I am very excited about all the new offerings available at the Flower and Garden Festival this year so I have decided to put together a guide for any visiting during this time. There are all new features along with new food booths. Get ready for a great spring at Disney World!
New Food Booths
Here is a selection of what we will be available around the World Showcase with EPCOT's new feature "Garden to Table". Check out The Disney Food Blog for full coverage of these selections.
- Crab tostadas with chipotle aioli and salsa in the Jardin de Fiestas in Mexico.
- A spring pancake with grilled chicken and green apple at the Lotus House in China.
- Savory bread pudding with spring peas and wild mushroom ragout at the Bauernmarkt in Germany.
- Green asparagus and lobster with a garden cocktail sauce at Primavera Kitchen in Italy.
- Stir-fried veggies and soba noodles served in a bun at Hamai in Japan.
- Spiced lamb kebabs with couscous salad at Taste of Marrakesh in Morocco.
- A pig slider with cole slaw at The Smokehouse at American Adventure.
- A ratatouille tart with goat cheese at L’Orangerie in France.
- Heirloom tomatoes with house-made mozzarella, Minus 8 Vinegar and basil at The Cottage in the United Kingdom.
- Sip the garden at Fruits by the Glass Marketplace, with watermelon passion fruit cocktail, non-alcoholic wild berry slush, blueberry beer and wine, mango wine, gluten-free raspberry ale, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
- And, saving the best for last, Dole Whip with Florida-made spiced rum at the Pineapple Promenade. A grown-up delight.
While the Food and Wine festival in the fall is primarily for adults, Disney has decided to give the kids some food fun this spring! In addition to the selections posted above, there will be a variety of kid friendly offerings to encourage kids to try some new things.They will be running this campaign for family events as well. Here is a selection of what they have in store:
- Beet Lollipop (Intermissions Café in the Festival Center)
- Wild Berry Slush (Fruits by the Glass)
- Baked Goat’s Brie with Kumquat Chutney (The Cottage, United Kingdom)
- Frushi (Fruit Sushi) (Hanami, Japan)
- Lasagna Primavera (Primavera Kitchen, Italy)
- Potato Pancakes with house-made Apple Sauce (Bauernmarkt, Germany)
- Spring Pancake with Grilled Chicken & Green Apple (Lotus House, China)
- Watermelon Salad with pickled Red Onions, BW Farms Baby Arugula, Feta Cheese & Balsamic Reduction (Florida Fresh)
- Angel Food Cake with macerated Florida Berries (Florida Fresh)
- Ratatouille Tarte with Goat Cheese (L’Orangerie, France)
- Moroccan Sweet Pancake (Taste of Marrakesh, Morocco)
- Waterkist Farms Heirloom Tomatoes with house-made Mozzarella, Minus 8 Vinegar & Basil (The Cottage, United Kingdom)
New Playground for Kids
The Land of Oz playground makes an appearance in celebration of the new movie release "Oz the Great and Powerful".
New Topiaries
This year EPCOT will reveal a great selection of new topiaries. Also , the topiaries will light up and dazzle in the the "Illuminated Evenings". What we can expect to see:
- Party with Mickey and Friends!
- Disney•Pixar's “Monsters University” featuring Mike and Sully
- Phineas and Ferb
- Disney•Pixar's "Radiator Springs" featuring Lightning McQueen and Friends
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Lion King
- Disney•Pixar’s Woody and Lotso
- Peter Pan
- Lady and the Tramp
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Winnie the Pooh and Friends
As an interior designer, I can imagine you all know I am excited for this. I can not be there every week, so let me know what you think if you see one of these series!
- NEW! Chris Lambton of HGTV’s Going Yard March 8 - 10
- NEW! Chris Grundy of DIY Network’s Cool Tools March 15 – 17
- NEW! Egypt Sherrod of HGTV’s Property Virgins March 22 – 24
- Brandon Johnson of HGTV’s My Yard Goes Disney March 29 – 31
- Meg Caswell of HGTV’s Meg’s Great Rooms April 5 – 7
- Jason Cameron of DIY Network’s Desperate Landscapes and Man Caves April 12 – 14
- NEW! Sara Peterson of Editor-in-Chief, HGTV Magazine April 19 – 21
- Carter Oosterhouse of HGTV’s Million Dollar Rooms April 26 – 28
- NEW! Casey Noble of HGTV’s Design on a Dime May 3 – 5
- Dan Faires of HGTV's Design Star and HGTV.com’s DanMade May 10 – 12
- NEW! David Bromstad of HGTV Design Star, Color Splash, Design Star All-Stars May 17 – 19
America Gardens Theatre
Friday – Sunday: 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, 8:00 PM
The acts we can expect to see:
Micky Dolenz of The Monkeez
March 8 – March 10, 2013
Known for “Last Train to Clarksville”
Chubby Checker & The Wildcats
March 15 – March 17, 2013
Known for “The Twist”
The Guess Who
March 22 – March 24, 2013
Known for “American Woman”
Nelson
March 29 – March 31, 2013
Known for “Garden Party”
The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie
April 5 – April 7, 2013
Known for “Happy Together”
Paul Revere & The Raiders
April 12 – April 14, 2013
Known for “Good Thing”
The Village People
April 19 – April 21, 2013
Known for “Y.M.C.A.”
The Orchestra Starring Former Members of ELO and ELO II
April 26 – April 28, 2013
Known for “Don’t Bring Me Down”
Tommy Roe
May 3 – May 5, 2013
Known for “Dizzy”
Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
May 10 – May 12, 2013
Known for “I’m Henry the Eighth, I Am”
Starship Starring Mickey Thomas
May 17 – May 19, 2013
Known for “We Built This City”
