We’re only one week away from the start of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts and there’s no better way to prepare than to take a peek at this year’s menus. EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is the first EPCOT festival of 2025 and one of my personal favorites. From the Paint By Numbers wall to the art-inspired eats, I always love diving into this special season at a park that’s so close to my heart. The festival runs from Friday, January 17 through Monday, February 24, so if you’re visiting Walt Disney World during that time be sure to make time for this event!

World Celebration Eats

This festival season is especially exciting for the World Celebration section of EPCOT as it’s the first year in CommuniCore Plaza since it opened at the end of 2024.

Opening Bites – NEW!

Opening Bites is a new food studio for the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. This year’s menu features three NEW eats including a Cheddar and Chive Scone with a smoked salmon salad and topped with crème fraîche and caviar, a Soft Shell Crab Slider with mango ketchup and green papaya slaw on a toasted brioche bun, and for dessert, the Enchanted Rose which is a milk chocolate rose with a rose and raspberry center.

You’ll also find several sips at Opening Bites including Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon, Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne, Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage Champagne, and Martin Ray Chardonnay. There are also three NEW beers to sip: Crooked Can Brewing Company Fantasia Fusion IPA, Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse, and von Trapp Brewing Bohemian Pilsner. Choose your favorite to try or enjoy all three in a Beer Flight.

 

 

World Discovery Eats

Before you even enter World Showcase you’re greeted with even more artful eats in World Discovery! Home to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, this newly renovated land is another EPCOT area you’re going to want to revisit now that those construction walls are down.

Connections Eatery

Connections Eatery is known for its fun eats — especially its Liege Waffles. The festival offerings here are simple, but perfect additions to the art-inspired eats. The Figment’s Liege Waffle  with ube filling is NEW, but the Imagination Lemonade made with Minute Maid Premium Lemonade and topped with lavender and butterfly pea tea is a returning offering. The Imagination Lemonade can also be ordered with vodka by guests who are 21 and older. 

 

Craftsman’s Courtyard

Near the Refreshment Station, you’ll find The Craftsman’s Courtyard. This year they’re offering up a NEW Beef Wellington-inspired Croissant Supreme with a creamed spinach croissant pinwheel, mushroom-gorgonzola ragout, and mustard-grilled flank steak topped with red wine sauce and pickled mustard seeds, Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. Mussels with garlic, fresh herbs, and sautéed tomatoes, and a Roasted Bone Marrow with petite lettuce, onion marmalade, and pickled mushrooms.

Craftsman’s Courtyard’s sips include BrewDog Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout and a Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail made with Joffrey’s Coffee Cold Brew, orange bitters, simple syrup, and Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

 

Deconstructed Dish

The Deconstructed Dish is hosted by Coca-Cola this festival season and you can find this food studio near the Refreshment Station. Two Deconstructed Dish favorites have returned for the 2025 festival! The first is the savory Deconstructed BLT with pork belly, onion bread pudding, soft-poached egg, tomato jam, and watercress espuma. For dessert, dive into the Deconstructed Key Lime Pie with graham cracker cake, “key lime” mousse, flexible key lime curd, and meringues.

Deconstructed Dish beverages include a Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep made with strawberry puree and a frozen mint and simple syrup puree and Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier. EPCOT Guests ages 21 and older can order a Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

 

Fictional Victuals – NEW!

A new booth to the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts lineup this year is Fictional Victuals, which can be found near Refreshment Station! Enjoy three NEW food offerings including Charred Octopus with kalamata olives, capers, romesco sauce, and crushed fingerling potatoes, Squid Ink Pasta with lump crab, truffle cream, and shaved truffle, and for dessert, a Black Cocoa Brownie with sponge cake, ube ice cream, and coral tuile.

Fictional Victuals also has three NEW artful sips to pair with these eats — 3 Daughters Brewing Barrel Aged Cognac Porter, Boyd & Blair Outis Fathom with simple syrup, juniper, lime juice, and Boyd & Blair Vodka, and a Butterscotch Milk Shake with chocolate garnish.

