Mouse Extra

As the end of Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival approaches this weekend, I thought I would show you just a two more pictures of some of the best highlights from this year’s event. 

These two characters below are dancing behind Spaceship Earth, facing towards the fountain.  Cinderella and her man spin around endlessly, and are almost the most photographed topiary we found.

But if the dancers above are “almost” the most photographed at this year’s Flower and Garden Festival, this buccaneer below most surely top the list.  Not once did I go past Mickey in his pirate garb without seeing a group of people posing in front of him.

The Flower and Garden Festival is a nice event, and seeing Epcot dressed up like this is a fun change of pace for fans of the park.  But in all honesty, if I had to choose a festival to go and see, Food and Wine in the fall would be my choice. 

Here are some more photos from my trip to the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival last week.  First is a photo of Goofy dressed as a pirate that can be found at the World Showcase Plaza, the entrance from Future World between Canada and Mexico.  Goofy’s facial expression is wonderfully authentic and animated…

Here’s another great character in topiary form.  You can find him, and more of the Seven Dwarfs, over by the Germany pavilion…

And finally, the Flower and Garden festival is not made of topiaries alone.  Wonderfully colorful arrangements pop up all around Epcot.  Check out what they’ve done to the staircase at the Italy pavilion…