Food Booth Menus for 2025 EPCOT Festival of Arts & NEW Figment Lightbulb Popcorn Bucket
Walt Disney World has announced food booth menus for the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, our favorite event of the year! This post previews new & returning savory snacks and decadent desserts, along with a look at the awesome Figment fun that’ll be returning or debuting during Artful EPCOT.
For starters, the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts runs from January 17 through February 24, 2025, making it about on par with Festival of the Holidays and significantly shorter than the Flower & Garden or Food & Wine Festivals. The Food Studios are all located throughout the World Showcase pavilions and portions of the new neighborhoods of Future World, just like the Holiday Kitchens and Global Marketplaces before them.
Also akin to its Christmas-time counterpart, the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts offers a smaller slate of food booths than the the park’s (supposedly) “flagship” fall foodie event. It may not seem like it, but that’s actually a good thing for guests as the menus are more carefully curated, for lack of a better term. In fact, everything about the 2025 EPCOT Festival of Arts is good for guests–that’s why it is, once again, the best event of the year at EPCOT.
As we’ve pointed out time and time again, food is the least important element of the festival. It’s not just the culinary arts here, it’s all of the arts on full display. We want to underscore this for newcomers: buying food is not essential to enjoying the 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts.
There’s so much substance to this event beyond food…and it’s totally FREE! You can watch artists create art right in front of you, peruse booths and galleries, attend free seminars, participate in the creation of art, and so much more. Festival of the Arts is great, but the food isn’t the main course, it’s the icing on the cake. If you’re interested in knowing what not to miss in terms of non-food offerings, read our Guide to the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
Ironically, cuisine not being the cornerstone to Festival of the Arts relieves pressure on the Food Studios and, counterintuitive as this may sound, results in even better food. Because fewer people are there for food, lines are shorter and there’s less demand, so the booth menus can be more ambitious and artful with their presentation, rather than having to churn through tons of guests per hour.
Although if our experience last year was any indication, this has changed for some of the booths on busier weekends–which is why certain fan-favorite items (like the grilled cheese or Mondrian-styled Almond Frangipane Cake) are the only dishes served at their respective booths. We’d highly recommend venturing beyond these popular dishes; although they’re deserving of their followings, they’re far from the most interesting or ambitious items at the EPCOT Festival of the Arts.
On that note, let’s take a look at the food & drink menus for the Food Studios that showcase the best in culinary art, blending colorful ingredients, unique cooking techniques, and imaginative presentations to create edible masterpieces…
NEW! Opening Bites Menu
Location: CommuniCore Plaza
Food Items:
- Soft Shell Crab Slider: Green papaya slaw and mango ketchup on toasted brioche (New)
- Cheddar and Chive Scone with smoked salmon salad topped with crème fraîche and caviar (New)
- 🎨 Enchanted Rose: Milk chocolate rose with raspberry and rose center (New)
Beverages:
- Parish Brewing Co. SIPS Candy Paint Berliner Weisse (New)
- von Trapp Brewing Bohemian Pilsner (New)
- Crooked Can Brewing Company Fantasia Fusion IPA (New)
- Beer Flight
- Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne
- Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage Champagne
- Katherine Goldschmidt Cabernet Sauvignon
- Martin Ray Chardonnay
Connections Eatery Menu
Food Item:
- Figment’s Liege Waffle with ube filling (New)
Beverage:
- Imagination Lemonade: Minute Maid Premium Lemonade topped with butterfly pea tea and lavender (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Spirited version available with vodka)
NEW! Fictional Victuals Menu
Location: Near Refreshment Station
Food Items:
- Squid Ink Pasta with lump crab, truffle cream, and shaved truffle (New)
- Charred Octopus with crushed fingerling potatoes, kalamata olives, capers, and romesco sauce (New)
- Black Cocoa Brownie with ube ice cream, coral tuile, and sponge cake (New)
Beverages:
- Butterscotch Milk Shake with Chocolate Garnish (New)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Barrel Aged Cognac Porter (New)
