New Global Marketplaces, Radio Disney Artists and Eat to the Beat Acts for 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

The 24th Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival, which runs a record 87 days from August 29 to November 23. With less than two weeks from opening, here’s more details!

Two additional new marketplaces – The Donut Box and Cool Wash – will debut October 1, 2019, with sweet eats and refreshing sips. Disney chefs have harnessed their creative energies for a festival spin on the donut craze, producing irresistible marketplace goodies that include a Black and White Coffee Cocktail garnished with a fresh yeast donut sprinkled with chocolate espresso bean crumbles. And, there’s more – The Donut Box also will feature a Sweet Corn Fritter with Fresno and red pepper jelly, plus Strawberry-dusted Yeast Donut Holes. Also on the menu is a Strawberry Smoothie made with Blue Diamond Breeze Almondmilk® and an exclusive festival beer called Boston Cream Donut Ale (yes, we said “donut ale”!) from Central 28 Beer Company, located in DeBary, Fla.

Cool Wash will be a chill stop where you can create your own frozen beverages with slushy flavors ranging from Blue Raspberry to Orange Cream. Go crazy with mix-ins: Swedish Fish, Jelly Drops, Boba Pearls and Pop Rocks! Talk about a taste-bud party!

There’s also big news on the Eat to the Beat Concert front! Central Florida boyband great Joey Fatone hits the America Gardens Theatre stage November 12-14 as Joey Fatone and Friends, featuring Chris Kirkpatrick and Ryan Cabrera. Expect plenty of dance moves and enough personality to delight Guests of all ages. Another Eat to the Beat update: alternative rock band Smash Mouth – soon to release a brand-new album — will rock the stage September 16-17. Don’t forget, you can get your gourmet groove on August 29 - November 19 with an Eat to the Beat Dining Package. Dining packages are available at select table-service locations and include guaranteed concert seating.

For the nightly Disney du Jour Dance Party, some new Radio Disney artist appearances to add to those already announced:

• Sept. 27-28 – Isabella Nicole (“Headphones”) 
• Oct. 4-5 – Avenue Beat (“Delight”) 
• Nov. 1-2 – AJ Mitchell (“All My Friends”)
• Nov. 8-9 – Kylie Cantrall (“That’s What I’m Talkin’ Bout”) 
• Nov. 15-16 – Erin Bowman (“Keep Me Warm”) 
• Nov. 22-23 –Tegan Marie (“Horses”)

Reservations for special programming and premium festival events including Eat to the Beat Dining Packages can be made in advance!

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2018 Eat to the Beat Concert Series

In today's Disney new, I have for you an Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival update! This Festival takes place during the fall at Walt Disney World® Resort and is my favorite Festival at Epcot and we do not miss a chance to go and eat and drink our way around World Showcase!

One of our favorite things with the Festival is the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. These concerts at the American Gardens is included with your Epcot admission and the bands are good and some of them are quite famous! This year there are some new acts joining repeat favorites. Some of the new ones include Sheila E and ‘80s Canadian rockers Glass Tiger.  Cincinnati area favorites, 98 Degrees – featuring brothers Nick and Drew Lachey – will also be at this year's festival.  Entertainer Jim Belushi brings his rhythm-and-blues band The Sacred Hearts to the festival this year.

This year’s lineup also will include two Contemporary Christian music artists: MercyMe, who successfully branched out from music this year with the hit film based on lead singer Bart Mallard’s life called “I Can Only Imagine”; and former “Royal Tailor” front man Tauren Wells, who has found mainstream success this year, touring with Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.

Returning favorites include ‘80s pop stars Tiffany and Billy Ocean, ’90s hit makers like Hanson and Everclear; and swing-meisters Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, who close out the festival as they have for the last couple of years.

The lineup so far is:

• 8/30-31 – Blue October – “Into the Ocean”
• 9/1-3 – Tiffany – “I Think We’re Alone Now”
• 9/4-5 – MercyMe – “I Can Only Imagine” NEW
• 9/6-7 – Glass Tiger – “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) NEW
• 9/8-9 – Tauren Wells – “Hills and Valleys” NEW
• 9/10-11 – Postmodern Jukebox
• 9/12-13 – TBD
• 9/14-16 – Baha Men – “Who Let The Dogs Out”
• 9/17-19 – TBD
• 9/20-21 – Living Color – “Cult of Personality”
• 9/22-23 – Sheila E – “The Glamorous Life” NEW
• 9/24-26 – Sugar Ray – “Every Morning”
• 9/27-28 – David Cook – “Light On”
• 9/29-30 – Jeffrey Osbourne – “On The Wings of Love”
• 10/1-2 – Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts – Various Hits
• 10/3-4 – Everclear – “Santa Monica”
• 10/5-7 – Mark Wills – “19 Somethin’”
• 10/8-10 – Air Supply – “All Out Of Love”
• 10/11-12 – TBD
• 10/13-14 – TBD
• 10/15-16 – 98 Degrees – “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)” NEW
• 10/17-18 – 38 Special – “Hold On Loosely”
• 10/19-21 – Devon Allman Project – “Ragged and Dirty”
• 10/22-23 – TBD
• 10/24-25 – Billy Ocean – “Get Outta My Dreams”
• 10/26-28 – Starship featuring Mickey Thomas – “We Built This City”
• 10/29-31 – Hanson – “MMMBop”
• 11/1-2 – TBD
• 11/3-4 – Taylor Dayne – “Prove Your Love”
• 11/5-7 – Boyz II Men – “End Of The Road”
• 11/8-9 – The Hooters – “And We Danced”
• 11/10-12 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – “Go Daddy-O”

