Everything You Need To Know About Walt Disney World's International Food And Wine Festival
5. Festival Center
Located in the Wonders of Life pavilion close by to Mission Space, the Festival Center is the epicentre for the Food & Wine Festival. Here you will find Guest Services, plenty of more edible goodies and even special seminars.
The Festival Center plays host to a number of expert seminars, most of which do require an additional ticket to enjoy. There are cheese seminars on select Saturdays, the Mix It, Make It, Celebrate It! workshops also give guests interactive experiences with experts. The Mix It, Make It, Celebrate It! workshops are reasonably priced at $39 per person, so it's worth taking a look to see if any are of interest to you.
The Festival Center also has a Junior Chef Kitchen if you would like to introduce the younger members of your party into the culinary world.
There are also book signings, meet & greets as well as a festival shop located here. You can pick up not just Disney related merchandise but also chef quality knives, there's a huge selection of wine and Ghirardelli has a small store located here.
For those who like to start the day with a cocktail (you're on vacation after all), the Shimmering Sips Mimosa Bar is also located in the Festival Center. Here you can get lots of flavourful drinks as well as pastries and danishes.
You could also pick up your Annual Passholder freebies at the Festival Center too.