Disney Announces a Return of its Annual International Food and Wine Festival

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Walt Disney has announced the return of its coveted food and wine festival. The start date for the much-awaited festival have been released to the public by the entertainment giant. This comes as a much-awaited, positive news for the world reeling under the effects of the pandemic.

Details of the Annual Event

Walt Disney World has recently announced its annual return of EPCOT’s International Food and Wine Festival. The festival is slated to return from the 15^th of July and will continue through the 20^th of November, 2021. But the most exciting news may just be that ‘Taste of’ has been dropped from the festival title. Since its reopening last July, Walt Disney World has been operating its festivals on a smaller scale, thus the need to include ‘Taste of’ for each of these events. Now it seems as though there may be some hope for a return to normalcy. This is indicative of the festival going back to at least a part of its former scale. Each of EPCOT’s current ‘Taste of’ festivals have included the fan-favorites – food booths, interactive experiences and even some live music – so there has been plenty for guests to do.

Changing Landscapes

With the vaccination drives progressing around the world in full gusto, people expect a return to these forms of entertainment quite soon. Walt Disney World has also included on their website their hope to return ‘Extra Magic Hours’ as part of the 50th celebration. However, Disney has made no announcements about relaxing any of its current health and safety protocols anytime soon. The hope for an improvement in Covid situation by July remains strong, but for now, guests should still plan on Disney having COVID-19 rules in place for the International Food and Wine Festival.

Currently, EPCOT is hosting the 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival. Outfitted with magnificent topiaries, a variety of unique food offerings, a butterfly house and more this festival was conducted on a smaller scale than its usual full-swing mode. The return of a full-blown Disney festival in the form of the food and wine event is definitely exciting news for all Disney enthusiasts.