FESTIVAL GUIDE MARCH 19 - JUNE 1, 2008 Festival Highlights
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2008 Participants American Horticultural Society Guerlain, Inc. Aquascape, Inc. Landscape Structures, Inc. Bonsai Societies of Florida LGB of America Cherry Lake Tree Farm Manuel Diaz Farms CLARITIN® The Nature Conservancy Commercial Landscape & Irrigation, Inc. Nelsons’ Florida Roses DuPont Rain Bird Corporation INTHE Dynamite Plant Food® Twinings® N S Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Union Pacific Railroad Company FU UN Florida Nursery, Growers and University of Florida Landscape Association ValleyCrest Landscape Development Florida Solar Energy Research ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance & Education Foundation Vila & Son Landscaping Corp. ForeverLawn, Inc. Visionscape Landscaping Solutions, Inc. Goldsmith Seeds MAKE PLANS NOW FOR THESE EXCITING WALT DISNEY WORLD® EVENTS 2008 November 7 - 9 April 1 – June 4 Festival of the Masters at Mickey’s Pirate and Princess Party Downtown Disney® at the Magic Kingdom® Park November 28 – December 30 February – March Holidays Around the World Atlanta Braves Spring Training at Epcot® Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex 2009 May 16 -18 March 18 – May 31 Teddy Bear and Doll Epcot® International Weekend at Epcot® Flower & Garden Festival September 5 - 7 September 25 – November 8 Pin Celebration at Epcot® Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival September Night of Joy © DISNEY September 26 – November 9 Epcot® International VISIT DISNEYWORLD.COM Food & Wine Festival FOR MORE INFORMATION FESTIVAL GUIDE MARCH 19 - JUNE 1, 2008 festival highlights welcome to one of the most highly-anticipated and invigorating events at Epcot®, the 15th Annual International Flower NUMBERS show location on map, page 12 & Garden Festival. This year’s festival promises “Fun in the Sun” for the entire family, a fitting theme for a Spring event that continues to Look for the to see what’s brand new to this year’s festival! blossom year after year. We’re especially proud to extend our fun- filled fest over a total of 75 days, with a host of activities that have 1 Fun in the Sun 7 Norway Troll Trek been designed with you in mind. Main Entrance Norway Pavilion Prepare yourself for a magical journey that begins the moment you Goofy catches the perfect wave The Trolls are loose in the Norway enter the Main Entrance of our park-turned-topiary sanctuary. Get a as we celebrate all the fun you Garden! Over 20 Trolls have escaped glimpse of Goofy honing his surf-boarding skills along a 6 foot wave can have in the sun! from the Puffin’s Roost and are as pals Mickey and Minnie relax at the beach. hiding in the Norway Garden. See how many you can find! But that’s not all. We’ve added more goodies to this year’s lineup, including several new kid- 2 Garden Town friendly activities, a renewed focus on the environment, and numerous interactive sessions Future World East 8 Penjing (Chinese Bonsai) hosted by nationally-recognized gardening enthusiasts. Bring the family to dine at our first See page 11 for more details. China Pavilion Easter Brunch, and don’t forget to reserve your spot with mom at our ever-popular Mother’s Day Brunch. 2 Diaz Palm Display This unique art form of dwarf trees is Throughout Future World an ancient technique that predates its Back by popular demand, the Butterfly House returns, featuring the free-flying colorful and Garden Town Japanese counterpart by hundreds of years. insects up close and personal. Kids will love this distinctive garden. Peter Pan’s Never Land Garden debuts this year, and children can escape to a play world far, far away while grown- 8 Topiary Chinese Zodiac ups bask in the beauty of this lush garden. 3 Water Garden Wonders Future World East China Pavilion The Keys to Outdoor Living presented by DuPont will offer tips on transforming your yard Presented by Aquascape, Inc. It’s the year of the Rat! What’s your into an elegant and serene place to spend quality time with family and friends. How about See this creative and beautiful water sign? Discover the Chinese Zodiac some tea to go along with your yard gathering? Visit Twinings® Tea Garden to learn about garden which uses rain water. Learn and see it presented in topiary. some of the plants used to create the famous Twining Teas. how you can use this ancient idea of a A visit to our park is not complete until you’ve experienced our Flower Power Concert cistern to save water at your home. 9 The Lion King Series. Relax and unwind as you groove to melodious tunes during the evening concerts at Outpost America Gardens Theatre. 