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EPCOT’s Festival of the Arts Opens With Big Crowds, New Lorcana Hunt and Standout Bites

The 39-day event runs January 16 to February 23 with full culinary, visual and performing arts programming across the park.

Overview

  • Opening-day checks found food-booth queues commonly over 20 minutes and peaking at about 33 minutes at The Artist’s Table.
  • Disney on Broadway concerts play nightly at America Gardens Theatre with three shows at 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 p.m., plus optional dining packages for guaranteed seating.
  • Disney Lorcana debuts in-park with a free scavenger hunt starting at World Traveler that includes a complimentary card pack and an exclusive Rapunzel promo upon completion.
  • Early food reviews single out Deco Delights’ Sparkling Spectacle gâteau, a Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine item featuring vanilla mousse, caramel and apricot on a hazelnut cookie.
  • Festival-wide installations include expansive chalk art, the Paint-by-Numbers mural, new artful photo ops and even Tiny Train Town in Germany sporting miniature festival banners.