Disney's Updated Offer of Free Dining is a Twist on the Old Way, but there's a Catch

You can now get up to a $750 Disney Dining Promo Card when you book a non-discounted 5-night, 4-day vacation package that includes a room at a select Disney Deluxe Resort or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort and theme park ticket(s).

The offer is valid for arrivals most nights July 1 to July 10, 2023 and August 1 to September 14, 2023. A lower-value Disney Dining Promo Card may also be available when you purchase this package during other select summer arrival dates.

After checking in you'll get an email with the amount credited to you via Disney Gift Card. Only good at participating food and beverage locations. You then present the barcode when you're paying and it will be deducted from the credit. You can see remaining balance as well.

It's not a blanket $750 dining card. These are the values for July 1 - 10 and August 1 - September 14, 2023:

• Up to $150 per night at Deluxe Villas and Resorts
• Up to $100 per night on select Moderate Resorts
• Up to $50 per night on select Value Resorts

From June 25 - 30 and July 11 - 31 the values are as follows:

• Up to $125 per night at Deluxe Villas and Resorts
• Up to $75 per night on select Moderate Resorts
• Up to $35 per night on select Value Resorts

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Disney Eats Foodie Guide to the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts runs from January 13 to February 20, 2023 and celebrates the creation and beauty of cuisines, music, and art.

Pop Eats (Near Port of Entry)

Food Items:

• Tomato Soup with grilled cheese
• Tomato Soup with pimento cheese, bacon, and fried green tomato grilled cheese (New) TOP PICK
• Almond Frangipane Cake layered with raspberry jam and Belgian chocolate (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item)

Beverages: 

• Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
• Bleu Spectrum: Blanc de Bleu Cuveé Mousseux with boba pearls

The Deconstructed Dish (Near Port of Entry)

Food Items:  

• Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, soft-poached egg, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma, and tomato jam
• Deconstructed French Onion Soup: Beef broth ravioli, gruyère cream, onion bread pudding, and onion textures
• Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key lime curd, “Key lime” mousse, graham cracker cake, and meringues (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item) 

Beverages:

• Deconstructed Apple Pie à la Mode: Apple-cinnamon gelato, cinnamon apple cider, apple pie filling, and streusel (Non-alcoholic)
• Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier

Deco Delights (Near Port of Entry) 

Food Items:

• Dulce Chocolate Mousse with chocolate crémeux and dark chocolate truffle
• Decadent Valrhona Chocolate with dark chocolate mousse, chocolate brownie, and cassis mousse
• Orange Mousse with Lemon Cake and Raspberry Meringues (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item) 

Beverages:

• 3 Daughters Brewing Strawberry Blonde Nitro
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Vanilla Porter
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Milk Stout
• Espresso Martini featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka (New) 
• Neapolitan Beer Flight

The Craftsman’s Courtyard (Near Creations Shop)

Food Items:

• Beef Wellington: Mushroom duxelles, prosciutto, and puff pastry with red wine demi-glace and baby vegetables
• Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. Mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs

Beverages:

• BrewDog Jet Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout (New)
• Cold Fashion Coffee Cocktail

Refreshment Outpost

Food Items:

• Plant-based Bratwurst with spicy turmeric aïoli, coffee barbecue jackfruit, and slaw (Plant-based item) 
• Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Soft-serve Waffle Cone: DOLE Whip, salted-caramel soft-serve, or swirl

Beverages:

• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Berries & Cream Sour Berliner (New) TOP PICK
• Left Hand Brewing Co. Wook Bait IPA (New)
• Central 28 Beer Company Wall Art Brown Ale

Pastoral Palate (Germany) 

Food Items:

• Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and aged balsamic
• Wild Boar Cassoulet with duck confit, ham hock, and wild boar sausage
• Black Forest Cake: Chocolate Mousse with morello cherries and Chantilly cream (New) 

Beverages:

• 3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale
• Frozen Rosé
• A Play on Rosé Flight
• Marietta Old Vine Rosé

The Artist’s Table (The American Adventure) 

Food Items:

• Three-Meat Meatloaf with “Peas and Carrots”: Green pea pudding, carrot ketchup, shaved carrot salad, and snap peas (New) TOP PICK
• Duck and Dumplings: Smoked duck breast, ricotta dumplings, petite vegetables, and duck jus (New) 
• Hummingbird Cake: Banana cake with pineapple, coconut, pecans, and cream cheese frosting with banana sorbet (New) 

Beverages:

• Sipping Chocolate Flight: White, milk, and dark chocolates (Non-alcoholic)
• Boulevard Brewing Co. Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale (New)
• Parish Brewing Co. South Coast Session Amber Ale (New) 
• Brewery Ommegang Three Philosophers Belgian Quad (New) 
• Lange Estate Winery Pinot Noir
• Symphony in Chocolate Flight: Mozart Chocolate Liqueurs paired with sipping chocolates
• Beer Flight

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina (Morocco)

Food Items: 

• Carrots Three Ways: Chermoula-spiced grilled carrots, pickled carrots, and carrot ginger purée (Plant-based item) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) 
• House-made Crispy Almond Phyllo Pockets with white chocolate pomegranate and milk chocolate orange

Beverages: 

• Chai Tea Mint Sparkler featuring Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite (Non-alcoholic)
• Stem Ciders Flockstar Hard Cider
• Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Mule de Pomme: Pomegranate, ginger, and lime hard cider
• 3 Daughters Brewing Chai Hard Cider
• Chai Tea Mint Mimosa featuring Twinings Chai Tea with Key lime sparkling wine and mint
• Cider Flight

Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina (Between Morocco & France) 

Food Items:

• Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli (Wonderful Walk of Colorful Cuisine Item) 
• Spicy Ajiaco Soup with guajillo and árbol chili-spiced chicken, potato, avocado, corn, and crème fra...