A Beginner’s Guide to Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

Mickey, Minnie and Pluto!

This year the 2019 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival dates are March 6-June 3, 2019.

The Three Caballeros!

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!

Snow White…
… and some of her dwarfs!

My Favorite Restaurant at Epcot

Mickey greets you at your table!

Epcot has the most restaurants to choose from, but my favorite restaurant at Epcot is Garden Grill.  The restaurant is in the Land Pavilion and the restaurant even moves!  In the background you can see scenes from the Living with the Land ride. 

Notice Living with the Land is behind us.

At breakfast, for kids they serve Mickey waffles.  For adults there are eggs, bacon, sausage, potato barrels (tater tots), fruit and a cinnamon roll sticky bun.  My favorite is the cinnamon roll sticky bun.  They bring all the food to your table.  If you go to Garden Grill really early for breakfast, they sometimes let you on Soarin’ Around the World early so you don’t have to wait in a long line!

Dale signing my autograph book

For lunch and dinner they have lots of foods including salad, turkey, pot roast, macaroni & cheese, french fries and vegetables.  Best part is the dessert: berry short cake with whip cream!  You also get to meet characters.  Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale all come to your table. 

Chip, don’t steal my bag!