Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! Today we’re going to take you on a quick photo journey through the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival! We also have some info about the new Walt Disney World ticket prices.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Check out Disney’s #FreshEpcot hashtag to see some the ever-growing pictorial content from the Festival
Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
The sun setting on the current location of the Leave a Legacy stones. They’ll soon be going away. 

In the upcoming major Epcot makeover, the Leave a Legacy stones will be moved outside the park entrance. The cemetery will be moving at long last.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Just past Spaceship Earth, Daisy’s topiary really allows her to be the star!

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Some of the merchandise.
Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Passholder magnets are available at MouseGear.

Taking a left at the plaza into Future World East, the Cars topiaries are over by the old Energy building this year.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Here’s a quick view from the launch tunnel for Guardians.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Next door, Wonders of Life will soon be hosting meet-and-greets in a new Play Pavillion.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Stitch waves hi from the front of Mission: Space.

Buzz, Bo Peep, and Woody have a home along the path behind MouseGear.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

You can really find some of the most beautiful views this time of year, especially near the entrance to World Showcase.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Figment has his own planter — the perfect place to watch festival goers and fireworks at night!

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
I wasn’t kidding about Figment having the perfect spot for fireworks!

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Pluto in the area between Future World and World Showcase.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

The Butterfly Garden returns between Club Cool and Journey into Imagination.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Inside the Butterfly Garden.

Promoting DisneyNature’s Penguins that opens on April 17, this amazing sculpture of two penguins is made entirely of recycled material dredged from the ocean!

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Transitioning from Future World to World Showcase, Mickey and Minnie greet you at the entrance to World Showcase.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
This Orange Bird sipper is all the rage this year, and costs around $18.

Let’s hang a right at the World Showcase entrance and check out Winnie the Pooh in the UK.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

 

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
You can see scaffolding for Ratatouille poking out over the France skyline.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

New this year are Kermit and Miss Piggy in the France pavilion.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Japan’s signature restaurant continues to grow.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Continuing around the showcase, Mickey, being an American classic, can be found at the American Adventure.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Lady and the Tramp have a new location this year in Italy.

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Elsa in Norway

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing
Time to head out!

PRICE INCREASE

In more Walt Disney World news, the parks recently announced a price hike for tickets in the peak holiday season. Tickets for days around Christmas and New Years spiked from $129 to $159. Other holidays such as Memorial Day and Easter also have new prices. Additionally, single-day Park Hopper tickets also increased by up to $30, a dramatic one year increase. But it’s not all bad news. At this time there is no increase on other tickets or Annual Passes.

All in all, this wasn’t as bad as it may sound. It’s mostly the busiest days that ticket prices have increased. Perhaps that will help shift crowds to less crowded times of year. Or, perhaps it will just make the whole year feel busy.  What are your thoughts?

Well, that does it for this week. Will you be heading to Epcot this year to check out the festival? Do you like what you see? What are your thoughts on the new prices? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading!


 

Join us at Walt Disney World in October!

Flower and Garden Festival, Dateline Disney World – Flowers and Prices Growing

The MiceChat Walt Disney World Invasion is a chance for you to meet with your fellow Disney nerds in Orlando. This year we’ll have events at Mickey’s Halloween Party, Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival, Star Wars Land, Universal’s Halloween Horror nights, and lots of meals and meet-ups in between.  Then we’ll head off on a Royal Caribbean cruise on the largest ship at sea!!! Join us for all or part of these amazing activities. Contact our Fairy Godmother now and let her know you are interested in more information: MiceChat@FairyGodmotherTravel.com

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Cory Disbrow
Cory likes Walt Disney World so much, he recently packed his bags and moved to Orlando. Cory is a photographer and writes MiceChat's Dateline Disney World columns every Friday.