the flower & garden festival at EPCOT is scheduled march 5- may 18, 2014. the past F&GFs have had:
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amazing topiaries (of characters, scenes from different Disney movies, etc).
- gardening classes & exclusive merchandise
- Flower Power concerts (mostly well known performers from past decades - better than the F&WF concerts, in our, and many other's, opinion)
- butterfly house (the life cycle of butterflies, with hundreds of butterflies flying around guests, plants & topiaries)
- gardening seminars, often given by HGTV "celebrities"
- recently, they have had kiosks (a la the F&WF) at various countries, where one can sample different foods/drink from each (most food samplings are around $5)
star wars weekends (DHS) usually start mid-may.
we have visited WDW late april thru early may for quite a few years. it is a fantastic time to visit, with lower crowds, little to no rain, temps usually in the mid/high 80's. infrequently, temps have risen into the 90's, and dropped into the mid/low 60's at night.
larger crowds, more rain, & higher temps occur the later in May it gets.
hth
