News 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

[DCBaker]

Disney has announced dates for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival:
 

August 29, 2024 through November 23, 2024.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Dates, Details Announced

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE takes place at Walt Disney World Aug. 29 through Nov. 23! Get all the details.

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[JohnD]

Disney has announced dates for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival:
 

August 29, 2024 through November 23, 2024.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Dates, Details Announced

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE takes place at Walt Disney World Aug. 29 through Nov. 23! Get all the details.

disneyparks.disney.go.com

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[sWANNISAX]

Bigger news. Epcot has no festival all summer for the first time in how many years?

This is a plus in my mind. I'm glad flower and garden is ending for everything looks dead and the outside good stand in 90+ weather was never appealing.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

I wonder why they did this? My understanding is that those festivals were wildly profitable for Epcot.

 

[wdwfan22]

I believe they expect attendance to be down this summer And have noticed that food and wine doesn’t bump attendance during the summer.

 

[Disneydad1012]

Not a fan of this change...The booths will still be there sitting empty. There's no way they don't make money off the summer crowds. Even if they are a tad bit lower than they used to be...july/aug is busier than Sept.

 

[DisneyDreamer08]

Well this is interesting! I will be there August 17-24th. I can’t remember the last time I was at Epcot without a festival!

 

[jrhwdw]

Disney has announced dates for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival:
 

August 29, 2024 through November 23, 2024.

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Dates, Details Announced

The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE takes place at Walt Disney World Aug. 29 through Nov. 23! Get all the details.

disneyparks.disney.go.com

Nov 23? That End Date isn't going to delay Festival Of The Holidays I Hope.

 

[christine7257]

I'm excited to see how they use Communicore Hall in the festival. Really hoping for the return of some of the celebrity chef demos, wine tastings etc. Unrelated to the Hall, hoping that some of the individual restaurants go back to offering special events like the Tequila Lunch, Wine vs. Beer, Parisian Brunch etc. The festival has really been lackluster (to me) without these extras.

 

[Brian]

I wonder why they did this? My understanding is that those festivals were wildly profitable for Epcot.

It's a test. They want to see if the new additions to EPCOT are sufficient to drive attendance on their own merits, rather than relying on the festivals as a crutch as has been done in previous years and was less from ideal.

 

[Brian]

Nov 23? That End Date isn't going to delay Festival Of The Holidays I Hope.

It ends before the week of Thanksgiving, as has been the case in recent years. Festival of the Holidays should start Thanksgiving weekend.

It just seems later because Thanksgiving is late this year.

 

[vikescaper]

Nov 23? That End Date isn't going to delay Festival Of The Holidays I Hope.

Festival of the Holidays usually starts after Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving is the last Thursday of November.

 

[bmr1591]

Nov 23? That End Date isn't going to delay Festival Of The Holidays I Hope.

It shouldn’t. They’ll officially start the 29th or 30th, I assume.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I guess I’ll just starve this summer. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in my name to the Dollywood Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration.

 

[JohnD]

I guess I’ll just starve this summer. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in my name to the Dollywood Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration.

I think I'll do something crazy: Like make a reservation for a hotel somewhere along the Florida gulf coast and veg out.

 

[Jcf8037]

I mentioned in the other thread, but I can’t imagine them forgoing this cash influx. I have to expect some kind of “summer fest” announcement to come. Unless it’s designed to drive people to the table service restaurants, which appear to be struggling more than usual?

 

[JohnD]

I mentioned in the other thread, but I can’t imagine them forgoing this cash influx. I have to expect some kind of “summer fest” announcement to come. Unless it’s designed to drive people to the table service restaurants, which appear to be struggling more than usual?

I think they'll have a summer celebration surrounding the opening of Communicore Hall. But not a full fledged "festival."

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Bigger news. Epcot has no festival all summer for the first time in how many years?

This is a plus in my mind. I'm glad flower and garden is ending for everything looks dead and the outside good stand in 90+ weather was never appealing.

Gotta absorb the MK overflow once Tiana opens.

 

[mf1972]

i’m surprised they’re not starting the festival early like they usually do, but i don’t object to it. i know it’s a money maker for them, but a little break in between is nice. although i don’t think this is a factor, but i wouldn’t want to be standing in line at 1 of the kiosks in july/august. sometimes those lines move slowly.

 

[sWANNISAX]

Bigger news. Epcot has no festival all summer for the first time in how many years?

Gotta absorb the MK overflow once Tiana opens.

I hardly think Epcot is the place to absorb that overflow. I'm not sure how much of a draw Tiana is based on the amount of discounted Tiana merch at that ap merch event last year.