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Disney World International Flower and Garden Festival 2009
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International Flower and Garden Festival 2009
March - Mid May, 2010

An elaborate “Cinderellabration” topiary and an environmentally friendly Green Garden will bring fresh springtime flair to the 16th annual Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival March 18-May 31, 2009. Amid a colorful tableau of flowers, plants and topiaries, Walt Disney World® guests of all ages can explore myriad exhibits and activities geared toward gardening and outdoor fun. Weekend Flower Power concerts will pump up the volume and spread a groovy vibe at America Gardens Theatre in World Showcase.

Every spring, Disney gardeners channel their creative energy into presenting an intricate topiary display against the backdrop of Spaceship Earth. This year, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip, and Belle and Beast from “Beauty and the Beast” debut in all their “blooming finery” as the grand front-entrance topiary during the 75-day festival. Disney’s topiary gardeners display extraordinary craftsmanship using a variety of plants, flowers, grasses and mosses in the “Cinderellabration” topiary – as well as 70 additional topiaries decorating the park landscape. 


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Admission to Epcot required.

 


Festival Highlights

Green Garden – Anyone can create an environmentally friendly garden; here’s where guests will learn about low-water-use gardens, incorporating native plants into their garden and recycling.

Pixie Hollow – Colorful topiaries of Tinker Bell and her friends from Walt Disney Pictures’ “Tinker Bell” will sprinkle pixie dust over this playful garden designed just for kids.

Pirates Adventure Zone – Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Croc topiaries will lure young swashbucklers to this interactive space designed for exploration and adventure.

Special Environmentality Celebration (April 24-26) – This special event will showcase how to keep the planet green through solutions like reducing waste and using friendly bugs.

Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden - Hundreds of butterflies will flit inside a walk-through screened enclosure that includes a live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.

Disney Gardening at Home presentations - Disney horticulturists will share gardening tips and lead guests in a hands-on, take-home activity.

The Great American Gardeners series - Gardening celebrities and authors from across the country will reveal their gardening secrets.

The Garden Town Festival Center - Guests can shop for festival merchandise, attend speaker presentations and demonstrations and ask gardening questions of the experts.

Simba’s Birthday Celebration - A lineup of topiary characters straight from Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Lion King” will greet guests at World Showcase Plaza.

Poster Signings - Artist Heather French will sign festival posters each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Canada Garden Retreat.

Sweeping floral beds and exhibits will feature 30 million blooms. A Fragrance Garden at the France pavilion tells the “love story” of plants and perfume with Guerlain hosts guiding your tour. The English Tea Garden at the United Kingdom pavilion offers complimentary guided tours daily exploring the art and history of blending tea plants such as the camomile flower, peppermint plant, lemon tree and ginger root – all on display. The art of bonsai will “wow” guests at the Japan showcase.

Other festival highlights include: 
 
*-* Flower Power concerts -- Popular bands rock the open-air America Gardens Theatre every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The concert lineup is slated to include new acts like Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes plus pop favorites like Davy Jones, Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, Tony Orlando, Jose Feliciano, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone and other top acts.
 
*-* Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden -- Hundreds of butterflies will flit inside a walk-through screened enclosure that includes a live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as butterflies.
 
*-* Disney Gardening at Home presentations -- Disney horticulturists will share gardening tips and lead guests in a hands-on, take-home activity every Friday-Sunday.  Got kids? They can learn how to grow a pizza garden during “Kids Gardening-It’s More Than Mud Pies” April 24-26. Want to discover your gardening style? Experiment with styles and techniques May 1-3 at “Contain Yourself-Consider Your Style.”
 
*-* The Great American Gardeners series -- Gardening celebrities and authors from across the country will reveal their gardening secrets. Meet dynamic diggers like “Ground Breakers” host Joe Washington, Shirley Bovshow of “Garden Police” and Joe Lamp’l a.k.a. “joe gardener.”
 
*-* The Garden Town Discoveries -- Every weekend, guests can attend speaker presentations and demonstrations and ask the experts their gardening questions.
 
*-* Simba’s Birthday Celebration -- A lineup of topiary characters straight from Walt Disney Pictures’ “The Lion King” will greet guests at World Showcase Plaza.
 
*-* Poster Signings -- Artist Heather French will sign festival posters each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Canada Garden Retreat.
 
*-* More Festival Celebrations -- An “Art in the Garden” celebration of plein air artists and a “Kids Paint Out” will occur March 27-29; a “Florida Farmer’s Market” celebration will take place May 8-10. More celebrations will bloom throughout the festival.
 
*-* Epcot Gardens of the World Tour -- For an in-depth exploration of Epcot’s many different gardens, this tour is scheduled Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the festival’s duration. Guests get the inside scoop on World Showcase gardens that re-create landscapes from around the world, as well as tips for adding some landscape magic to their own gardens. For guests 16 and up, $59 plus Epcot admission.

Flower Power Concert Series
Groove to your favorite music from the ‘60s and ‘70s.

The America Gardens Theatre – performances, except otherwise noted, Fri-Sun at 5:15, 6:30 & 7:45 pm.

2009 Schedule of Performers:*
Davy Jones (4:45, 6:00,7:15) Mar. 20 - 22
Paul Revere and the Raiders (4:45, 6:00,7:15) Mar. 27 - 29
The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie (4:45, 6:00,7:15) Apr. 3 - 5
Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone Apr. 10 - 12
The Ventures Apr. 17 - 19
Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes NEW! Apr. 24 - 26
Chubby Checker & The Wildcats May 1 - 3
Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons May 8 - 10
Jose Feliciano May 15 - 17
The 5th Dimension May 22 - 24
Tony Orlando May 29 - 31

Concert is included in regular Epcot® admission.
*Entertainment subject to change without notice.

Concert is included in regular Epcot admission.
*Entertainment subject to change without notice.

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