Great food can be art, so why not include a food fest in an arts festival?
Walt Disney World has announced this year's Food Studios menus for the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, which starts January 17 and continues through February 24.
We have the new menu items at this year's Food Studios listed below, led by the two new food stands for this year's event: Opening Bites and Fictional Victuals.
Opening Bites (CommuniCore Plaza)
Fictional Victuals (Near Refreshment Station)
Connections Eatery
Figment's Inspiration Station (The Odyssey)
The Craftsman's Courtyard (Near Refreshment Station)
The Painted Panda (China)
Pastoral Palate (Germany)
L'Arte di Mangiare (Italy)
The Artist's Table (The American Adventure)
Funnel Cake (Between The American Adventure and Japan)
Goshiki (Japan)
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina (Morocco)
L'Art de la Cuisine Française (France)
Gourmet Landscapes (Canada)
Refreshment Port (Near Canada)
Swirled Showcase (Near Port of Entry)
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I did enjoy our one visit to the EPCOT Festival of the Arts back in January 2020. However, while the food is definitely more artistically presented, I felt that the flavors and ingredients were not as exotic and creative as what you can find during the F&W Festival. I also think that when menus are not organized by cuisine/country, it makes it more difficult to pace yourself around the World Showcase, and I felt like I was always looking at the guide to figure out what items were at each kiosk.
Russell, i definitely agree about how the food is (dis)organized, but that’s one of the things that appealed to me. It was the inverse of F & W. I concede that this approach works for those in an adventurous or lackadaisical mood. Not recommended for those trying to feed a hangry family with very specific cravings or tastes lol.
I here where you're coming from fattyackin, but it's not just about feed a family or satisfying specific cravings, it's about having some level of organization and logic to the menus as you navigate around the World Showcase. I can appreciate the ability to spontaneously wander and pick items as you walk around the World Showcase, but the lack of organization and predictability can be really frustrating if you're not willing to plan ahead. The ability to be spontaneous in Disney parks is becoming a lost art, but I would argue that the kiosk menus during the Festival of the Arts actually make it harder to be spontaneous.
During the F&W Festival, guests have a good idea what is going to be presented at each of the booths as you walk around. Some of that is because the menus have been relatively stable of the years, but much of it is because you can easily predict what food items will be offered by each of the kiosks based on their country/name, which are often an extension of the culture/cuisine of the pavilion. However, there's no way of knowing what will be presented at many of the Festival of the Arts kiosks, which forces you to carefully study the guide ahead of time or as you walk around. If you don't, you're liable to either pass up or fill up on items at the beginning of your trek around the lagoon, and then regret those decisions (or either backtrack or make a second loop) as you progress around the loop.
I will say that I enjoyed strolling through the various art exhibits, particularly the tromp l'oeil chalk art pieces that have become a highlight.
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I love this festival. Visiting the artist booths is a great way to spend a walk around the World Showcase, but the food offerings put it over the top in my opinion. I recommend this to anyone who loves the Food & Wine Festival but is looking for newer (and possibly more adventurous) food options.