gwynne
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2012
I was down at Epcot for 11 days.
Even the weekdays are more crowded now. On weekdays you will find a lot of people in the Showcase but the booth lines are short. On Sundays you will find longer lines at food booths, but still manageable although if you're looking to do attractions there was a 40 minute wait for Maelstrom on Sunday and I hardly ever see that. Friday nights after about 5 PM and Saturdays are nearly unmanageable. If you must go on a Saturday, get there when WS opens. Crowds will increase by noon. Lines will be around the corners by 1.
La Cava del Tequila has ceased serving any food other than chips and salsa for the duration of the festival. No guac, no queso.
Best concert (for that week): Smashmouth
Best Festival event: Tequila lunch
Best food at a Festival event: Via Napoli beer pairing
Best alcoholic beverage: Grapefruit beer (Brewers Collection in Germany)
Best booth food: Singapore Mahi Mahi
Worst booth food: Shrimp mung bean pancake (South Korea)
Best deal: Sam Adams beer flight (4 6 oz pours for $10)
I might get the table for PFTS next year, will have to see the pricing. I've never seen the tall standing tables "guarded" by guests before - this time, they were. So you literally couldn't put down your glass in order to eat your food.
BBM.
Our very first PFTS we experienced the revenge of the table squatters. It happened a couple of times, and frankly, I was really surprised at the unpleasantness. It takes, maybe 2-3 minutes tops to eat an appetizer, and you're on your way. I guess some folks have never attended a cocktail party? After that experience (as soon as they offered it) we always booked reserved seating. I didn't need to deal with the nastiness, entitlement, this is supposed to be fun, right?
About your review--We loved the mahi mahi, too! We took our fish and beef curry, looked around and the only place available nearby was a trash can where a couple was eating. We smiled and nicely asked if we could share their trash can table, and of course the answer was a pleasant yes. We had a good laugh agreed that the only time all year we think trash cans and tables are interchangeable is during F&W.
I'm so glad that when visiting the F&W booths easygoing friendliness seems to be the norm.