Beware Of Hitchhiking Ghosts!

The Hitchhiking Ghosts from the Haunted Mansion appeared in Frontierland during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. I suppose they were "practicing their terror with ghoulish delight."

Agatha's Secrets Will Be Revealed

Marvel

A new trailer for Marvel's Agatha All Along has appeared and it reveals a few more secrets about the title witch and her new coven. It seems Agatha has traveled the Witches' Road once before.

Intrigued? The first two episodes of Agatha All Along arrive on DisneyPlus on September 18th.

New episodes will debut each Wednesday.

The Country Bear Musical Jamboree

The new Country Bear Musical Jamboree is just as delightful as the original. I love the Bears' new songs and outfits. As before, each bear, or small group of bears, sings their own songs, but now the songs are all country spins on Disney songs. And their outfits are very reminiscent of the sparkly Nudie suits worn at the Grand Ole Opry.

The show begins, as it always did, with Henry introducing the Five Bear Rugs, who sing "Country Bear Musical Jamboree."

Next up is Trixie, who is now accompanied by the Sun Bonnet Trio: Bunny, Bubbles, and Beulah.

They sing "Try Everything" from Zootopia.

Romeo McGrowl appears to sing "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid.

And Ernest plays a speedy fiddle version of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins.

Wendell and Teddi Barra sing "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, accompanied by Gomer.

Terrence arrives to sing "Fixer Upper" from Frozen, with a little help from Henry, Melvin, Max, and Buff.

In a hilarious nod to the original, Big Al sings "Remember Me" from Coco. He's followed by Henry and Sammy singing "You've Got A Friend In Me" from Toy Story. 

And finally, the bears come together to sing "Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book.

Honestly, I found the new version to be even more entertaining than the original, with just enough nods to keep long time fans happy. The Country Bear Musical Jamboree can be found in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at at Disney World.

Tasty Dishes at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival

All images: Disney

I love the festivals at EPCOT. Each one has fun events to experience, amazing musical performances, and, of course, delightful dishes to taste. And the festival with the most dishes each year is the Food and Wine Festival. Here's the menus from each booth for 2024.

World Celebration

Connections Eatery

• Korean BBQ Chicken Sandwich with pickled cucumbers on a brioche bun 
• Blackberry Caipiroska: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Minute Maid Lemonade, strawberries blackberry syrup, and frosted mint syrup

Macatizers - CommuniCore Hall

• Traditional Macaroni and Cheese with herbed panko 🧁🧀
• Cheesesteak Macaroni and Cheese with shaved beef, peppers and onions, and breadcrumbs 🧁🧀
• Truffle Macaroni and Cheese 🧁🧀
• IMPOSSIBLE Chili Macaroni and Cheese with sour cream and cheddar 🧁🥕🧀
• Crooked Can Brewing Company Vinifera Velvet Lager
• Southern Tier Brewing Co Raspberry Shine Summer Wheat Ale
• Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company Kentucky Pumpkin Bourbon Barrel Ale
• Beer Flight
• Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay
• Klinker Brick Bricks & Roses Rosé
• Beringer Bros Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet Sauvignon 
• Wine Flight 
• Knights Bridge Sauvignon Blanc
• St. Supéry Domaine de l’Ile Rosé
• Caymus 50th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon

Festival Favorites - CommuniCore Hall

• Kielbasa and Potato Pierogis with caramelized onions and sour cream 
• BBQ Pork Rinds served with pimento cheese 🧀
• Key Lime Tart 
• Frozen S’mores: Chocolate Milk Shake with marshmallow syrup topped with mini marshmallows and a graham cracker 🧋
• Irish Milk Shake: Guiness Stout, Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur, and Vanilla Ice Cream
• Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Hefeweizen
• Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Cab Franc Strawberry
• 3 Daughters Brewing Beach Blonde Ale
• Beer Flight 
• Goldschmidt ‘Katherine’ Cabernet Sauvignon
• Martin Ray Chardonnay

World Discovery

Coastal Eats - Near Mission: SPACE

• Roasted Warm Water Lobster Tail with garlic butter 
• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with cocktail sauce 
• Wildly Brut Cuvée
• Boyd & Blair Pomegranate Codder 
• CORKCICLE Stemless Flute 

The Fry Basket - Near Refreshment Station

• Adobo Yuca Fries with garlic-cilantro aïoli 🥕
• Fry Flight 
• Truffle-Parmesan Fries  
• Barbeque Bacon Fries with smoked aïoli 
• Sweet Potato Casserole Fries with candied pecans, toasted marshmallow cream, and bourbon maple syrup 
• Boyd & Blair Grapefruit Mule
• Collective Arts Brewing Mango-Rita Sour with Chili 🧁

