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Epilogue: The Hidden Chapter turns Four Seasons’ speakeasy into a haunted library

Epilogue: The Hidden Chapter runs Thu–Sat through Oct. 31 at Four Seasons Orlando — $85, two folklore cocktails, haunted-library vibes, OpenTable only.

$85 ticketed nights Thu–Sat through Oct. 31 — two Florida-folklore cocktails, candlelit stacks, no walk-ins.

Quick Facts

  • When: Thu / Fri / Sat nights · Sep. 17 – Oct. 31, 2026 · seatings from 6 p.m.
  • Where: Epilogue, Four Seasons Resort Orlando, 10100 Dream Tree Blvd
  • Cost:$85 per person (prepaid) · includes two custom cocktails
  • Rules: 21+ · advance OpenTable only · no walk-ins · ~2-hour seating
  • Area note: Lake Buena Vista / Golden Oak corridor (Orange County) — not Winter Garden / Horizon West

A library that only opens after dark

Epilogue already played the library card year-round — books, art-deco lounge energy, adults-only hideaway inside Four Seasons Resort Orlando. For spooky season, the room gets a second chapter.

Epilogue: The Hidden Chapter is the resort’s seasonal pop-up: an old Florida library closed for decades that somehow still hosts after-hours ghostwriters. Four Seasons’ Sep. 16 press release leans atmospheric, not jump-scare — cobwebs, vines and moss, antique books under candlelight, velvet and brass. Thematic menus and literary touches run through the bookcases. It is elegant-haunt, not haunted-maze.

Nights are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday only, with seatings starting at 6 p.m., from Sep. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Tickets are $85 per person, purchased in advance; each includes two custom cocktails. Walk-ins are not accepted, and capacity is limited. OpenTable’s listing for Epilogue (Golden Oak) mirrors the same window and price for the Hidden Chapter experience — roughly a two-hour, 21+ seating.

The drinks have Florida footnotes

Mixologist Jaclyn Keogh and the resort team built limited-time cocktails off Florida folklore and historic sites — the part that keeps this from feeling like a generic hotel Halloween overlay.

  • Ulele— named for the Florida folklore figure: Hendrick’s Oasium Gin, spirulina, Luxardo Herbal Liqueur, lemon, Ambrose mead.
  • Painted Lady— nodding to Brooksville’s May-Stringer House: sake, Lillet Blanc, almond elixir, Moody Bitters, palo santo.

Those specs come from the Four Seasons announcement. Cocktail menus can change, so treat the list as a starting point.

How to book (and how not to)

Reserve on OpenTable for Epilogue. That is the utility path the resort itself points to. Do not show up hoping the host stand will freestyle you in — the press language is blunt: walk-ins are not accepted. OpenTable also still lists a separate standard Speakeasy ticket tier ($75) for the non–Hidden Chapter experience; if you want the haunted-library season, book the Hidden Chapter $85 ticket specifically.

Check-in guidance on Four Seasons’ Epilogue pages: start at the Lobby Bar host stand for directions into the room. Dress skews polished / business casual per OpenTable diner FAQ guidance — not a hard dress code from the press release, just a useful cue for date night.

Where it sits

The address is 10100 Dream Tree Boulevard, inside the Walt Disney World / Golden Oak / Lake Buena Vista corridor in Orange County. It is not Winter Garden, Windermere, Ocoee, or Horizon West — OpenTable files the neighborhood as Lake Buena Vista, along Orlando’s Central corridor.

Why We’re Hyped

Hard end date (Halloween), hard booking rule (no walk-ins), and cocktails that cite Florida stories instead of pumpkin-spice Mad Libs. That’s a date-night plan with a clock on it.

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