The festival’s 23rd year runs from August 30 - November 12, 2018 (a lot of these dates overlap with the just released Free Dining Promotion too!). 

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Eat to the Beat Concert Series 2017

I have Epcot International Food and Wine Festival news! A record 32 musical acts will rev up the Eat to the Beat concert series during the 22^nd year of the Festival Aug. 31-Nov. 13, 2017 at Walt Disney World® Resort.

Eleven bands are new to the festival including Kenny G., Squeeze and 10,000 Maniacs join 21 fan-favorite musical acts for a diverse lineup of pop hit makers to rock America Gardens Theatre stage throughout the festival’s 75-day run.

Other new acts to appear are: The Hooters, Baha Men, Lauren Alaina, Mark Wills, American Authors, Devon Allman, Postmodern Jukebox and Blue October.

Guests also can tune into their favorite returning bands that will include festival opening act Delta Rae.  Concerts take place at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. daily.  The lineup (subject to change and included in Epcot admission) includes:

• Aug. 31-Sept. 1         Delta Rae “Bottom of the River”
• Sept. 2-3                  The Hooters NEW! “And We Danced”
• Sept. 4-5                  Baha Men NEW! “Who Let the Dogs Out”
• Sept. 6-7                  Fuel “Shimmer”
• Sept. 8-10                STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas “We Built This City”
• Sept. 11-12              Lauren Alaina NEW! “Road Less Traveled”
• Sept. 13-15              Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah”
• Sept. 16-17              Sister Hazel “All For You”   
• Sept. 18-20              Air Supply “All Out of Love”
• Sept. 21-22              David Cook “Light On”
• Sept. 23-24              Everclear “Santa Monica”                   
• Sept. 25-27              Sugar Ray “Every Morning”
• Sept. 28-29              38 Special “Hold On Loosely”
• Sept. 30-Oct. 1         Mark Wills NEW! “19 Somethin’”
• Oct. 2-3                   American Authors NEW! “Best Day of My Life”
• Oct. 4-5                   Christopher Cross “Sailing”  
• Oct. 6-8                   Devon Allman NEW! “Ragged and Dirty”
• Oct. 9-11                 Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX “Come Sail Away”
• Oct. 12-13               Taylor Dayne “Tell It to My Heart”
• Oct. 14-15               Jeffrey Osborne “On the Wings of Love”
• Oct. 16-17               Postmodern Jukebox NEW! Various Hits                 
• Oct. 18-20               10,000 Maniacs NEW! “Because the Night”
• Oct. 21-22               Toad The Wet Sprocket “Walk on the Ocean”
• Oct. 23-24               Kenny G NEW! “Songbird”
• Oct. 25-26               Billy Ocean “Get Outta My Dreams”
• Oct. 27-29               Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now”
• Oct. 30-Nov. 1         Hanson “MMMBop”
• Nov. 2-3                  Blue October NEW! “Into the Ocean”
• Nov. 4-5                  Living Colour “Cult of Personality” 
• Nov. 6-8                  Boyz II Men "End of the Road"
• Nov. 9-11                Big Bad Voodoo Daddy “Go Daddy-O”
• Nov. 12-13              Squeeze NEW! “Black Coffee in Bed”

(Songs listed are for artist recognition only and may not be included in the concert play list.)

Festival-goers can also enjoy Eat to the Beat Dining Packages at 15 popular Epcot restaurants, guaranteeing a breakfast, lunch or dinner reservation and confirmed seating at a same-day Eat to the Beat concert. These reservations can be made starting July so be sure to make your packages now! Email me, lauren@magicaltravel.com, today for a FREE quote and FREE travel planning services! Or you can use this fast and easy form!

2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival DATES!

One of my favorite Walt Disney World events will be returning in 2017 - and will be one of the longest running in the event's history! The Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival returns to Walt Disney World® Resort  on August 31, 2017!  The event will run until November 13, 2017. The 2017 Festival will be a record 75 days of global culinary creations, celebrity chefs, premium events, Eat to the Beat concerts, and more.

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