It’s the first day of the 2021 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, and we’ve been making our way around the park to check out everything this year’s event has to offer!

EPCOT
With new merchandise, live music, and, of course, PLENTY of food booths to check out, the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is a huge draw for guests each year. The first day of the festival often brings out especially large crowds, with guests ready to taste their way around all of the new offerings.
We’ve been in the park since the festival started this morning (and believe us, it’s BUSY) and since we’re reviewing EVERYTHING at the food booths, we’ve had the chance to get a firsthand look at the lines. Here’s what we’ve noticed so far!

Expect to wait in line if you’re here today.
The booth lines are SIGNIFICANT all around the festival. Lots of guests flooded into World Showcase from both EPCOT entrances so expect waits when you’re headed to snag your snacks.

Canada Lines
In many cases, the lines even extend past the designated queues for the booths!

Lines at Hawai’i
The line at the China booth actually SHOCKED us. We’re all the way in Norway!

China line
There were even lines out the door at most merchandise locations!

Merchandise Lines
Festival merchandise is a pretty hot commodity, and it looks like a LOT of folks are here to stock up.

There were lines for merchandise!
Of course, we’ll continue to report back with festival news and reviews from ALL of the food booths, so stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for everything you need to know about the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival!
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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!
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