The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is upon us and you know what that means — time to EAT!

We’ve already seen the booths popping up around the World Showcase, poured over the menus to find out what we can’t wait to try, and have already figured out which concerts we can’t miss. But, this year, things will be different and we want you to be prepared. That’s why we’re sharing the biggest changes announced for this year’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival.

We can’t wait to check out all the 2023 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has to offer, but we’re especially stoked for everything new coming to the fest! We’re in store for four major changes, and if you’re heading to the festival anytime between July 27th and November 18th, 2023, you might want to know about these changes!

100th Anniversary Booths

To celebrate Disney’s 100th Anniversary, there will be four 100th Anniversary-themed booths at this year’s festival, all with brand new menu items! They’ll be opening sometime later this fall, so we’ll keep an eye out for when an official date has been announced. But for now, we’re salivating over the menus. Check them out below:

Bubbles & Brine

Food Items:

• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon (New) 
• Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail with stone-ground mustard sauce (New)
• Caviar with traditional accompaniments, champagne cream, and blini (New)

Beverages: 

• Moët & Chandon Impérial
• Veuve Clicquot Rosé
• Dom Pérignon

Char & Chop 

Food:

• Roasted Porchetta with lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad (New) 
• Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta (New) 
• Meat Assorti: Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta (New) 

Beverages:

• Krombacher Pilsner (New)
• North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager (New)
• Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter (New)
• GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
• Bloody Mary with Seaside Grown Bloody Mary Mix and Kurvball Barbecue Whiskey
• Beer Flight

Swirled Showcase 

Food:

• Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake
• Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone
  • Vanilla
  • Apple-Cinnamon
  • Salted Caramel
• Cream Soda Float with vanilla soft-serve
• Fanta Grape Float with vanilla soft-serve

Beverages: 

• Frozen Apple Pie (Non-alcoholic)
• Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic)
• 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter
• 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter Float with vanilla soft-serve
• Berry Fizz Fragolino Red Sparkling Wine Float with vanilla soft-serve

Wine & Wedge

Food:

• Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments (New) (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
• Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé with fig tapenade (New) (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
• Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread (New) (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
• Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese: Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accoutrements paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port (New) 

Beverages:

• Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (New) 
• Hartley Apple Brandy (New)
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port (New)
• Flight

We can’t wait to check these new booths out!

Muppets Lab

Disney shared a fun little preview of a NEW experience coming to the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. Per Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker, guests can look out for the smartest pair of Muppets we know over by the Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey. There, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker will join the festival as the taste-testers in residence, where they will be taste-testing the flavors of tomorrow and today! That’s right — Muppet Labs are coming to EPCOT!

At The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE, the future of food is being made today with Muppet Labs! Join Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker as they experiment with tasty flavors at the Brew-Wing Lab. pic.twitter.com/dmUbfFTT9j

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) July 7, 2023

Get ready to experiment with tasty flavors at the Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey! Disney is calling the new Muppet Labs an experience with “flavorful adventure, featuring the culinary creations — and madcap mishaps — of Muppet Labs!” Look out for some interesting new snacks, like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings and the Pickle Milkshake. We’re intrigued — and you know we’ll be checking it out on the first day of the fest!

New Entertainment

In addition to all the delicious eats and new merch we can’t wait to check out, did you know that there are also free concerts during the festival? The Eat to the Beat Concert Series brings award-winning artists to EPCOT, and this year there are new performers!

• Orianthi – NEW! July 28th and 29th
• for King & Country – NEW! July 30th and 31st
• Ruben Studdard with Haley Reinhart – NEW! August 11th and 12th
• The Bacon Brothers – NEW! August 13th and 14th
• Ayron Jones – NEW! August 25th and 26th
• Phillip Phillips – NEW! August 27th and 28th
• Raul Acosta & Oro Solido – NEW! September 16th and 17th
• We the Kings – NEW! November 3rd and 4th

You can check out the full concert schedule here, and be sure to get to the America Gardens Theater early to get a good seat — or book a dining package!

New Eats

Of course, it wouldn’t be the Food & Wine Festival without new eats and drinks! Check them all out below.

The Alps

• Dark Chocolate Fondue with Berries, Pound Cake and Meringues (NEW) (plant-based item)

Belgium

• Brasserie D’Achouffe Houblon Chouffe IPA, Achouffe, Belgium (NEW)
• Chimay Grande Réserve, Chimay, Belgium (NEW)

Brew-Wing

• Orange-Cardamom Wings (NEW)
• Impossible Buffalo Chicken Tenders with Plant-Based Blue Cheese, Plant-Based Ranch and Celery (NEW) (plant-based item)
• Scorching Hot Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings with Creamy Cucumber Raita (NEW)
• Sun King Brewing Caipirinha Lager, Sarasota, FL (NEW)
• Brew Hub French Connection IPA, Lakeland, FL (NEW)
• 3 Daughters Brewing Old Fashion Porter, St. Petersburg, FL (NEW)
• Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Tropicolada Hard Cider, Armada, MI (NEW)
• Bold Rock Peach Berry Hard Cider, Nellysford, VA (NEW)
• 3 Daughters Brewing Raspberry Lemonade Hard Cider, St. Petersburg, FL (NEW)

Bubbles & Brine

• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon (NEW)
• Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail with stone-ground mustard sauce (NEW)
• Caviar with traditional accompaniments, champagne cream, and blini (NEW)

Char & Chop

• Roasted Porchetta with lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad (NEW) 
• Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta (NEW) 
• Meat Assorti: Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta (NEW) 
• Krombacher Pilsner (NEW)
• North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager (NEW)
• Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter (NEW)

