Monthly Spotlight · September 2026

September 2026 Spotlight

Our picks for September, when the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival takes over EPCOT — and this year marks 30 years of it. From the drink that anchors a festival lap to a couple of secrets worth looking up for, here is what earned the spotlight.

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Food & Drink Of the Month
Snack of the Month — September 2026: The Dumplings Trio
A 30th-anniversary legacy bite from 1996 — pan-fried chicken, pork, and vegetable dumplings at the China marketplace.
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Food & Drink Of the Month
Cocktail of the Month — September 2026: The O'ahu Sunrise
A layered pineapple-and-grenadine sunrise at the Hawai'i booth — the easy anchor for a Food & Wine lap.
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Food & Drink Of the Month
Mocktail of the Month — September 2026: The Scary Ghost Slushy
A blue raspberry slushy crowned with a marshmallow ghost — the Not-So-Scary Halloween Party's most photogenic pour.
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Food & Drink Of the Month
Coffee of the Month — September 2026: The Peanut Butter Cold Brew
Gideon's Original Peanut Butter Cold Brew at Disney Springs — vegan, gluten-free, and built to chase with a cookie.
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Food & Drink Of the Month
Restaurant of the Month — September 2026: 'Ohana
The all-you-care-to-enjoy family feast at the Polynesian — grilled skewers, noodles, and that bread pudding.
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Resorts Of the Month
Resort of the Month — September 2026: Disney's Art of Animation
The value resort that plays up a tier — suites that sleep six, Skyliner to two parks, and the biggest pool on property.
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Hidden & Fun Of the Month
Hidden Mickey of the Month — September 2026: The Grand Floridian Chandelier
This month's hunt: the Grand Floridian chandelier, whose tiers align into Mickey from one exact spot on the floor.
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Hidden & Fun Of the Month
Park Secret of the Month — September 2026: The Tower of Terror's 199 Feet
Why the Tower of Terror is exactly 199 feet tall — and the FAA rule that keeps it one deliberate foot shorter.
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Hidden & Fun Of the Month
This Month in Disney History — September 2026: Hoop-Dee-Doo Becomes Permanent
52 years ago this September, a temporary summer show at Fort Wilderness became a permanent institution.
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