium packages (StarWars, Frozen Summer, and Frozen Osborne Holiday), all of which included dessert parties at Hollywood Studios ... ( read more ... )
Farewell Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party... Hello Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party!
Magic Kingdom
The almost always booked solid Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party at the Magic Kingdom has just been replaced with a very similar sounding "new" dessert party experience beginning on July 5th, 2015, the more aptly named the Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party.
If you have existing reservations for (now old) Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party, fear not… the price, location and name of the event will stay the same until July 5th, 2015.
We probably won't know just how much is ... ( read more ... )
Blustery Days, Chef Demonstrations, and the Problem with Free Piggylicious Cupcakes
Epcot
The inaugural Chef Demonstration at Epcot's Port of Call gift shop was met with a very blustery day. The kind of day that you can only find in the Hundred Acre Wood. There's no telling if that drew guests into the small gift shop space, or kept guests away from the park that day, but there were around 50 audience members milling about during the demo, which to me, seemed just about right. You could pack more in of course, but might have spoiled the pensive vibe that you can find within the confines of ... ( read more ... )
Epcot 2015 Flower and Garden Festival Menu Boards
Epcot
We have added the menu boards for the Epcot 2015 International Flower and Garden Festival to our festival and events photo page. This is the first year that we have added the menu boards, and may incorporate them into the individual kiosk pages a bit more for future festivals.
Our "lead in" photo for each booth or area is a picture of the food kiosk itself, followed by the menu board, the photos of the food items, and then any additional area or environment photos from that area. Occasionally, we'll ... ( read more ... )
The Complete 2015 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Food Items Page is Now Available
Epcot
All of the food item photos and prices for the 2015 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival "Outdoor Kitchen" Kiosks are now in place, and the rating system has been turned on. Also for the first time this year, we have complete Gluten Free and Vegetarian Friendly markers in place as well.
From the main food item festival page for the Flower and Garden Festival, you can select Gluten Free or Vegetarian Friendly from the sort options, and those items will float to the top of the list, so you can see ... ( read more ... )