In this episode, we explore the highlights of Disney's Food and Wine Festival, including tips for navigating the event, must-try foods, and special experiences like character photo opportunities and live entertainment. Perfect for Disney fans planning their visit or wanting to make the most of the festival.
Festival opening weekend insights
Best food and drink experiences
Character photo opportunities and special costumes
Tips for avoiding crowds and lines
Live entertainment and concert series
Festival-specific scavenger hunts and activities
Using the dining plan for festival foods
Exclusive merchandise and festival souvenirs
Planning your visit around festival schedules
Tips for families and kids at the festival
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[00:00:00] Coming up, bringing you more magic on a Thursday. We are talking about Food & Wine Festival. We are about one week into this amazing festival celebrating its 30th anniversary. It is one of the best times of year to go to Epcot, but of course every day is a good day to go to Epcot. We're talking to Becky who's going to break down some of the best things she ate, the best things she experienced, and the best things for you to do with your family at this festival this year. Hey everyone, welcome in to More Magic brought to you by the moms behind the magic. I am your host Allie.
[00:00:29] I'm here today with Becky to talk about another super relevant topic for all of you M&Ms. I hope that you all have trips planned for this or you're dreaming of it because there is, is there anything better than Food & Wine Festival? Actually Becky don't answer that because I know you think there is. And today I want this to be all about Food & Wine Festival. Becky and Katie went last weekend. They have just tried and experienced all the new things. It is officially underway. Becky, are you still in a food coma state?
[00:00:58] Yes, mostly a food coma state. This, this particular one we didn't intentionally focus on the food, but I have two Food & Wine Festival dates kind of standing. One to cover for the podcast and then one I do as a date with my husband. So what I didn't get to cover this time, I am looking forward to being back there again next weekend. You're going again next weekend already with Sean? Yeah, our Food & Wine Festival date will be next weekend after we get to watch McKenna take the field for the first time at UCF.
[00:01:28] So, oh my gosh. Where are you going to stay with Sean? We're staying at our timeshare. We just happened to have some free time overlapping available and it worked out that there was a three day weekend that we could grab. So, spending the time at our place that we love just off property, of course, that's not best case scenario.
[00:01:46] Especially for something like Food & Wine Festival. It is so nice to be able to just like hop on the Skyliner and get back to your room and not have to worry about driving after indulging in some drinks and things. So, yeah, that's the thing. Well, it was opening weekend for the Food & Wine Festival, Disney's, well, Epcot's longest running festival of the year.
[00:02:07] It is the original festival, right? And now Epcot has just become this festival park and we're excited to cover all of the festivals on More Magic. It's a perfect space for us to talk about it while it is new and relevant. I think Food & Wine Festival used to feel like this exclusive, special, have-to-do thing and I still think it is. My family's heading to Disney for fall break and we will likely head into Epcot and do the Food & Wine Festival things.
[00:02:36] But now that Epcot is such a festival park, it's more often than not when you're in Epcot that you're experiencing a festival. But this is kind of OG vibes and there are some really exciting things that you got to experience that if you are heading to Food & Wine Festival this year, you will want to put on your radar. And some things that I wasn't even sure if they were new this year or if they're an all-the-time thing, so I'm excited for you to talk about. So first, give me a good overview and give all of our M&Ms a good overview.
[00:03:00] What was it like opening weekend and what do you expect could be different, you know, as the festival rolls out through the next couple months? I think Disney has come a long way in rolling out these festival weekends, starting them not on a Saturday. Having them start a little bit before they get through those tiptoeing in and they're experts at this. Like this is the 30th anniversary of Food & Wine Festival, so they know what they're doing.
[00:03:23] This isn't new, but I expected it to be wall-to-wall people because Food & Wine Festival is such a big deal for so many people. Foodies, people who love to go and just get drinks, drink around the world. And it's not just exclusively to World Showcase, but I expected it to be so incredibly crowded with lines out of control and it wasn't that. So I was really excited to see.
