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A Reminder...Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival
4/5/2007

By: Bill and Donna
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Springtime and EPCOT'S International Flower and Garden Festival go hand-in-hand. Throughout the park, you will see beautiful floral displays, experience themed weekends, and interactive demonstrations from renowned horticulturists, photographers and authors. Every night you will enjoy free "Flower Power" concerts from the groups of the 60's and 70's. The Festival is so popular that it expanding to 60 days. More than enough time to "Smell the Roses"

New for this year is a Disney "Pirate Ship Topiary" which will have Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and more. You can also expect to See Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy , Pluto and many other character topiaries to help with the festivities. And during the themed weekends such as Mother's Day Weekend, you will experience never-before-seen displays of flora design. All this and more can be had at the Garden Festival. Here is the Schedule of events for the two month extravaganza:

FLOWER POWER CONCERTS-NIGHTLY PERFORMANCES…5:45PM 7:00PM 8:15PM

Paul Revere and the Raiders - April 5-9
Tony Orlando in Concert - April 10-14
The Buckinghams - April 15-18
The Turtles with Flo and Eddie - April 19-21 The Box Tops - April 22-24
The Tokens - April 25-28
Peter and Gordon - April 29-May 1
Jose Feliciano - May 2-3
Petula Clark - May 4-5
Nelson with the songs of Ricky Nelson - May 6-10
Davy Jones - May 11-15
B.J. Thomas - May 16-19
Grass Roots with Rob Grill - May 20-22
Guess Who - May 23-25
The S.O.S. Band - May 26
Gary Puckett - May 27-30
Herman's Hermits with Peter Noone - May 31-June 3

THEMED WEEKENDS...

Premiere Weekend - April 5-8
Garden Party Weekend - April 13-15
Art in the Garden Weekend - April 20-22
I Dig Bugs Weekend - April 27-29
Cinco de Mayo Weekend - May 4-6
Mother's Day Weekend - May 11-13
Characters in Bloom Weekend - May 18-20
Memorial Day Weekend - May 26-28
Festival Farewell Weekend - June 1-3

Also on tap for the Festival are the Great American Gardeners...

Paul James-Host of HGTV "Gardening by the Yard" - April 5-8
Patricia Lanza-Author of "Lasagna Gardening - April 13-19
Clyde Butcher-Wilderness Photographer - April 20-22
Tom Turpin-Entomologist - April 27-29
Tom MacCubbin-Florida Autor - May 4-6
Raymond Western-Guertain perfume specialist - May 11-13
Robert Bowden-Look at plants with unusual colors, habits - May 18-20
Gary Alan-Landscape designer and TV and radio personality - May 25-27
Georgia Tasker-Author - June 1-3

So you can see that there is a lot more than just "Flowers" going on at the Festival. Music, Characters, and hands-on experiences wait all who are lucky to attend. So mark your calendars for April 5th to June 3rd, pack your bags and head out to the World for this "Annual Event".

Please note that the above schedules, performers and guests could change at any minute due to many unforeseen circumstances. Please check your favorite Disney Web Site for any changes.