Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Genre Flowers
Begins March 1
Ends May 29
Frequency Annually
Venue Epcot
Location(s) Bay Lake, Florida
Country United States
Inaugurated 1994[1]
Website Official website

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival takes place each year in Epcot inside Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando in the spring, typically from early March through late May.[2]

History

2015

The 2015 Festival included the new additions of Anna and Elsa, Goofy About Spring (featuring Goofy, Chip 'n Dale and friends), and Miss Piggy topiaries, as well as the return of Spring Is in the Air!, Buzz Lightyear, Cactus Road Rally (featuring Mater and Lightning McQueen), Fantasia, Phineas and Ferb, Farmer Mickey and Minnie (based on American Gothic), Bambi and Friends, Peter Pan, Aurora and Prince Phillip, Beauty and the Beast, Woody, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp, The Lion King, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Year of the Ram, and Troll topiaries, as well as the Butterfly Garden.[3] It was also the debut of the Garden Rocks Concert Series,[4] which replaced the Flower Power Concert Series.[5][6]

2016

The 2016 festival introduced a Huey, Dewey, and Louie topiary, a Ranger Mickey Mouse topiary to celebrate the National Park Service centennial, Floral Sun garden, and the “Fab Five” play garden.[1][7]

2017

The 2017 festival introduced a Figment topiary, re-imagined princess topiaries and a re-imagined Cars garden, as well as a new front entrance topiary.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Expands to 90 Days in 2016". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival". allears.net. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, Flower Garden Epcot". www.wdwinfo.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Garden Rocks Concert Series Debuts at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 4-May 17". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Epcot Food & Wine Map 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 Garden Rocks Concert Series". allears.net. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "More Days, More Garden Rocks Concerts at the 2016 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival". Disney Parks Blog.
  8. ↑ "New additions announced for 2017 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival". Attractions Magazine. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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