Those of you out there who love Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival might want to mark your calendars. August 16 at 7 a.m. is the date and time tickets for this year's special events and programs will go on sale.

Here are a few of the activities planned for this year's fest that will be available for booking on the 16th:

• First Bites Opening Reception: 6:30- 9 p.m. Sept. 29
• "3D" Disney's Dessert Discovery: Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, and Nov. 4, 11

What's better than noshing your way through Walt Disney World? Hanging out with others who are of the same mind frame. Scheduled for October, this year's WDW Foodie Fest has some neat activities planned to coincide with Epcot's International Food and Wine Fest.

The Foodie Fest with kick off with its "Main Event" on Sunday, October 2 at Ariel's at Disney's Beach Club Resort. This event is set to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a scavenger hunt throughout Epcot's World Showcase. Those who don't want to go on the hunt can still enjoy games and food at Ariel's.

Disney's Animal Kingdom will be celebrating the cotton-top tamarin during all of August. Turns out, the adorable one-pound monkey has its own Columbian national holiday on August 15, so the AK is turning it into a month-long celebration.

Rafiki's Planet Watch will be the site of activities planned around the monkey. All ages will be able to participate in learning more about the tamarin's behavior and biology as well as how scientists study the tamarin and efforts to save this endangered species. In addition, guests can pick up moves to the cotton-top tamarin dance!

We asked our Facebook fans what is their favorite thing to do in Animal Kingdom and we got some great responses!

It was one of their most popular offerings last year, and now Disney Floral & Gifts has announced its return. We're talking about, of course, their Mickey's "Spooktacular" In-Room Celebration.

This particular celebration brings some of the Halloween magic back from the Disney parks to a guest's resort room. After returning to the room, guests are greeted with cobwebs, a sash, and other various Halloween decorations on their room's door. Inside, the room is designed to look like Mickey himself has stopped by and personalized a fun, spooky celebration.

The Magic Kingdom's Main Street Vehicles are always a fun treat after rope drop.

The folks at HGTV's summer series "My Yard Goes Disney" are seeking out new applicants who are interested in giving their yards the magical Disney treatment.

Jay Shatz, executive producer and director of the show, has now opened up his website, jaytv.net, for more applications. For the show's first season, applications were sought from those living in and near Orlando and Cincinnati. However, the contest appears to be open to people throughout the U.S.

Some people love it and for others it is the bane of their Disney existence. We are talking It's a Small World today, exploring the origins and history of this Disney hallmark.

For those of you who have never ridden It's a Small World, the attraction is an interior boat cruise that features over 300 brightly costumed audio-animatronic dolls in the style of children of the world. There is an It's a Small World attraction at each of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide, and Walt ever only referred to it as "the happiest cruise that ever sailed."

The house of the man behind Mickey and friends is now on the market. Walt Disney's Los Feliz estate, aptly named Working Way Residence, has been listed for $3.65 million.

Finding Nemo - The Musical is a family favorite at Animal Kingdom. Housed inside the Theater in the Wild, Finding Nemo - The Musical was actually a replacement for an older show, Tarzan Rocks.