- Boyd & Blair Outis Fathom: Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Juniper, and Boyd & Blair Vodka (New)
The Deconstructed Dish Menu
Location: Near Refreshment Station Hosted by Coca Cola
Food Items:
- Deconstructed BLT: Pork belly, soft-poached egg, onion bread pudding, watercress espuma, and tomato jam
- 🎨 Deconstructed Key Lime Pie: Flexible Key lime curd, “Key lime” mousse, graham cracker cake, and meringues
Beverages:
- Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep: Frozen mint and simple syrup blend with strawberry purée (Non-alcoholic beverage)
- Wicked Weed Brewing Blank Canvas Belgian Blonde Witbier
- Deconstructed Strawberry Mint Julep with Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Figment’s Inspiration Station Menu
Location: The Odyssey
Food Items:
- 🎨 Raspberry Pastry Tart: Sugar cookie with raspberry and lemon cream cheese filling (New)
- Rainbow Cake topped with SKITTLES POP’d Freeze Dried Candy
Beverages:
- Figment Imagination Lemonade with choice of flavor (Non-alcoholic beverage)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Black Cherry Hard Cider
- 3 Daughters Brewing Blood Orange Hard Cider
- 3 Daughters Brewing Pineapple Hard Cider
- Hard Cider Flight
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Green with Envy Blonde Ale
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Blue Butterfly Lager, Tampa
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Make All Things Purple Ale (New)
- Beer Flight
Novelty:
- Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn (New) (Available while supplies last)
The Craftsman’s Courtyard Menu
Location: Near Refreshment Station
Food Items:
- Beef Wellington-inspired Croissant Supreme with creamed spinach croissant pinwheel, mushroom-gorgonzola ragout, mustard-grilled flank steak, red wine sauce, and pickled mustard seeds (New)
- Cast Iron-roasted P.E.I. Mussels with sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and fresh herbs
- Roasted Bone Marrow with onion marmalade, pickled mushrooms, and petite lettuce
Beverages:
- BrewDog Black Heart Nitro Oatmeal Stout
- Coffee Old Fashioned Cocktail: Joffrey’s Coffee Cold Brew, simple syrup, orange bitters, and Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon
World Showcase
El Artista Hambriento Menu
Location: Mexico
Food Items:
- Carne Asada: Ancho-marinated beef sirloin with pasilla chile sauce, grilled queso fresco, nopales salad, and chicharron dust
- Croqueta: Chipotle chicken and chorizo croquette in chipotle salsa with chipotle aioli, avocado mousse, and truffle oil
- Natilla de Maiz: Creamy corn custard with caramelized sugar
Beverages:
- Mexican Craft Beer
- Floridita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, citrus juice, orange liqueur, and grapefruit soda with a hint of Aperol (New)
- Strawberry Fields Margarita: Tromba Blanco Tequila, Dos Hombres Mezcal, strawberry purée, and blackcurrant liqueur
The Painted Panda Menu
Location: China
Food Items:
- General Tso’s Chicken Shumai: Dumplings filled with chicken, potato, onion, and water chestnut topped with General Tso’s sauce
- Har Gow: Shrimp dumplings with pumpkin purée and drizzle of chili oil (New)
- Egg Tart: Hong Kong-style egg custard tart (New)
Beverages:
- Strawberry Bubble Milk Tea (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Dragon Fruit Lager
- Silk River Hard Lemonade with vodka, lavender-coconut syrup, and lemonade
- Butterfly Blue: Butterfly pea flower-infused cocktail with vodka, light rum, lychee syrup, and magic boba pearls
Refreshment Outpost Menu
Food Item:
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- Parish Brewing Co. Blueberry Mochi Berliner Weisse
- Brewlando Liquid Art Pilsner (New)
- Ology Brewing Co. Rainbow Colored Glasses Rainbow Sherbet Berliner (New)
Pastoral Palate Menu
Location: Germany
Food Items:
- Pork and White Bean Cassoulet with Regensburger Sausage and crispy pork rinds (New)
- Red Wine-braised Beef Short Rib with parsnip purée, broccolini, baby tomatoes, and balsamic glaze
- Black Forest Cake: Chocolate mousse with morello cherries and chantilly cream
Beverages:
- 3 Daughters Brewing Rosé Hard Cider
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Rosé Blonde Ale
- Frozen Rosé
- A Play on Rosé Flight
- Marietta Old Vine Rosé
L’Arte di Mangiare Menu
Location: Italy
Food Items:
- Tricolore: Cheese-filled ravioloni, pomodoro, cream, and pesto sauces (New)
- Mozzarella Fritta: Flash-fried breaded fresh mozzarella with artist palette condiments
- Hazelnut S’more Cannoli: Cannoli shell dipped in chocolate and graham cracker, chocolate-hazelnut cannoli cream, and toasted marshmallows (New)
