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7 Beauty Looks To Unleash Your Inner Disney Princess

The Disney princesses are known for many endearing traits—compassion, determination, kindness, generosity—but they're also known, among the more feminine set, as some girls who can exude innocent beauty and effortless glamour at the drop of a glass shoe. Whether the Disney princesses are toiling away the hours in idyllic forest landscapes

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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

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

8. NEW Exhibits All of Epcot becomes a stage for delightful and educational exhibits, like the purple martin songbirds, the edible flower display, and the bamboo garden. Everywhere you look there’s something to learn about nature. This year Germany added two new exhibits—Geranium Garten and Alpine Containers—and Imagination added Nature W

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

7. Educational Interactions In the Festival Center (by Universe of Energy) there are a number of useful presentations during the day on weekends. Not only can you learn about Disney horticulture, you can also interact with experts that will give you tips on your own outdoor space. Special speakers will also be around to talk about conserv

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

6. NEW Food & Drink Options The specialty food at Flower and Garden Fest rivals that of Food and Wine Fest, if you ask me. Not only do the kiosks reflect international flavor, they also offer dishes with a distinctly fresh, clean flair. This spring The Berry Basket (Showcase Plaza) and Northern Bloom (Canada) were added to the lineup with

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

5. Egg Hunt Another fun activity for the whole family is the character egg hunt happening throughout all of World Showcase. You can pick up a map at retail locations to keep track of which eggs you find in which countries. Keep your eyes peeled – they’re hidden really well! This spring, the egg hunt runs the entire span of the festi

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

4. NEW Playground One of the main reasons why I love Flower and Garden Festival is that there is SO much for kids to enjoy. My kids definitely look forward to all the extra playgrounds that are set up. This spring the Music Garden Melodies playground is back near the butterfly tent, and its unique climbing and instrument activities do not

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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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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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