[00:03:46] And I do think a part of that is that they are having this Food & Wine Festival specific space where you're going and eating and drinking snacks and drinks around the world. It's essentially a year-round thing at this point. And so I don't know that it is as niche and like high demand as it once was. But that's not to say that there weren't crowds. It was definitely crowded. It just wasn't out of control crowded. So eating and drinking around the world has really always been a thing, but it's really become a thing.
[00:04:14] And the difference is, yes, you can do it any time of year. But the difference is, of course, at Food & Wine Festival, you have all of these food kiosks, these booths. Every country is represented with one. And then in addition to the World Showcase countries, you've got like Australia has one. You know, there are booths for other countries that aren't always represented in World Showcase. And then on top of that, you may have, you know, a seafood booth, a vegan booth.
[00:04:39] You know, there are all kinds of different chefs and spaces where people are bringing booths to life. So it really is amazing, especially for, as you said, foodies. But yes, it is the idea of what you can do here is present year-round. But specifically being able to do it this way is very special. And for just a really good pro tip, it seems kind of obvious, but if you've never been, you may not know. And even as somebody that goes all the time, we still do it. You can get a pamphlet upon arrival.
[00:05:08] And I'm sure you got one, which you covered on the stories. Why don't you go ahead and explain how that works, why it's important, and where you can get it. So you can get it right when you walk in the door. And this is probably the specific thing to being opening weekend. When I walked in the front of Epcot, there was no Food & Wine Festival pamphlets available. They were completely gone. It was an empty rack, which is so unlike Disney, did not have something readily available. So I was stressed, like, how am I going to get this? Because I have to have it for the picture. I need to be able to make a plan about where we're going, all of the pieces.
[00:05:38] Find the corn. Find the corn. Find the corn. Exactly. My friend Katie got there a little before me, and she had found me one. And then, of course, not just when you walk in the front gates of Epcot or the international gates, they also have them at the stands. Every single stand you go to to purchase something for the Food & Wine Festival will also have your little guides that has everything from the details of what's going to be at every single outdoor kitchen throughout the festival,
[00:06:05] but also, like, little nods to when those things are going to open. We had a funny moment this last weekend that was around timing, because not all booths are open for the exact same timelines. Some of them open later. Some of them close earlier. And so just needing to pay attention to those details, and it's all right there in the Food & Wine Festival guide. Yeah, it's pretty cool, and it's great to be able to go around and follow your little booklet, go to the things you really want to try.
[00:06:33] I recommend trying unique things, different things, things you may not try other times. All of that is what is great about this. And it is, as you mentioned, the 30th anniversary, so one cool thing to look out for if you're heading. Which, by the way, what's the last day for Food & Wine Festival? I have that. Yeah, look that up while I say this, because I do think that, you know, you said it wasn't that crazy. We're still kind of in a downtime. But this festival really overlaps, and I know it's already fall at Disney, and I know Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is underway, but fall is really coming.
[00:07:02] I'm going to be there on a very busy weekend when I go in October, so I anticipate that this festival will become more popular. The lines will get longer. It will be more difficult to get these foods, but it's still going to be worth it. And if you're utilizing the dining plan, a lot of the food at these kiosks during the festivals, including food and wine, will take a snack credit. So be on the lookout for that. It's a great use to, like, save your snack credits, because those can really, really pile up, especially if you're there with family or friends.
[00:07:29] We've shared snack credits before at a festival, and they went a really long way. So I recommend doing that. And then if you're heading there this year, regardless from now until it ends, you can look at some of that really exclusive 30th anniversary merch, which I just think is cool. I think it's awesome to have it. You know, if you're there and it's the anniversary of something so big, I think that's great. So did you get that date? I did. It runs August 27th, so just a couple days ago, and running through November 21st. So this is really going to lead right up to the Festival of the Holidays.
