Posts Tagged ‘Epcot’

Now in bloom: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival opens

One of the new topiaries this year represents Vidia, the fastest flyer of the Disney Fairies. I wish I could say spring was in the air this morning for the official opening day of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, but all I can really say is brrrrr. At least it LOOKS like spring,...

March 3rd, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Park Tips, Pictures | Read More

Bring Disney World’s pixie dust home with Very Fairy Party

Photo by FamilyFun.com Just as the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is poised to present its popular Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden, Disney FamilyFun magazine features a Very Fairy Party in this month’s birthday issue. How much pixie dust did that take? Readers will find step-by-step...

March 2nd, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Epcot: Preview of Flower & Garden Festival, now in the works

There are more than 100 topiaries in this year's festival. The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival opens this Wednesday, but over the weekend, we had opportunity to see some of the behind-the-scenes/construction walls activities. Many of the topiaries and gardens have popping up for...

March 1st, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Featured, Things to do | Read More

The little engines that always could entertain my son at Disney World

(photo by Walt Disney World) The miniature trains outside Epcot’s Germany pavilion have long been a favorite with my children. This is especially true for my son, who would study the different types of railroad cars, routes and chalets for hours if we’d let him. He’s not unlike most...

March 1st, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

‘Princess and the Frog’ bayou to debut at Epcot Flower & Garden show

Princess Aurora and Prince Philip from 'Disney’s Sleeping Beauty' appear at the entrance to Epcot during the 2009 Flower & Garden Festival. The Princess and The Frog Wedding Bayou debuts among the royal gardens this year. (Walt Disney World photo) The Epcot International Flower & Garden...

February 18th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Disney World marks sister city status with Swindon, England, at Epcot, Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World officially recognized its “sister city” status with Swindon, England, this week with a plaque that will reside in Epcot this year. Here with Mickey Mouse are Swindon’s Rebecca Warren, who submitted the winning video in a contest, and her family plus David Wren (right),...

February 17th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, News | Read More

Picture it: Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, Mary J. Blige, more at Disney World events

Star sightings aglore over the past few days at Walt Disney World. Singers Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato helped plant seedlings during Disney Parks’ “Celebrating Family Volunteers” event at Epcot on Thursday. The duo sang a couple of songs during the evening portion of the event. (Photo...

February 15th, 2010 | Celebrities, Dewayne Bevil, Pictures | Read More

Disney World provides magical setting for Samantha Brown special

Samantha Brown celebrated a decade of programming on the Travel Channel with her Fan-a-thon special Wednesday night. She used a visit to Walt Disney World as the backdrop to introduce clips from shows that fans voted their favorites. Brown began at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot, where she discussed her...

February 11th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Kristin Ford | Read More

Winner’s fairy house design to be built for Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

The Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden that debuted at last year’s Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot was impressive with its miniature fairy homes and beautiful topiaries of Tinker Bell and friends. We visited it many times because the attention to detail on the birdhouse-sized displays was amazing. The...

February 8th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Picture it: Scenes from Epcot eatery construction

The purpose of my walk around Epcot today was to look at the construction going on for eateries in World Showcase. It was more lovely than I imagined, despite the impending-doom-style clouds ahead. These are not your father’s construction walls. On the back side of the Italy pavilion is construction...

February 5th, 2010 | Dewayne Bevil, Dining, Pictures | Read More