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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

While some of us are still shivering in the cold, being blown about by frosty winds, or sighing glumly at the piles of snow in our yard, spring is in full swing in Orlando. Yup, it’s that time again; Wednesday is the kickoff of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. I have multiple family members that for whom coming to see fanciful hedges trimmed to resemble and adorned with flowers to represent multi-color Disney characters would be enough of a reason to visit Epcot this spring. The living rainbows sure to be on display at Bambi’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden … Continue reading →

Wall-E Heads to California; Jasmine Sings in L.A.

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I love summer time, it reminds me of great vacations in the past to both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida. I’m often leaning more towards Disney World than Disneyland, but here are a couple of news bits that have me thinking I’ve been shortchanging California. Wall-E at California Adventures! If you needed another reason to pay a call on Disney’s California Adventures, here’s a great one! A friend of mine who gets an annual pass to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventures every year received a newsletter announcing that a real, mobile audio animatronic Wall-E will be roaming … Continue reading →

Upcoming Disney Events

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival Now through June 3 For the regular Joe Schmoe, the fact that the International Flower and Garden Festival is going on means that you can enjoy millions of blooms, Disney themed topiaries, and sculpted bonsais. To horticultural and gardening aficionados everywhere, the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is noted for its celebrity guest speakers, hands-on seminars and unique planting demonstrations and exhibits. Each evening there is a Flower Power concert with acts from the 70’s and 80’s. Minnie’s Magnificent Butterfly Garden hosts hundreds of beautiful butterflies in a walk through enclosure. I’ve never … Continue reading →