Strange Food and Wine kiosk positioning

[ptaylor]

Just got back from Epcot and thought the positioning of the Australia Food and Wine kiosk is really odd. They have put it very near to Duffy, right at the entrance to World Showcase. It is occupying about 50% of the width of the walkway, and that is without its queue setup. This is already causing a bottleneck after RoE, and will be far worse once the park gets busy again. Very odd choice :shrug:

 

[wm49rs]

Isn't that where it was last year?

 

[rangerbob]

I don't know if it was Australia that was there last year but there is always a booth there. These booths always causes problems with the flow of traffic during the show. I attempt to avoid EPCOT during this time of the year.

 

[Communicore]

Just got back from Epcot and thought the positioning of the Australia Food and Wine kiosk is really odd. They have put it very near to Duffy, right at the entrance to World Showcase. It is occupying about 50% of the width of the walkway, and that is without its queue setup. This is already causing a bottleneck after RoE, and will be far worse once the park gets busy again. Very odd choice :shrug:

Yes I was gonna ask about that, as it is very odd, indeed. And it is far from New Zealand. :lol:

 

[raven]

Yep. They always put more at the front of World Showcase like that. Also this year, Ocean Spray will be sponsoring a cranberry bog. Something kinda cool I thought!

 

[officeboy]

Yep. They always put more at the front of World Showcase like that. Also this year, Ocean Spray will be sponsoring a cranberry bog. Something kinda cool I thought!

Very cool. Where? Mighty big hole to dig...

 

[scpergj]

Yep. They always put more at the front of World Showcase like that. Also this year, Ocean Spray will be sponsoring a cranberry bog. Something kinda cool I thought!

I'm kinda excited about that - my wife loves cranberries, and I have a suprise trip planned for.......34 days from now!

 

[Communicore]

I also saw the "15 beers for 15 years" stand, it is on the right side heading towards Canada.

 

[Phonedave]

I also saw the "15 beers for 15 years" stand, it is on the right side heading towards Canada.

Thats where it was last year.

-dave

 

[Communicore]

That was just craft beers last year right, I forgot what it was called. Is it different this year?

 

[Bravo 229]

I don't know if it was Australia that was there last year but there is always a booth there. These booths always causes problems with the flow of traffic during the show. I attempt to avoid EPCOT during this time of the year.

I believe the Desserts and champagne kiosk was there last year. I remember getting a glass of champagne and turning around to watch the show from next to the booth.

 

[steve2wdw]

Being a Maine native, I'm pretty happy that our biggest export (food-wise), Maine Lobster, is the featured food from the US booth. Yum! I hope you all enjoy it

 

[Cosmic Commando]

I also saw the "15 beers for 15 years" stand, it is on the right side heading towards Canada.

Will it be "16 Beers for 16 Years" this year?

 

[officeboy]

Will it be "16 Beers for 16 Years" this year?

That would be a welcome tradition to start. I sometimes wonder though if they don't limit the beer selection some owing to the title of the festival.

EPCOT is a big place but I would argue it is not big enough to support a food wine and beer festival with a great selection of each. Besides don't the alcohol distributors limit what can be sold at the festival? Southern Wine and Spirits does not carry all wines so some are not allowed for sale here. I assume the same is true for beer.