Summary
- Nearly 20 Food Studios will appear during the 2025 Epcot Festival of the Arts, with many new items on the event’s menu.
- Highlights include Soft Shell Crab Sliders, Squid Ink Pasta, and Hazelnut S’more Cannoli.
- The event will run from January 17 until February 24, 2025.
This year, the culinary team at Walt Disney World has truly outdone itself by crafting a lineup of stunning new creations that are as visually captivating as they are delectable. Running from January 17 to February 24, 2025, Epcot will transform into a hub of creativity, celebrating all forms of art—visual, musical, and culinary—to enchant both the eyes and the palate. With nearly 20 Food Studios at the 2025 Epcot Festival of the Arts, Disney visitors can enjoy a vibrant array of flavors and ingredients that promise to delight the senses.
Among the many new offerings at the 2025 Epcot Festival of the Arts, fan-favorite classics will also make their return, including the ever-popular Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket. This year, Figment is back with a fresh twist, offering a new version of the collectible bucket filled with rainbow popcorn. Guests can find this beloved souvenir, along with Figment-inspired snacks and drinks, at Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey.
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According to Disney Parks Blog, one of the most exciting things to debut at the 2025 Epcot Festival of the Arts is a brand-new booth, the Opening Bites Menu, which will be located in CommuniCore Plaza. This exciting location will feature a selection of unique culinary creations. Guests can enjoy the Soft Shell Crab Sliders, served with green papaya slaw and mango ketchup on toasted brioche, or the Cheddar and Chive Scones, topped with smoked salmon salad, crème fraîche, and caviar. For those with a sweet tooth, the Enchanted Rose, a milk chocolate rose with a raspberry and rose center, offers a delightful dessert option. To accompany these dishes, the menu also includes refreshing adult beverages such as Parish Brewing’s SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse, von Trapp Brewing’s Bohemian Pilsner, and Crooked Can Brewing Company’s Fantasia Fusion IPA.
New Culinary Delights Featured at the 2025 Epcot Festival of the Arts
Another exciting debut comes from the Fictional Victuals booth, located near the Refreshment Station. This menu promises to take guests on a culinary journey with imaginative and bold flavors. Highlights include the Squid Ink Pasta, featuring lump crab, truffle cream, and shaved truffle, as well as the Charred Octopus, served with crushed fingerling potatoes, Kalamata olives, capers, and romesco sauce. For dessert, the Black Cocoa Brownie, paired with ube ice cream, coral tuile, and sponge cake, is sure to impress. Beverage options include a rich Butterscotch Milk Shake with Chocolate Garnish and the bold 3 Daughters Brewing’s Barrel Aged Cognac Porter. These treats are sure to give guests the pick-me-up needed to enjoy more of Walt Disney World’s most spectacular attractions.
Guests can also look forward to the new Figment’s Liège Waffle with Ube Filling, available at Connections Eatery, and the Hazelnut S’more Cannoli, a cannoli shell dipped in chocolate and graham cracker, filled with chocolate-hazelnut cannoli cream, and topped with toasted marshmallows, will be featured at the L’Arte di Mangiare Menu. Disney is also debuting the perfect food item for kids. The Raspberry Pastry Tart, a sugar cookie filled with raspberry and lemon cream cheese, will be available at Figment’s Inspiration Station.
These are just some of the many new food items coming to the 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts, which will run from January 17 to February 24, 2025, at Walt Disney World. New for the 2025 festival, Disney is also set to debut a Moana-themed photo op that invites guests to join the adventurous voyager in an artful seafaring scene inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana.