On our recent trip to Disney World, we visited Epcot just a few days before the official start of the 2014 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.  I didn’t think we’d get to see any of the displays but I was excited to discover that we were able to view a lot of the amazing topiaries (although some were partially hidden until the official festival opening date.)  We were at Epcot for the Flower and Garden Festival a few years ago (here are some photos from that visit) and I thought a lot of the displays would be the same but I was wrong – there were so many characters that we hadn’t seen before!

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Chip and Mrs. Potts

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Phinneas and Ferb

Here’s a hidden one – I just stuck my phone through the bushes and took a pic:

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Goofy

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Simba and Rafiki

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Pumbaa and Timon

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Bambi, Thumper and Flower

This guy is giving trolls a bad name – he looks like a crazed zombie troll!

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Troll

How did they get a Peter Pan topiary on the roof of the Sportsman’s Shoppe?

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Peter Pan and Captain Hook

The biggest bummer of leaving before the festival started was that we didn’t get to enjoy any of the food kiosks that were set up…they looked delicious!

Tagged: Epcot, Epcot Food and Garden Festival, HGTV, Topiaries