Food and Wine Festival Reservations Open August 6

Woo hoo! Get your dialing fingers ready.... The annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will begin taking reservations at 7:00 AM on Monday, August 6 for specialty dining events.

The festival, which runs September 28 through November 11, features many separately ticketed events that are extremely popular with festival guests and availability is limited.

What's popular: The Party for the Senses grand tastings, cheese and food pairings, prestigious wine schools and tastings, elegant multi-course dinners with wine pairings and other special dining events.

Several hundred Disney and celebrity chefs collaborate with renowned winemakers to create a wide variety of tasting experiences at Epcot and at signature Walt Disney World restaurants. Who expected? Cat Cora, Alan Wong, Jeff Henderson, Keegan Gerhard, Colette Peters and G Garvin. Of course, each celebrity chef participates only for a day or two.

Your regular Epcot admission includes entrance to the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, wine and beer seminars, cooking demonstrations, Eat to the Beat! concerts, culinary exhibits and all park attractions and entertainment.

So what's the magic number? Call 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378) for information and to make reservations for special events and programs. Remember reservations will be accepted beginning August 4, but you can call for information now. You can also read festival details online at disneyworld.com/food .