Beverages:
- Peroni Pilsner
- Prosecco
- Moscato
- Chianti
- Italian Red Sangria
- Italian-inspired Margarita with tequila, Triple Sec, and Fabrizia Limoncello
- Mela Spritz: Apple Schnapps, prosecco, and sparkling water (New)
The Artist’s Table Menu
Location: The American Adventure
Food Items:
- Deviled Egg Trio: Pimento Cheese, Green Goddess, and BLT (New)
- Chicken “Pot Pie” with smoked cheddar mornay sauce, roasted vegetables, pickled mushrooms, wasabi peas, and sherry-chicken jus served open-faced on flaky pie crust (New)
- Hummingbird Cake: Banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote
Beverages:
- Wicked Weed Brewing Pineapple Daydream IPA (New)
- Swamp Head Brewery Neon Palette Lager (New)
- Lost Coast Brewery Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout (New)
- J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Gris (New)
- Beer Flight
Funnel Cake Menu
Location: Between The American Adventure and Japan
Food Item:
- Cotton Candy Funnel Cake topped with powdered sugar, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, pink and purple sugar dusting, and cotton candy crunch (New)
Goshiki Menu
Location: Japan
Food Items:
- Taiyaki: Crisp, flaky fish-shaped pastry filled with sweet red bean served with whipped topping and blueberry popping boba (New)
- Wagyu Bun: Steamed bun filled with American wagyu beef served with Japanese karashi mustard sauce and violet shiso sauce (New)
- Sushi Donut: Donut-shaped sushi featuring salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber, and sesame seed over a decorated plate of wasabi aïoli, sriracha aïoli, and eel sauce
Beverages:
- Okinawa Lemonade: Lemonade mix with Shikuwasa Citrus (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Yuzu IPA (New)
- Masu Sake in a traditional personalized wooden cup
- Junmai Daiginjyo Sake Flight: Plum, yuzu, hyuganatsu, and sakuranbo Cherry (New)
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina Menu
Location: Morocco
Food Item:
- Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
- Chermoula Chicken
- Moroccan-spiced Lamb
- Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with assorted dips (Plant-based)
- 🎨 Avocado-Coconut Custard Tart with pomegranate cream and henna-inspired gelée Veil (New) (Plant-based)
Beverages:
- Chai Tea-Mint Fizz: Twinings Chai Tea with Sprite and Mint (Non-alcoholic beverage)
- Parish Brewing Co. Mango Mochi (New)
- Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider
- Keel Farms Blueberry Lavender Hard Cider, Plant City
- Chai Tea-Mint Mimosa: Twinings Chai Tea with Key Lime Sparkling Wine and mint
- Flight
Vibrante & Vívido: Encanto Cocina Menu
Location: Between Morocco and France
Food Items:
- 🎨 Chorizo and Potato Empanada with turmeric aïoli and annatto aïoli
- Spicy Ajiaco Soup with guajillo and árbol chili-spiced chicken, potato, avocado, corn, and crème fraîche
- Passion Fruit-filled Mango Cheesecake with coconut-pineapple cake, dragon fruit gelée, and dragon fruit-strawberry sauce
Beverages:
- Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie: Wild berry, piña colada, and strawberry (Non-alcoholic beverage) (New)
- Collective Arts Guava Dream Blonde Ale (New)
- Layered Tropical Berry Smoothie with Sailor Jerry Rum (New)
L’Art de la Cuisine Française Menu
Location: France
Food Items:
- Pithiviers de Canard et Volaille, Sauce Canard: Puff pastry with duck, chicken, onions, mushrooms, cranberries, and duck sauce (New)
- Crème de Brie en Petit Pain: Warm creamy brie in a house-made bread bowl
- Escargot en Chocolat: Chocolate mousse flourless cake, citrus coulis, almond-chocolate coating, and dark chocolate decoration (New)
Beverages:
- Frozen French Martini: Grey Goose Vodka, vodka, Chambord liqueur, pineapple, orange, and grape juices with lemon-lime foam
- Elderflower Liqueur Spritz: St-Germain Liqueur, sparkling wine, and mint
- Charles Lafitte, Brut Rosé Prestige, Méthode Traditionnelle Champenoise French Rosé Sparkling Wine
- Patient Cottat Le Grand Caillou Pinot Noir
Gourmet Landscapes Menu
Location: Canada
Food Items:
- 🎨 Citrus-braised Beet Tartare with golden beet “egg yolk,” mustard vinaigrette, pickled mustard seeds, pickled mushrooms, spiced pistachios, and “feta” snow (Plant-based) (New)
- Wild Mushroom Risotto with aged parmesan, truffle shavings, and zinfandel reduction (Plant-based)
Beverages:
- Whole Hog Brewery Raspberry Chéret Double Radler
- Schlumberger Cuvée Klimt Brut
- Meeker Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot
- Frozen Scotch Cocktail: Scotch and herbal tea garnished with a chocolate nail
Refreshment Port Menu
Location: Near Canada
Food Items:
