Epcot seemed especially barren this weekend, likely because Disney-goers are saving their theme-park appetites for the upcoming Food & Wine Festival, which begins this weekend, Friday, Sept. 19, and runs through Monday, Nov. 10. In addition to delicious dishes you can now access at discount late-night Epcot entry prices, each year, Epcot draws in a range of bands and artists for a little background music to the feast. Here’s the schedule to Eat to the Beat, for those who want to coordinate the perfect dinner date:
Sept. 19-21 Jo Dee Messina
Sept. 22-23 The Pointer Sisters
Sept. 24-25 The Commodores
Sept. 26-27 Christopher Cross
Sept. 28-29 Hanson
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Air Supply
Oct. 3-5 Starship starring Mickey Thomas
Oct. 6-8 Sugar Ray
Oct. 9-10 Fuel
Oct. 11-12 Sister Hazel
Oct. 13-14 Richard Marx
Oct. 15-16 Billy Ocean
Oct. 17-19 Night Ranger
Oct. 20-22 Smash Mouth
Oct. 23-24 Jim Brickman
Oct. 25-26 Los Lonely Boys
Oct. 27-28 Wilson Phillips
Oct. 29-31 Dennis DeYoung of Styx
Nov. 1-2 38 Special
Nov. 3-5 Boyz II Men
Nov. 6-7 David Cook
Nov. 8-10 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
We’re curious if after booking Hanson for this year’s festival, next year they’ll be tempted to change “Eat to the Beat” to “MmmBop.”
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2014.