The 4 Disney World events savvy travelers plan trips around

You could visit Walt Disney World any time of year, but savvy travelers will want to plan around four key events: EPCOT's festivals.

Each one features unique experiences you won't find other times of year.

"That steak dish and that beer cheese soup at Canada for Food and Wine, you'll only find it during Food and Wine. That Candlelight Processional entertainment, only time that you're gonna see it is if you come during Festival of the Holidays," Dave Kesting, former general manager of EPCOT Festivals, previously told USA TODAY. "So they all have similar components, but each one has a different star of the show."

And with the exception of dining, they're all included in the price of park admission.

EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is currently underway, and Disney just announced the dates for the first two festivals of 2027.

Here's what travelers planning trips to the Florida resort should know.

EPCOT hosts four festivals each year:

EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is a weeks-long celebration of visual, performing and culinary arts, featuring scores of Disney artists, whom guests can meet in person, and nightly Disney on Broadway concerts with Broadway performers. There are also various hands-on…

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