Annual Events in Walt Disney World 2016

Courtesy of: Walt Disney World 

Walt Disney World is a magical place for families of all ages, there are many events going around all year long. Please take a look below for all of the annual events happening this year. you can also visit our calendar if you would like an easier view to plan out your vacations with.

February: 2/18-2/21/16: Princess Half Marathon weekend: Events include: the Disney Royal Family 5k, Disney enchanted 10k, Disney's fit for a princess expo and the main event the princess half marathon. This events takes runners through Epcot & Magic Kingdom as well as the parking areas of the park. this will affect traffic.

2. March- May 3/2/16 - 5/30/16
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival : Disney's Epcot expanded this event 90 days in 2016 and in 2015 Anna & Elsa joined over 100 topiaries, outdoor kitchens and marketplaces and the Epcot Flower power concert series as well as the butterfly house where guest can see 100's of unique butterflies
3. April 14th -17th
Star Wars 5k - The Dark Side
events include star wars 5K, 10k, The dark side challenge and much more. Registration starts in September

Epcot's Food and Wine Festival

Me and my husband visited Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival last Monday, we were excited to go and sample all the food it has to offer this year.  We spent all day walking and exploring the festival, listening to music and eating more than I could!  We’ll start off with my favorites and on the top of the list would have to be Canada’s Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup.  A must-have at this year’s festival!  It was excellent, beautifully creamy and cheese but not overdone.  We then went onto Japan and my husband had the Spicy Tuna Roll which he said was one of the best he’s ever had, from the freshness of the tuna to the wasabi.  Lastly, France’s escargot persillade en brochile were a very nice surprise.  Having not had escargot before, I was pleasantly shocked by the taste, not at all what I expected, in the best of ways.    

Good, but not on my favorites were Chile’s ceviche and Italy’s baked cheese ravioli.  Having had plenty of fantastic ceviche, I was not impressed and wish I could have something better to say about Chile’s interpretation.  As far as the ravioli’s I am slightly biased (I am a huge fan of Olive Garden’s cheese ravioli!) but can say that I expected a bit better compared to other fantastic food I’ve had at Italy’s Pavilion.  The portions varied in size and price depending on what you were sampling, prices started at $2.50, giving you a small taste and leaving you wanting more.

As part of Epcot’s Food and Wine, there is of course their concert series and this year more chances to see your favorite artists as they added one more show to the daily schedule.  We were transported back the 80’s with Air Supply and were excited to be in the audience for one of the three mini-concerts they were playing that day.  I wish they would have played more than just three songs, they sounded just like they did a decade (or two!) ago.  We truly had a great day and enjoyed all the food we sampled, cannot wait to visit again before it ends!  Don’t miss your opportunity to sample great cuisine from all over the world at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival 2010. 

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Submitted by Janette Rosado - American Vacation Homes