[00:07:59] There's going to be a slight tiny shift, and come the end of it, you'll start seeing little pieces kind of sprinkling in, but right up until that week of Thanksgiving. I can't believe Festival of the Holidays doesn't start much earlier. That's very odd to me, but it's great that this is – we're kind of in a time of year where festivals are going to be consistent really through the end of Festival of the Arts. There's going to be a small lull after the holidays, and then we'll be right back to it. So it'll be great. It is. It's going to be here before you know it. I can't wait. Talk to me about character PhotoPass pictures that are special for Food and Wine Festival.
[00:08:28] So they have very specific PhotoPass opportunities, and if you have a memory maker as a part of your package or if you buy it independent, you can ask your PhotoPass photographers if they have any magic shots that are specific to Food and Wine Festival, and these are going to be leaning in on bringing extra characters and extra accessories, if you will, bringing some magic into your shots. But not only those, right? Those are great to add on, but also some of the characters have specific costumes.
[00:08:58] For instance, when we walked in, Daisy was in a chef outfit, and it was so – She looked like Chef Mickey's. She did. She looked like she was coming from Chef Mickey's. Amazing that you can skip Chef Mickey's this time of year, and you can get pictures with the characters in their chef outfits. It's amazing. So good. Yes, it really is. So, of course, you're going to have your classic characters around. You'll have the princesses throughout World Showcase. You'll have all of those. But it's really fun to see that they're leaning into the costuming, being a part of the
[00:09:27] festival with those classic characters too. Yeah. Super cool. It's always worth – I think this is important for every time you're at Disney, not just specifically for what we're talking today, but you should always be asking your PhotoPass photographer, what do you have that's special? A lot of spots will have really unique shots that they may or may not tell you about up front, but if you ask, sometimes there was a cool bubble shot. I don't know if that's still around, but there's rainbow shots and around the world circular shots. There's just so many cool things.
[00:09:56] The zoom out shots at Magic Kingdom are really neat. So always asking your PhotoPass photographer about that. Really good pro tip, and especially during a festival, you're going to have special stuff. Okay. Why – we talked about eating and drinking around the world. That sounds like a very adult thing unless you have a foodie child, which I actually do have two foodie daughters that would absolutely try these things. My son would hate every second of it. He'd be like, can you go ride Guardians? He would not like it, but he would like the kiddo offerings.
[00:10:23] Some of the fun things that you can do for kids or with kids. Just list them off and then let's talk about what they are. Well, they have the all-the-time offerings, like the passports that you can do around World Showcase. But they also have some very specific, unique-to-kids spaces. For instance, Remy's Ratatouille Hide and Squeak Scavenger Hunt that, for a really small fee, given what it is, allows you a treasure hunt map, basically, and then a set of stickers that you go around World Showcase and you're looking for hidden Remy's.
[00:10:52] And it's just a way to keep your kids involved. They're going to find the different Remy's throughout the pavilion. You're going to put the stickers on the map, and then you get – when you finish with it, you go back to where you purchased it. There's a couple of places you can go turn in that map, and then you get a prize. And the prize is so cute. It's a – this season, like, spoiler alert, if you're curious about it, but it's a game that your kids are going to get. It's like a tic-tac-toe, magnetic, Disney-branded game, and there's four different versions of
[00:11:19] it that is super fun to just keep your kids continually to be engaged in what they're doing. And for the price of it, it's really, really affordable to just kind of make the magic a little bit further to keep your kids engaged throughout World Showcase. Definitely important to mention it costs a fee, but it is a low fee. And this is so good because you can – you know, you or your spouse can wait in the line for the food and drinks that you want while the other one is taking them around to find Remy. Or while you're eating the snack that you got, they can be looking for Remy.