Flavors from Fire - Near Refreshment Station

• Steakhouse Blended Burger: Beef and wild mushroom slider with truffle brie cheese fondue, arugula, and truffle potato chips on a sesame seed bun 
• IMPOSSIBLE Montreal Style Burger Slider with cheddar cheese, and tomato jam on a sesame seed bun 🧁🥕
• Smoked Corned Beef with house-made potato chips, cheese curds, pickled onions, and beer-cheese fondue 
• Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter 🧁
• Four Virtues Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel
• Swine Brine with Jim Beam Bourbon, apple cinnamon cider, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard 

Brew-Wing Lab - The Odyssey

• Traditional Buffalo Wings with celery and ranch 
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Sticky Wings
• Garlic-Parmesan Wings
• IMPOSSIBLE Buffalo Chicken Tenders with ranch and celery 🥕
• Unnecessarily Spicy Yet Extremely Tasty Carolina Reaper Pepper Curry Wings with creamy cucumber raita 🧁
• Fried Pickle Spears with dill ranch 
• Frozen Pomegranate & Raspberry Tea: Twinings Pomegranate & Raspberry Herbal Tea infused with orange ice cream molecules 🧋
• Pickle Milk Shake 🧋
• Coppertail Brewing Smoked Lager 🧁
• Keel Farms Elderberry Serrano Hard Cider 🧁
• 3 Daughters Brewing Pickle Hard Seltzer 🧁
• 3 Daughters Brewing Palm Paradise Hefeweizen 🧁
• The Bruery Desert Flora with hibiscus and prickly pear 🧁
• Cigar City Peach White Oak Jai Alai 🧁
• Beer Flight 

World Showcase

The Noodle Exchange - Near Disney Traders

• Ramen with shaved beef, shiitake mushrooms, pickled carrots and daikon radish, shaved spicy peppers, and a soy egg in citrus-sesame broth 
• Thai Shrimp with Rice Noodles, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Basil in Coconut-Curry Broth 
• Ramen with tofu, shiitake mushrooms, pickled carrots and daikon radish, shaved spicy peppers, and Baby Bok Choy in Citrus-Sesame Broth 🥕
• Parish Brewing Co. Strawberry Mochi
• Pacific Rim Solstice Vineyard Old Vine Riesling

Mexico

• Tostada de Camarones: Tempura battered shrimp atop a fried corn tortilla with guacamole, cabbage, chipotle aïoli, diced mango, and chile-lime powder 🧁
• Flauta de Barbacoa: Fried tortillas filled with barbacoa beef topped with salsa verde, crema Mexicana, and queso fresco 🧁
• Pan de Elote: Traditional Mexican cornbread topped with chocolate sauce and queso fresco 🧁
• Mexican Craft Beer 
• Mango Sunrise Margarita: Dos Hombres Mezcal, Centinela Tequila, mango purée, and black currant liquor with a chile-lime salt rim 🧁
• Poblano Margarita: Lalo Tequila Blanco, Abasolo Corn Whisky, lime juice, and Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Poblano Liqueur with a salt rim 🧁

China

• Pan-fried Chicken Dumplings with house-made sweet-and-spicy sauce  
• Crispy Duck Bao Bun with hoisin sauce 🧁
• Shanghai Scallion Noodles with shrimp 🧁
• Mango Peach Bubble Tea: Green tea, mango and peach syrups, and white boba 🧁🧋
• Baijiu Punch: Baijiu spirit, lychee syrup, sparkling water, and piña colada mix 
• Fiery Dream: Citrus vodka, triple sec liqueur, guava nectar, and spicy hot honey syrup 
• Orange Mango Cocktail: Gold tequila, vodka, orange juice, and mango syrup 
• Brew Hub Lychee Foo Draft Beer

India - Near China

• Potato and Pea Samosa with coriander-lime cream 🥕
• Chicken Tikka Masala with fennel-spiced yogurt and naan bread 
• Mango Lassi 🧋
• United Brewing Taj Mahal Premium Lager
• Sula Brut Tropicale Sparkling Wine
• Mango Lassi with Sōmrus Chai Cream Liqueur  
• CORKCICLE Stemless Flute 

Refreshment Outpost

• IMPOSSIBLE Spicy Sausage with piri piri peppers and onions, and piri piri aïoli 🧁🥕
• Curried Chicken and South African Boerewors Sausage Stew with chickpeas and potatoes served in a bread bowl 🧁
• Chocolate Amarula Mousse with white chocolate 🧁
• Keel Farms Blackberry Apricot Jam Hard Cider 🧁
• Habesha Cold Gold Pilsner 🧁
• Gulf Stream Brewing Company Cloud 9 Watermelon Hibiscus Lager

