EPCOT has been serving up exquisite, exotic foods annually for quite some time.. and now they'll be doing it for an even longer period. The 2016 Food and Wine Festival dates have been announced and for the first time ever, the event will run three months long. Delectable menu items from all over the world will be offered throughout the park from September 14 to November 14-- a record 62 days. This news coming towards the end of EPCOT's Flower and Garden festival, which is currently hosting their longest offering.
Some new items on tap for the fall include:
Beef brisket and pimento cheese sandwich (Hops & Barley stand)
Vegan Greek Nachos (Greece stand)
Hard Soda Cream Float (not specified)
Guests will also be given the opportunity to sign up for hands-on activities with mixologists, chefs and bakers inside the Festival Center. Disney Parks Blog also confirms they are once again in some celebrity chefs:
Jamie Deen
Buddy Valastro aka "Cake Boss"
Masaharu Morimoto
Elizabeth Faulkner
Norman Van Aken
Cat Cora
More to be named later at a later date
Also confirmed: 8 new acts will be coming to the "Eat to the Beat" concert series at the America Gardens Theater. PS: Disney Chase Card and Visa members also have the opportunity to kick back and enjoy some non-alcoholic refreshments and charge their phone at the Chase Service Lounge in the American Pavilion.