Flower & Garden Dates???? - The DIS Discussion Forums

Redwitch · 11-05-2009, 09:35 PM

Did anyone notice the dates? We planned our trip assuming the Festival would run through the end of May as previous years. Now, it ends in the middle!!! As it stands now, we will only be there for two days - one is travel and one we had planned a big celebration dinner (V&A??) And both are weekend.

Now we must decide whether to change our dates or miss the F&G.

BillSears · 11-05-2009, 11:11 PM

Looks like I'll be there the same time. I arrive on the 15th too.

I plan on hitting EPCOT at least one of the days and just concentrating on the Flower and Garden stuff. I'd prefer to spread it out over other days and I'd love to see more then just one performer but we're just stuck with the dates Disney decided on.

It used to be that late May was great. You'd get both the Flower and Garden Festival and the Star Wars Weekends. Now nothing is happening.

mlittig · 11-05-2009, 11:37 PM

The Flower and Garden show will run from March 3 - May 16, 2010

This will be our first time seeing it and I can't wait

sabrinadv1 · 11-05-2009, 11:42 PM

I planned out trip so that we could go to Star Wars weekend and see the end of the F&G festival. Now it doesn't look like we will get either

. It doesn't look like there will be anything going on when we are there. I would not normally plan a vacation durring the really hot times of the year. I won't change my plans now, but I am not happy. I wonder if this has anything to do with Disney saving money?

LUVMICKEY · 11-06-2009, 07:01 AM

We will be there the last 5 days of the Festival. I'm happy we'll get a chance to see some of it. I thought we would have it everyday of our trip, but not this year.

n2mm · 11-06-2009, 07:08 AM

Wow, I hadn't expected the dates to start so early. We always catch this because we always go for 2 weeks the end of April into May, so we will be there then, but we are also going the first week of March and will be there will it begins, so we get to see the concerts twice, (waiting for the line up announcement) and staying at BCV and BWV makes it even easier.

patink · 11-06-2009, 10:18 AM

I don't know where I heard or read this, and I don't know if it was official or just speculation... (how's that for reliable information

)

Any way I saw somewhere that Disney moved F&G to earlier in the year because the heat by the end of May makes it very difficult to keep the topiary displays and flowers looking good.

twenty3curls · 11-06-2009, 02:20 PM

I'm actually relieved they moved up the dates. I'm getting married at Disney on 3/12 and when trying to convince my dad that a destination wasn't so bad, I told him all about F&G. Being a landscape architect, I think this was the final selling point. After all of the big promises of flower glory, I looked at the '09 dates and freaked out because it started the day we're leaving!

Luckily they've moved it up, so it will be going the entire time we're there.

Best Aunt · 11-06-2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patink

I don't know where I heard or read this, and I don't know if it was official or just speculation... (how's that for reliable information

)

Any way I saw somewhere that Disney moved F&G to earlier in the year because the heat by the end of May makes it very difficult to keep the topiary displays and flowers looking good.

I kinda sorta think maybe I heard that, too.

RachaelA · 11-06-2009, 07:45 PM

We caught the last day of it this past May. Everything was still up. Most of it was gone when we went back to Epcot 2 days later. I can understand about the heat though. The day we went it was in the high 90s!

FigNewton · 11-06-2009, 07:54 PM

VERY disappointed. We booked our first May trip ever in 2010... and we arrive on the LAST DAY of the Festival. :/

njprincess601 · 11-06-2009, 08:26 PM

I booked our trip around the dates. I wanted to go at the end of May, but moved it up so we'd be there for Flower and Garden. We're going May 12-18.

Redwitch · 11-06-2009, 10:13 PM

We have always avoided Epcot on weekends during special events - but I guess we'll just have to suck it up and do it! We actually arrive Friday, but were not planning on doing any parks - so Saturday and Sunday we'll focus on F&GF.

11-05-2009, 09:35 PM	#1
Redwitch DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 832	Flower & Garden Dates???? Did anyone notice the dates? We planned our trip assuming the Festival would run through the end of May as previous years. Now, it ends in the middle!!! As it stands now, we will only be there for two days - one is travel and one we had planned a big celebration dinner (V&A??) And both are weekend. Now we must decide whether to change our dates or miss the F&G. __________________ Redwitch Redwitch DD Ebony Amber

