The Cheese Crawl Is CHANGING at EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival This Year

Who’s ready for this year’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival at Disney World?

2021 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

We’ve been getting all kinds of new details about this year’s event, including a FULL LIST of the food booths and all the performers coming for the Eat to the Beat concert series. And, on top of all the food and entertainment, there’s a BIG change coming to the iconic cheese crawl!

If you’re not familiar with Emile’s Fromage Montage (a.k.a. the cheese crawl) here’s a quick refresher — in previous years, festival-goers could pick up a Festival Passport and make their way around World Showcase purchasing five cheese-filled dishes that were pre-selected by Disney. Once guests tried all five cheesy dishes, they could return the passport to a designated location pick up a free prize!

This year, however, things have changed. Guests will still need to purchase five of the cheesy dishes listed in the festival passport, but now, they will have a total of 10 dishes to choose from! Choices include:

Crispy Barbecued Pork Rinds with Pimento Cheese — The Swanky Saucy Swine marketplace
Smoked Corned Beef with Crispy Potatoes, Cheese Curds, Pickled Onions, and Beer-Cheese Fondue — Flavors from Fire marketplace
Crispy Paneer with Mango-Curry Ketchup — India marketplace
Schinkennudeln: Pasta Gratin with Ham, Onions, and Cheese — Germany marketplace
Raclette (any) — The Alps marketplace
Griddled Cheese with Pistachios and Honey — Greece marketplace
Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread — Brazil marketplace
Canadian Cheddar and Bacon Soup served with a Pretzel Roll — Canada marketplace
Passion Fruit Cheesecake with Toasted Macadamia Nuts (Available Beginning August 15th) — Hawaiʻi marketplace
Mac & Cheese (any) (Available Beginning August 15th) — Mac and Eats marketplace

2021 Croissant au Fromage de Chevre

So, instead of having to try every single dish to win a prize, now you’ll have options! This can be a big perk for those pickier eaters who still want to participate.

And, don’t forget that the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival will run from July 14th to November 19th, 2022 this year so you’ll have plenty of time to try all the new and returning eats! Of course, we’ll be there covering EVERYTHING so stay tuned to AllEars for more!