Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
| Epcot International Food & Wine Festival | |
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| Begins | August 31, 2017 |
| Ends | November 13, 2017 |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Venue | Epcot |
| Location(s) | Bay Lake, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1995 |
| Activity | Wine, Food Tasting, Social Events |
| Sponsor | Chase |
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The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival takes place late each year in Epcot inside Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, typically from late September to mid-November.
The activities, themes and corporate sponsors have changed over the years since the festival began in 1995. Special kiosks are set up around the World Showcase with food and drinks that reflect various countries.
Admission to the basic festival is included with park admission, but guests must purchase the food and drink separately. Activities have included concerts, books signings and demonstrations. Certain special events require a separate admission pass.
The miniature train display in the Germany Pavilion was created for the first Epcot International Food and Wine Festival in 1995.
George Kalogridis, president of the Walt Disney World Resort since 2013, conceived the idea for the festival.
On February 15, 2016, it was announced that Disney California Adventure would be hosting its own Food & Wine Festival, only on the weekends, during April 2016, after a five year hiatus.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival was to include 100,000 dessert portions, 360,000 beer servings, 300,000 wine pours, 1.5 million tapas-size food samplings and visitors from over 25 nations.
The event ran from September 19 to November 10, a total of 53 days, which was the longest in the festival's 19-year history.
The 2014 booths were Africa, Australia, Belgium, Block & Hans, Brazil, Brewer's Collection, Canada, China, Craft Beers, Desserts & Champagne, Farm Fresh, Fife & Drum, France, Germany, Greece, Hawai'i, Hops & Barley, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Patagonia, Poland, Puerto Rico, Refreshment Port, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Terra, and the Refreshment Cool Post.
Eat to the Beat is a series of concerts during the festival at the America Gardens Theater. Performers performed three times during the day, at 5:30 pm, 6:45 pm, and 8:00 pm. The performers for the 2014 series were Jo Dee Messina, The Pointer Sisters, The Commodores, Christopher Cross, Hanson, Air Supply, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, Sugar Ray, Fuel, Sister Hazel, Richard Marx, Billy Ocean, Night Ranger, Smash Mouth, Jim Brickman, Los Lonely Boys, Wilson Phillips, Dennis DeYoung (original member of STYX), 38 Special, Boyz II Men, David Cook, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
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