Epcot's International Food and Wine Fest officially began on Friday, September 28 but the un-publicized cast preview (also available to the general public) took place on September 27th from 2-8. Colleen, Tyler, and I all had off so we took the bus over to the Polynesian so that we could walk to the TTC and take the monorail over to Epcot. Festive signage greeted us in front of Spaceship Earth.
Similar festival signs are located throughout the park. Working at Epcot, for about the past week I got to see them moving these signs from backstage. I also got to see the different country booths located backstage and gradually moved to their set locations around the World Showcase. I really do love working at Epcot with seeing behind the scenes of all the special events taking place: Food and Wine, 30th anniversary, and the renovation of Test Track.
Just past the Fountain of Nations heading towards the World Showcase was a real cranberry patch. I'll have to find out more about why it's here for the fest.
Before our trek around the world, we picked up one of the Food and Wine passports. These list each country and what food and drink is sold there along with a little box to check off if you've eaten it. Each country also has a spot for a stamp that you can get at the register when you order your food. We spent a couple of hours walking around the lake, sampling the food and drink. Most of the booths represent a typical style of architecture of that country. Here's what Ireland looks like. The chocolate lava cake from here is heavenly. The Italian sausage with green peppers was delicious, as was the Mongolian beef.
We joined up with Matt later on adn ended the day with a few rides, including the Maelstrom, one of our favorites!
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