In however many times I have been privileged to visit Disney World, I have never been able to be there when the International Food and Wine Festival is going on at EPCOT. When I found out that I was going to be working down at Disney during the Festival, I was beyond excited that I would be able to attend it finally and see what all the hype is about.
A couple weeks after working here I was told that anyone that wanted to could apply to transfer to Food and Wine and the management would look into who would be the best fit for the environment. Of course I applied the night that I found out I could. It was a long month or so without hearing anything about if I was accepted or declined to work it, so I didn't get my hopes up too much, since I am still new to working here. Yesterday, while I was working in the lobby of Seasons, Michele (one of my multiple managers) came up to me and said that when she looked at her most recent list of Cast Members going to Food and Wine. I was beyond excited when I heard that, but didn't want to get too excited because it still wasn't official. Once I got home, the first thing I did was get online and check my training schedule on Disney's intranet and sure enough, I was signed up for Food and Wine training!
Ok... I should probably take time to explain what the International Food and Wine Festival is... This year is the longest running festival, 53 days, of amazing dishes and combinations. This year Disney is bringing in "The Cake Boss", Buddy, which is admittedly, probably what I am most excited for. There are over 300 national and international wines available for tasting, more than 80 international foods in appetizer-sized portions, and 250 chefs providing all of the deliciousness.
I'm still unsure of what I will exactly be doing while working the festival, but I'm so excited to start this next chapter at Disney.
More to come! And lots of pictures of all the foods and drinks I get to try!
