Reviews of General Exhibits and Experiences
Reviewed by John Review Date: 01/06/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We attended the F&W Festival on 10/22 and 10/25 and found the food at the various countries to be very good. The lines were very short, but there was a lack of seating in many places.
We also found the F&W Center to be a very long way from everything and unless you were attending a demonstration there wasn't a whole lot to see of do there.
Pros:
Great Food, short linesCons:
F&W Center a long walk from everything, lack of seating in the World Showcase.Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/23/2022
Rating: (9) Recommended
I love this festival! So many good booths and plenty of choices. It adds even more fun to my favorite park
Pros:
Lots of options. Food is amazingCons:
Can get very expensive if you're not careful (I would put money on a gift card and use it until it runs out then you know when to stop)Reviewed by CarlJD Review Date: 01/25/2021
Rating: (9) Recommended
My wife and I have traveled two years in a row for this festival. We love it. There is something for everyone here. We always make sure to try something from every country. This year's big winner was the China area's chipotle shrimp fries. I dream of them every day!
Pros:
Amazing fun choices from around the world. So much fun!Cons:
The booths go away after!Reviewed by DebQ Review Date: 06/12/2019
Rating: (9) Recommended
My daughter and I went to the Festival in October 2018. This was a first time for us and we absolutely loved it. Went on a Wednesday, and it certainly wasn't crowded. Could always find a table to eat our samplings. The variety of food and drink was amazing, and it is nice that the portions that they give your aren't so huge. You could try a lot throughout the day and not get so full. Wish we could have tried more. Coming back this fall. Will be on our "must do" list every time we come to Disney.
Pros:
Variety of food/drink. Portion sizeCons:
Expensive to try all of the foodsReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/25/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
Our family loves this event so much we came here on 2 different days of our 5 day vacation. Food is awesome and hard to pick your favorite
Pros:
Wide variety to tasteCons:
Would be nice if some of the tastes were either slightly bigger in size or slightly cheaper as having a family of 6 tasting got really expensive quicklyReviewed by bellebookworm9 Review Date: 09/12/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
We visited on Days 2 and 3 of this year’s Food & Wine Festival, August 30th and September 1st. For being both the opening weekend (Friday-Saturday) and the Labor Day holiday weekend, the crowds were much more manageable than expected, which was a pleasant surprise. Of course there were choke points but I was planning for much worse. We didn’t even witness any drunken debauchery, which I had heard was becoming more of a problem over the years.
Saw lots of cute F&WF merchandise in MouseGears as well as the merch booths scattered around the park. Visited the Festival Center briefly for breakfast at the Mimosa Bar. It was pretty empty at 9:30-9:45am but it looked like a nice setup (my first time ever in the building!).
We sampled many options from the Marketplace booths and I’ll review those separately. Overall, I really like Food & Wine (I was happy when Flower & Garden started offering some food kiosks as spring travel has worked better with my schedule for the last 5 years or so) and I’m glad I was able to visit again this year since our last visit during this time was back in 2011!
Pros:
Crowds much better than expected; lots of cute merchandiseCons:
—Reviewed by Imjustababyduck Review Date: 10/08/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
During our weeklong stay at WDW, my husband and I did several culinary demonstrations and mixology classes. We found the culinary demonstrations to be a very nice way to try some nice food that was cost effective, and didn't take up 4 hours of your day. (We also did a lot of food and wine pairings which take hours out of your day). I think if you enjoy the food booths, then the culinary demonstrations (which take about 45 minutes and give you a tapas sized plate) are a great way to maximize your time at food and wine. With the demonstrations, you are not stuffed full at the end, and you have the time (and room) to try the food at the booths. The mixology seminars were fun and informative, but I did prefer the culinary demonstrations over the mixology.
Pros:
Quick and inexpensiveCons:
None, reallyReviewed by dcdeb Review Date: 10/05/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
I went to the Mixology session, which is held in the Vineyard area of Epcot's Festival Center, on Saturday, September 20, the second day the session on gin was offered. The format for these Mixology sessions hasn't changed since the program's inception three years ago -- and that's not a complaint. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! And this format works. The presenter tells you a little bit about the background of the spirit, in this case gin, and of course about his/her particular company. Interpersed with the history lessons, the Mixologist shows the audience how to prepare three different cocktails using the spirit, while sharing "insider" tips and tricks for preparing the best cocktails possible. And then of course there is what is arguably the "best" portion of the event: the audience is treated to samples of the mixed drinks themselves. You can read the rest of my review of this Mixology session here:
http://allears.net/tp/ep/fw14/2014-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-mixology-gin.htm
Pros:
Fun atmosphere, chance to try 3 cocktails and learn tips from a mixologistCons:
Interferes with dinner hour a bitReviewed by wattage Review Date: 11/20/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
This was our third time attending the F&W Festival. We were there on 11/3/13 form 11am until 4pm. We really enjoyed the Canadian, French and US booths. The real stand out was the French beef bourguignon, and the US lobster tails and clam chowder. The only negatives I’ll mentions are the crowds (but I expected that on a Sunday), and the number of drunks. I think Disney needs to do a better job of limiting the number of drinks a person can have in a day. The Escargot we had at the French booth was way over cooked which made them chew like little rubber bands – not very pleasant.
Pros:
Great foodCons:
Drunken foolsReviewed by solaya062007 Review Date: 10/29/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
I was at Epcot's Food & Wine Festival on October 14th. Eat to the Beat Concert Series was featuring Wilson Phillips that day. They were fantastic; after all these years. Had never seen them in concert before but always liked their music. Very inspiring and strong performers!
