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Eat EPCOT Before Its 10 AM Days

Advice for 2026-10-17 · Published Oct 16, 2026, 8:44 PM ET

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Gawrsh, EPCOT is a buffet with a calendar twist! The International Food & Wine Festival keeps rollin' through November 21, and last night's crowd data had the park busy — Test Track was down, while Guardians ran a beefy 105 minutes at 8:31 PM.

Now mark your map, folks: next Friday, October 23, and Sunday the 25th are Wine & Dine race mornings, with the park openin' at 10:00 AM and runners floodin' in after the races. My advice? Enjoy tomorrow, October 17, at a regular hour, then on race days do what ol' Goofy does — waddle elsewhere first and show up at midday hungry.

Festival folks on the fan forums are singin' the praises of the edamame gyoza and Emile's Fromage key lime treat — worth scoutin' when you're here for the eats.

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