EPCOT
Flower & Garden Festival

2010
March 3 - May 16, 2010

2007 Festival
General Info
Festival Highlights
Photo Gallery

Disney Gardening at Home Series
Especially for Kids

Flower Power Concerts
Fun Facts
Great American Gardeners
Special Guests
Themed Weekends

2006 Festival
General Info

2006 Photos
--Opening Weekend
--More Displays
--Focus on Flowers
--Flower Power
     Concerts

2006
   ALL EARS®
   Report

Celebrity
    Gardeners
Children's
    Activities
Themed
    Weekends
Flower Power
    Concerts
Fun Facts

2005 Festival
2005 Info
2005 Displays

2004 Festival
2004 Info
2004 Display Locations
2004 Future World
2004 World Showcase
2004 ALL EARS® Report

2003 Festival
2003 Info
2003 Displays
2003 ALL EARS® Report

Previous Festivals
Previous Years' Photos
2002 ALL EARS® Report
2002 Reader Report
1997 Reader Report

Attraction Seating
   Photo Gallery
Basic Services
Calendar of Events
Character Meet and
   Greet FAQ
Extra Magic Hour
FASTPASS
Operating Hours
Overlooked
   Attractions
Rehabs and Closures
Ride Restrictions
Smoking Policy
Special Needs
    Travelers
    --Epcot in a
       Wheelchair
Ticket FAQ
Tips & Notes
WDW At Large

AT A GLANCE...
Attractions
Characters
Restaurants

FUTURE WORLD
Club Cool
Innoventions
Journey into
   Imagination
Mission: Space
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas
The Land
--Soarin'
Universe of Energy
Wonders of Life

WORLD SHOWCASE
Mexico
Norway
China
Germany
Italy
American Adventure
Japan
Morocco
France
United Kingdom
Canada

ENTERTAINMENT
IllumiNations:
   Reflections of Earth
IllumiNations Boat
    Cruises
Innoventions Fountains
Live Entertainment
Off Kilter

SPECIAL EVENTS
Flower & Garden
   Festival
Food & Wine Festival

HOLIDAYS
Candlelight
   Processional
Epcot Storytellers
Holidays Around the
   World

TOURS

SPECIAL REPORTS
Chocolate Around the
    World
Far East Finds a Home
    in Florida - The
    Japan Pavilion
Exotic Treasures Found
    in Morocco
Ice Dreams and Rice
    Creams at Norway
Not Just Kid's Stuff:
    Cranium Command

ARCHIVES
Kristos
Lord of the Dance
Millennium Celebration
Millennium Village
Shockwave!
Surprise in the Skies
The Power of Blast!
Tapestry of Dreams
Tapestry of Nations

1982 Guide Map

OTHER THEME PARKS
Animal Kingdom
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Magic Kingdom

Disneyland
Disney's California
    Adventure

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Plants that chomp bugs and caterpillars that transform to colorful butterflies are main attractions for kids during the 15th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 19 through June 1. A new garden playground and an interactive Fun Fair keep active children happy as families enjoy cascades of floral color across the park's landscape.

And who can resist some fun at the beach? Water babies won't want to miss the eye-popping Epcot main entrance topiaries featuring a 14-foot floral Goofy riding a 6-foot wave of flowers and plants. Mickey and Minnie topiaries pose on a floral beach towel spread upon a sandy "beach" featuring sandcastles and palm trees. At World Showcase Plaza, a topiary volleyball beach scene stars Donald Duck and Daisy while, nearby, Pluto frolics and colorful Stitch from "Lilo and Stitch" plays lifeguard.

Lady and the Tramp and Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs join other beloved characters making topiary appearances throughout Epcot, where 30 million multi-hued blossoms paint the landscape.

At the popular Growing Future Gardeners exhibit, children can observe carnivorous plants ensnare their prey, and families can get creative ideas for spicing up their own backyard gardens. There's even a pizza garden designed to produce herbs and veggies needed to make a healthful, mouth-watering pie. When it's time to burn off some energy, the new Peter Pan's Never Land Garden offers pirate-themed fun, and Pluto's Play Zone lets kids climb aboard an EVOS Playsystem.

Entertainment is on tap for the whole family throughout the event, with highlights including themed weekends -- from I Dig Bugs weekend to Characters in Bloom weekend. And the Flower Power concert series stars pop hit-makers of the 1960s and '70s. Kids will love:

Peter Pan's Never Land Garden (Imagination Walkway), with pirate ship theme, a shaded play structure and whimsical topiaries of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell and Tic Toc Croc. Also, Pluto's Play Zone (Test Track Walkway) with a fun-filled climbing system.

Growing Future Gardeners (Germany pavilion), a hands-on exhibit and collection of gardens where parents and children can get ideas for their own gardening activities; a kids' play area, too.

Daily ladybug releases (1 and 3 p.m.) at Growing Future Gardeners (Germany). Children can participate in each release.

Minnie's Magnificent Butterfly Garden (Test Track Walkway), where hundreds of butterflies inhabit a screened-in gazebo lush with foliage and color.

A miniature German landscape and village that sets the scene for the elaborate Garden Railway with bridge walkway at the Germany pavilion.

Kidcot Fun Stops at every World Showcase country that entertain children with a lineup of creative activities linked to each country's culture.

Garden Town Kid Fun Fair (Future World East next to Universe of Energy). Young and young-at-heart can test their skills at interactive stations.

Special festival weekends for kids and their families, including the fun-loving Characters in Bloom Weekend March 28-30; Art in the Garden Weekend April 4-6 with Kids's Paint Out activities; and the back-by-popular-demand I Dig Bugs Weekend April 25-27.