9 Ways to Maximize Your Time + Money at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival
Let me save you time & money at Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival by sharing what I learned!
Enjoy the beautiful topiaries AND some tasty eats + drinks without breaking the bank. Epcot at its most beautiful is SO worth planning your vacation around it at least once IMO.
1.Before booking, check the concert schedule so you can plan your trip for when your favorite artist is scheduled.
2.Go during the week if you can.
(Check out Undercover Tourist’s free Crowd Calendar, so you can gauge how busy it’s expected to be.)
3.Set your food & drink budget ahead of time.
- What do you want to eat. I made a spreadsheet with all the menu items and totaled up my favorites so I could see what I’d be spending.
- Avoid overspending by purchasing a festival bracelet gift card from one of the gift shops and load it with the amount you want.
-Consider putting a little money aside each month leading up to your trip by buying Disney gift cards if you plant to park hop.
4.Grab a Passport! It includes info about the topiary & garden destinations, entertainment & the Outdoor Kitchen menus.
5.Try more items by sharing with friends or family.
6. Fun Activity- Garden Graze:
-You get to try 5 Festival dishes & collect a matching stamp in your Festival Passport for each menu item.
-When you’ve collected 5 stamps, you’ll redeem an exclusive treat!7. Don’t sleep on Bambi’s Butterfly House
-Feel like a kid again seeing & learning about all the gorgeous Butterfly’s.8. Avoid long food booth lines by eating late morning & early afternoon 9. End the night with the Harmonious Fireworks show!Looking to find ways to save money on Disney Tickets and hotel accommodations?
Undercover Tourist sells authentic discount Disney tickets, & they offer great ticket + hotel bundles for additional savings. Make sure to check out their website where they have an in depth guide to Epcot’s Flower + Garden festival, food reviews, planning tools, tips & more!