 

Figment’s Inspiration Station

Figment lovers, rejoice! The food studio inspired by our favorite imaginary companion is back once again this festival season. Dive into colorful treats like the NEW Raspberry Pastry Tart made from sugar cookies with lemon cream cheese and raspberry filling and a Rainbow Cake with colorful layers and topped with Skittles Pop’d freeze-dried candy.

Colorful drink options include Figment Imagination Lemonade, 3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider,  3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider, 3 Daughters Brewing Pineapple Hard Cider,   81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale, 81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager, Tampa,  and NEW 81Bay Brewing Co. Make All Things Purple Ale. Hard Cider and Beer Flights are also available! 

This food studio is where you’ll find the Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn! Grab yours while supplies last. It’s no secret that Figment popcorn buckets go fast around EPCOT.

 

 

World Showcase Eats

One of the main reasons guests visit EPCOT is for its worldly eats and sips. This festival season is no different! Indulge in 16 food studios each with their own theme or artful inspiration. Since I usually venture around World Showcase through Mexico first, we will start in Mexico!

 

El Artista Hambriento 

First stop, Mexico! Those who love this festival food studio staple will be happy to know three dishes are returning this year. The Carne Asada with ancho-marinated beef sirloin, grilled queso fresco, nopales salad, pasilla chile sauce, and chicharron dust, Croqueta or a chorizo and chipotle chicken croquette in chipotle salsa with avocado mousse, truffle oil, and chipotle aioli, and the Natilla de Maiz made from a creamy corn custard and caramelized sugar.

While there are no new artful eats this year, there is a NEW creative sip, the Floridita made with Centinela Blanco Tequila, orange liqueur, citrus juice, grapefruit soda, and a hint of Aperol. You’ll also find Mexican Craft Beer and the Strawberry Fields Margarita featuring Tromba Blanco Tequila, Dos Hombres Mezcal, blackcurrant liqueur, and strawberry puree.

 

The Painted Panda

In China, you’ll find our next returning World Showcase food studio, but this time with two NEW eats! NEW offerings include the Hong Kong-style Egg Tart and Har Gow made with shrimp dumplings, pumpkin puree, and a drizzle of chili oil. Have no fear, General Tso’s Chicken Shumai fans, your dumplings filled with potato, chicken, onion, and water chestnut topped with General Tso’s sauce have returned.

Painted Panda drink offerings include the NEW Strawberry Bubble Milk Tea, Butterfly Blue made with vodka, light rum, magic boba pearls, and lychee syrup, Dragon Fruit Lager, and Silk River Hard Lemonade featuring lavender-coconut syrup, vodka, and lemonade.

 

Refreshment Outpost

On your way to Germany, you’ll find the Refreshment Outpost with the famously fun and interactive Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie complete with a paintbrush! For sips, try Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse, NEW Brewlando Liquid Art Pilsner, and Ology Brewing Co. Rainbow Colored Glasses Rainbow Sherbet Berliner.

 

Pastoral Palate

In Germany you can indulge in their NEW Pork and White Bean Cassoulet with Regensburer sausage and crispy pork rinds, Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with broccolini, baby tomatoes, parsnip puree, and balsamic glaze, and for dessert, their Black Forest Cake of chocolate mousse, chantilly cream, and morello cherries.

For sips, try Frozen Rosé, Marietta Old Vine Rosé, 3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider, and 81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale.

 

L’Arte di Mangiare

Italy’s food studios feature two NEW eats and a festival favorite this season! The Mozzarella Fritta is back with its flash-fried breaded fresh mozzarella surrounded by an artist’s palette of condiments. NEW offerings include the Tricolore, a cheese-filled ravioloni, cream, pomodoro, and pesto sauces, and for dessert, a Hazelnut S’more Cannoli with chocolate-hazelnut cannoli cream, graham cracker, toasted marshmallows, and a cannoli shell dipped in chocolate.

L’Arte di Mangiare is a great stop for drinks because of its wide selection for pairing! Choose from Prosecco, Peroni Pilsner, Chianti, Moscato, Italian Red Sangria, Italian-inspired Margarita with Fabrizia Limoncello, tequila, and triple sec, and the NEW Mela Spritz with prosecco, apple schnapps, and sparkling water.

