Welcome to one of the best days of the year! The first day of the 2021 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival! If you have tuned in for previous years you know we dive right in and review EVERYTHING for you!

We completely understand that the food is a VERY important aspect of this festival and trust us we will get to ALL of the food. However, there are some other important things you will need to know about when you visit the festival.

Between the live entertainment this year and all the new food booths you will need to know how all of this is impacted by the crowds! And we are here to report back to you how crowds are on the first day of the Food & Wine Festival so you will know how to navigate.

We arrived at EPCOT’s two entrances well before the parks officially opened, and the crowds were already there. As we waited to go inside, the lines got significantly backed up. (But that’s to be expected at rope drop!)

The same was true at EPCOT’s main entrance, where guests were lined up, ready to march in and enjoy all the delicious eats.

Once we made it inside, we also found lines to get into popular locations like Mouse Gear. Looks like a lot of people want those festival items!

And some of the walkways were definitely crammed full. We know it’s the rush at the park open, but geez!

We’ve also encountered lines at many of the booths today. It turns out that we’re not the only ones who want to be the first to try the eats.

We’ll keep checking out the crowd levels throughout the day and keep you updated with what we find. Stay tuned to DFB for the latest news and updates directly from the festival!

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