Connections Cafe and Eatery at EPCOT’s World Celebration has introduced special menu items for the 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. New offerings include a Pistachio-Chocolate Mochi Doughnut, BBQ Braai Chicken Pizza, Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen, and a Frozen Waffle Old Fashioned drink. The doughnut received poor reviews, with testers noting a lack of mochi flavor and overly salty pistachio pieces. However, the BBQ Braai Chicken Pizza was praised as some of the best pizza at Disney World, featuring a crunchy crust and well-balanced barbecue chicken. The Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen was described as one of the best festival items, resembling a fluffy layered vanilla cake with caramel apple filling. The Frozen Waffle Old Fashioned was deemed tasty and refreshing, though the frozen waffle topping was too stiff. Overall, reviewers recommend skipping the cafe’s doughnut and indulging in the eatery’s offerings instead.
Facts
- The 2026 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival has officially opened.
- Connections Cafe and Eatery is located in EPCOT’s World Celebration.
- A new Pistachio-Chocolate Mochi Doughnut is available at Connections Cafe for $5.29.
- The BBQ Braai Chicken Pizza at Connections Eatery costs $12.29.
- The Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen is priced at $6.49.
- The Frozen Waffle Old Fashioned is a frozen drink with Maker’s Mark Bourbon, maple syrup, butterscotch syrup, and Angostura bitters, topped with a Liege waffle and cherry, priced at $17.50.
- The doughnut was criticized for lacking mochi flavor and having salty pistachio pieces.
- The BBQ Braai Chicken Pizza was described as one of the best pizzas reviewed at Disney World in a long while.
- The Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen was called one of the best items tried at the Festival.
- The Frozen Waffle Old Fashioned melts quickly and the waffle topping was noted as being too stiff.