 

The Artist’s Table

Near The American Adventure, you’ll find The Artist’s Table with a returning dessert and two NEW artful eats! Enjoy the NEW Deviled Egg Trio with deviled eggs made of green goddess, BLT, and pimento cheese. Next, there’s a NEW Chicken “Pot Pie” with roasted vegetables, smoked cheddar mornay sauce, wasabi peas, picked mushrooms, and sherry-chicken jus on flaky pie crust served open-faced. Dive back into the Hummingbird Cake with pecan and banana cake dipped in cream cheese icing and topped with warm pineapple compote and caramel sauce.

You’ve got four NEW sips to choose from this year at The Artist’s Table including J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Gris, Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout, Swamp Head Brewery Neon Palette Lager, and Wicked Weed Brewing Pineapple Daydream IPA.

 

Funnel Cake Stand

The funnel cake stand between The American Adventure and Japan features a fun NEW Cotton Candy Funnel Cake for the festival that is truly a work of art! Enjoy a funnel cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, pink and purple sugar, whipped cream, and cotton candy crunch.

 

Goshiki

Heading to Japan, we have Goshiki. Serving up two new dishes and an old festival favorite! The Sushi Donut has returned featuring tuna, salmon, shrimp, cucumber, and sesame seed over sriracha aioli, eel sauce, and wasabi aioli. The two NEW dishes include a Wagyu Bun filled with American wagyu beef served with violet shiso sauce a Japanese karashi mustard sauce and the Taiyaki, a flaky fish-shaped pastry filled with red bean and served with blue whipped topping and blueberry boba.

The popular Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup is back and there are three NEW sips to explore: Yuzu IPA, Okinawa Lemonade with Shikuwasa Citrus, and Junmai Daiginjyo Sake Flight with plum, yuzu, hyuganatsu, and sakuranbo cherry.

 

Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of Medina

Morroco’s food studio has one new offering and several returning when it comes to artful eats. Guests can choose from Grilled Kebabs with garlic aioli and carrot-chickpea salad, Chermoula Chicken, a plant-based Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips, Moroccan-spiced Lamb, and NEW Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart with a henna-inspired gelee Veil and pomegranate cream.

Sips include a Chai Tea-Mint Fizz and Chai Tea-Mint Mimosa, Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider, Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider, and NEW Parish Brewing Co. Mango Mochi.

 

Vibrante & Vivido: Encanto Cocina

This food studio has been a festival favorite since the debut of Disney’s Encanto, and this year’s menu seems to be no exception! Vibrante & Vivido: Encanto Cocina can be found between Morocco and France in the World Showcase. Enjoy their Chorizo and Potato Empanada with annatto aioli and turmeric aioli, Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit-strawberry sauce, and dragon fruit gelee, and Spicy Ajiaco Soup with guajillo and arbol chili-spiced chicken, potato, avocado, corn, and crème fraîche.

Although there are no new food offerings this year, there are three new sips! A NEW Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie with strawberry, wild berry, and piña colada can be served non-alcoholic or for guests 21 and older with Sailor Jerry Rum. For beer lovers, try the NEW Collective Arts Guava Dream Blonde Ale.

 

L’Art de la Cuisine Française

You really can’t beat spending time in France for EPCOT International Festival of the Arts! Their food studio is always a favorite and you’ll love the art and entertainment here. This year’s menu offers two NEW eats and a returning one. One NEW eat that is highly anticipated is the Escargot en Chocolat which is a chocolate mousse flourless cake with almond-chocolate coating, citrus coulis, and a dark chocolate decoration that resembles a snail. The other NEW eat is Pithiviers de Canard et Volaille, Sauce Canard, a puff pastry with chicken, duck, mushrooms, cranberries, onions, and duck sauce. We also see the return of the Crème de Brie en Petit Pain, a warm creamy brie served in a house-made bread bowl. 

