The 2023 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival will be here before you know it!
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Disney has announced the dates for the festival. The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival will be from March 1-July 5, 2023.
You might be wondering right now, what is the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival? This festival is where you get to see some amazing gardening work that makes plants look like Disney characters.
I have gone to Disney World during this festival and it really is cool to see!
I just came back from a trip to Disney World and I was lucky enough to be in the parks during the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival!
During the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, there are booths through out the World Showcase where you can try food from other countries! I went to Primavera Kitchen in the Italy pavilion and I am excited to be reviewing the food for you.
We had the Arancini. That is fried risotto balls that are filled with beef and are served with tomatoes. This dish was delicious! I really loved how fresh the tomatoes tasted.
The Health Full Trail Presented by AdventHealth is split into three areas. The Play Full Garden, Mind Full Retreat, and Flavor Full Kitchen.
In the Play Full Garden, you can experience the new Play Circles that promote imaginative play. The circles were made so you and your family can enjoy the gardens while being physically distant from others.
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At the Mind Full Retreat, you can relax in a calming atmosphere. After a long day in Epcot, you will definitely enjoy this area.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
When you have done enough relaxing, don’t forget to go to the Flavor Full Kitchen to try some health-inspired food.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
If you are going to the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, then be sure to check out The Health Full Trail!
I have actually been to Epcot during the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival and it is amazing!
You might be asking yourself Izzy, what is the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival? The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is an event where you will see some crazy good gardening work that makes plants look like Disney characters!
There will be 17 Outdoor Kitchens. Those are food booths that have Festival themed food and drinks.
Entertainment this year will include Jammin’ Gardeners at the Canada Mill Stage, Voices of Liberty at the America Gardens Theater, Mariachi Cobre who will also be at the America Gardens Theater, and a pianist in the World Showcase.
The Voices of Liberty.
The Spike’s Pollen Nation Exploration is coming back this year! Spike, the Disney honeybee, has been pollinating all around the festivals and you can follow Spike’s trail. You can buy a map and stickers for $7.99 and fill the map while you search for which plants Spike has pollinated. Once your done, you can go to Disney Traders or World Traveler for a special prize!
Starting March 19, 2021 the Egg-Stravaganza Scavenger Hunt will start. You can buy a map and stickers for $7.99 and look for Disney character eggs all throughout the World Showcase. When you’re done don’t forget to go to Disney Traders for a special surprise!
The Goodness Garden Butterfly House Presented by GoGo Squeez will let you visit butterflies.
Also, the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival has special Festival merchandise so be sure to check that out.
I hope this guide helped you learn more about the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival!
Disney World has announced they will be closed due to the Coronavirus.
Cinderella’s Castle up close.
Disney World will close on Monday, March 16th and will stay closed until the end of the month. Resort hotels, Disney Springs, and Disney World Golf Courses will remain open though.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort will stay open.
If you had a ticket for a date on or before March 31, 2020 than you will be able to change that date through December 15, 2020.
The Tree of Life.
Now what about Disney After Hours, Disney Villains After Hours, and Disney Early Morning Magic? They will be automatically refunded for dates March 16, 2020-March 31, 2020.
If you are an Annual Passholder, Disney will extend your expiration date by 15 days. Click on this link for more information from Disney’s website.
My question is what will happen to Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival?
Last year I wrote about the 2019 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival and it is that time of year again! If you are going to Disney World during these dates then you will be seeing some amazing gardening work that makes the plants look like Disney characters!!
Of course new characters will be making an appearance! Remy will be the centerpiece for a brand new Ratatouille Garden in the France pavilion.
The France pavilion.
Every night you will see new and classic music artists performing during the Garden Rocks Concert Series.
Pooh Bear says hello!
Also, don’t forget to go to the Butterfly House located between the Imagination! pavilion and Soarin’ Around the World. All the butterflies are native only to Central Florida in case some escape and they will not endanger themselves or other natives.
I hope you will get to see the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival because it is really cool to see.
If you’re a Disney Passholder then you can get new Passholder Magnets from March 4-June 1, 2020.
The magnets are for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.
The first new magnet is a Donald Duck Passholder Magnet with Spike the Bee. This magnet is available from March 4-April 19, 2020.
The two brand new magnets!!
The second magnet is a Orange Bird Magnet. Isn’t he adorable!?! The magnet is available from April 20-June 1, 2020.
The two magnets are going to be available online and in Mouse Gear. (Mouse Gear is a huge store in Epcot that is being temporary located to the front of the park) If you are going to go to Mouse Gear to get these two magnets your parents must show their valid annual pass and photo ID to receive the magnets.
I will be doing more articles for the 2020 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, so stay tuned!
If you’re going to Disney World between these dates then you will see the beautiful Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. The Flower and Garden Festival shows some outstanding garden work that makes the plants look like Disney characters: Lightning McQueen, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto are all found at the entrance, Buzz Lightyear is at Mission Space and The Three Caballeros are at the Mexico pavilion.
Woody…
The Garden Passport is free and helps you find the Outdoor Kitchens and has scavenger hunts. It’s really cool! The Outdoor Kitchens are all around the World Showcase Lagoon. They have food for you while you’re at the Flower and Garden Festival.
… and Buzz Lightyear (in front of Mission Space)!
The Garden Rocks Concert now performs nightly! Best part? It’s free with Epcot admission!
Scenes from The Lion King!
The Egg-stravaganza Scavenger Hunt takes place April 5-April 21. You can buy a map and stickers and look for Disney character eggs.
Bambi and friends!
The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival is definitely something worth seeing. Don’t forget to take lots of pictures!
