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It’s no secret that we at DFB have a little bit of obsession with cheese, so when Disney World announced that a cheese experience would be coming to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, we were ECSTATIC!

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Cheers to Cheese at CommuniCore Hall

Well, that cheese experience called Cheers to Cheese opened at the festival on September 18th (a little later than the rest of the festival), and we finally got to visit it and celebrate our love for all things cheesy. Well, if you’ve been wanting to visit Cheers to Cheese and haven’t had a chance to yet, we’ve got some bad news: it’s now permanently closed.

The Cheers to Cheese exhibit at CommuniCore Hall is officially closed in EPCOT, but we already knew it was scheduled to close on November 8th. The experience was an interactive exhibit where you could explore the history of cheese and learn a lot of fun facts.

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Cheers to Cheese!

In case you missed it, we’ll give you a quick rundown. When you walked into the exhibit, you were surrounded by the visuals and smells of cheese. There were many separate exhibits with games, history, and fun facts. It was EPIC. There were even cheese slices hanging from the ceiling of CommuniCore Hall. Um…is anyone hungry for some cheese right now?

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Look at those slices!

The exhibit even taught us all about the history of cheese, as well as how cheese made its way to America (and we’re so grateful it did!). It all started in the early 1600s…

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The American Cheestory

One exhibit showed how cheese is made, all the way from the cows that provide the milk for the cheese to the cheese caves and then to grocery stores.

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A look into how cheese is made

Cheers to Cheese also included The Wedge, one of the festival’s food booths, and that, too, is now officially closed. However, if you want to know more about it, we’ve got a full review of all the cheesy things we ate there right here. We’re not going to lie…we’re really going to miss that food booth!

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Three Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

The good news is that you can still enjoy the rest of the festival, and if you’re still craving some cheesy food, you can take on the Emile’s Fromage Montage, aka the cheese crawl. To participate, just grab an EPCOT Food & Wine festival passport and look for the list of eligible cheese items. When you pick one up, you’ll get a stamp in your passport. Once you’ve collected five stamps, hit up the Shimmering Sips food booth to get a free festival treat. This year’s treat is a mix of Key Lime Dole Whip with cheesecake soft serve.

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Emile’s Fromage Montage Finisher Prize

We’ll keep an eye out for more changes in Disney World, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

We Have To Warn You About This EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Problem

We ate and drank EVERYTHING new at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, so we’re ready to tell you what to spend your money on and what to skip.

IT'S WINE & DINE TIME!


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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!

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