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#296 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

September 10, 2025 • Lets Talk Dis

The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is here! Running from August 28 to November 17, 2025, this year’s festival is bigger, tastier, and more entertaining than ever before.

📸 Magic Shots

Don’t forget to strike a pose! New PhotoPass magic shots include props inspired by A Goofy Movie, Elemental, Figment, and the festival’s veggie mascots—perfect keepsakes to remember your day.

🎶 Eat to the Beat Concerts

With three nightly shows at 5:30, 6:45, and 8:00 PM, the Eat to the Beat stage is stacked with fan favorites. Concerts are free. They can be reserved as an add on to a dining reservation for better seating. This year’s must-see acts include:

The Beach Boys 🌊
Boyz II Men 🎵
Hanson 🎶
Smash Mouth ⭐
KT Tunstall 🎤

🍴 Global Marketplaces

This year features 34 festival locations with 88 total dishes (35 brand-new!) and 104 drink offerings.

⭐ New Highlight: Gyozas of the Galaxy opens September 28 with a space-inspired menu that’s out of this world.

🍓 Over-the-Top Treats

Remy Milk Shake: A strawberry-cheesecake milkshake topped with a cookie, mini cheesecake, white chocolate Eiffel Tower, and a fresh strawberry.

😍 Festival Favorites

Huckleberry Funnel Cake (NEW): Funnel cake topped with huckleberry ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, blackberry brandy glaze, and powdered sugar.
Beef Wagyu Don: Japanese rice bowl with American wagyu beef, steamed white rice, pickles, shredded togarashi pepper, and pickled ginger.

😕 Disappointments

Alps Kirschwasser Torte: Pretty presentation, but too heavy
Italy booth: Missed out on presentation

🍗 Special Experiences

Brew Wing Lab (hosted by the Muppets)
Cheese Quest scavenger hunt
Kids Hunts: New prizes this year— Disney themed mini corn hole games and pumpkin bento boxes.

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