Flower & Garden Festival 2016

[Amunet]

Hello!
Today is the first day of the Flower & Garden Festival! I expect there to be a lot of information and articles popping up soon. I was hoping we can compile news, articles and experiences to this thread for this year.

If I may start:
https://wdpromedia.disney.go.com/me...wer-and-garden-festival/F&G_Schedule_2016.pdf
The official event schedule for this year!

I look forward to reports and discoveries to come from this beautiful (and delicious) celebration

 

[Dan Murphy]

Photos

http://www.wdwmagic.com/events/epco...s---2016-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival.htm

 

[Amunet]

Thank you Dan! I can't wait for the reports to come out

 

[Dentam]

Looking forward to seeing the reports! I'm tentatively planning a trip for the opening week of the festival next year! Do you know how far in advance the festival dates are announced?

 

[Dan Murphy]

http://allears.net/tp/ep/epcot-flower-and-garden-festival.htm

Also check links in the left margin.

 

[JJZMgailey]

Thought you guys might like to see the 2016 Flower and Garden Festival preview that the DISunplugged podcast team filmed a couple days ago. It includes their opinions on lots of the food and drink available!

 

[Dentam]

I saw one of the videos yesterday. Tough job but someone's gotta do it!

 

[Amunet]

Awesome links guys! Keep em coming

 

[5olearys]

We are going today! My kids know not to mess with mommy's F&G hours lol. Did a quick run through the evening of the 1st to see the layout for ourselves...was secretly hoping someone would sneak out some merch early

 

[5olearys]

Hoping to get great non-photo pass pics to share today!

 

[BaltimoreLauren]

I'll be there in 10 days for this! I can't wait!!

 

[loves to dive]

Good to see the menus with prices, I did an estimate before and came out with about $300 for the two of us (total) but running the menus with prices it's coming out to around $240 total but that was with just getting one drink per booth and sharing it, which may not always happen since my son likes to have a whole beer to himself. Still not bad since we plan on eating just about all our meals there. I've been dying to see the Dis's video of visiting the booths but I guess they haven't done it yet. I don't do the whole twitter, FB and whatever else they use, I'm old school just this board and Youtube.

 

[AngiTN]

DH and I were there yesterday.
It was great but wow, it was crowded. Never thought I'd see that many people at Epcot on a Wednesday during March.
I know in the past the food booths weren't all that popular. That was not the case yesterday. Long lines all over
Still, we had a great time and it was beautiful

 

[elaine amj]

I'll be there in 2 weeks!! Our first time at the festival! Planning to spend an hour or so wandering the festival. I was so tempted by the food booths - but we REALLY want to eat at Le Cellier for the first time in many years and lunch is the only time it fits in our schedule. So we're going to skip the food booths (although maybe a snack or two?) and go to LC. We have Deluxe Dining and planning to use 3 credits for the 4 of us. I know we'll be completely full with that much food already though.

 

[StuckInKS]

How does the dining plan work with the $6+ food at the booths? Snack credit or QS credit?

 

[AngiTN]

How does the dining plan work with the $6+ food at the booths? Snack credit or QS credit?

There are indicators to let you know what is available on DP.

Basically most all the food items, except for the KimChi Hot Dog is available.
Many of the non-alcoholic drinks are also.

 

[JJZMgailey]

Here's a little Flower and Garden snippet of fun from some of the members of the DISunplugged Podcast Team yesterday!

 

[JimmyV]

Flower and Garden is quickly becoming my favorite time of the year to visit Epcot.

 

[Dentam]

Does anyone know when the dates for this festival are normally announced?

Planning a trip for next year and would like to hit the first week of this.

 

[StuckInKS]

There are indicators to let you know what is available on DP.

Basically most all the food items, except for the KimChi Hot Dog is available.
Many of the non-alcoholic drinks are also.

Are the more expensive items ($6+) a snack credit or QS credit?