[00:11:47] So it's such a great way to include them in something special. And, you know, it kind of reminds me of Wilderness Explorers happening over at Animal Kingdom all the time year-round. You know, it's just this opportunity for kids to use their imagination, to have their mind put towards a goal, and then, of course, the prize at the end that they can then play with to continue keeping them entertained. So really good all around. Definitely join the Hide and Squeak adventure. Yes.
[00:12:11] And what's also weird is Disney understands that not all kids want to go to Epcot and explore the pavilions. There is so much that kids can be involved in. We know that the Play Disney app is going away, so we don't know what the future of that looks like, which is really sad. So what's the future of DuckTales? We don't know. For now, this is a space where kids can continue to lean in, but they're going to actually have two scavenger hunts happening at one time. They're going to have the Remy's throughout the entire Food and Wine Festival.
[00:12:41] But then also, starting at the end of August, or sorry, the end of September, September 25th through November 2nd, they're also going to have a Halloween-inspired Pluto pumpkin search that will double the fun. So even in that case, if you have two kids, you could buy one the Remy, one the Halloween-featured one, and have them not going and finding the same one. Let them have two different experiences. So that's fun. So good. Yeah. Really, really, really fun.
[00:13:07] Something that's more similar to like a scavenger hunt, right? But it's more leaning towards adults. But I think kiddos could enjoy this. Emile's Fromage Montage. Yes. Did you do it? I'm in the middle of it. You have to really love cheese to really lean in on this, which I do. Tap me. Put me in, coach. Yes. Completely agree. So Emile's Fromage Montage is an adult scavenger hunt. Really, it's a space where you're going to go around the Food and Wine Festival.
[00:13:36] There is a series of cheese-inspired treats, I guess, in that case. And you purchase five of them. You could do five of the exact same one, technically. That's not what they intended you to do. That's not fun. Go try. That's not fun. But go and find five different experiences. There's well more than five for you to lean in on. A cheese sandwich, cheddar bacon soup. Like there's a lot of different ones for you to try. And as you're collecting these stamps throughout the Food and Wine Festival,
[00:14:05] you go and turn that scavenger hunt in. And then you get a prize as an adult as well. Tell M&Ms where to join the Fromage Montage. You don't actually have to join this one. This is in your little book that we talked about at the top of this. Everybody has this book. There are a stamp space at the back of the book. And as you're purchasing it, they'll say, are you participating in the Fromage Montage? And then they will put a stamp for any of them. The name is so good, by the way. Yes.
[00:14:35] I love Fromage Montage. I'm into it. Whoever names that, good job. So yeah, really, really good job. Yes. So there's not like a joining. And the fee to do this is just the cost of the snacks. It's nothing on an addition to just being inside. And you don't have to do it all in one time. If you're going back to Epcot for multiple days, maybe you have a park hopper and you're going to be going to the Food and Wine Festival multiple days on your vacation. Or if you're a local and going multiple times throughout the whole time,
[00:15:04] as long as you keep that book, the one that has your stamps, then you can get your prize whenever it is that you finish the collection of the five cheese-inspired snacks. Yeah. Perfect. So fun. We're definitely going to be doing that when we go in October. And I am the worst, by the way. I'm going to let M&Ms know. You have to – like, we are not all talk. I missed out on Halloween party tickets for my family. I was waiting because I wasn't – we just were on the fence about this fall trip
[00:15:33] that we were taking and we weren't sure if we were going to make it happen. We decided over the weekend, we really looked at – we're going to go. We're going to make this happen. We're going to do what it takes. And so I immediately went to get our party tickets. And of course, they're sold out. And this is for mid-October. And I knew that they would. I knew that this was a very high likelihood. But I was hopeful that we would make a decision, you know, before September and we would have a chance. So if you're on the fence about making things happen, make sure you don't wait. That's just the pro tip. And I knew that to be the case. But I do want to say that this is what we'll be doing instead is we will spend a lot of time at Food and Wine Festival.
