Located at the Germany Pavilion in Epcot, Biergarten is one of the most entertaing dining spot in the theme parks. Upon entering the restaurant you are taken to a Bavarian Village celebrating Oktoberfest in the evening. The tables are set up as large family-style seating. If you have a small party you will be seated with other guests. This all lends to the fun party atmosphere of the restaurant. German oompah music is playing in the background and once an hour, the guests are entertained by a trio of German musicians. The guests are encouranged to join in, by singing and dancing during the show.
Biergarten is open for lunch and dinner. Food service is all you can eat buffet. Items on the menu include; salads, German Potato Salads, Pork Schnitzel, German sausages (Bratwurst, knockwurst, and Weiswurst) and spaetzel. Dinner includes sauerbraten and German Roulade. Desserts consist of Black Forest Cake, Bavarian Cheesecake and German cookies.
EPCOT is Walt Disney World’s 2nd theme park which opened on October 1, 1982. With the opening of this fascinating, futuristic park, came not one but two components. The first section is Future World which is all about the progress we have made and where the future is taking us. Then as you venture a little bit further, you enter EPCOT’s World Showcase. This is an area of EPCOT that has a beautiful lagoon in the middle surrounded by 11 countries all proudly boasting its own pavilion.
The countries represented are Canada, Great Britain, France, Morocco, Japan, the American Adventure, Italy, Germany, China, Norway and Mexico. Each pavilion has authentic restaurants and food, with most countries having both table and counter service restaurants. It is a wonderful chance to try different cuisines from countries you may have already visited or have wanted to. The food is very authentic and rightfully so. Each cast member within the country’s pavillion, is actually from the country itself. They are here to teach Disney’s guests all about their native land and the culture that surrounds it. Talk about learning while having fun = that’s Epcot’s World Showcase.
In addition to the food, each country has wonderful shopping and hands-on activities to learn even more about the actual country itself. The cast members are there to educate and proudly show their heritage. Learn Origami, watch a 3-D movie all about the beautiful nation of Canada, walk through the dusty passageways of Morocco or sample authentic German beer while accordion music surrounds you. This is just a sample of what you will find here.
All visitors to Epcot understand the importance of experiencing Soarin’, Mission Space and Test Track, but what about all the other hidden gems that the park has to offer? On a recent day trip to the land of the “giant golf ball,” Carter and I decided to check out some lesser-known aspects of the park, as well as hitting some of our familiar favorites.
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