The Alps - Near Germany

• Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with alpine ham, baby potatoes, cornichons, and baguette 🧀
• Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with baby potatoes, cornichons, and baguette 🧀
• Dark Chocolate Fondue with berries, pound cake, and meringues 
• Stiegl Brewery Key Lime Hard Radler
• Frozen Rosé  

Germany

• Schinkennudeln: Pasta gratin with ham, onions, and cheese 🧀
• Bratwurst on a pretzel roll with mustard
• Apple Strudel with vanilla sauce
• Schöfferhofer Lemon Zest Hefeweizen 🧁
• von Trapp Brewing Dunkel Lager 🧁
• Selbach-Oster Riesling QbA 
• Weihenstephaner Festbier
• Beer Flight  

Spain - Between Italy and Germany

• Spanish Charcuterie: Jamón, Manchego, and pan con tomate 🧁🧀
• Paella Negra: Squid ink rice with shrimp, Bay scallops, and octopus served with garlic aïoli 🧁
• Red Sangria 
• Quinta del ’67 Almansa Garnacha Tintorera

Italy

• Italian-style “Nachos”: Homemade beef ragoût, pasta chips, tomato sauce, dried ricotta cheese 🧁
• Polpettine Toscane: Beef meatballs, rosemary focaccia, and pomodoro sauce 🧁
• Vanilla Cheesecake: Vanilla cheesecake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberry sauce 🧁
• Prosecco 
• Moscato 
• Chianti 
• Italian Red Sangria 
• Bellini Spritz 🧁
• Italian-inspired Blood Orange Margarita: Tequila, triple sec, and blood orange liqueur 
• Peroni Pilsner  

Block & Hans - The American Adventure 

• Frozen Pineapple Chipotle Lemonade: Minute Maid Lemonade and chipotle pineapple syrup with a chili-lime salt rim 🧋

Flavors of America - The American Adventure

• New York-style All Beef Hot Dog with sauerkraut, onion-tomato sauce, and spicy mustard in a brioche bun 🧁
• Chicago-style All Beef Hot Dog with tomato, dill pickle, pickled sport pepper, diced onions, yellow mustard, and Chicago green relish in a poppy seed bun 🧁
• Carolina-style All Beef Hot Dog with chili, coleslaw, and yellow mustard in a brioche bun 🧁
• Southwest-style All Beef Hot Dog wrapped in bacon with warm pinto beans, tomatoes, jalapeños, avocado crema, and queso fresco in a French roll 🧁
• Freshly-baked Chocolate Pudding Cake with bourbon caramel 🧁
• Brewery Ommegang Farm Fresh Ale conditioned on Wildflower Honey 🧁
• Goose Island Beer Co. Hazy Beer Hug Hazy IPA 🧁
• Wicked Weed Fest Bier 🧁
• Beer Flight

Funnel Cake - Between America and Japan

• Tiramisù Funnel Cake with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate rum sauce and cream cheese whipped cream and dusted with cocoa and espresso powder 🧁

Japan

• Wagyu Temaki Sushi: Hand-held sushi with sweet and savory American Wagyu beef topped with Takana Japanese pickles and spicy mayo sauce 🧁
• Eel Temaki Sushi: Hand-held sushi with grilled eel, egg crumbles, cucumber, and pickled daikon radish served with eel sauce 🧁
• Teriyaki Chicken Bun: Steamed bun filled with minced chicken, vegetables, and teriyaki sauce
• Kyoho Drink: Calpico with fragrant mellow, Kyoho Black Grape 🧋
• Kyoho Grape Sour: Kyoho Black Grape cocktail with Japanese vermouth and Shōchū 🧁
• Sake  
• Sapporo Premium Beer

Greece - Between Japan and Morocco

• Spanakopita
• IMPOSSIBLE Moussaka 🥕
• Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey 🧀
• Lamb Gyro with shaved lettuce, tomato-cumber relish, and tzatziki on warm flatbread 
• Mylonas Winery Assyrtiko White Wine
• Zoe Rosé  
• Kir-Yianni Naoussa Xinomavro Dry Red
• Wine Flight 
• Greek Melon Limenade with Kleos Mastiha Spirit, Aelred Melon Apéritif de Provence, Pearl Vodka, and lime sour mix 🧁

