Florida artists help Walt Disney World showcase sustainable food at Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

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The gardens surrounding the Urban Farm Eats outdoor kitchen demonstrate methods for growing sustainable food in your own back yard, including raising different types of chickens and the eggs they produce. The display, which also explains the ecological benefits of chicken coops, was designed and built by two Florida artists who have been spreading pixie dust at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival for years.
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Florida artists bring pixie dust and props to Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival

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Two Florida artists who have been spreading pixie dust at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival for years with their miniature fairy houses are back with new creations this year. And for one special weekend, you can meet them at the festival and purchase unique pieces from their company, the Prop Duster Dept. Sisters Vikki Yarborough and Ronda Maseman work just like the Disney Fairies do -- by recycling objects that humans have discarded and by collecting things from nature.
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Unique Disney Fairies houses to be sold at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

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Among the many things my family and I look forward to each year at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival is the area dedicated to the Disney Fairies. What began as a promotion for the direct-to-DVD movies has grown from topiaries of each fairy to include a collection of tiny fairy houses, and the popular pieces have moved from a small Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden to inside the butterfly tent so they could be enjoyed by more guests each year. Imagine my delight in learning that guests can purchase some of these houses for the first time for just two weeks during the 2014 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.
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First look at new Tinker Bell movie, ‘The Pirate Fairy’

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It looks as though the creators of the Disney Fairies franchise have found a way to draw more interest in the already-popular, direct-to-DVD movies, perhaps especially from the young boys in the family. The fifth installment is titled "The Pirate Fairy," and what boy doesn't like pirates? The latest movie featuring Tinker Bell and her friends is scheduled to be released on April 1, and Walt Disney Home Entertainment has been sharing more details recently.
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Sneak peek: Disney toys to debut at American International Toy Festival 2013

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Want a sneak peak at what you may be buying for kids’ birthdays and holidays later this year, Disney fans? The American International Toy Fair 2013 begins Sunday in New York City, and plenty of Disney toys will be displayed before making it to store shelves soon. Perhaps the most extensive Disney toy collection at … Continue reading "Sneak peek: Disney toys to debut at American International Toy Festival 2013"
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‘Secret of the Wings’ allows Tinker Bell and Disney Fairies to sparkle in 3D

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My elementary-school-age children have happily anticipated and enjoyed each direct-to-DVD movie in the Tinker Bell series. Today, the fourth installment hits shelves, and we think it’s the best yet. Disney’s “Secret of the Wings” is another computer-animated chapter in the back story of Tinker Bell, Disney’s most famous fairy. It originally was to be called … Continue reading "‘Secret of the Wings’ allows Tinker Bell and Disney Fairies to sparkle in 3D"
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