If you have not yet experienced the annual Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida, you should consider adding this to your “must do” list this fall. Offering an impressive array of enticing cuisine inspired by specific regions around the world, the event will feature more than 30 unique global marketplace tasting booths positioned around Epcot’s picturesque World Showcase Lagoon. In addition, the Festival will offer fun and informative culinary demonstrations, beverage seminars, celebrity chefs, mixology seminars, and refreshments crafted by master wine makers and brewers. Those in attendance also will have the opportunity to enjoy the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, with entertainment by a variety of popular artists, including Wilson Phillips, Christopher Cross, STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas, Smash Mouth, 38 Special, and Air Supply. The Festival is September 25-November 16, 2015, and is included with Epcot® admission, with food and beverage samples from individual marketplaces requiring a separate purchase.
A great way to experience the Festival is by taking advantage of special room rates that are being offered by the seven Downtown Disney® Resort Area Hotels. In addition to the hotels having an ideal location within an easy walk to more than 75 themed and immersive shopping, dining and entertainment venues at the Downtown Disney® area, the seven Official Walt Disney World® Hotels also provide complimentary shuttle transportation every 30 minutes to all four Walt Disney World® Theme Parks, two water parks, and to the Downtown Disney® area. What’s more, the Downtown Disney® area is transitioning this fall into the one-of-a-kind reimagined Disney Springs with new shopping, dining and entertainment venues for your enjoyment.
Available from September 25-November 16, 2015, the special hotel rates during the Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival are:
- B Resort & Spa – rates from $89 per room, per night
- Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel – rates from $69 per room, per night
- Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa – rates from $79 per room, per night
- DoubleTree Suites by Hilton – rates from $129 per suite, per night
- Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – rates from $159 per room, per night
- Holiday Inn Orlando – Downtown Disney® Area – rates from $89 per room, per night
- Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort – rates from $75 per room, per night.
As a bonus, guests at these hotels also receive the “Downtown Disney Deals” booklet that features exclusive discounts and special offers from over 30 merchants in the Downtown Disney® area for dining, entertainment and shopping. Among the many coupons featured in the booklet are discounts at Rainforest Café®, T-Rex CaféTM, Wolfgang Puck® Express, Steve Baker Caricatures, The LEGO® Store, Planet Hollywood®, House of Blues® Restaurant, Splitsville Luxury LanesTM, Bongo’s Cuban CaféTM, and Ghirardelli® Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop.
For more information on the special hotel rates, or to make a reservation, visit DowntownDisneyHotels.com , specifically www.downtowndisneyhotels.com/fall-hotel-special-rates/ (orhttp://bit.ly/EIFWFHotel ). The special rates are available September 25-November 16, 2015, based on availability. Some blackout dates may apply, and availability may be limited. The rates do not include the Resort Services Fee or daily parking fee (if applicable), taxes or gratuities. The offer is not valid with any other special offers, promotions, existing reservations, or for groups.