 

Gourmet Landscapes

In Canada, you’ll find Gourmet Landscapes! Their plant-based Wild Mushroom Risotto with aged parmesan, truffle shavings, and a zinfandel reduction has returned to the festival offerings this season. There’s also a NEW eat in town, the plant-based Citrus-braised Beet Tartare with golden beet “egg yolk,” mustard vinaigrette, pickled mushrooms, pickled mustard seeds, spiced pistachios, and “feta” snow,

Gourmet Landscapes sips include the Frozen Scotch Cocktail that’s garnished with a chocolate nail, Meeker Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot, Schlumberger Cuvee Klimt Brut, and Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Cheret Double Radler.

 

Refreshment Port

Not far from Canada is the Refreshment Port, known for serving up poutine for each festival! For Festival of the Arts this year, you’ll find a NEW Caprese Poutine served with Tuscan-spiced French fries, slivered garlic, confit tomatoes, slivered garlic, basil pesto, shaved pecorino, mozzarella pearls, and a balsamic glaze. Refreshment Port is also another place to find the Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Refreshment Port beverage offerings include the NEW 81Bay Brewing Co. Italian Pilsner and Boyd & Blair Blood Orange Cosmo.

 

Deco Delights

Near the Port of Entry is another long-standing festival food studio, Deco Delights! The Almond Frangipane Cake, a cake layered with Belgian chocolate and raspberry jam, is a true work of food art that guests look forward to each year. You can also snag a Boyd & Blair Espresso Martini, and three NEW beers — 3 Daughters Brewing Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Beer, Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout with Coconut, and Keel Farms Strawberry Shortcake Hard Cider. Try them all in a Beer Flight if you wish!

 

Swirled Showcase

This food studio is all about desserts, so get ready for a sweet escape! Their NEW Bubble Gum Soft-Serve in a cone is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for guests of all ages. You’ll also find that bubble gum soft-serve on the NEW Imagination Cone. It’s bubble gum soft-serve in a lavender cone with “sparks” of imagination and white chocolate wings.

Dole Whip lovers, rejoice! There are three Dole Whip flavors and two treat offerings with them to choose from. If you’re just interested in Dole Whip, there’s Lemon, Lime, or Strawberry available in a cone. For those looking for something sweeter, the NEW Candy Trio Flight is for you! It features Dole Whip Strawberry with Starburst minis, Dole Whip Lemon with Skittles Pop’d freeze-dried candy, and Dole Whip Lime with chili-lime seasoning and Life Savers gummies.  

Last but not least is the NEW Liquid Nitrogen Minnie Cake Pop which is almost too cute to eat! Enjoy a cake pop with berry sponge cake, colorful chocolate splats, white chocolate ganache, and a red Minnie bow of course.

 

Pop Eats 

We’re completing our food studios tour with a spot that never disappoints, Pop Eats! The menu is simple but offers a pop of delicious comfort as you browse the art around the festival. Enjoy your choice of Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese or Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese with bacon, fried green tomato, and pimento cheese! For sips, you have the Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA and Bleu Spectrum.

 

EPCOT’s most artful festival of the year is almost here and if you’re headed to Walt Disney World to experience it this year, don’t forget to keep this list in mind so you know where to stop for artful eats on your fun-filled day! I love every festival for its own reasons, but since first experiencing it EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has become one I treasure experiencing when I can. Throughout the festival season, I’ll be sharing more things to do and see while you’re there. If you’re visiting the Most Magical Place on Earth from Friday, January 17 through Monday, February 24, don’t forget to make time for an EPCOT day!

 

If you’re on the hunt for EPCOT or Figment-inspired jewelry for your Festival of the Arts outfit, look no further than Spinning Carousel Company! Their Imagination’s Companion necklace is a perfect, subtle touch of magic from our favorite purple dragon! The 21st Century Begins necklace is a nod to EPCOT’s opening year, 1982. You can’t go wrong with Leader of the Club earrings — available in 5 shades and now in MINI. Be sure to use code “KAIT10” to save 10% at checkout, too!

 

Have you experienced EPCOT International Festival of the Arts before?