Olive Garden Once Again Offering Never Ending Pasta Passes, This Time With a New Twist

Restaurant will sell family passes for the first time ever during annual promotion

By Jenna Mullins Sep 16, 2015 8:59 PMTags

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It's that magical time of year again! Carb lovers, rejoice and fall to your knees to give thanks to the Olive Garden overlords.

The restaurant is once again offering up its Never Ending Pasta Pass after its ridiculously successful run last year. Seriously, the passes sold out in 45 minutes! We're not even sure One Direction tickets sell out that fast! Do they? Whatever, let's get back on track.

This year, Olive Garden is throwing a twist into the mix: not only can you buy an individual Never Ending Pasta Pass, but they are also offering a Family Pass! That means you don't have to be the only person shoving themselves with food at the table to make the most of your Pasta Pass. Eating until you hate yourself can now be a family activity!

"At Olive Garden, helping families create memories together is at the heart of everything we do," said Jose Duenas, executive vice president of marketing for Olive Garden. "We were thrilled with the response to our Never Ending Pasta Pass last year, and that's why we are excited to expand the offer to give families a way to join in the celebration together."

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Never Ending Pasta Passes give card holders unlimited access to pasta, sauces, pasta toppings, soup or salad and of course those wonderful breadstick for seven weeks starting Oct. 5. The passes go on sale on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. ET at $100 for an individual pass and $300 for a family pass. And there are only 1,000 of these to go around so you'd better act fast!

Set a reminder, an alarm, a backup alarm, a notification and/or just sit in front of your computer until tomorrow at 2 p.m. because only a chosen few will get their buttery hands on these golden tickets. Good luck and god speed!