Philrad71 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 ^ I agree with you Chuck, although I wish that I could go every year like you, Robb/Elissa and others. The trip reports that you all do helps a little with the sting of that though. I seem to recall having only one or two things at F&W that I may have considered mediocre, but the majority of the samples that I have had have been either really good or just downright delicious. I have had nothing that I would say is nasty or uneatable. As a person that has been to his share of food festivals, my advice for the poster that stated the food at F&W mediocre, you might just want to stay away from your hometown's food festivals - now some of THOSE can be great, to mediocre, to downright terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlahBlahson Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 My strategy for Food and Wine is to eat at least one real meal at one of the Quick Service locations in addition to some of the smaller bites. Especially since each plate seems to go up by 1 dollar+ every year now in addition to shrinking. It's a surprisingly expensive experience otherwise, at least 50 per person before alcohol. And I can eat at the Japanese or Moroccan pavilion anytime. The food is definitely very very good on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Am I the only one who doesn't really like this whole Food & Wine thing? Yes. Now please go away and take your negativity to some other forum. Thanks. Edited September 6, 2017 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I think that Michael and I blew through about $250 on food and booze when we went...but I wanted to make sure that I had a sample of alcohol from every country so I could say that I drank my way around the world - we had a freaking blast. Now do the alcohol samples in each country during F&W count, or do you unofficially have to have a full alcoholic beverage at every permanent country for it to qualify? Given that there are a lot of other countries represented at the food festivals, I know that I had a really good buzz going on by the time Illumigaytions started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I think that Michael and I blew through about $250 on food and booze when we went...but I wanted to make sure that I had a sample of alcohol from every country so I could say that I drank my way around the world - we had a freaking blast. Now do the alcohol samples in each country during F&W count, or do you unofficially have to have a full alcoholic beverage at every permanent country for it to qualify? Given that there are a lot of other countries represented at the food festivals, I know that I had a really good buzz going on by the time Illumigaytions started. I'm not THAT much of a drinker, but hell yes, I'd be trying "one of everything" from every booth. so I expect our cost the one time we went to a similar festival was close, if not as much as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Two things. Do they have that combo plate and beverage cup holder available, again? I think they had one for sale last year, and it looked perfect for carrying food and beverages with one hand, from the various kiosks at The Festival. And, do they have a (let's say) 4 oz. Festival Beverage Cup (for reuse when sampling different wines and beers, etc.) in the Festival? I ask this, because having experienced using such a cup at two Brew Fests (Cedar Point and PNE's) this past year. it seemed like a good way to "go green" without using more plastic containers, etc. At each beer booth there were water jugs to rinse the previous tasting, out of it. Then the cup could be refilled, etc. If not, why not? If several wine pairings are going to be (suggested) with various kiosks' food offerings, why not make it 4 oz and then have this type of cup? Or is it that the event is so big, if might not be possible to have this available? Thought I would ask. My 4oz. reusable cups, from B&B in CP, and the Beer Fest at The PNE in vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Do they have that combo plate and beverage cup holder available, again? I think they had one for sale last year, and it looked perfect for carrying food and beverages with one hand, from the various kiosks at The Festival. They do! They've had it for a number of years now and I'm pretty sure it's become a staple of the event. And, do they have a (let's say) 4 oz. Festival Beverage Cup (for reuse when sampling different wines and beers, etc.) in the Festival? They don't because it's not like an equal amount at each place. And it's less like a "sample" and more like a "small drink" and those drink cups can come in all different shapes and sizes depending on what you get. So I think it makes more sense that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 ^ Cool. Good to know, thanks Robb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deguy123 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm finally making to this event in November! Only going to Disney for 4 days during a long weekend. Not having enough vacation time sucks but short trips are better than no trips . I haven't been to Disney since 2008 so really excited about heading back. I'm mainly going for Food and Wine @ Epct but can't wait to see the big changes in Magic Kingdom also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 the Disney Parks Blog shared this wonderful 15 minute film the other day, in celebration of 35 years. sharing here too [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Happy 35th birthday to one of the best parks in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toughmudder Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Not sure if this has been discussed yet, but as part of the Epcot 35th Anniversary celebration, Disney announced that the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride taking over Universe of Energy will indeed be a launched coaster with elements "unique" to all other WDW coasters. This link includes a rendition of what may be the footprint. They also announced that the show building will be 11 stories tall - so this ride is going to be massive. Looking forward to seeing construction progress over the next couple of years. Any speculation as to the ride system, and themed elements? http://blogmickey.com/2017/10/guardians-galaxy-attraction-epcot-roller-coaster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Not sure if this has been discussed yet, but as part of the Epcot 35th Anniversary celebration, Disney announced that the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride taking over Universe of Energy will indeed be a launched coaster with elements "unique" to all other WDW coasters. This link includes a rendition of what may be the footprint. They also announced that the show building will be 11 stories tall - so this ride is going to be massive. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainplane3 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Not sure if this has been discussed yet, but as part of the Epcot 35th Anniversary celebration, Disney announced that the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride taking over Universe of Energy will indeed be a launched coaster with elements "unique" to all other WDW coasters. This link includes a rendition of what may be the footprint. They also announced that the show building will be 11 stories tall - so this ride is going to be massive. Looking forward to seeing construction progress over the next couple of years. Any speculation as to the ride system, and themed elements? http://blogmickey.com/2017/10/guardians-galaxy-attraction-epcot-roller-coaster/ Two of the insiders over on wdwmagic (marni and wdw1974) have said (as it currently stands!) to not expect a dark ride portion. Essentially get in, launch, fly by/pass through objects like RnRC and Tron, and that's it. They haven't pegged a time but it's apparently comparable to RnRC. There'll be multiple pre-show areas though since the UoE building will only house load, unload, and queue. There hasn't been any hints on the ride system yet. They haven't said much else on it because they aren't too enthused with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 ^ Two people (out of how many people who do know about it) haven't said much about it? Not enthused with it? Sorry to hear that they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainplane3 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 ^ Two people (out of how many people who do know about it) haven't said much about it? Not enthused with it? Sorry to hear that they aren't. They're interested in the other more unique things going to WDW. This isn't the topic for it, but the Star Wars land rides will be packing some interesting tech that they are pretty excited about. The replacement for Stitch was a Wreck it Ralph AR attraction, then VR, then 3d, then stalled and now it kinda unfroze since the pre-show is becoming a meet and greet but apparently it's a new project. So hopefully no more Stitch by the 50th. Apparently The Seas pavilion might have a cool thing happening if the proposal goes through but that is apparently a few years away and is heavily subject to change. A new ride in the UK pavilion is greenlit, Coco to the Mexico pavilion in about 2-3 years, and Brazil getting closer to locked in are other things happening too. But on top of that, demo'ing a chunk of Innoventions and turning it into more flat space as it stands right now doesn't sound good. So I can get why "just another" coaster isn't exactly thrilling to them. I'm somewhat looking forward to it but it would've been nice if they expanded Epcot instead of replacing (On topic of replacing, a proposed spot for Tron was Fantasmic! A couple other insiders confirmed it as well). The "big bang" conversion for UoE would've been very cool. I'm pretty trusting of these 2 specific people as well of the others on that forum. They've been right with just about everything over the last 10+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I honestly hope it's a Vekoma flyer. Disney's had concepts for flyers before and they have a long-standing relationship with Vekoma who're introducing a launched flyer with FLY at Phantasialand next year(?) so it'd make sense. You can theme the trains to the Milano and have riders fly through space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 A new ride in the UK pavilion is greenlit, Coco to the Mexico pavilion in about 2-3 years, and Brazil getting closer to locked in are other things happening too. Wait, huh? Maybe I missed something, can I get a source on all this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I heard rumors about Coco and Brazil before D23 but a new ride in the UK pavilion is news to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainplane3 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 A new ride in the UK pavilion is greenlit, Coco to the Mexico pavilion in about 2-3 years, and Brazil getting closer to locked in are other things happening too. Wait, huh? Maybe I missed something, can I get a source on all this? Source are in the threads over at the WDWMagic forums: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/forums/wdw-parks-news-rumors-and-current-events.4/ There's a great thread that's been put together by a member over there that sums up all the currents rumors/hints/confirmed happenings that has a source for each of the bullet points: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/rumor-and-timeline-tracker-v-2.934137/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) Tonight we attended one of Epcot's "Party for the Senses" Food & Wine events. The official event information can be found here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-party-for-senses/ Basically, the easiest way to describe this event is "high end Epcot Food & Wine Festival." This event takes place only 4 or 5 times during the Food & Wine Festival, often times it has a theme, other times it is a collection of higher-end food & alcohol offerings than what you get around World Showcase. There are different tiers for the event pricing, and new this year is the 'everyone has a seat' options meaning that instead of the venue having various tables & high-tops for people to mingle at, everyone will be assigned a seat, and this seems to have been very positively received. The food itself is just wonderful! We had celebrity chefs, Disney high-end resort dining chefs and some of the best from Food & Wine. The items served during Party for the Senses are very different from the rest of Food & Wine and often times are exclusive to that one evening! Here's a few photos of the fun we had from the event... Tonight we are Walt Disney World Epcot attending a Party for the Senses event! Just in case you forgot what the event was called (there's a lot of alcohol...it happens!) We have only just sat down and we already have food! Just had a delicious rabbit taco from Hell's Kitchen season 5 contestant Chef Paula Dasilva! I don't normally eat little cute bunnies, but when I do, I prefer them in tacos! NYC Graffiti Restaurant owner & Next Iron Chef runner-up Jehangir Mehta is here serving a wonderful Wasabi Avocado Duck! YUM! This thing was spicy & wonderful! This right here is Beef Nigiri Sushi and it was seriously AMAZING! Wow!!! The grapefruit beer is featured at the Party For The Senses and I love it! One of my favorite "adult beverages" at WDW! Chef Terry Letson's short ribs melted in your mouth! Because coffee is always better when you add that Disney touch! That is a red velvet donut with bacon and peach cobbler. Both fantastic! Party For The Senses makes great use of the event venue between Canada & UK Pavilions at Epcot. The food, wine, desserts, & atmosphere at PartyForTheSenses was all wonderful and high-end! We strongly recommend this event! And yes, we were even able to take home this cool Epcot 35 wine glass! We strongly recommend this event! Be sure to check out the website for more details: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/food-wine-party-for-senses/ Edited October 9, 2017 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 That all looks amazing! I was drooling while checking out the TPR Twitter feed last night, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 It's never a good idea to read trips reports from Epcot Food & wine when you're hungry, and this was no exception. My stomach is basically yelling at me now to go get some food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Avoiding these food tours you do, is totally useless. Can't avoid them. And this one is no exception. What a spread of eatables they served up! Great idea for a ticketed event during the Festival itself! Thanks for sharing the pix of the various chefs too, Robb. That was neat to see, especially with what they had created, to serve you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 that latest update looks absolutely incredible. glad you had such a great time, and such good food. (oh how i wish I lived close to Disney World. . .I'd probably be at Epcot every night for dinner, and blow the budget at Food & Wine offerings (not to mention the MK special parties too)). thanks for allowing me to live vicariously thru y'all so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now