16th International Festival of Epcot Flower and Garden LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - With new and vibrant gardens, shrubs shaped like Disney characters and colorful celebrations, it's time to celebrate for the 16th International Festival of Epcot Flower and Garden, presented by Disneynature, from 18 March to 31 May at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Among the fun facts of the festival this year are:
- 30 million blooms dress the park during the festival, which lasts 75 days.
- As part of celebrations theme, visitors can enjoy a celebration of the coronation of Cinderella called "Cinderellabration" with special guests including the Prince Blue, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty from "Beauty and the Beast" - all made from decorative bushes.
- Over 50 Disney characters in shrubs including Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The classic Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy are also made of bushes in the festival.
- The princesses can model their costumes in the new daily procession called Fairies & Princesses in the game area of \u200b\u200bPixie Hollow.
- More than 500 natural butterflies representing 10 species reside in the Magnificent Minnie's Butterfly Garden, a gazebo style area filled with lush plants and is larger than 12 m in diameter. Visitors can walk through the habitat to see the colorful butterflies.
- bed 300,000 plants have been installed for the festival.
- Two forests as butterfly are exhibited. Also, Maestro, Grumpy and the rest of the Seven Dwarfs make an appearance at the entrance to Epcot with intricate details of the forest including palm fibers. Similarly forests into bottles of perfume Guerlain fragrances represent the Fragrance Garden French flag.
- least 25 different plants, grasses and mosses of various colors, including pink and red begonias, dusty miller, palm fiber, palm seeds, ficus and lichen, are used to create and define characteristics of different forests of festival. More color was added to the presentation of the forests in earlier times.
- Over 15 ingredients flowers, herbs and spices known of 10 perfumes are revealed in the Fragrance Garden presented by Guerlain in the French pavilion. Visitors can sniffing the scent of Shalimar perennial to discover botanical notes include lemon, Arabian jasmine and vanilla. Some components of nine other Guerlain fragrances include mimosa, magnolia, rose and nutmeg among others.
- In the Green Garden exhibit, visitors can learn tips on how to create your own garden, which in turn is safe for the environment, including information on how to make little use of water, native plants and recycling.
- Forty-five "flower towers " in Innoventions Plaza.
- 100 mini floating gardens, each three feet in diameter, of different species will provide color to two pools of water along the road between Future World and World Showcase. 15 gardens are also larger each of eight feet in diameter.
- 750 container gardens of flowers, herbs, plants and vegetables in clay pots, barrels and urns extend the beautiful scenery along Epcot.
- 300 horticulturists Walt Disney World are required to install the festival stage, forests and other presentations during the festival.
- It takes more than a year to prepare the annual festival.
- Flower Power is enhanced with musical every weekend by Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Davy Jones, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman's Hermits with Peter No one special performance and Jose Feliciano - for a total of 11 events this year.