4 Green Garden Presented by Disney Vacation Club Future World East The Flower & Garden Festival has become a time honored tradition atEpcot ®, and it is my Presented by The Nature Conservancy sincere hope that your visit to our park is one that you’ll cherish for many years to come. Discover how you can create an environmentally friendly, low- input garden of your own as you explore this unique garden. Jim MacPhee, Vice President, Epcot® 6 Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden Test Track Walkway Presented by CLARITIN® contents Experience hundreds of free-flying 3 Festival Highlights 11 Garden Town butterflies as you venture through lush Especially for Kids Festival Guidemap foliage in this distinctive garden and 5 12 butterfly house. Embark on a path 6 Flower Power Concert Series 14 Festival Merchandise that will help bust the myths about 7 Special Events & Guests 18 Disney Gardening at Home springtime allergies with tips to make the most of the great outdoors! 9 Great American Gardeners 24 Upcoming Events festival highlights, continued NUMBERS show location on map, page 12 10 Growing Future Gardeners 17 Fragrance Garden 23 Sculpture Garden GARDEN EXPLORATIONS Germany Pavilion France Pavilion Future World West Epcot® Gardens of the World Tour Presented by FNGLA Presented by Guerlain, Inc Wander among works of art on loan 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Visit a collection of gardens where families Let your senses take over as you from some of Florida’s most prestigious Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday can garden and grow together. Be inspired experience the pleasure of this collections in a beautiful garden setting. Guided tours designed especially for to create your own special garden at home captivating garden, featuring the radiant garden enthusiasts! A Disney Horticulturist where together parents, and children, can and sensual fragrances of Guerlain. 24 Dynamite Vegetable Garden will be your host on a three-hour tour of share and explore the magic that lives Explore the “love story” between plants, Future World West special displays and the award-winning outdoors. Enjoy a play area for kids too! fragrance and perfume. Experience a Presented by Dynamite Plant Food® international gardens of Epcot®. Register at Ladybug releases daily 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. complimentary twenty-minute tour Discover the fun and great taste of Guest Relations or for advance registration with a Guerlain Representative at 2, growing fabulous vegetables. information, call 407-WDW-TOUR. 4 & 6:00 p.m. daily. Sign up at the 11 Amore nel Giardino $59.00 includes tax (Guest ages 16 and Guerlain Shop in La Signature. (Love in the Garden) up only) Theme Park admission required Italy Pavilion Feast your eyes on bouquets of blooms 18 English Tea Garden as they tumble down the side of classic United Kingdom Hosted by Twinings® Italian containers. Collect planting ideas Discover the history and art of tea on how to combine colorful flowers, blending and explore various tea textured foliage and beautiful pots for plants as you stroll through this especially for kids dramatic results. Find Lady and the elegant English Tea Garden. Sign-up Tramp among towering Italian Cypress. for a complimentary twenty-minute 2 Garden Town Kid Fun Fair guided tour at the Tea Caddy hosted 10 Growing Future Gardeners Garden Town, Future World East 13 Kitchen Garden by Twinings®every Friday, Saturday Germany Pavilion Daily 9:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m. The American Adventure and Sunday; 2:30, 3:30 & 5:00 p.m. Presented by Florida Nursery, Growers Find a garden filled with herbs and plants Test your skills in this interactive area. Fun and Landscape Association (FNGLA) that are part of the great American table. 20 Water Works for the young and the young at heart too! See Number 10 on Page 4. Canada Pavilion 5 Ladybug Release, Daily 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. 14 Bonsai Collection Presented by Rain Bird Corporation Pluto’s Play Zone featuring Japan Pavilion Are you watering the road or EVOS Playsystem 21 Peter Pan’s Never Land Garden experiencing lawn geysers? See this Test Track Walkway Discover the ancient art of Imagination Walkway tongue-in-cheek look at how to use our Presented by Landscape Structures, Inc. bonsai showcased throughout Presented by ValleyCrest Landscaping water resources wisely. Find a special Let your imagination grow crazy with the serene Japanese garden. Solutions, Inc. & Cherry Lake Tree Farm Kidcot activity for children here too. this fun climbing structure. Most See Number 21 Page 4. 15 Spices of Life appreciated by children 6 and up. 21 Morocco Pavilion Peter Pan’s Never Land Garden 6 Imagination Walkway Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden Explore the savory world of spices that add Test Track Walkway pizzazz to food from around the world. Presented by ValleyCrest Landscaping Solutions, Inc. & Cherry Lake Tree Farm Presented by CLARITIN® See some of your favorite characters Experience hundreds of free-flying butter- 16 The Key to Outdoor Living flies as you venture through lush foliage in Adjacent to the Morocco Pavilion from Peter Pan in topiary! Most appreciated by children 2-5. this distinctive garden and butterfly house.