
The Walt Disney World Resort just made a huge, two-fold announcement about this year’s annual Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT.
On Tuesday, Disney World announced the dates for the upcoming Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT, a springtime event at EPCOT overwhelming with vibrant blooms, brilliant gardens, fresh flavors from EPCOT’s Outdoor Kitchens, live entertainment from the annual Garden Rocks concert series, and more.

According to Disney’s announcement on Tuesday morning, the 2024 International Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT will kick off on February 28, 2024, and will run through May 27, 2024, meaning this year’s event will last a full-bloom 90 days! But that’s not all!
The announcement also included news about exciting new topiaries coming to EPCOT for the 2024 Festival.
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Groot will be joining in the festivities as a brand-new topiary near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at World Discovery. He’ll be in good company, as Asha, Valentino, and the Wishing Star from Disney’s Wish will also appear as topiaries located at the main entrance to the park at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT, and Miguel and Dante from Pixar’s Coco will also make their duo debut at the festival this year.
Other topiaries will also be on display, including these:
- Disney Film, Wish (Asha, Valentino and the Wishing Star) – NEW!
Main Entrance - Butterflies
Main Entrance, Scentsy Garden, Butterfly House, and World Showcase
- Figment, Flower Topiaries, and Flower Towers
World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza - Huey, Dewey, and Louie
World Celebration – World Celebration Plaza - Donald Duck
World Celebration – Community Garden Near Connections Café in World Celebration - Bambi and Friends
World Discovery – Near Imagination! and Refreshment Port
- Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy – NEW!
World Discovery – Near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - Buzz Lightyear
World Discovery – Near Mission: SPACE
- Woody, Bo Peep, and Her Sheep
World Nature – Between Imagination! and The Land Pavilion - Simba and Friends (Rafiki, Simba, Mufasa and Sarabi)
World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion - Pumbaa and Timon
World Nature – Near The Land Pavilion - Goofy
Rosewalk - Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Pluto
Bridge to World Showcase - Encanto (Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa)
World Showcase
- Coco (Miguel and Dante) – NEW!
World Showcase – Mexico Pavilion - Anna and Elsa
World Showcase – Norway Pavilion - Troll
World Showcase – Norway Pavilion - Pandas
World Showcase – China Pavilion - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
World Showcase – Germany Pavilion - Lady and the Tramp
World Showcase – Italy Pavilion - Tiana
World Showcase – The American Adventure Pavilion - Dragon
World Showcase – Japan Pavilion Near Torii Gate - Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy
World Showcase – Between France and Morocco Pavilions - Beauty and the Beast
World Showcase – France Pavilion - Lumiere and Cogsworth
World Showcase – France Pavilion - Butterfly and Flower Towers
World Showcase – International Gateway - Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger)
World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion - Tinker Bell’s Fairy House Garden
World Showcase – United Kingdom Pavilion - Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Tick Tock Croc
World Showcase – Between United Kingdom and Canada Pavilions - Geese
World Showcase – Canada Pavilion
It sounds like a beautiful festival is in the works at EPCOT!