Don’t Make This HUGE MISTAKE at EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival

You might be thrilled to try all of the NEW eats and drinks at the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, or check out the special merchandise, but one of the best parts of the Festival is FREE and ALL around you — the topiaries and gardens!

As you rush from the food booths to the rides in EPCOT, it can be easy to zoom past some of these topiaries without really taking them in and appreciating the level of effort that goes into them, but that would be a HUGE mistake. These creations have been carefully made by Disney’s horticulturists and there are even some NEW additions this year, so let’s go through all the details here!

Throughout EPCOT, you’ll find a variety of topiaries and global gardens that have been carefully created to celebrate Disney characters, the countries represented in World Showcase, and more. And this year you’ll find some NEW additions themed to the Disney movies Wish, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Coco!

Here’s a COMPLETE list of where you’ll find each creation. Screenshot it and see how many you can cross off of your list. You could even try to take a photo with every single one and turn it into your own EPCOT scavenger hunt!

Topiaries

• Disney Film, Wish (Asha, Valentino, and Star) – NEW!
  Main Entrance

• Figment, Flower Topiaries, and Flower Towers
  World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza

• Huey, Dewey, and Louie
  World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza
• Donald Duck
  World Celebration – Community Garden Near Connections Café in World Celebration
• Bambi and Friends
  World Discovery – Near Imagination! and Refreshment Port

• Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy – NEW!
  World Discovery – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

• Buzz Lightyear
  World Discovery – Near Mission: SPACE

• Woody, Bo Peep, and Her Sheep
  World Nature – Between Imagination! and The Land Pavilion

• Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa and Sarabi)
  World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
• Pumbaa and Timon
  World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion
• Goofy
  Rosewalk
• Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto
  Bridge to World Showcase

• Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa)
  World Showcase
• Coco (Miguel and Dante) – NEW!
  World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion

• Anna and Elsa
  World Showcase – Norway Pavilion
• Troll
  World Showcase – Norway Pavilion

• Pandas
  World Showcase – China Pavilion

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  World Showcase – Germany Pavilion
• Lady and the Tramp
  World Showcase – Italy Pavilion
• Tiana
  World Showcase – The American Adventure Pavilion

• Dragon
  World Showcase – Japan Pavilion Near Torii Gate

• Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy
  World Showcase – Between France and Morocco Pavilions
• Beauty and the Beast
  World Showcase – France Pavilion
• Lumiere and Cogsworth
  World Showcase – France Pavilion
• Butterfly and Flower Towers
  World Showcase – International Gateway

• Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger)
  World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
• Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden
  World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion

• Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tick Tock Croc
  World Showcase – Between the United Kingdom and Canada Pavilions
• Geese
  World Showcase – Canada Pavilion

Global Gardens

While the topiaries are beautiful, don’t miss out on the gardens too. These often have a variety of different plants and decor and can be especially fun to look for.

• The Community Garden – World Celebration
  Check out a “celebration of a diverse and thriving communal garden plot.”
• Festival Blooms – World Celebration
  Look for “thousands of flowers that form colorful, living panoramas.”
• Connections Conservatory Garden – World Celebration Near Connections Eatery
  Check out this garden “full of floral inspirations for your indoor spaces.”
• Songbird Meadow Presented by Wild Birds Unlimited – World Discovery
  Here you can find “simple steps you can take at home to help these feathered friends thrive.”
• Camp Get Out ‘N’ Play Garden Presented by OFF! – World Discovery
  This is a “camp-themed garden where little ones are invited to jump, play and climb.”
• Prehistoric Garden – World Discovery Near Mission: SPACE
  Ever wondered what plant life was like 65 million years ago? Check out the “astounding plant life that’s thrived since the age of the dinosaurs.”
• Floating Gardens – World Nature
  No need to count, but you will find “more than 170 petite plots drifting on the ponds that border the bridge to World Showcase.”
• Bold Bromeliads – World Nature in The Land Pavilion
  At this spot, you can “Observe a variety of unique and colorful plants that can adapt to a wide range of climates and conditions.”
• Butterfly Landing Presented by AdventHealth – World Nature Near Imagination!
  This is one of the most iconic parts of the Festival where you can see “butterflies up close…Learn about butterfly lifecycles and maybe even see one emerge from its chrysalis.” Note that this spot closes at dusk, so get there early.
• The Honey Bee-stro Hosted by National Honey Board® – Rosewalk Near Imagination!
  Stop here to “Learn about honeybees’ critical role in the environment.” And you can grab a snack at the Honey Bee-stro food booth too!
• Blossoms of Fragrance Presented by Scentsy – World Showcase Bridge
  You can follow your nose to this place and (according to Disney) “form lasting memories with the help of fresh, unforgettable fragrances.”
• PB&J Garden presented by Smucker’s Uncrustables® – World Showcase Bridge – NEW!  (A PB&J GARDEN?! Count us in!)
• Extraordinary Orchids – World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
• Desert Garden – World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion
  At this garden, you can learn about some of the “special adaptations that allow plants in arid climates to adjust to the harshest of growing conditions.”
• Bamboo Garden – World Showcase – China Pavilion
  Visit this garden to see bamboo in a variety of colors, patterns and sizes.
• China Penjing Garden – World Showcase – China Pavilion – NEW!
  At this NEW garden, you can “discover ancient Chinese art that recreates miniature landscapes.”
• Gnome Garden – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion – NEW!
  In this NEW global garden, you can find “topiary versions of magical garden gnomes, originating from German folk tales.”
• Miniature Garden – World Showcase – Germany Pavilion
  Here you can “appreciate the little things in this showcase of diminutive dwellings nestled in a forest of fine shrubs.”
• Garden Italiano – World Showcase – Italy Pavilion
  This garden features “produce and herbs needed to create a classic Italian feast.”
• Bonsai Collection – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
• Kokedema Garden – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
  Here you can “admire fresh expressions of an ancient Japanese art.”
• Shishi Odoshi – World Showcase – Japan Pavilion
  Look for the “traditional Japanese bamboo water fountain” here.
• Spice Garden – World Showcase – Morocco Pavilion
  This garden will show you how “Eastern cultures flourished, trading signature spices and herb blends once considered more valuable than gold.”
• Bouquet Garden – World Showcase – France Pavilion
• English Tea Garden Presented by Twinings® – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
  This garden features “plants used in some of Twinings’ finest blends.”
• Shakespeare Garden – World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion
  This garden lets you “explore the works of Shakespeare in this idyllic garden featuring excerpts from some of the bard’s most famous sonnets—and the dazzling flowers that influenced them.”

These gardens and topiaries will only be around through the Festival, which runs from February 28th through May 27th, so don’t miss out.

Getting ready to visit the Festival? Stop by our AllEars Style page for some outfit inspiration!

For more Flower and Garden Festival news, see our posts below, and check back for the latest Disney info!

Which of these topiaries or gardens do you like the best? Tell us in the comments!

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