Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10037940.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Two new restaurants and two new shops to open at Epcot</b></a> <p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Just in time for the 15th</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival, Walt Disney World guests will be able to experience the newest enhancements to the World Showcase at Epcot – a new lagoon-side, 12,000 sq. ft. taqueria at the Mexico pavilion, an authentic 14,000 sq. ft. pizzeria at the Italy pavilion, a new merchandise kiosk at the China pavilion, and a new exclusive Givenchy shop at the France pavilion.</font></span></p>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Probably what it's opening up for. At least they'll be able to tote that.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Food and Wine starts 10/1 this year (a bit later than the past few), but I'd expect these places up and running in the August-September 'free dining' time frame.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I think that it's a good time to open. That way they will have more people in for the food and wine fes. Not like it was busy anyway, but still I think it's good timing.