Park Day Review – Epcot is Ready for Flower & Garden Festival, Mad Tea Party at Living With the Land, Avenger Crocs, and More. Over the past few weeks, we have reported on all the topiaries and gardens being installed around Epcot for the Flower & Garden Festival. We are seeing it all come together and it looks awesome.
Before we get into most of the new things we have seen around Epcot today, I want to mention how great Epcot smells right now. Not only does it smell great and flowery, but it also looks like Spring has sprung. Speaking of Scents, we did an article yesterday about the new Scentsy Garden ‘Blossoms of Fragrance‘ and the scents that will be featured for the next 90 days.
Also, we did get to see the new Groot Topiary. It looks cool and has a working cassette tape and music plays every 20 minutes.
The Citrus Blossom is ready for visitors and guests. We got to see some of the new signage, and some of the old overlay from last year. What I do enjoy is the new signs on the Mexico side of the bridge leading to the Odyssey Pavilion.
Last year they had a full Orange Bird merchandise set up, including the sipper and Orange Bird Little Golden Book for sale. We will see what they have for 2024.
The Citrus Blossom (Odyssey Pavilion)
Brighten your day with delicious dishes and beverages that showcase citrus fruits.
Food:
- Orange Sesame Tempura Shrimp with Orange-Chile Sauce
- Lemon Meringue Pie: Lemon Curd, Lemon Mousse and Toasted Meringue
Beverages:
- Orange-Lemon Smoothie in a Souvenir Orange Bird Sipper Cup (nonalcoholic)
- (NEW) Key Lime Wine Slush
- (NEW) Left Hand Brewing Lemon Drop Shandy, Longmont, CO
- (NEW) Southern Tier Brewing Company Orange Twist Imperial Ale, Lakewood, NY
- (NEW) Stone Brewing Tangerine Express Hazy IPA, Escondido, CA
- Beer Flight
Butterfly Landing Presented by AdventHealth
Observe many species of butterflies up close in a kaleidoscope of color. Located near Imagination! in World Nature.
All the signage is up and we can see the Butterfly topiary at the entrance and exit. Crews were putting the finishing touches on the walkthrough today.
Furthermore, as we walked around World Nature we got to see some of the new garden areas near the ponds. The multi-level flower pots look great, and when the sun hits them just right, they will make a grat photo op.
Along the garden path, we did see some cool Mickey head topiaries by the Mexico Pavilion. Last year these were located by the Figment gold statue and had Orange Bird all over them. It looked like they were wearing Orange Bird Minnie Ears.
On the new Merchandise scene, we saw these new Avanger Comic Book crocs for $68.00. They have the Avengers logo and a removable A. They would go nice with the Avengers Loungefly that is seen behind the crocs below.
Pandora also has some new Charms. Including Spiderman, Frozen, Mickey on a parade float, and a Mickey head lollipop. They sell for around $75.00 to $85.00.
When we got home our brand new Spring 2024 D23 magazine was waiting for us, and we were pleasantly surprised to see a new D23 15th Anniversary Genie magnet.
The new cover is Zootopia, and the back cover is World of Frozen. Some great articles, that we haven’t finished yet, including a new Doctor Who comes to Disney+ Article.
Finally, let’s discuss a rumor for a second. This is a rumor I am starting BTW. This isn’t a stab in the dark rumor, but going off what we can visually see right now. So maybe a rumor isn’t a good word. Maybe we are speculating, using our best Disney guesses.
I am calling it now, we will see an Epcot International Flower & Garden New Overlay at Living with the Land that features Alice in Wonderland. More specifically it will be the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Dont worry we brought back images to prove it.
As you can see a Deck of cards is hanging right near the research lab area of the ride, and next top it is a table for a few guests. In that area are all edible flowers and food plants.
Below you can see how close the table and cards are to each other. We know from years past Disney Imagineering has added The Land Pavilion, Test Track, Figments Journey into Imagination, and other attractions to the ride. We wrote that all up last month.
So what do you all think? Am I crazy?? Dont Answer that!
A Taste of the Future
See firsthand how Walt Disney World horticulturalists are using innovative growing techniques and cross-breeding high-yield crops to help feed a growing planet.
Discover a cornucopia of fruits and veggies from around the world—some modified to jaw-dropping effect. Feast your eyes on edible food crops from around the world. Glimpse hybrid striped bass, tilapia, catfish and freshwater shrimp in our fish farm.
On this eye-opening tour, you’ll be inspired by a hopeful vision of farming’s future.
Sample the Fruits of our Labor
Enjoy a meal at Sunshine Seasons or the Garden Grill Restaurant in The Land Pavilion, both of which serve fresh produce and seafood grown right here.
Park Day Review – Epcot is Ready for Flower & Garden Festival, Mad Tea Party at Living With the Land, Avenger Crocs and More