China

• Crispy Duck Bao Bun with Hoisin Sauce (NEW)

Coastal Eats

• Wildly Brut Cuvée, South Australia (NEW)

Flavors of America

• Italian Hot Beef Sandwich with Shaved Beef, Spicy Giardiniera and Au Jus on a French Roll (NEW)
• Cioppino: Seafood Stew with Saffron-infused Tomato-Fennel Broth and Sourdough Crostini (NEW)
• Chilaquiles: Corn Tortilla Chips tossed in Salsa Verde with Ranchero Chicken, Queso Fresco, Cilantro-Lime Crema and a Soft-Poached Egg* (NEW)

Flavors from Fire

• Chimichurri Marinated Skirt Steak Taco with Crushed Avocado, Grilled Corn Salsa, Pickled Red Onions, Queso Fresco and Cilantro-Lime Cream* (NEW)
• Spiced Chocolate Tart with BBQ Potato Chip Crust, Salted Whisky-Caramel and Smoked Sea Salt (NEW)

France

• Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, Bordeaux, Château de Le Clos de Confreries (NEW)
• Chardonnay, Maison Nicolas (NEW)
• Parisian Cosmo Slush: Vodka, Grey Goose Le Ctiron Vodka, Grand Marnier and Cranberry Juice (NEW)

The Fry Basket

• Pickle Fries with Dill Ranch (NEW)
• Stone Brewing Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager, San Diego, CA (NEW)

Germany

• Dr. Lo Alcohol-Removed Riesling, Mosel (NEW)

Greece

• Plant-Based Impossible Moussaka (NEW) (plant-based item)

Italy

• Focaccia Ripiena: Freshly Baked Focaccia, Beef Meatballs, Tomato Sauce and Burrata Cheese (NEW)
• Cavatelli with Sweet Sausage Ragout and Crispy Applewood-Smoked Bacon (NEW)
• Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake with Vanilla Cream and Strawberry Compote (NEW)

Japan

• Fire Taiko Roll*: Sushi Roll with Spicy Tuna, Cucumber and Pickled Daikon Radish served with Spicy Sauce (NEW)
• Beef Wa-Gyu Don*: Traditional Japanese Rice Bowl with American Wagyu Beef over Steamed White Rice (NEW)
• Sake Passion Cocktail (NEW)
• Moon on the Water Sake (NEW)
• Brew Hub Momo Amber Ale, Lakeland, FL (NEW)

Mexico

• Tostada de Carnitas: Braised Pork on a Fried Corn Tortilla with Black Beans, Avocado Mousse, Queso Fresco and Chives (NEW)
• Taco de Costilla: Slow-braised Beef Short Rib on a Corn Tortilla with Salsa de Chile Morita, Avocado Mousse and Spring Onions (NEW)
• Pastel Impossible: Layers of Traditional Mexican Flan and Tres Leches with Guava and Cajeta (NEW)
• Trouble in Paradise Margarita: Ilegal Mezcal, Watermelon Liqueur, Rosé Wine, Lime Juice and Agave with a Chili-Lime Powder Rim (NEW)
• Fly Away Margarita: Nocheluna Sotol, Pineapple-Ginger Juice, Chile Ancho Verde Liqueur and Tequila with a Sweet Dried Chili Salt Rim (NEW)

The Noodle Exchange

• Parish Brewing Strawberry Mochi Berliner Weisse, Broussard, LA (NEW)

Refreshment Port Hosted by Boursin Cheese

• Festival Item: Cinnamon-Sugar Beaver Tail (NEW)

Shimmering Sips Hosted by CORKCICLE

• Berry Mimosa with Berry Fizz Sparkling Wine and White Cranberry Juice (NEW)

Spain

• Viña Borgia Macabeo White Sangria (NEW)
• Viña Borgia Rosé Sangria (NEW)
• Viña Borgia Garnacha Red Sangria (NEW)
• Sangria Flight (NEW)

Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of the Medina

• Keel Farms Raspberry Citrus Hard Cider, Plant City, FL (NEW)
• Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Peach Party Peach & Blackberry Hard Cider, Armada, MI (NEW)

Wine & Wedge

Food:

• Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments (NEW) 
• Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé with fig tapenade (NEW) 
• Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread (NEW) 
• Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese: Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accoutrements paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port (NEW)
• Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (NEW)
• Hartley Apple Brandy (NEW)
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port (NEW)

Funnel Cake Stand in American Adventure Pavilion

• Candied Bacon Funnel Cake: Funnel Cake topped with Vanilla Ice Cream, Candied Bacon and Maple Syrup Drizzle (NEW)

Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea: Coffee Carts

The American Adventure

• Nutty Caramel Mocha Cold Brew: A Sweet Blend of Caramel Mudslide Cold Brew, Caramel Syrup, Peanut Butter Syrup and Chocolate Syrup topped with Whipped Cream and Caramel Sauce (NEW)

Near Disney Traders

• Java Horchata: A Sweet Blend of Espresso and Horchata topped with Whipped Cream and Cinnamon (NEW)

Near Canada

• Frozen Roseberry: A Refreshing Blend of Frozen Lemon and Strawberry-Rose Syrup (NEW)

Near Mission: SPACE

• Amaretto Iced Tea: A Sweet and Nutty Blend of Black Iced Tea and Amaretto Syrup (NEW)

Whew — that is a LOT of new food to try and we can’t wait! Of course, some returning favorites will be back this year, too.

See ALL of the Food and Wine Festival Menus HERE!

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