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Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience – A Chocoholic’s Dream

4 November 2012 by Suzannah Otis Leave a Comment

In addition to the new Terra vegan booth and the Chase Visa Lounge, also new at the 2012 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is the Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience. When I heard the title of this exhibit, I was thrilled. Chocolate. Experience? Sign me up!

Located inside the Festival Center in the former Wonders of Life pavilion, you can smell the sweet aroma of chocolate as you approach the Ghirardelli area. At the entrance, Cast Members offer you a Ghirardelli sample, just as they do at the Downtown Disney location. Yum. Inside you can learn about the process of making chocolate, from the “bean to the bar” and also purchase a small cup of Drinking Chocolate. It is basically like drinking melted chocolate chips, and heavenly. Wine is also available for purchase.

In the back of the Ghirardelli area is a fun display of amazing artistic creations by Disney chefs, made entirely of chocolate. Be sure to check them out! The Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience is open daily from 9:00 a.m. through park close.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience
Wine and drinking chocolate at the Ghirardelli exhibit

 

Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience
Menu of items at the chocolate experience

 

Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience
Ghirardelli cookbooks are also available

 

Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience chocolate displays
Amazing chocolate art from Disney chefs – image ©AttractionsMagazine

 

Be sure to check it out before the Food and Wine Festival ends on November 12!

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Filed Under: Disney Special Events, Walt Disney World Tagged With: chocoholic, chocolate experience, drinking chocolate, Epcot Food & Wine Festival, epcot international food and wine festival, Food and Wine 2012, Food and Wine Festival, Ghirardelli, ghirardelli chocolate, melted chocolate, Wonders of Life

About Suzannah Otis

A child of the 80's, Zanna climbed trees and roller-skated till the streetlights came on. She sipped her her first iced coffee at age 10 and never looked back. Growing up outside of Boston, all of these things shaped her life, as did the original EPCOT Center, which brought her where she is today.

Zanna is the mother of 2 adult humans, a 13-year old (also human), and 6 (yes, 6) cats. She is also the wife to one husband, who lovingly puts up with all of the above. Zanna tries to find that one little spark in everything, and thanks you very much for taking the time to read this.

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