YOUR PASSPORT TO EPCOT ’ S FESTIVAL FOODS
BY DANNY SHUSTER
On a typical
park day , if you asked me which Disney Park I would like to eat in , I ’ d have difficulty deciding . But , if you asked me this same question during a festival season at EPCOT , I would already be aboard the nearest monorail , Skyliner , Friendship Boat , or resort bus — on my way to enjoy the delightful offerings at the EPCOT festival food booths .
I love the live performers and topiary displays , and I have attended many workshops and seminars at the festivals ( including one very memorable sushi workshop where I got to meet the Iron Chef himself , Masaharu Morimoto ). But can you guess what I was doing before and after those activities ? Enjoying the food booths !
Festival banners appear around EPCOT with new designs each year . TOP LEFT PHOTO BY LAURIE SAPP . ALL OTHERS PHOTOS BY COURTNEY REYNOLDS
FESTIVAL BASICS There are four major festivals at EPCOT each year , and they all feature food booths : the Food & Wine Festival , Festival of the Holidays , Festival of the Arts , and the Flower & Garden Festival . While each festival ’ s main focus varies , they all share one delicious similarity : festival food booths dotted around the park . Most of the time ,