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina - Morocco

• Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli 
• Chermoula Chicken
• Moroccan-spiced Lamb 
• Fried Falafel Pita with tomato-cucumber relish and tahini sauce 🥕
• Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips 🥕
• Pistachio Cake with cinnamon pastry cream and candied walnuts 
• Keel Farms Blackberry Pear Hard Cider 🧁
• Coppertail Brewing Fallen Fruit Tamarind Mint Hard Cider 🧁
• 3 Daughters Brewing Fig Hard Cider
• Hard Cider Flight 
• Sparkling Fig Cocktail: Kleiner Feigling Fig Liqueur, sparkling wine, and cranberry juice
• CORKCICLE Stemless Flute 

Belgium - Between France and Morocco

• Beer-braised Beef served with smoked gouda mashed potatoes 
• Belgian Waffle with warm chocolate ganache 
• Belgian Waffle with berry compote and whipped cream  
• Belgian Chilled Coffee 🧋
• Brouwerij St Bernardus Dragòn Wit 🧁
• Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte Duchesse Red Sweet & Tart Cherry Ale 🧁
• Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak Tripel Ale
• Beer Flight
• Belgian Chilled Coffee with ChocoLat Deluxe Salted Caramel Chocolate Liqueur 

Brazil - Between France and Morocco

• Feijoada: Black beans with pork belly, Brazil nut pesto, and BEN’S ORIGINAL Long Grain White Rice 
• Pão de Queijo: Brazilian cheese bread 🧀
• Xingu Black Beer
• Frozen Caipirinha with Cachaça 

France

• Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre: Egg moelleux, goat cheese, and caramelized onions 🧁
• Brioche aux Escargots: Escargot brioche with garlic and parsley cream 🧁
• Boeuf Bourguignon, Pommes de terre roties: Braised short ribs in cabernet with roasted potatoes 
• Crème Brûlée mangue et passion à la Confiture: Mango passion crème brûlée with fruit compote
• Cocktail au Gin et Aux Fraises: Rose d’Argent Strawberry Gin, cranberry juice, and DOLE Pineapple Juice 🧁
• Mas La Chevalière, Pinot Noir 🧁
• Guillaume Touton, Brut de Pêche Sparkling wine with natural peach 🧁
• Frozen French Cosmo: Vodka, Grey Goose Le Citron Vodka, Grand Marnier, and cranberry juice 🧁

UK Beer Cart - In the United Kingdom

• Strawberry Basil Cocktail: Beefeater Pink Strawberry Gin, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Seagram’s Ginger Ale, with strawberry and basil syrups

Canada

• Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup served with a pretzel roll
• Filet Mignon with mushrooms, Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs mashed potatoes, and Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs butter
• Collective Arts Brewing Audio/Visual Lager
• Château des Charmes Cabernet Sauvignon

Refreshment Port - Near Canada

• Braised Beef Poutine: French fries with braised beef, Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese sauce, cheese curds, and gherkin relish
• Boulevard Beverage Company Quirk Ginger Grape Fizz Hard Seltzer 🧁
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Peach
• Boyd & Blair Pumpkin Spice Mule
• CORKCICLE Stemless Flute 

Australia - Near Disney Traders

• Grilled Bushberry Spiced Shrimp Skewer with sweet-and-sour vegetables and coconut chili sauce 🧁
• Roasted Lamb Chop with mint pesto and crushed salt and vinegar potato chips
• Lamington: Yellow cake with raspberry filling with chocolate and coconut 
• Yalumba ‘The Y Series’ Viognier
• Bulletin Place Sauvignon Blanc 🧁
• Fowles Wine Farm to Table Shiraz 🧁
• Wine Flight

Swirled Showcase - Near Port of Entry

• Liquid Nitrogen Frozen Sweet Potato Mousse with candied pecans and maple-caramel sauce 🧁
• Soft-Serve: Vanilla, Cinnamon Apple, Salted Caramel
• Floats: Coca-Cola, Barq’s Crème Soda, or Fanta Grape with choice of soft-serve 🧋
• Frozen Apple Pie: Apple pie filling, apple cinnamon gelato, cinnamon apple cider, topped with streusel 🧋
• 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter
• Toasted Coconut Float: 3 Daughters Toasted Coconut Porter with salted caramel soft-serve
• Berry-vanilla Float: La Gioiosa Berry Fizz with vanilla soft-serve

