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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.
EVENT TICKETS:
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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