Now in bloom: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival opens
Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Park Tips, Pictures — By Dewayne Bevil on March 3, 2010 at 2:30 pm
One of the new topiaries this year represents Vidia, the fastest flyer of the Disney Fairies.
I wish I could say spring was in the air this morning for the official opening day of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, but all I can really say is brrrrr. At least it LOOKS like spring, very colorful. Here are a few shots of topiaries and gardens that weren’t ready for viewing during the weekend preview.
First up, and front and center of the park are topiaries of Goofy, Daisy, Donald and Pluto, celebrating the great outdoors. This Goofy is 14 feet tall and has a fun sight gag: He’s hooked the back of his pants. Goofy!
Nearby, Donald and Daisy Duck enjoy a campfire scene. The marshmallows made me smile.
… as did playful Pluto, who also has a “pup tent” in the display. (Blame Disney for that one, not me.)
There’s some new signage this year, including this at one of the entrances to the expanded Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden.
A subtle change since Saturday: American Gothic Mickey has spectacles.
Here’s Gothic Mickey and Minnie from behind, fronting their garden of corn, squash and the like.
Floating mini-gardens. Dozens of ‘em.
The Perfume Garden displays have switched from “lift and sniff” to “twist and sniff,” though I noticed several folks trying to PUSH the button at top and center. Some of these sniffers have been moved farther out into the France pavilion than in previous years in hopes of increasing awareness/traffic.
Note the citrus trees as part of the “The Art of Living Green” garden, which is sandwiched between the France and Morocco pavilions.
It’s designed to be soothing.
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