EPCOT 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

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DCBaker

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Disney has released the full list of performers for the Eat to the Beat concert series - the new additions are marked with an asterisk below:

*Aug. 28 - 4NRS Journey
Aug. 29 and 30 - Joey Fatone & Friends
Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 - MercyMe
*Sept. 2 to 4 - 4NRS Journey
Sept. 5 and 6 - KT Tunstall – NEW!
Sept. 7 and 8 - TobyMac
*Sept. 9 to 11 - Audio Exchange
Sept. 12 to 14 - STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
Sept. 15 - Bacilos
*Sept. 16 to 18 - La Calle Band
Sept. 19 and 20 - Sheila E.
Sept. 21 and 22 - Ben Rector – NEW!
*Sept. 23 to 25 - Evolution Motown
Sept. 26 and 27 - Tiffany
Sept. 28 and 29 - Jesse & Joy
*Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 - Southbound
Oct. 3 and 4 - Baha Men
Oct. 5 and 6 - Artist To Be Announced
*Oct. 7 to 9 - Element
Oct. 10 and 11 - The Wanted 2.0 – NEW!
Oct. 12 and 13 - The Fray
*Oct. 14 to 16 - Latin Ambition
Oct. 17 to 20 - Hanson
*Oct. 21 to 23 - The M-80's
Oct. 24 and 25 - Hoobastank
Oct. 26 and 27- Smash Mouth
*Oct. 28 to 30 - Hayfire
Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Nov. 2 and 3 - Boyz II Men
*Nov. 4 to 6 - The Hooligans
Nov. 7 and 8 - David Archuleta
Nov. 9 and 10 - Jordin Sparks – NEW!
*Nov. 11 to 13 - Gilly & The Girl
Nov. 14 and 15 - Bowling for Soup – NEW!
Nov. 16 and 17 - The Beach Boys – NEW!
 
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DCBaker

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Reservations open on August 12 for a limited-time Parisian breakfast buffet at Chefs de France during the Festival. The first seatings begin on September 5 and will be offered on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am-10:30am. The price is set at $64.95, which includes unlimited French champagne mimosas.

More details below:

Indulge in a traditional French breakfast experience that transports you straight to the cafés of Paris. Delight in a bountiful buffet featuring the following options.

This pre-paid breakfast buffet experience is only available for a limited time on Fridays and Saturdays during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. Reservations will become available on August 12, 2025, for seatings starting September 5, 2025.

Assorted French Pastries
  • Buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, almond croissants and other assorted pastries
Freshly Baked Baguettes
  • Crisp on the outside, soft and warm on the inside—ideal for spreading with creamy butter or luxurious French jams
Cheeses & Charcuterie
  • A selection of premium cheeses and artisanal cured meats
Smoked Salmon
  • Delicate and silky slices of smoked salmon, perfect for pairing with fresh bread or a squeeze of lemon
Fresh Fruit
  • Seasonal fruit to balance the richness of the pastries and charcuterie
Enjoy the perfect accompaniment to your meal with unlimited mimosas, fruit juices and freshly brewed coffee served to your liking. It’s a leisurely breakfast made to savor with friends and loved ones.
 
TheMaxRebo

TheMaxRebo

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DCBaker said:
Reservations open on August 12 for a limited-time Parisian breakfast buffet at Chefs de France during the Festival. The first seatings begin on September 5 and will be offered on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am-10:30am. The price is set at $64.95, which includes unlimited French champagne mimosas.

More details below:

Indulge in a traditional French breakfast experience that transports you straight to the cafés of Paris. Delight in a bountiful buffet featuring the following options.

This pre-paid breakfast buffet experience is only available for a limited time on Fridays and Saturdays during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. Reservations will become available on August 12, 2025, for seatings starting September 5, 2025.

Assorted French Pastries
  • Buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, almond croissants and other assorted pastries
Freshly Baked Baguettes
  • Crisp on the outside, soft and warm on the inside—ideal for spreading with creamy butter or luxurious French jams
Cheeses & Charcuterie
  • A selection of premium cheeses and artisanal cured meats
Smoked Salmon
  • Delicate and silky slices of smoked salmon, perfect for pairing with fresh bread or a squeeze of lemon
Fresh Fruit
  • Seasonal fruit to balance the richness of the pastries and charcuterie
Enjoy the perfect accompaniment to your meal with unlimited mimosas, fruit juices and freshly brewed coffee served to your liking. It’s a leisurely breakfast made to savor with friends and loved ones.
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Won't be able to make it but glad to see they are bringing something extra for the festival

Some of my favorite memories are doing some of the special lunches, etc at F&W in the past
 
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EPCOT Begins Setting Up Kiosks for 2025 Food and Wine Festival​

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EPCOT Begins Setting Up Kiosks for 2025 Food and Wine Festival

EPCOT Begins Setting Up Kiosks for 2025 Food and Wine Festival
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tpoly88

tpoly88

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christine7257 said:
Without the demos, tastings, and special meals it really seems like the festival is a shell of its former self. I still enjoy it but miss what used to be. I recognize that the majority of visitors probably have no idea what they're missing but I always had the impression that these special events were popular (they seemed to sell out). Anyone have insight as to why they halted the special events? I thought the lack of a festival center was a hang up for a long time and was hopeful when they went out of their way to say the kitchen in Communicore Hall is outfitted with cameras, but we've seen nothing.
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Same here, we used to plan coming down for the weekend from NJ just for that. Fly in Friday night, HS in the morning, F&W mid day, dinner at MK and stay till close. AK on Sunday and then to the airport.
The old festival was fun, loved the seminars and i liked how they used that pavilion between UK and Canada (after we moved to FL 15 years ago they used to do the AP preview in there). they used to have a bunch of stations in there and a good way to get out of the heat for a bit plus, the piano person playing. We did the tequila lunch too, was awesome.
I used to love the American Pavilion for wine, pay $25 and get 6 tastes of wine from all over the US. Australia used to be next to Germany and that was $20 for the tasting of 4 wines. It was a little more authentic back then with before it became a Frat right of passage. We still have fun but its changed a lot.
 
