Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival
Epcot will host the 18th Annual International Flower and Garden Festival March 2, 2011 to May 15, 2011. Located in Epcot’s Future World and World Showcase, the festival will offer guests visual delights with spectacular topiaries, gardens and events that will have a decidedly Disney flair!
Movie ‘Stars’ Galore!
Disney will be promoting new release movies or DVDs in floral splendor. Cars, Toy Story 3 and Winnie the Pooh casts will be on hand, in flowery form, to remind everyone that they have new movies/DVDs to check out.
The main entrance will guests will be greeted by 7-9 foot tall topiaries of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Lotso (Lots o’ Huggin) Bear of Toy Story Fame. Lotso will have the added touch of fragrance, not just the smell of the flowers but of strawberries. The area located between Future World and The World Showcase will be home to Pooh Bear, Eeyore and Tigger. The characters will be frolicking in the Hundred Acre Wood wildflower display. Cars fans will love seeing Mater and Lightning McQueen under the checked flag in The World Showcase.
The magic is everywhere!
All areas of the park will offer festival magic. Fairies from Pixie Hollow will host a whimsical play yard for toddlers and small children ages 2-5. The kids can burn off some energy and interact with the Fairies. Innoventions West will be home to Bambi and the Butterfly Garden. In the area located between the German and Italian pavilions Rapunzel will take up residence.
The Festival Center will offer merchandise for purchase (don’t forget this is Disney!), a stage area for well known gardening experts to offer lectures, an area where Disney horticulturalists offer tips and advice for you to use to in your garden. Attend a few demostrations and it will only be a matter of time until your garden looks like Epcot!
Special Events around the park
3/25-3/27 Art in the Garden “Plein Air” artists.
4/15-4/17 I Dig Bugs
4/29-5/1 Fresh from Florida farmers market
TBA Disney Pixar Celebration
Flower Power Concert Series
Each weekend during the festival the American Gardens Theatre in The World Showcase flashes back to the 60’s 70’s and 80’s with the sounds from back in the day. These wonderfully reminiscent concerts can be seen three times a night, 5:15pm, 6:30pm and 7:45pm.
Here is the scheduled line up (subject to change):
Date | Performer | Known For | |
March 4 to 6 | Jose Feliciano | Light My Fire | |
March 11 to 13 | The Guess Who | American Woman | |
March 18 to 20 | Chubby Checker and the Wildcats | The Twist | |
March 25 to 27 | Melissa Manchester | Don't Cry Out Loud | |
April 1 to 3 | Starship starring Mickey Thomas | We Built This City | |
April 8 to 10 | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | You Don't Have to be a Star (to be in My Show) | |
April 15 to 17 | Juice Newton | Queen of Hearts | |
April 22 to 24 | Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons | Poor Little Fool | |
April 29 to May 1 | Paul Revere & The Raiders | Good Thing | |
May 6 to 8 | Davy Jones | I'm a Believer | |
May 13 to 15 | Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone | I'm Henry VIII, I Am | |
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