If you’re heading to Disney World in this final quarter of 2023 and you want to take part in the Disney 100 festivities, you’ll want to carve out some time at EPCOT. The park serves as the hub for all things 100th anniversary at Walt Disney World, though you’ll spot some merchandise and photo ops at the other parks as well as Disney Springs. The year-long celebration actually started way back in January at Disneyland Resort, with Disney World getting some new limited-time offerings for just a few months. Why is that? We may never know (I suspect it has something to do with the 18-month-long 50th Anniversary Celebration continuing through March of this year).
Regardless of the timing, the Disney100 celebration has arrived at Disney Word, and to mark the occasion, EPCOT is rolling out several new offerings. At night, be sure to check out Spaceship Earth for an all-new music and light sequence. There are also new murals and photo ops around the park. But, if you’re like me, the biggest draw for any festival is going to be the food.
In addition to the Disney 100 food and beverages that arrived on September 22, there are a few spots around EPCOT that started serving new menu items.
New Quick-Service Menu Items
CONNECTIONS CAFE AND EATERY
- Connections Cafe: Croissant Doughnut with cinnamon sugar
- Connections Eatery: Black Forest Baumkuchen
SUNSHINE SEASONS
- Key Lime Parfait
- Peanut Butter Whoopie Pie
- Fruit Tart
- Crème Brûlée
- Cookies ‘n Cream Shake
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Space 220 Celebrates Its Second Anniversary With New Food and Drink Items
It may be hard to believe, but it has already been two years since Space 220 first opened at EPCOT. Where does the time go?
To celebrate its second anniversary, the restaurant has debuted new food and beverage items for its guests to try. Whether you’re enjoying its prix fixe menu or passing through to enjoy a drink or two in the lounge, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for these new offerings:
FOOD:
- Neptuna Tartare: Sushi grade yellowfin tuna, avocado crema, mango coulis, edamame, wonton crisp, and yuzu dressing
- Roasted Asparagus Soup: Jumbo lump crabmeat, roasted poblano and red peppers, citrus chili oil, and crouton
- Bone-in Pork Chop: Slow-roasted 16 oz. pork chop, corn flan, succotash, and spiced applesauce
- Pan Roasted Swordfish “Cioppino”: Shrimp, littleneck clams, Prince Edward Island mussels, tomato and fennel seafood broth, and toasted garlic bread
- Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt Parfait: Black sesame crumble, yuzu curd, macerated blackberries, and basil blackberry sauce
- Cosmic Cupcake: Chocolate plant-based devil’s food cake topped with vanilla frosting and galactic sprinkles (Available on kid’s menu)
DRINKS:
- Starship Lemonade: Butterfly pea flower, lemonade, and Sprite served with a glow cube (Non-alcoholic)
- Moon Rocks: Lemon juice, blue cotton candy syrup, Sprite, pineapple juice, and pop rocks (Non-alcoholic)
- Solar Flare Sour: Lyre’s Agave Blanco Non-alcoholic Tequila, mango, lime juice, grapefruit bitters, and fever tree tonic water (Zero-proof)
- Galaxy Spritz: Lagoon Bay Aperitif, lychee liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and prosecco
- Black Hole Fashioned: Knob Creek Bourbon Whiskey, demerara syrup, and whiskey barrel-aged bitters
- M4RG4R1TA: Espolon Blanco Tequila, watermelon lime sour, and salted lime foam
- Illumination: Bacardi Rum, Malibu Caribbean Rum, passion fruit, blood orange, pineapple, lime sour, and passion fruit boba
- Saturn 2.0: Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rum, Velvet Falernum Liqueur, orgeat, passion fruit, and lemon juice
- Space Age Mule: Tito’s Homemade Vodka, fresh carrot juice, mango, lime juice, ginger beer, and chili lime seasoning rim
- Command Center: Hendrick’s Gin, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, lemon juice, citrus and elderflower foam
- Shuttle Crew: Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom Vodka, vanilla, tangerine, Red Bull, and tang foam
- Gamma Burst: Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass, Midori Melon Liqueur, and strawberry popping pearls
Pro tip: I was able to score a walk-up seat at the bar when I was in Disney World this past March. If you don’t have a reservation for Space 220 (they can be hard to come by), check in at the host station to see if there are any walk-up spots available. You never know!
4 Marketplace Booths Open for EPCOT Festivals
I love EPCOT festival season, don’t you? Lucky for us, EPCOT is more or less in festival mode all year, with just a few weeks “off” in between each one. In the last couple of years, EPCOT has introduced seasonal menus and select seasonal booths that rotate in and out later on in the festival season — a couple of its festivals run for so long, you have to keep returning guests coming back for new faves!
In addition to the new menu items above, EPCOT has opened four new marketplace booths at the Food and Wine Festival. If you can’t make it to the park to try these new booths by the conclusion of the festival (November 18), don’t fret, because these four booths will also be available for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!
WINE AND WEDGE
Food Items:
- Assorted Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
- Boursin Fig & Balsamic Soufflé with fig tapenade (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
- Southern Pimento Cheese with bread-and-butter pickled vegetables and grilled bread (Emile’s Fromage Montage)
- Artist Palette of Wine and Cheese: Assorted Artisanal Cheeses paired with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Hartley Apple Brandy, and Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port
Beverages:
- Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
- Hartley Apple Brandy
- Florida Orange Groves Winery Black and Blue Port
- Flight also available
CHAR & CHOP
Food Items:
- Roasted Porchetta with lemon-parsley salsa verde and shaved fennel salad
- Grilled IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with herbed polenta, puttanesca sauce, and ricotta
- Meat Assorti: Trio of shaved meats with baby arugula, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil, and grilled ciabatta
Beverages:
- Krombacher Pilsner
- North Coast Laguna Baja Vienna Lager
- Motorworks Brewing Midnight Espresso Coffee Porter
- GoGi ‘Birdie’ Pinot Noir
- Bloody Mary with Seaside Grown Bloody Mary Mix and Kurvball Barbecue Whiskey
- Beer Flight
BUBBLES & BRINE
Food Items:
- Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with prosecco cocktail sauce and grilled lemon
- Jonah Crab Claw Cocktail with stone-ground mustard sauce
Beverages:
- Moët & Chandon Impérial
- Veuve Clicquot Rosé
- Dom Pérignon
SWIRLED SHOWCASE
Food Items:
- Mickey-shaped Liquid Nitro Cake
- Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone
- Vanilla
- Apple-Cinnamon
- Salted Caramel
- Cream Soda Float with vanilla soft-serve
- Fanta Grape Float with vanilla soft-serve
Beverages:
- Frozen Apple Pie (Non-alcoholic)
- Cinnamon Apple Cider (Non-alcoholic)
- 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter
- 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter Float with salted-caramel soft-serve
- Berry Fizz Fragolino Red Sparkling Wine Float with vanilla soft-serve
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