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Handmade Sugar Painting Returns to EPCOT’s China Pavilion

Artists create animal designs in molten sugar as a visual souvenir with tiered pricing that prioritizes the experience over flavor.

Overview

  • EPCOT has brought back handmade sugar painting in the China Pavilion’s House of Good Fortune after nearly six years away, with artists making animal figures to order on sticks.
  • Designs are sold in three tiers at $9 and $14, with the ornate dragon or phoenix reported at $22 to $25 depending on the outlet.
  • The kiosk sits inside the shop near a register and typically runs from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. with breaks during the day.
  • Each piece takes about 10 minutes to drizzle and harden, and reviewers say it tastes like very sweet, caramelized sugar rather than a complex snack.
  • Pieces are bagged but fragile and sticky, so they break easily and pick up debris, and TouringPlans reports Annual Passholder discounts that lowered a dragon to about $23.96 and a panda to about $8.63.