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New marketplace dishes like the Grilled Sweet and
Spicy Bush Berry Shrimp (Australia), Pepper Bacon
Mac ‘N Cheese (Farm Fresh) and Seared Venison Loin
with Wild Mushroom Marsala Sauce (New Zealand) will
tempt taste buds. The Dominican Republic Marketplace will return with fresh flair and an all-new menu
with dishes that
include
Pescado
con Coco – seared
grouper,
pigeon
peas with rice and
coconut sauce.
With a 20thyear
nod
to
guests’ favorite
dining traditions,
Disney chefs will
bring back popular marketplace
dishes like the
New
England
Lobster
Roll
(Hops & Barley)
and classic favorites like the
Canadian
Cheddar
Cheese Soup.
Two 20th-year celebratory wines were created
just for this fall’s festival:
a Napa Valley Festival
Chardonnay and a Paso
Robles Festival Cabernet
Sauvignon. Guests can
taste both wines at the Chew
Lab marketplace or buy a
bottle at the Festival Center
Wine Shop.
A Tasting Sampler package gives guests the chance
to try a variety of marketplace
sips and nibbles, enjoy priority
seating at an Eat to the Beat
concert and receive a limitedrelease 20th-year festival pin.
The Premium Package, available
Monday-through-Thursday, includes a festival-themed
Magic Band, access to exclusive marketplace areas, a culinary demo or beverage seminar,
an IllumiNations Sparkling Dessert Party and other perks.
New premium events, including the “Rockin’ Burger

Block Party” will offer a variety of tasting opportunities.
The iconic Party for the Senses grand tasting will sizzle
with on-stage cooking and beverage stations plus live
entertainment each Saturday in October culminating in
the first-ever Oct. 31 “Yelloween Masquerade” party.
Remy, the diminutive but determined star of Disney’s “Ratatouille,” will cook up family fun with Remy’s
Ratatouille Hide &
Squeak scavenger hunt.
Nightly Eat to
the Beat concerts kick off
Sept. 25-27 with
singer-songwriter
David Cook. Four
new acts in the
concert
series
lineup – Tiffany,
Everclear,
Maxi
Priest and Chaka
Khan – will belt
out chart-topping
tunes. Other popular acts, including
Wilson
Phillips,
Smash Mouth, The
Pointer Sisters, Jo Dee Messina,
Boyz II Men and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, will return to rock the
America Gardens Theatre stage.
More than 250 chefs, including Disney chefs, and culinary
stars from across the country
will help celebrate the festival’s
20th Cat Cora, Robert Irvine,
Jamie Deen, Rock Harper,
Buddy Valastro and other top
chefs will share their culinary
know-how. Renowned chef
and cookbook author John
Ash, who participated in the
inaugural festival in 1996, will
return to celebrate the 20th
year.
At the Chase Lounge at
American Adventure, anyone
with a Chase debit or credit
card will find complimentary
refreshments and interactive fun.
In Future World, the Ocean Spray Cranberry Bog
returns for a fourth year to celebrate the cranberry’s
rich agricultural heritage.

For more information, call 407-934-7639. Check online at www.DisneyWorld.com
www.AccentOnTampaBay.com

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