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19 March 2008: Photos from opening day of this year's Festival
Nautical Flags
Sculpture Garden
Lush Xeriscape
Picturesque Palms
Dynamite vegetable Garden
Garden Town
Sand Designs
Water Garden Wonder
Minnie's Butterfly Garden
Pluto's Play Area
Mexico
China
The Lion King
Growing Future Gardeners
Germany
Italy
American Adventure
Japan
Morocco
Key to Outdoor Living
France
United Kingdom
Water Works
Vendors
Peter Pan's Never Land Garden
Rose Walk
World Showcase Plaza
Around Epcot
The 2008 festival runs from March 19 - June 1, 2008.
4 February 2008: Flower Power concert series lineup
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Searchers, The
Ventures and The Cowsills join other new and returning hit makers to
strike nostalgic notes during the Flower Power concert series March
19-June 1 at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival in Walt
Disney World Resort.
The spring shower of hit songs from the 1960s and '70s begins with
opening-weekend performances by The Guess Who, known for pop singles
like "American Woman" and "These Eyes." Other beloved chart-toppers
featured by some of the festival's 22 musical acts include "Downtown,"
"Daydream Believer," "Light My Fire" and "Henry the 8th." B.J. Thomas,
Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone, Petula Clark and Jose Feliciano
are among returning acts to appear during the 75-day Flower Power
concert series. Davy Jones will perform again this year during the
Coming Up Roses themed weekend featuring the popular Mother's Day
Brunch.
Flower Power concerts strike a lively, nostalgic chord daily at America
Gardens Theatre at 5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m. and are included with regular
Epcot admission. Here's the lineup (subject to change without notice):
March 19-22 -- The Guess Who "American Woman"
March 23-24 -- Petula Clark "Downtown"
March 25-29 -- Paul Revere and the Raiders "Good Thing"
March 30-31 -- The 5th Dimension "Up, Up and Away"
April 1-3 -- Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons "(Can't Live
Without Your) Love and Affection"
April 4-5 -- Jay Black (NEW) "This Magic Moment"
April 6-9 -- Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone "Henry the 8th"
April 10-13 -- The Grass Roots featuring Rob Grill "Midnight
Confessions"
April 14-16 -- The Happenings (NEW) "See You in September"
April 17-18 -- Peter & Gordon "A World without Love"
April 19-23 -- Starship starring Mickey Thomas "We Built This City"
April 24-26 -- The Ventures (NEW) "Hawaii Five-O"
April 27-30 -- B.J. Thomas "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
May 1-3 -- Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant"
May 4-5 -- The Searchers (NEW) "Bumble Bee"
May 6-10 -- The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
May 11-15 -- Davy Jones "Daydream Believer"
May 16-17 -- Jose Feliciano "Light My Fire"
May 18-20 -- Felix Cavaliere's Rascals "Good Lovin'"
May 21-24 -- Gary Puckett "Over You"
May 25-27 -- The Cowsills (NEW)"The Rain, the Park, and Other Things"
May 28-June 1 -- Tony Orlando "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"
24 January 2008: Details of this year's Flower and Garden Festival
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Goofy catches a topiary
wave while Mickey Mouse and gal pal Minnie chill at the "beach" for the
15th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 19-June 1
at Walt Disney World Resort. Last year's popular 60-day event has
sprouted runners and expands to a full 75 days with its first-ever March
launch, offering oceans of floral fantasy and gardening fun.
As guests enter the park near Spaceship Earth, they'll spot a 14-foot
Goofy topiary riding a 6-foot wave of flowers and plants. Sandcastles,
palm trees and starfish will surround Mickey and Minnie topiaries posed
on a floral beach towel spread upon a sandy "beach." At World Showcase
Plaza, Disney topiary specialists will craft a volleyball beach scene
starring Donald Duck and Daisy. Nearby, a topiary Pluto will frolic with
topiary sand crabs while colorful Stitch from "Lilo and Stitch" keeps
watch from a lifeguard stand.
Other new festival fun in store includes:
Peter Pan's Neverland Garden, a children's area, will open along
Imagination Walkway from Future World to World Showcase. The pirate
ship-themed garden will feature whimsical topiaries of Peter Pan,
Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and Tic Toc Croc, as well as a shaded play
structure.
The islands of World Showcase Lagoon will sprout gigantic, multi-hued
topiary flowers.
Sweeping Future World flower beds planted on the shores of East and West
Lakes will take the shape of nautical flags representing letters (Alpha,
Bravo, Charlie, etc.) that spell a message to be decoded by guests.
The zany Three Caballeros -- Donald Duck, parrot Jose Carioca and
Panchito, the Mexican charro rooster -- will come to life as topiaries
to celebrate their new Epcot show, "Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three
Caballeros" in the Mexico pavilion.
Other beloved Disney characters like Lady and the Tramp and Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs will make topiary appearances for perfect photo ops
in the park.
In all, there will be up to 70 topiaries -- plus 30 million blooms,
artfully designed floral beds, expertly crafted bonsai trees and lush
rose gardens -- gracing the 300 acres of Future World and World
Showcase. And Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden returns with
hundreds of butterflies in a walk-through screened enclosure featuring a
live exhibit showing how caterpillars form a chrysalis and emerge as
butterflies.
To keep flowers and plants at their peak, Disney's horticultural team
will plant two crop rotations during the fest, allowing for a more
brilliant floral display for the festival's duration, says Disney
horticultural manager Eric Darden.
Beyond the dazzling displays of blooms, the Epcot International Flower &
Garden Festival is known by gardening aficionados for its celebrity
guest speakers, hands-on seminars and innovative planting demonstrations
and exhibits such as a new Florida-style outdoor living display.
Each evening, Flower Power concerts will rock the park with live
entertainment from top acts of the 1960s and '70s. Featured acts will
include The Guess Who, Davy Jones, Jose Feliciano, Petula Clark, Paul
Revere and the Raiders, and other crowd pleasers.
More festival highlights include:
The Festival Center, where guests can find program guides and festival
merchandise, attend speaker presentations and demonstrations and ask
gardening questions of the experts.
Themed weekend events such as I Dig Bugs, Art in the Garden, Mother's
Day and Doll and Teddy Bear weekends.
The popular Great American Gardeners series featuring gardening
celebrities and authors from across the country.
The family-oriented Growing Future Gardeners area, complete with
colorful (and tasty) planting ideas for kids and parents.
A Lift and Sniff Fragrance Garden at the France pavilion showcasing
flowers and plants used to create several Guerlain perfumes.
Disney Gardening at Home presentations during which Disney
horticulturists share tips and secrets for at-home gardening.
Kids' activities, including the new Peter Pan's Neverland Garden,
Pluto's Play Zone with climber, Disney character meet-and-greets and
daily ladybug releases.
More information about the 15th annual Epcot International Flower &
Garden Festival is available by calling 407/W-DISNEY (934-7639) or by
visiting disneyworld.com/flower. The festival, including all gardening
programs and exhibits, is included in regular Epcot admission.
6 September 2007: Flower and Garden Festival 2008 dates
The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is extended once again, running from March 19 2008 through to June 1 2008.
View previous year's information and photos in the Flower and Garden Festival archive