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  • Apr- 2017 -
    4 April
    Concert Series

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival This Spring

    9. Garden Rocks Concert Series On weekends, it’s a garden party with the sounds of the Garden Rocks Concert Series performers. Make a reservation at one of the table service restaurants (for any meal, doesn’t have to be dinner) and pair it with reserved VIP concert seats for the best experience possible.   

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  • 4 April
    Shopping Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival This Spring

    10. Merchandise The limited edition merchandise at Flower and Garden festival is worth the trip all on its own. Pick up useful and decorative garden items—even a base to grow your own character topiaries! You can also choose from new Dooney and Bourke bags, Shellie Mae as a gardening bear, limited edition pins, and other flowery wearable souvenirs.  Be sure to pick up your Flower and Garden Passpo

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  • 4 April
    Butterfly pavillion

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival This Spring

    2. Butterflies The GoGo Squeeze Butterfly Pavilion is back this spring! I think my kids could spend hours quietly holding a finger out as a perch for one of the beautiful creatures. I could too! “They’re playing Tinkerbell music, Mom,” one of my kids noted. “I guess that makes sense since these butterflies remind me of fairies.”   

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  • 4 April
    Epcot Spaceship Earth

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival This Spring

    3. Crowds and Weather The spring weather makes Flower and Garden Festival even more enjoyable, with warm sunshine and just enough breeze to keep you comfortable. With the exception of spring break, the crowds tend to be manageable during the festival, especially in March and May.   

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  • 4 April
    The vibrant Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival sign stands beside the shimmering lake, with the iconic Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere and lush landscaping creating a classic Epcot backdrop.

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival In The Spring

    Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival is my absolute event of the entire Disney year. The park comes to life in beautiful blooms, the weather is ideal, and there’s so much to do! Here are my top ten reasons to fall in love with Flower and Garden Fest this spring…  

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  • 4 April
    Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

    10 Reasons to Visit Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival This Spring

    1. Topiaries You’ve most likely seen pictures of the beautiful character topiaries that have become icons of the festival. Kids and adults alike are drawn to their whimsy and enjoy taking photos with their favorite characters. (Honestly, it feels sort of like a character greeting in a way.) Many of the traditional topiaries from prior festivals are back this spring, but the locations are different

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  • 2 April
    Disney's Boardwalk hotel

    Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

    5.  Upgraded Pool Areas The pools at deluxe resorts are generally more fabulous than at other resorts.  All deluxe pools feature a water slide, and many have splash pad areas that are huge hits with children.  This may not be a huge factor for everyone, but for the family who values a mid-afternoon break from the parks, this could really be a top amenity.  

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  • 2 April
    Grand Floridian Shopping

    Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

    6. More Unique Gift Shops It’s sometimes worth a trip to a deluxe resort just to peruse the gift shop!  You’ll find that the items sold in the gift shops are more specialized- wilderness themed items at Wilderness Lodge, animal prints galore at Animal Kingdom Lodge, etc.  They are generally more impressive than the smaller shops located in value and moderate resorts.    

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  • 2 April
    Disney Vacation Club

    Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

      7. They’re a Gateway to DVC After your first stay at a deluxe resort, you aren't going to want to stay at anything but a deluxe resort.  Once you start thinking about the cost of staying deluxe for every subsequent trip, you're going to start toying with the idea of purchasing Disney Vacation Club.  Don't say I didn't warn you.  Now, there's nothing wrong with purchasing DVC.  In fact, it might

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  • 2 April
    Boardwalk Villas Room

    Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

    Have you been dreaming of staying at one of Walt Disney World's many beautiful deluxe resorts?  Visiting Walt Disney World is magical no matter where you stay, but staying on-property at a Disney resort only makes the trip more convenient and extraordinary.  Value and moderate resorts are nothing to scoff at; they're all well-kept, beautifully themed, and provide transportation to the parks.  Howe

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