Welcome back to planDisney, Rebecca. I love that you found your way back to us.
Ah, the
EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. The original
EPCOT festival that transforms the entire park into an even more progressive culinary experience than usual. I mean, who doesn't want an evening where you walk around sampling drinks and food from around the world, stopping to check out who is performing at the
Eat to the Beat Concert Series that night, and just savoring it all? I can't wait for you to experience it.
While Disney has not officially announced that the Florida Blue Lounge will return this year, we are a little over a week away from finding out. If it's open and works the way it worked in recent years, the lounge was open to all Guests, although someone 18 or older needed to register for the complimentary pass through Florida Blue. Last year, registration required your name, email, and ZIP code. To register, you could visit a link on the Florida Blue website or search "Florida Blue Lounge" on the
My Disney Experience mobile app to find a link for registration. Of course, if the lounge is open this year, you can inquire about who can visit and what this year's process might be when you arrive.
Now, there are a bunch of spaces that you can visit around EPCOT that almost feel like a lounge. There's
CommuniCore Hall, which, starting on September 18, 2026, will feature an interactive "
Cheers to Cheese!" exhibit (just say cheese, and I'm
all the way in). If you're a
Disney Vacation Club member, you can check out the
ImaginAtrium upstairs in the
Imagination! Pavilion. And there's often a large seating area in
The Odyssey as well. Plus, there's my favorite,
GEO-82, which is an adults-only lounge inspired by
Spaceship Earth. It's beautiful in there, and the
eats and drinks are top-notch!
Rebecca, enjoy your time at the resort and sampling your way around EPCOT. If you have any other questions,
I'm happy to answer them!
Today is a good day to try,
Matt