No, visiting Epcot is not the same as traveling to China or Italy or France, but on some level, the experience of eating and drinking “around the world” is supposed to impart a sense of adventure, to bring back memories of visiting distant nations or inspire the next jaunt abroad.

And so, I’ve long found it interesting that many of the Epcot festivals’ most popular food items, year after year, skew toward the domestic side of the culinary fence.

Epcot Festivals chef Tony Marotta had some sound theories upon hearing my observation.

“[American Adventure] is one of our busiest areas in the park, especially later in the day,” he noted. “It’s where a lot of the entertainment is, so you get the crowd back there.”

True. But although Walt Disney World certainly draws a formidable global audi

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