LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney World has shared more details about its upcoming EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, which kicks off Feb. 28.
What You Need To Know
- EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival runs Feb. 28 - May 27
- The festival will feature several new topiaries, including Groot and characters from "Wish" and "Coco"
- New acts will also be part of the Garden Rocks concert series lineup
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For this year’s event, Disney will be adding several new character topiaries as well as new acts to its Garden Rocks concert series.
A topiary in the likeness of the ”Guardians of the Galaxy” character Groot will be among the new additions to the lineup. It will be located near the park’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction.
Disney released concept of the topiary, which depicts Groot holding up a mixtape covered in vines and other foliage.
Other new topiaries this year will include those depicting characters from Disney’s animated film “Wish” and Disney-Pixar’s “Coco.” Asha, Valentino and the Wishing Star will be located at the park’s main entrance, while Miguel and Dante will be in the Mexico pavilion.
The Figment topiary will also get a new location—the newly opened World Celebration Gardens behind Spaceship Earth.
More than 70 topiaries will be installed around the park.
The Gardens Rocks concert series will feature several musical acts performing at the festival for the first time, including Modern English (March 15, 16), Crowder (April 7, 8), Lit (May 24, 25) and Monsieur Perine (May 3). Other artists on the lineup include Richard Marx (March 3, 4), Commodores (March 17, 18), Pointer Sisters (March 31, April 1) and Plain White T’s (April 19-22).
The concerts will be held at the America Gardens Theatre at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Elsewhere, the festival will see the return of the Outdoor Kitchens—themed food kiosks serving a variety of dishes and drinks. Although the full menus have not yet been released, Disney on Tuesday shared that a few festival favorites will be returning, including the Chicken & Waffles at The Honey Bee-stro and the Chocolate Whisky Cake at Northern Bloom.
The festival will also feature the walk-through Butterfly house, the scented Blossoms of Fragrance presented by Scentsy and other colorful gardens.
The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival will run through May 27 for a total of 90 days—a slightly shorter run than previous years.