Epcot Flower & Garden 2025

Hello Lovely Readers,

This is my 2nd year of the International Flower & Garden Festival, so I knew what to expect. 

I visited 3x, so I could sample a bit of food each time

This year, {I mean, they could have had something cool last year, but I didn't notice} everyone entered the park to a Moana 2 scene

Moana, Maui, Hei Hei, & Pau

I also noticed some different topiaries and took photos at my favorites

Phineas & Ferb

Encanto

Miguel & Dante

Lady & the Tramp

Dragon

Toy Story

Woody close-up

The Lion King

Mickey & Friends

Canadian Pavilion

And the food & drinks that I consumed this year...

Brunchcot

Avocado Toast

with Marinated Tomatoes and Plant-based Cheese Crumbles on Toasted Ciabatta

Yacht Grub

Trio of Dips & Chips

Carmalized Onion Dip, Whipped Feta Dip & Pimento Cheese with House-made Potato Chips & Caviar

&

The Honey Bee-stro

Orange Blossom Honey Wine 

Magnolia Terrance

The American Adventure

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

with a Rum-Caralme Sauce

Beach Grub

Grilled Street Corn on the Cob

with Savory Garlic Spread and "Cheese"

Brunchcot

Biscuit & Gravy

with Impossible Sausage & Pepper Jelly

Hanami

Japan

Frushi

Stawberry, Pineapple & Honeydew wrapped in Coconut Rice & Tri-color Soy Wrap 

with Coconut Cream Sauce & toasted Coconut

Bauernmarkt: Farmer's Market

Germany

 Raspberry Radler & Potato Pancakes

with House-made Applesauce

La Isla Fresca

Coconut-Chocolate Flancocho

Chocolate Cake, Coconut Custard & Passion Fruit Caramel

Garden Graze Reward

From eating five items from the Garden Graze Menu

1. Avocado Toast
2. Bisquits & Gravy
3. Coconut-Chocolate Fancocho
4. Potaot Pancakes 
5. Corn on the Cob

I love this festival. Epcot is gorgeous with all the flowers & topiaries throughout the grounds. 

Until next time

Stay Sunny

V.I.Passholder Days

Hello Lovely Readers,

Took advantage of V.I.Passholder Summer Days @ Epcot & Port Orleans and...

🌞Got my passholder tumbler

🌞Received my button & pita chips {my fav} at the passholder lounge at the Morrocco Pavillion

🌞Took an exclusive magic shot with Genie

🌞Found the Bambi magic shot😀

🌞Picked up the Maleficent magnet

🌞Took a bus to Port Orleans, Riverside for dinner at BoatWright's

🌞Enjoyed French Onion Soup & Praline-Bourbon Bread Pudding at 40% off

🌞Loving my magic+ band at night

🌞Plus, taking in all the beauty that is the Flower & Garden Festival with my new Minnie backpack

 

Until next time

Stay 🌞

Broadway in SWFL

I was able to catch five Boadway shows thus year. The closest theatre, The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW, about 46 minutes away on a college campus. 

The first one of the 2024-2025 season that I went to was "Jersy Boys" with my boy. This one is close to my heart since they are the ones that wrote & sang my 1st dance song, " Can't Take My Eyes Of of You"

It was even more special because I got to go with my favorite date to his first Broadway Musical 

Next up, " Funny Girl"

I went a bit early and scored Rush tickets. A reduced price ticket, available a couple of hours before the show.

Then, the "Book of Morman" a very raunchy show, by the creators of "SouthPark"

"MJ" was a great show! 

The season finished with "Les Mis" on Easter. It was my first time seeing it. I didnt realize it was show without dialog. They sang everything. But wow, I understand why it's still touring.

Since I'm somewhat frugal, and sit in the nose bleed section, I invested in a pair of opera glasses so I can see some of the details from way up high.

Cant wait to see what's coming to town for 2025 2026.

Epcot Festival of the Arts

 

Hello Lovely Readers,

This year, the festival is from January 17th to February 24th

It's pretty cool, lots of photo ops, where you become part of the painting, festival booths with colorful food, and Disney on Broadway concert series

"Teatime with Penguins" 

"Washington Crossing the Delaware"

by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

"Mona Lisa"

by Leonardo da Vinci

"The Scream"

by Edvard Munch

Each festival has a passport, and this one is interactive with puzzle pages, a Figment flipbook

They also had a display of props from Disney on Broadway shows. I've personally only seen Beauty & the Beast and The Lion King, both in Los Angeles 

 

Unfortunately, the day I went it poured on and of while I was there, and on my drive to and from the parks. Plus, during the concert 

The colorful food

Pop Eats!

Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese

The Craftsman's Courtyatd

Beef Wellington-inspired Croissant Supreme

with creamed spinach croissant pinwheel, mushroom-gorgonzola rag out, mustard-grilled flank steak, red wine sauce and pickled mustard seeds

L'Arte di Mangiare

Italy

Tricolor

cheese-filled ravioloni, pomodoro, cream, and pesto sauces

The Artist's Table

The American Adventure

Hummingbird Cake

banana and pecan cake dipped in cream cheese icing with caramel sauce and warm pineapple compote

Opening Bites

Enchanted Rose

milk chocolate rose with raspberry and rose center

Some festival only magic shots 

Because of the rain, I wasn't able to participate in the mural painting, nor see the chalk paintings...there's always next year

Until next time