Shimmering Sips - Near Port of Entry

• Guava Cake with whipped cream and coconut 🥕
• Tropical Mimosa: Sparkling wine, Minute Maid Passion Fruit, Orange, and Guava Juices 
• Berry Mimosa: La Gioiosa Berry Fizz and white cranberry juice 🧁
• Blood Orange Mimosa: Sparkling wine and blood orange juice 
• Mimosa Flight
• Fruited Sour Beer and Sparkling Wine Cocktail: Brewery Ommegang Dream Patch Fruited Sour with Cherry, Blueberry and Raspberry, and sparkling wine 🧁
• CORKCICLE Stemless Flute

Hawaii - Near Port of Entry

• Slow-roasted Pork Slider with sweet-and-sour DOLE Pineapple chutney and spicy mayonnaise
• Hawaiian Rice Bowl: Spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake 🧁
• Passion Fruit Cheesecake with toasted macadamia nuts 🧀
• Maui Brewing Co Orange Mango Guava Hazy IPA 🧁
• Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Pineapple Wine
• AULANI Sunrise: Vodka, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and grenadine

Bramblewood Bites - Between World Showcase and Imagination! pavilion

• Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin with fennel apple slaw and apple cider gastrique 🧁
• Grilled Bison with butternut squash purée, roasted mushrooms, and huckleberry gastrique 🧁
• Cast Iron-roasted Brussel Sprouts and Root Vegetables with dried cranberries, candied pecans, and maple bourbon glaze 🧁
• GoGi Pinot Noir
• Spiced Apple Old Fashioned inspired cocktail with Boyd & Blair Rum 🧁

Milled & Mulled - Between World Showcase and Imagination! Pavilion

• Freshly-baked Carrot Cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing 
• Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake with fig jam and pomegranate 🧁🧀
• Pear and Almond Frangipane Pâte Brisée 🧁
• Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Cider Mill Donut Hard Cider 🧁
• Coppertail Brewing Fallen Fruit Blueberry Pie Hard Cider 🧁
• Chocolate Shop Chocolate Red Wine 🧁

Forest & Field - Between World Showcase and Imagination! Pavilion

• Autumn Chili with bison, lamb, pork belly, root vegetables, jalapeño cornbread, smoked cheddar, and Crème Fraîche 🧁
• Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli with sage-brown butter, pecorino cheese, and hazelnut praline 🧀
• Burrata with seasonal fall fruit, spiced pecans, apple purée, and fig vinaigrette
• Lievland Bushvine Pinotage 🧁
• Piper-Sonoma Brut 🧁
• Brewery Ommegang All Hallows Treat Chocolate Peanut Butter Imperial Stout 🧁

World Nature 

Earth Eats - Near The Land

• Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with goat cheese polenta, puttanesca sauce, shaved pecorino, and petit herbs 🧁
• Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with lemon icing 🧁
• Blood Orange Agua Fresca 🧋
• Harken Wines Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 🧁

Sunshine Seasons - In The Land 

• Caramel Apple Milk Shake: Artisanal gelato, pâte brisée, whipped cream, candy apple cake, and caramel drizzle 🧋

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

The American Adventure

• Coconut Banana Cream Pie Latte: A comforting blend of espresso, milk, coconut syrup, and banana syrup garnished with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes 🧁🧋
• Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream 

Near Disney Traders 

• PB&J Latte: A delicious blend of espresso, milk, peanut butter syrup, and raspberry syrup, garnished with whipped cream 🧁🧋
• Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream 

Near Canada  

• Hazelnut Mocha Latte: A nutty blend of espresso, milk, hazelnut syrup, and dark chocolate sauce garnished with whipped cream and dark chocolate drizzle 🧁🧋
• Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream 

Near Mission: SPACE 

• Coconut Mocha Latte: A decadent blend of espresso, milk, coconut syrup, and dark chocolate sauce, garnished with whipped cream, toasted coconut flakes, and dark chocolate drizzle 🧁🧋
• Spirited version available with Baileys Original Irish Cream

Well, there you have it. So many tasty dishes it will be hard to decide where to start. And don't forget to pick up a Festival Passport so that you can collect stamps Emile's Fromage Montage. Just purchase 5 of the menu items marked with a 🧀 and get a stamp for each one. Then head to Shimmering Sips for a special surprise. 

🧁 - New 

🥖 - Gluten/Wheat-Friendly 

🥕 - Plant-based 

🧋 - Non-alcoholic 

🧀 - Emile's Fromage Montage

"Sing, Sing, Sing" - Benny Goodman

Warner Bros

Every time I hear Benny Goodman and his orchestra play "Sing, Sing, Sing" it puts me in a good mood. There's just something happy about this song from 1937.

Raya and the Last Dragon Quote

Disney

It may feel impossible,

but sometimes, you just have to take the first step,

even before you’re ready.

- Sisu, Raya and the Last Dragon