[00:16:03] And then, of course, we'll watch the Halloween fireworks from the Polynesian. And that'll be fine. But this kind of thing is going to be great and unique for a fall trip to enjoy. So I'm excited. Yes. Okay. Anything else you want to say about any of that before we really talk about the best part of Food and Wine Festival? Maybe the cheese is the best part. But this is the other best part. Is the cheese the best part? It might be. No. I think so far it's off to a good start. On your note, you wrote Canada tip. So I wasn't sure. Like, did you have something you want to say about Canada? Yes. I forgot to talk about that.
[00:16:33] So one of the places you can get your fromage montage thing is in Canada. Katie and I were trading some tips. This is why it's so important to have conversations like with the podcast, listening to the podcast, but also joining conversations in our Facebook group. Because I gave Katie a tip about something that I do when we go to the Food and Wine Festival. And then she gave me a tip about something that I didn't know. When we were in line for Canada to get a really, really great little small,
[00:17:01] it was probably like a half an ounce of steak with garlic mashed potatoes. I get in line and I'm just standing there like it's going to take forever. And she's like, Becky, you know that there's two checkout spaces in the Canada one, right? And I'm like, what? We went over to the other side. So not the one you walk up to when you're coming from the main entryway to World Showcase. As if you're going to Canada, you're going to see the line. If you go to the other side of that exact same one, it was probably a hundred people in line on the one side. Nobody in line on the other one. It's a good tip. It was.
[00:17:31] I had no idea. This is why you come. This is why you come to the moms behind the magic. Look at that. There is. So, and this is not the only one. There are several throughout World Showcase that have multiple checkout points that I had no idea in this particular case. And we totally skipped what would have been probably a 15 minute wait to get up to order. Amazing. You know what? All the while you're talking about that, I'm thinking today's magic word has to be cheese. Let's do it. Yeah, definitely. All right.
[00:17:59] The other really cool thing about any Epcot festival is that there is always an element of live entertainment, which is really, really fun, really unique and cool. And every single festival has a different way to lean into what they're doing. And for food and wine festival, you can enjoy the Eat to the Beat concert series. This is where your alleged pro tip came in. However, when Katie typed this in our group chat, I was like, isn't that the tip I tried to use when I tried to draft the Regal Eagle as the best place to sit and eat on podcast? Well, I wasn't on that episode.
[00:18:30] I think if I was on that episode, things may have gone a little bit differently. Absolutely. So I just kind of felt when she shared the tip, like it was that episode of Modern Family again with the wedge salad. The wedge salad. Yeah. And we've had that before. And I'm like, didn't I already tell you this? But go ahead and share with our M&Ms the really good tip about what you share with Katie and a little bit about what Eat to the Beat concert series is. Because you and I are both all about live entertainment, but this was only Katie's like second concert ever. And I can't wait for you to tell M&Ms who you got to hear because I think, I think our
[00:18:59] M&Ms are going to like it. Okay. First, I had no idea that this was only her second concert. And these are bite-sized concerts. So calling this a concert is, is kind of a stretch, but it is like a 25-ish minute live set with a band and they do three shows per night. There is a 5.30, a 6.45 and an 8 p.m. show for whoever it is that's coming to the Eat to the Beat concert series.
[00:19:25] What I love about Eat to the Beat is it feels like it's the thing that's in addition to the food and wine or outdoor kitchens that you can go to. I guess every other festival that Epcot puts together, there's a music element at the stage in America, but there's other things too. This really feels like in this particular festival, it's the food and wine and Eat to the Beat. That feels like the bulk of what, what it is we're coming here for. And they bring in some decent size headliners. They're not going to be people who are out selling out concerts.
[00:19:54] It's not Taylor Swift. It's not Maroon 5. It's not Gaga. It's Maroon 5 might be making their way into Epcot soon. I don't know. Maybe, maybe, maybe in like three or four more years. Not, not quite yet, but Maroon 5 is what was at front of line because that's the other one Katie's been to, she said. I mean, NSYNC. NSYNC's not there, but. No, but like a lot of the NSYNC guys are there. Joey Fatone is often there and Lance. Yes. Yes, exactly. So I'd say I'm like, Maroon 5 might make their way. Sugar Ray.
