Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
{{Short description|Flower festival at Walt Disney World}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox recurring event
|name = Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
|logo =Epcot Flower & Garden Festival Logo.svg
|image =Epcot Flower Garden Display (5553395615).jpg
|begins = February 28
|ends = May 27
|frequency = Annually
|venue = Epcot
|location = Bay Lake, Florida
|country = United States
|area =
|genre = Garden festival
|website = {{official website|https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-flower-and-garden-festival/}}
|sponsor=
}}
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is an annual garden festival at Epcot in Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando in the spring, typically from early February through late May.{{cite web
|url=http://allears.net/tp/ep/epcot-flower-and-garden-festival.htm
|title=Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival
|website=allears.net
|access-date=December 30, 2017
}} The festival is included with regular admission, however, there are a couple events during the festival that do cost extra if guests choose to attend.
History
=1995=
In 1995 the Festival debuted a new miniature train and town display next to the Germany pavilion. Officially named the Epcot Garden Railway, the display showcased flowers amid the train tracks and buildings, and was so popular, it has been in its same location ever since. Props are added during some festivals to correspond with the official festival signage around the World Showcase lagoon.{{cite web| url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1995-05-06-9505030713-story.html| title = ROSES ARE STARS AT EPCOT'S FLOWER AND GARDEN FEST – Orlando Sentinel}}
=2015=
The 2015 Festival included the new additions of Anna and Elsa, Goofy About Spring (featuring Goofy, Chip 'n Dale and friends), Kermit the Frog 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.{{cite web|title=2016 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, Flower Garden Epcot|url=http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/epcot/events/ep-flower-garden.htm#topiaries|website=www.wdwinfo.com|access-date=11 January 2016}} It was also the debut of the Garden Rocks Concert Series,{{cite web|title=Garden Rocks Concert Series Debuts at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 4-May 17|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/01/garden-rocks-concert-series-returns-to-epcot-international-flower-garden-festival-march-4-may-17/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120043459/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/01/garden-rocks-concert-series-returns-to-epcot-international-flower-garden-festival-march-4-may-17/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2015|website=Disney Parks Blog|access-date=13 January 2016|language=en-US}} which replaced the Flower Power Concert Series.{{cite web|title=Epcot Food & Wine Map 2011 |url=http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/media/wdw_nextgen/CoreCatalog/WaltDisneyWorld/en_US/Media/InternetMediaType/Event/EpcotInternationalFlowerAndGardenFestival/flower-and-garden-guide-2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904084916/http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/media/wdw_nextgen/CoreCatalog/WaltDisneyWorld/en_US/Media/InternetMediaType/Event/EpcotInternationalFlowerAndGardenFestival/flower-and-garden-guide-2011.pdf |archive-date=September 4, 2011 |access-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=2015 Garden Rocks Concert Series|url=http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg15/epcot-garden-rocks-concerts-2015.htm|website=allears.net|access-date=11 January 2016}}
=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.{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/02/more-days-more-garden-rocks-concerts-at-the-2016-epcot-international-flower-festival/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205181348/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/02/more-days-more-garden-rocks-concerts-at-the-2016-epcot-international-flower-festival/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2016|title=More Days, More Garden Rocks Concerts at the 2016 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival|work=Disney Parks Blog}}
=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.{{cite web|title=New additions announced for 2017 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/new-additions-announced-2017-epcot-flower-garden-festival/|website=Attractions Magazine|access-date=29 November 2016|date=29 November 2016}}
=2019=
2019 brought the expansion of the popular Garden Rocks concerts to nightly{{Cite web|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/12/2019-garden-rocks-concert-series-expands-to-seven-days-a-week-reservations-for-dining-packages-open-dec-13/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325133403/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/12/2019-garden-rocks-concert-series-expands-to-seven-days-a-week-reservations-for-dining-packages-open-dec-13/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2019|title=2019 Garden Rocks Concert Series Expands to Seven Days a Week; Reservations for Dining Packages Open|website=Disney Parks Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-25}} as well as a brand new set of topiaries (Bo Peep and her Sheep) celebrating Toy Story 4.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
=2020=
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the festival to go on hiatus until 2022.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
=2022=
It featured Snow White and the re-imagined Seven Dwarfs from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Lumiere and Cogsworth from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Beauty and the Beast.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
=2023=
It featured Mirabel Madrigal, Antonio Madrigal, Isabella Madrigal and Luisa Madrigal from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto and Tiana from Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Princess and the Frog.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
=2024=
It featured Asha, Valentino and Star from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wish, Groot from Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy films and Disney+ I am Groot shorts, and Miguel Rivera and Dante from Pixar's Coco.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-flower-and-garden-festival/}}
- [http://magicallydigital.com/epcot/flowerandgardenfestival/ Epcot Flower and Garden Photo Gallery]
- [http://allears.net/tp/ep/fg_archive.htm Epcot Flower and Garden Archive]
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Category:Flower festivals in the United States
Category:Festivals in Orlando, Florida
Category:Garden festivals in the United States