Disney4me Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago The first day of the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is here, and like always, we’re braving the crowds and chaos to get you all the details and food reviews as quickly as we can. But y’all…this has been a PROCESS. 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Let’s just say that things don’t always go according to plan, especially on the first day of a festival. And let’s just say that we’ve already suffered from some minor mishaps that have happened during this first day at the festival. But instead of complaining, we decided to share our experiences with you instead, so you can laugh at our misery (and maybe commiserate a little with us, too). Let’s look at everything that went wrong today as we were trying to tackle the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. Joffrey’s was woefully unprepared Joffrey’s always offers some special drinks for the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, with each of the four Joffrey’s kiosks in EPCOT offering different drinks. Well, we visited Joffrey’s first thing, and we noticed that there were no signs at ANY of the locations with the special drink. Usually, there’s a sign that shows you what the special drinks are, but today? Nada. Joffrey’s World Discovery The good news is that we were still able to order the drinks at each kiosk, but if you were visiting the festival without any knowledge of the menus at each Joffrey’s, you’d probably be missing out. The case of the flying chips We were visiting the Japan booth, and we had an incident with ordering the Mango-Apple Fruit Pearl paired with Wasabi-Soy Sauce flavored Potato Chips, when our chips decided to fly right off our tray and over the railing. Goodbye, chips. We hardly knew you. We couldn’t get to them after that, so we ended up having to go back for more chips. OOPS…But wait, there’s more. The food-scented backpack Okay, so we got our second bag of chips, and we were maneuvering our way over to one of the new fence tables when we had yet another mishap. Our food ended up spilling everywhere, but mostly ALL over and into our backpack. Yep, our backpack now smells like the Japan food booth, but as the day progresses, let’s just say it’s getting ranker. That’s one way to carry food in your park bag… Even our drink fell off and spilled everywhere, soaking all the food so that it wasn’t even edible. Siri, cue “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter. Trying to avoid injuries We made our way over to Regal Eagle to try the EPCOT Food & Wine items there, including the Blackberry Buckle. It’s served hot…in a metal tin. The minute we picked it up, we nearly dropped it because it almost burnt our fingers. Blackberry Buckle We’re fine. It’s okay, and we don’t need an E.R. visit, but chalk that up to yet another thing that’s gone wrong on day 1 of the festival. It rained around the world Just when we thought things were starting to go smoothly, we got hit with one of those classic Florida thunderstorms, and the entire festival was DRENCHED. Yep, these storms happen often, but talk about raining on our parade…er…festival. Okay, Florida, you can stop being so Florida now We even noticed that the Morocco Pavilion was starting to get flooded. It was POURING. Yes, this is pretty much a typical festival day for us, but this year, it seems like even more things are going wrong. But we had to share so you know what we go through to get you all the good festival coverage! We’ll keep getting you that coverage, too, so stay tuned to DFB for more. You’re Going to LOSE YOUR MIND When You See What Disney Did to Tiny Train Town for the EPCOT Food &Wine Festival IT'S WINE & DINE TIME! Food & Wine Festival can be a bummer. You stand in line waiting for what looks like the perfect treat, and it's a bust. But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE EPCOT Food & Wine Festival experience. If you're planning a day or a week at the festival, we've got every performance, activity, and tasty nosh detailed out so you can make the most of your time and money. Listen, it's a tough job eating and documenting the nearly 200 bites and sips, but we do it all for YOU! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Learn More About the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! Food and Wine Festival 101 Eat to the Beat Concert Updates EPCOT Food and Wine Festival - Fans Facebook Page Wine and Dine Half Marathon Details Get More Updates, Tips, and Tricks to Help You Conquer the Food & Wine Festival Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! Have you ever suffered from a festival mishap? Share your stories in the comments! View the full article Quote
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