11-05-2009, 11:11 PM	#2
BillSears Baby Donor DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 3,047	Looks like I'll be there the same time. I arrive on the 15th too. I plan on hitting EPCOT at least one of the days and just concentrating on the Flower and Garden stuff. I'd prefer to spread it out over other days and I'd love to see more then just one performer but we're just stuck with the dates Disney decided on. It used to be that late May was great. You'd get both the Flower and Garden Festival and the Star Wars Weekends. Now nothing is happening. __________________ CR-77, Travelodge(DTD)-81, Poly-92, SOG-96, Offsite-97, ASMu-98, POR-03, Vistana Resort-04, WL-Sept 2006! CSR-December 2006, Pop-May 2007(first solo trip!), CSR-Sept 2007(Solo trip), and offsite-May-2008 where I visited Universal, SeaWorld, KSC and a couple of days at WDW. WL-March 2009 I turned 50 in WDW! May-10 Pop Century, it's great to have a trip planned! Trip report from 1997:http://www.mouseplanet.com/dtp/trip....97/sears97.htm

11-05-2009, 11:37 PM	#3
mlittig DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Massachusetts Posts: 525	The Flower and Garden show will run from March 3 - May 16, 2010 This will be our first time seeing it and I can't wait __________________ 5/87 First time to WDW Polynesian 5/90 Polynesian 12/02 Off site 8/08 Port Orleans French Quarter 6/09 Port Orleans French Quarter 8/09 All Star Sports (impromptu trip ) 4/23/10 Port Orleans French Quarter

11-05-2009, 11:42 PM	#4
sabrinadv1 Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 261	I planned out trip so that we could go to Star Wars weekend and see the end of the F&G festival. Now it doesn't look like we will get either . It doesn't look like there will be anything going on when we are there. I would not normally plan a vacation durring the really hot times of the year. I won't change my plans now, but I am not happy. I wonder if this has anything to do with Disney saving money? __________________ (DH)(me)(DS11) (DS7) (DS5)

11-06-2009, 07:01 AM	#5
LUVMICKEY DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,865	We will be there the last 5 days of the Festival. I'm happy we'll get a chance to see some of it. I thought we would have it everyday of our trip, but not this year. __________________ Michele

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11-06-2009, 07:08 AM	#6
n2mm aka WALTSGIRL Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: West Virgina Posts: 12,712	Wow, I hadn't expected the dates to start so early. We always catch this because we always go for 2 weeks the end of April into May, so we will be there then, but we are also going the first week of March and will be there will it begins, so we get to see the concerts twice, (waiting for the line up announcement) and staying at BCV and BWV makes it even easier. __________________ 2010 TRIPs: March 6 @ Pop; March 7-12 @ BCV April 24 @ Pop; April 25-May 1 @ BWV May 1-7 @ BLT September 29-October 5 @ Pop -- BB Free Dining October 31-November 4 @ BLT; November 4-7 Disney Cruise November 7-12 @ BCV or BWV

11-06-2009, 10:18 AM	#7
patink Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 223	Too Hot to keep it going as long... I don't know where I heard or read this, and I don't know if it was official or just speculation... (how's that for reliable information ) Any way I saw somewhere that Disney moved F&G to earlier in the year because the heat by the end of May makes it very difficult to keep the topiary displays and flowers looking good. __________________ Patink

11-06-2009, 02:20 PM	#8
twenty3curls Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 347	I'm actually relieved they moved up the dates. I'm getting married at Disney on 3/12 and when trying to convince my dad that a destination wasn't so bad, I told him all about F&G. Being a landscape architect, I think this was the final selling point. After all of the big promises of flower glory, I looked at the '09 dates and freaked out because it started the day we're leaving! Luckily they've moved it up, so it will be going the entire time we're there. __________________

11-06-2009, 07:45 PM	#10
RachaelA DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 865	We caught the last day of it this past May. Everything was still up. Most of it was gone when we went back to Epcot 2 days later. I can understand about the heat though. The day we went it was in the high 90s! __________________ August 2005 1st Trip Offsite - January 2008 POP - June 2009 AKL CL Our Disneymoon! -Upcoming: May 2010 AKL CL 1st Anniversary

11-06-2009, 07:54 PM	#11
FigNewton DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 575	VERY disappointed. We booked our first May trip ever in 2010... and we arrive on the LAST DAY of the Festival. :/ __________________

11-06-2009, 08:26 PM	#12
njprincess601 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 752	I booked our trip around the dates. I wanted to go at the end of May, but moved it up so we'd be there for Flower and Garden. We're going May 12-18. __________________ Amanda Next Trip: Wilderness Lodge May 12-18, 2010

11-06-2009, 10:13 PM	#13
Redwitch DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 832	We have always avoided Epcot on weekends during special events - but I guess we'll just have to suck it up and do it! We actually arrive Friday, but were not planning on doing any parks - so Saturday and Sunday we'll focus on F&GF. __________________ Redwitch Redwitch DD Ebony Amber

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