Following the initial announcement, and hype, that characters from The Muppets would headline a new food venue during the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, Disney World has quietly updated the press release to clarify that the characters would appear via video only. Here’s a look at the initial statement, followed by the updated statement with the change in bold letters:
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, of Muppet Labs will welcome you to their taste-testing headquarters, where the inventive duo are busy creating scientific snacks and mind-blowing beverages. You’ll have a chance to sample some of their kooky concoctions like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings, or the Pickle Milkshake. Consider it a flavor experiment in the name of science!
And here’s the updated statement:
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, who appear throughout the venue via videos from Muppet Labs, will welcome you to their taste-testing headquarters, where the inventive duo are busy creating scientific snacks and mind-blowing beverages. You’ll have a chance to sample some of their kooky concoctions like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings, or the Pickle Milkshake. Consider it a flavor experiment in the name of science!
Fans of the Disney World theme parks shouldn’t be surprised by this change, but it is notable when trying to manage expectations. The Odyssey could perfectly accommodate a live appearance of The Muppets should Disney World want to bring them to life, but it looks like a video appearance will have to suffice.
We’ve seen a couple unpopular changes to the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival with less than a week to go including the removal of “Beaver Tails” from the Refreshment Port menu and the removal of The Bacon Bros from the Eat to the Beat Concert Series lineup.
Here’s a look at the menu for the Muppets-inspired Brew-Wing Lab at The Odyssey:
Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey
Food
- Orange-Cardamom Wings (NEW)
- Traditional Buffalo Wings with Celery and Ranch
- Impossible™ Buffalo Chicken Tenders with Plant-Based Blue Cheese, Plant-Based Ranch and Celery (NEW) (plant-based item)
- Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings with Cool Cucumber Yogurt (NEW)
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Sticky Wings
- Garlic-Parmesan Wings
- Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Buffalo Sauce, Plant-Based Blue Cheese and Plant-based Ranch (plant-based item)
Beverages
- Frozen Fusion: Twinings Pomegranate and Raspberry Herbal Tea fused with Orange Ice Cream Molecules (nonalcoholic)
- Pickle Milkshake (nonalcoholic)
- Sun King Brewing Caipirinha Lager, Sarasota, FL (NEW)
- Brew Hub French Connection IPA, Lakeland, FL (NEW)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Old Fashion Porter, St. Petersburg, FL (NEW)
- Blake’s Hard Cider Co. Tropicolada Hard Cider, Armada, MI (NEW)
- Bold Rock Peach Berry Hard Cider, Nellysford, VA (NEW)
- 3 Daughters Brewing Raspberry Lemonade Hard Cider, St. Petersburg, FL (NEW)
- Beer Flight
- Cider Flight
For all of the 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Global Marketplace menus, check out our article below!
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