[00:20:23] Who are some good people that are going to make their way? Probably Sugar Ray. Has he been there? I think he's been there. Sugar Ray has been there. We've seen Sugar Ray. Yep. Yeah. I was going to say. We know we get boys to men on the regular 98 degrees sometimes. But not for this one. Who we saw this weekend was Hanson. One of my boy band era heartthrobs. Like they are one of the, it's like, if you're a millennial, you know the Mbop song.
[00:20:51] You know, you probably know more than you think you know about Hanson. My husband, when I was listening to the music in prep, because that's how you pregame for a, for a concert is you listen leading up and he's like, is Mbop their only song? Yeah. I'm like, no, how dare you say that as a fan of Hanson in general. But I had a good friend in high school who, like for me, my boy band was 98 degrees. We obviously have people who loved boys or boys to men was probably a little era before us.
[00:21:20] But I love boys to men. Backstreet Boys. I love it. I love boys to men too. But I do feel like they were probably actually my brother's age. No. I love boys to men. I don't know. I could be wrong. I did not care for Hanson. Really? Interesting. You know why? Was because my neighbor loved Hanson and I loved Spice Girls. And we just would, it was always just a back and forth and we couldn't like, you could not like both between us. So I hated Hanson. Interesting. I would love to go see them. I would love to go see them now though. I have nothing against them now. I would love to hear Mbop.
[00:21:50] That sounds wonderful. We've let go of the neighborhood feud about Hanson and Spice Girls. But I just want to say Spice Girls are still, they're still probably a little big for the Epcot stage. They're going to do, they'd sell out a world tour easily. They probably would at this point. I will say though, I have been to a lot, a lot of concerts in the American Pavilion, not just Eat to the Beat, but also Garden Rocks. They have, they have concerts throughout the year for all of the festivals.
[00:22:17] This concert, one, the tip that we had was that, yes, you can order or you can make yourself a dining reservation and give yourself a dining package where you're going to get your meal at a place like the Beer Garden or there's lots of options. You can eat in the UK Pavilion. You can eat at Le Cellier and then have reserve tickets for the show that you want to go to so that you can sit at the front of the theater and not have to go stand in that line. That's important that you understand. Yeah. And Becky's going to give you a better tip.
[00:22:46] Not better, but a different way to execute this. But dining packages, just like you would do a phantasmic dining package at Hollywood Studios, you can do that specifically for Eat to the Beat to get that seating. Or day of, the day of the concert, you can get a quick service. Disney needs to do more of this for a lot of reasons. One, the price entry point of this, significantly lower. It was less than $40. Katie and I got a meal at the Regal Eagle. The best place to sit and eat for quick service at Epcot.
[00:23:17] Yes. Regal Eagle. You got a full meal, a drink, which you could do a specialty drink or an alcoholic beverage. Katie got an Angry Orchard, for example. You could get a milkshake and a dessert, plus your ticket that is a reserved space for one of the three shows. I really wanted to be in the eight o'clock show because all shows are not created equally. The 530 show, kids are there. Sun is still up. There's just something about live music under a dark sky with the lights and the lasers and all of the things.
[00:23:46] The energy at the 8 p.m. show is completely different. Most little kids have gone back. The only little kids there are the ones who are there with their moms who are geeking out with their little heart hands in front of, at the front of the stage. It was amazing. It was amazing. But this show in particular, like I said, I've been to a lot of these shows. The line. We had an eight o'clock ticket. Reserved. The line for the reserve space started at the American Pavilion, went down to Japan, went
[00:24:14] back up to the American Pavilion, and then went back to Japan. And that's with a ticket. The line to get in by standby, to get into See Hansen, started at the American Pavilion, went down to Italy, wound the entire space out by the water. And the energy was so high. The minute they walked out on stage, the three boys walked out on stage, the entire crowd stood up. We danced. We sang our little hearts out.