- Caprese Poutine with Tuscan-spiced French fries, confit tomatoes, slivered garlic, mozzarella pearls, basil pesto, shaved pecorino, and balsamic glaze (New)
- Artist Palette Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Beverages:
- 81Bay Brewing Co. Italian Pilsner (New)
- Boyd & Blair Blood Orange Cosmo
Deco Delights Menu
Location: Near Port of Entry
Food Item:
- 🎨 Almond Frangipane Cake layered with raspberry jam and Belgian chocolate
Beverages:
- 3 Daughters Brewing Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Beer (New)
- Keel Farms Strawberry Shortcake Hard Cider (New)
- Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout with Coconut (New)
- Boyd & Blair Espresso Martini
- Beer Flight
Swirled Showcase Menu
Location: Near Port of Entry
Food Items:
- Bubble Gum Soft-serve in a cone (New)
- DOLE Whip in a cone:
- Lemon
- Lime
- Strawberry
- Imagination Cone: Bubble gum soft-serve in a lavender cone, “sparks” of imagination, and white chocolate wings (New)
- Candy Trio Flight: DOLE Whip Strawberry with STARBURST MINIS fruit chews, DOLE Whip Lemon with SKITTLES POP’d Freeze Dried Candy, and DOLE Whip Lime with chili-lime seasoning and LIFE SAVERS gummies (New)
- Liquid Nitrogen Minnie cake pop with berry sponge cake, white chocolate ganache, and colorful chocolate splats (New)
Pop Eats Menu
Location: Near Port of Entry
Food Items:
- Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
- Tomato Soup with pimento cheese, bacon, and fried green tomato grilled cheese
Beverages:
- Brooklyn Brewery Pulp Art Hazy IPA
- Bleu Spectrum: Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux with boba pearls
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company Menu
Locations: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company throughout the park
Beverage:
- Color Craze Latte + Donut: Espresso, Swiss chocolate syrup, dark chocolate sauce, and milk complemented with a frosted donut and whipped cream and topped with M&M’S Milk Chocolate Minis (Non-alcoholic beverage) (Spirited Version available with Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur) (New)
My assessment of these menus is pretty positive. Last year’s EPCOT Festival of the Arts already had really good menus, with my biggest complaint being that too many booths only had 1-2 food items, and all of the first-party ones had at least one fewer item than the previous year. (Third parties are a different story, but Italy offering more is a liability, not an asset.)
Even though they don’t show as “new” since they’re restored items, this year’s menu lineup largely remedies that. I’d also add that it’s bringing back some fan-favorite items, like my beloved Almond Frangipane Cake. That alone is a huge win for me, and it’s on top of what was already a strong lineup last year. (I do wish Deco Delights had more desserts from which to choose–a few years ago, it had some beautifully-plated and delicious desserts.)
I could quibble with some of the menus. For instance, Deconstructed Dish has clung to the same meager menu for way too long, and Figment’s Inspiration Station is more like Figment’s Sugar Central. Nothing imaginative about what’s on offer there. At the same time, I know variety is the spice of life, and there’s a lot to love about these booths if you’re a more adventurous eater.
To that point, both of the new booths in the front of the park sound fantastic. Walt Disney World is shockingly good with seafood at festivals, so we’ll see if that trend continues. And all around World Showcase, there are inventive and interesting options. I can’t wait!
Finally, guess who’s back? FIGMENT’S BACK. The 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts is getting imaginative again, with Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey returning for a third year.
Not only that, but you can bring home a new iteration of the Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket with Rainbow Popcorn. You can pick up one of these new novelties and even get some Figment-inspired bites and sips over at Figment’s Inspiration Station at the Odyssey.
As you might recall, Festival of the Arts was dominated by headlines a few years ago that EPCOT’s Longest Line Is For Figment Popcorn Buckets. It took a while, but Walt Disney World eventually solved that problem by streamlining the process with Mobile Order.
I’m not the biggest fan of popcorn buckets. But I’m a diehard Figment fan and always love seeing the character get love, so I was really happy with the success of the first bucket. I just wish stellar sales of these popcorn buckets or the recent Figment Christmas sweater actually led to something substantive, as it’s beyond time to Reimagine Journey Into Imagination.
