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[need help planning] How to negotiate the food and wine festival
It's my first Epcot food and wine festival and I'm not sure how to plan for it! I love planning!
Do you guys have a plan or buy the disney food blog guide? Or just research online?
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My only plan is to schedule a "meal" made up of all the offerings from the various Food and Wine Festival booths. I know we really need more than one "meal" to do it justice in truth.
I have a list of all the offerings and I know which ones I want to try, which is how I know we need more "meals" to make this happen....
Much like Cheryl's advice, I just pour over the menus posted online from either AllEars or Disney Food Blog and write down what appeals to me. I don't think there's a need to purchase their book though. You can get thorough descriptions and photos within the first few days via their website. They've already posted a few.
I went solo for the first time in 2009 and had a list of 27 items to try. Yikes. But I succeeded by spreading it out over 3 days. But with two people, you can share each item and finish your list of items much quicker! But you have to be willing to share.
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Just look over the Disney food blog, they have all the info and pictures. I go specifically for the food and wine fest and spend most of my time at Epcot and so I walk around world showcase and grab something when I am hungry. If you are planning on spending the day at Epcot for the F&WF I would not plan a dinner but just eat around the world.
My plan is the first day, walk in, turn right towards Canada and start nibbling. Next day pick up where I left off the day before. Usually takes three visits to complete. And even though I'm a local in that time frame, I never go on weekends.
Great this is so helpful guys! I have two meals, a dessert (skipping dessert at teppan edo) and drinks after a marrakesh meal available to fill with f&w festival food and beverages.
How many f&w food items do you think make up a meal!? Are they small taster items?
I am quite adventurous with food so that's ok! I'm in epcot tues weds and thurs nights so no weekends!
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How many f&w food items do you think make up a meal!? Are they small taster items?
I am quite adventurous with food so that's ok! I'm in epcot tues weds and thurs nights so no weekends!
Two or three make up a meal for us. I can't do more than three, I'll feel sick. We'll go three or four nights during the week though, so we can try alot of different options. I am thankful Epcot is my children's favorite park.
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They give you a passport that has the names of all the foods and drinks for each country. They will stamp it at each booth. Gives you a place to rate and comment also, great keepsake and helps you for the next time you go, on what you liked and didn't like.
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oh, and they are appetizer size. but my family shares a taste. If it's really good we may buy a couple. We like to try almost everything, and if we didn't share, there would be no way we could do it. Too much food.
Some samples are larger than others, but a majority are no more than 4-5 bites each. So how many make up a meal? Depending on how hungry you are, maybe 6-7 would fill you up. Well, me anyway. But then, I can always make more room for the dessert items....
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OUr only plan is that I book very few dining reservations during food and wine festival. We go to Epcot most nights, and just snack away! We do sit down for the kids---usually in the American Pavilion or Electric Umbrella, and let them sit down and eat a dinner.
This will be my 2nd F&WF as a local. I usually sample about 3 booths for a meal. It takes me several days to get through all of the offerings. When I was still traveling to Orlando for F&WF we would go to a park in the morning and then hop to Epcot for lunch and do about 3 or 4 booths then continue on with our regularly scheduled day.
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But you have to be willing to share. 
great info your so helpful
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