[00:24:42] It was such a vibe. However, the caveat to doing the dining package for the Eat to the Beat with the quick service, they only have a very limited. And if you are not there when they go on sale at around 1130-ish, you will likely not get one. So if you want to do this, important to get back there because they only have... Katie was looking at the list and she thinks there was probably about 30 slots per showtime,
[00:25:10] the 530, the 645, and the 8. And they were all sold out within minutes of them putting them open for people to do. So it's a great option, significantly cheaper, but it does take some strategizing. Can you do it via mobile order? Do you have to do it there live? No, you have to do it there live. And ironically, it's kind of interesting. I'm curious if Disney's going to evolve this because you also have to order your food right then. It's not like I can come back and get my quick service later in the day. They make you pay for it right then, order your food right then, and then you just get
[00:25:40] your tickets to come back to the show that you chose. Great tip. Just don't count on it, but it's a great option if you're like, oh, I'd love to have a reserve seat, but it's not going to ruin my day. If I don't, it's a great way to try it. Okay. I have to say this too. Do you think Jewel is too big to play Eat to Beat, or do you think she'd be a great candidate? Because I'll tell you right now. She would be amazing. If she's ever on the list for any festival ever, I will purchase my flight that day. And you will not do a quick service standby. You will get yourself a full service. Front row. Reserve it on the app.
[00:26:09] Or Natalie and Briglia. That'd be amazing too. Yeah. I don't think she's too big. Natalie and Briglia, definitely not. But Jewel, I'm not sure. I think she might be a good candidate. She's definitely coming. And when she does, I'm buying my flight. Okay. What was, let's wrap this up. You got to go to Food and Wine Festival. So many fun things happening. So many amazing chef booths. Great food. People really bring their A game. You know, where the Arts Festival is really about the presentation of the food. And Flower Garden Festival is really about the flowers.
[00:26:38] And of course there is food, but Food and Wine is about the food. And these chef kitchens are really bringing their best tastes forward. What was the best thing you ate? Ooh, Katie would probably say her favorite thing she ate was the pumpkin ravioli. Where'd she get it? She got it at, I don't remember the name of the booth, but it's the one that's right next to the simmering sips. It's between, I would say, the Canadian Pavilion and those bathrooms over towards the main entrance. Simmering sips is fun. They've had that for a few years.
[00:27:07] It's a flight of mimosas. Really fun. And we did do that, which was fantastic. I would say probably I really liked the filet mignon with the garlic mashed potatoes and mushrooms. Like it was, it felt like a little meal. Like how is the steak prepared at the food kiosk for filet mignon? I don't know if they're preparing it away, but it felt like it was perfectly prepared to like a medium.
[00:27:30] It was a little pink in the center, great seared mushrooms, little dollop of garlic mashed potatoes. You do not get to choose if you want it well done though. So if you're not a medium steak kind of person, maybe pass on it. A lot of these dishes because they're made quickly and in bulk are just kind of as is. Yeah. You got to go to Food and Wine Festival. Make your way there. You have all the way till the end of November. And if you're already heading there for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, or if you're like me and you missed out on your party date, it's another great reason to visit this fall. We can't wait to hear the best things you ate.
[00:28:00] Bring them to our podcast community, Moms Behind the Magic on Facebook. And let us know what did you eat that was good. Share tips with other M&Ms who might be going. Everybody wants to know the best things. And the best way to find the best things are to listen to people you trust. So I'm here for all of your tips before I go. And of course, we'll continue bringing the tips as we go. That is going to do it for us. Bringing you more magic on a Thursday. Get the moms behind the magic. And until next time, we'll see you real soon.