Obviously it’s still early and I haven’t seen this in person, but this version is probably my least favorite of the Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket iterations to date. Last year’s will certainly be undefeated (those prismatic pyramids will be tough to top), but what remains to be seen is whether this actually looks like a lightbulb in person, or like a bottle you’d put a message into and toss into the ocean (please keep our oceans clean).
It’s still a clever design, and I like the idea they were going for. As we seem destined to get a new Figment popcorn bucket each year, I hope they start rotating through the costumes in the grand finale. I’d absolutely love a spacesuit Figment atop the moon! But what I’d love even more is that scene re-created in a reimagined Journey into Imagination 4.0 with the latest and greatest Audio Animatronics. It seems like hoping to have that in popcorn bucket form is settling for way too little, given what Figment deserves.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Will you be buying the Journey into Imagination Pavilion Popcorn Bucket? Do you already have the Figment Premium Popcorn Bucket(s) from the last two years? Which look do you prefer? Do you have any favorite savory snacks or decadent desserts from the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts? Any least favorite items? Do you think the food is worth the high price tags given the attention to detail, or is it all still overpriced? What are you looking forward to trying at the Food Studio booths? Any questions? Hearing from you is half the fun, so please share your thoughts in the comments!
I’m really excited for this! Will be at Epcot for the final 4 days of the festival – all weekend days, and then the finale which will likely be busy despite being a Monday – and I’m going to maximize my time at Epcot. We’re staying at the Dolphin those days and while we will definitely visit the other parks, I plan on hopping to/from Epcot every single one of those days. Probably do mornings at Epcot Fri, Sat, Sun & then afternoon/evening on Monday. Gonna eat my way (and drink a little) around the festival, while enjoying everything it has to offer and hopefully enjoy cooler weather to boot! What’s not to love? Thanks for the update on the menus. Getting me excited for my first trip back to WDW in a few years (and likely my last for a while as I’m planning different, international trips for the next few years). I really appreciate your blog and the effort that you guys put into it!
Hi Tom! Thanks for your helpful content! It’s informative and fun to read! Are all of the booths available for mobile order or just the Figment popcorn buckets? Thanks!
What are some of the deep cuts you are talking about tom?
I hate this term, but I don’t know any other way to say it: It feels like Figment is being “pimped out.” Meaning, exploited for whatever short-term money grabs Disney can generate knowing Epcot’s Figment-loving hardcore audience will eat it up (figuratively, but sometimes literally). But the character is not actually being loved, nurtured, or stewarded in any real way. It makes me angry/sad and I’m not even a Figment die-hard.
You’re certainly not wrong, and I feel more jaded about Figment merchandise with each passing year of radio silence about the ride.
If it’s at all reassuring to you (because it is, somewhat, to me), the team that makes merchandising decisions is totally different than those who greenlight new attractions. For the most part, the merchandise team and Disney Design Group is full of fans, many of whom were (or even still are) part of the community. That’s why we’ve gotten so many retro designs and deep cuts–they’re making merchandise for themselves, in large part.
It’s not like Bob Iger or Josh D’Amaro have “Figment Merchandise” dials in their offices that they keep cranking up. If anything, the success of these sales should eventually convince the powers that be to do something more with Figment and JII. At least, in theory.
Great context! Though i’m only *somewhat* reassured by that. I’m sure the powers that be (whether Bob/Josh or their underlings) have a good idea that the Figment character has “juice” among fans — especially given all of the media hubbub about the popcorn bucket lines, etc. But if I’m an exec looking at ROI numbers I might think “we’ve already found the sweet spot for Figment right now” — raking in profits, PR, and fan goodwill without any real investment required.
I want to believe that continued success at the merch/PR level will convince the brass to “do right” by Figment and JII, even if it’s purely a business calculation (which it would have to be, since many within the Merch/Disney Design teams and WDI have surely been raising their voices in support for years). Searching my mind for an analogy, maybe Figment will be the Boba Fett of the Epcot universe — a fan favorite with nostalgic appeal and mega-merchandise sales despite not having a huge presence in the original Star Wars trilogy. But the lore and appeal of Boba Fett ultimately became, arguably, the centerpiece of the Star Wars franchise today (given that the Mandalorian is based on the Boba Fett ethos). Of course, the elevation of Boba Fett began as “fan service” in the prequel trilogy, but the modern prominence of the character/story was all stewarded under Disney/Iger’s watch.
Let us hope for the same result with Figment. This is the way.
everthing sounds so good; I wish I could try every food item you described.