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DCBaker

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DCBaker said:
Reservations open on August 12 for a limited-time Parisian breakfast buffet at Chefs de France during the Festival. The first seatings begin on September 5 and will be offered on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am-10:30am. The price is set at $64.95, which includes unlimited French champagne mimosas.

More details below:

Indulge in a traditional French breakfast experience that transports you straight to the cafés of Paris. Delight in a bountiful buffet featuring the following options.

This pre-paid breakfast buffet experience is only available for a limited time on Fridays and Saturdays during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. Reservations will become available on August 12, 2025, for seatings starting September 5, 2025.

Assorted French Pastries
  • Buttery croissants, pain au chocolat, almond croissants and other assorted pastries
Freshly Baked Baguettes
  • Crisp on the outside, soft and warm on the inside—ideal for spreading with creamy butter or luxurious French jams
Cheeses & Charcuterie
  • A selection of premium cheeses and artisanal cured meats
Smoked Salmon
  • Delicate and silky slices of smoked salmon, perfect for pairing with fresh bread or a squeeze of lemon
Fresh Fruit
  • Seasonal fruit to balance the richness of the pastries and charcuterie
Enjoy the perfect accompaniment to your meal with unlimited mimosas, fruit juices and freshly brewed coffee served to your liking. It’s a leisurely breakfast made to savor with friends and loved ones.
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Following a technical issue yesterday, reservations are now available for the Parisian breakfast buffet at Chefs de France during the festival.

Here’s a link to make a reservation: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dine-res/dining-event/chefs-de-france-parisian-breakfast
 
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christine7257

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DCBaker said:
Following a technical issue yesterday, reservations are now available for the Parisian breakfast buffet at Chefs de France during the festival.

Here’s a link to make a reservation: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dine-res/dining-event/chefs-de-france-parisian-breakfast
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Thank you! I was able to make a reservation thanks to your post. I see now that it's showing "no reservations available" for all dates. Wondering if that's a glitch or they really could have sold out. 🤷‍♀️ We're excited to give it a try!
 
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christine7257

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LSLS said:
Wow, I know I haven't really done much sit down/buffets at Disney in a long time, but $65 with no actual entree style foods even?
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It's definitely $$$. The announcement on instagram (text below) indicated there would be egg & cheese sandwiches as well as croque monsieurs and the croque monsieurs were in the photo on the landing page when I booked this morning (looks like the page is down now). Either way, we're so excited to have a special event back at the festival we "needed" to try it. We'll get our value in the mimosas (just a splash of OJ) and baguettes. 😂


Bonjour! You are invited to join us for a Parisian breakfast buffet as part of the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival at Chefs de France located in the French Pavilion in EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort. Savor delicate smoked Salmon paired with soft Creme Fraiche, elegant fresh assortment of French pastries, croissants, pain au chocolat, and fruit Danishes. Enjoy a curated selection of fine French cheeses and artisanal cured meats, fresh fruits, a warm egg and cheese sandwich or a famous Croque Monsieur made with fresh pullmen bread. To complete the experience, sip freely on unlimited French champagne mimosas.
 
Horizons '83

Horizons '83

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Wow, this really doesn't seem to make sense outside of the cash grab from Disney. You want people to get start drinking even earlier? Wait until that 5PM hour hits and we will see even more drunks walking around World Showcase. No actual entree but hey unlimited booze!
 
TheMaxRebo

TheMaxRebo

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Horizons '83 said:
Wow, this really doesn't seem to make sense outside of the cash grab from Disney. You want people to get start drinking even earlier? Wait until that 5PM hour hits and we will see even more drunks walking around World Showcase. No actual entree but hey unlimited booze!
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well, if you are going to "all day drink" you gotta start early ... maybe this will count for "France" for them and help space out their drinking around the world some

(personally I would just like to see them better about not serving people who appear intoxicated or even escorting them out or to a "sober up" area or something vs limiting access in general ... I think the worst offenders I have seen were from prepartying in the parking lot anyway)
 
JohnD

JohnD

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DCBaker said:
Here's a look at the merchandise collections this year:

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker have whipped up cool creations in the lab—including apparel and drinkware:
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Our favorite purple dragon is back in the kitchen to show off his favorite fare—with flair:
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Remy is cooking up something amazing in this new collection that includes apparel, trading pins and more:
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Mickey Mouse is taking over the kitchen in this new collection of home décor, apparel and more:
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Commemorate your visit with celebratory apparel, accessories, kitchen essentials and more:
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I'm in dire need of new oven mitts. Maybe I'll purchase two of these.
 
JohnD

JohnD

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TheMaxRebo

TheMaxRebo

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JohnD said:
I'm glad to see these are coming back. These kinds of things used to be staples at the F&W festival. You don't see them anymore until this one.
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I very much hope this is the first of more to come. Some of my favorite things from the past are like the lunch pairings (the tequila lunch I did was a highlight) or drink making classes, not to mention the chef demonstrations and book signing. I know lots of people loved Party for the Senses (you'd think they'd at least bring that back to make big $)
 

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