If you’re looking for some cool sweat treats at the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, check out Swirled Showcase! This year-round spot is always serving up something fun and unique for the EPCOT festivals.

We’re live at the 2026 EPCOT Festival of the Arts, checking out the food studios, artistic performances, merchandise, and more. There’s a LOT going on, but don’t let it overwhelm you. We’re here to tell you everything you need to know before your visit. Come with us as we check out what’s on the menu at Swirled Showcase this year.

Menu

As the name indicates, Swirled Showcase is home to ice cream treats — and more — at the Festival. This year, you’ll find some new and returning items. NEW for 2026 is the Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop with cotton candy sponge cake, white chocolate ganache, and colorful chocolate splats!

Returning items include the adorable Imagination Cone made with pink vanilla soft-serve in a lavender cone, “sparks” of imagination, and white chocolate Figment wings; and the Candy Trio Flight made with DOLE Whip Strawberry with STARBURST MINIS fruit chews, DOLE Whip Lemon with SKITTLES POP’d Original Freeze Dried Candy, DOLE Whip Lime with chili-lime seasoning and LIFE SAVERS gummies.

DOLE Whip in a cone is also on the menu in several unique flavors. You can also order the Pink Vanilla soft serve in a cone, minus the Figment wings. There are no drinks on the menu this year.

Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself!

Eats

Figment lovers will want to check out the Imagination Cone for $6.99. This is Pink vanilla soft-serve in a lavender cone, “sparks” of imagination, and white chocolate Figment wings. It looks really cool, sure, but it’s just plain vanilla ice cream that’s been colored pink. Pretty basic. The “sparks” are Nerds, and they’re super sour. They add texture, but we weren’t loving the flavors with the ice cream. As a whole, it’s pretty, but the flavors weren’t gelling well, y’a know?

Up next is the returning sugar overload Candy Trio Flight for $8.29 made with DOLE Whip Strawberry with STARBURST MINIS fruit chews, DOLE Whip Lemon with SKITTLES POP’d Original Freeze Dried Candy, and DOLE Whip Lime with chili-lime seasoning and LIFE SAVERS gummies.

Yes, that’s a lot of sugar. You’ve got your standard DOLE Whip flavors with the lime being nice and tart (and we loved the Tajin on it). The other flavors were pretty classic: lemon and strawberry.

We added the candies on top of each other, and well, you’ll want to eat them right away, because if you wait, they get tough and chewy. We think the idea here is great, but as a whole, the candies with the DOLE Whip make the whole thing a little unwieldy. 

If you’re in the mood for something simple, you can choose from three DOLE Whip flavors in a cone — Lemon, Lime, or Pink Vanilla Soft Serve. We’ll start with the Pink Vanilla Soft Serve in a cone for $6.29, which is the same as in the Imagination Cone. It’s just vanilla. That’s it. If you love classic vanilla flavor, maybe this is for you, and hey, it’s pretty and pink. But it’s not anything new or exciting. It’s just boring.

The Lemon DOLE Whip in a cone for $6.29, though, is a favorite flavor of ours. It was in the Candy Trio, but the candy overpowered it. It’s way better on its own, so it can shine. It’s light and airy, but also has a tartness that’s not overwhelming. It’s not necessarily something new, but it’s way more interesting than the vanilla flavor.

And finally, NEW for 2026 is the Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop for $4.79 with cotton candy sponge cake, white chocolate ganache, and colorful chocolate splats. This item was at the Festival in 2025, but this year’s version features a new cake flavor….so it’s technically ‘new’. 😉 First, we are obsessed with this cake pop because just look at it:

We love cotton candy, so cotton candy ice cream is a favorite of ours! Now, this might not be something everyone loves, but we ADORED it. The cake’s taste is light and not too sugary, and the flavor really hits us with some nostalgic vibes of getting cotton candy as a kid. The outer white chocolate adds a nice creaminess to the cake. Then it’s covered in Pop Rocks, which just makes every bite a lot of fun because you get that little pop happening in your mouth. We also loved the texture those Pop Rocks added. Some folks might think it’s too sweet, but we beg to differ!

OVERALL

So, overall, if you’re looking for a fun frozen treat, you’ll want to make a beeline to Swirled Showcase, especially if you love DOLE Whip. However, if you have to make a choice from all the treats there, we’d recommend the Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop because it’s interesting, very pretty, and tasty! We also think kids might really love the Candy Trio, though.

That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from!

Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Festival of the Arts!

Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2026 EPCOT Festival of the Arts? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know:

• Check out all of the food booths getting NEW items this year!
• The full line up of this year’s Souvenirs and Entertainment
• 8 Menu Items To Order If You Want To Win a PRIZE at the EPCOT Festival of the Arts

And don’t forget to pick up our 2026 Festival of the Arts Guide e-book! See more details about the book below.

What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments!