Gardens of the World Tour

Epcot

Main Details
Start Time 9am
Duration 3 hours
Walking
Dining Included No
Availability Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri during Flower and Garden Festival

Pricing
Cost $64
Park Ticket Required

Locations
Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
Epcot
Magic Kingdom
Check In Outside Epcot turnstiles

Discounts
Passholder Yes
DVC Members Yes
Disney VISA card Yes

Restrictions
Photo ID Required
Photography Permitted
ECVs Accessible
Wheelchairs Accessible
Min Age 16+

Gardens of the World overview

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Gardens of the World tour at Epcot now open for reservations
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Explore the lush landscapes and signature displays of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival with a special 3 hour tour.

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"Flowers,bushes, and trees" 19 years ago by akiraraptor

If you like gardening, take this tour. If you like nature and the outdors, take this tour. If you like the World Showcase, take this tour.

This tour is a detailed trip around World Showcase, pinpointing all the small, detailed items about the inner workings of Disney's honocultural efforts at WDW and WS specificaly.

This is, in our opinion, one of the best tours Disney offers. It's not about rides, or shows, or some gadget or another. It's about trees, and flowers, and plants, and nature, and how Disney has incorporated all of that into a theme park. ANd how they keep it going on a daily basis.

We've done this tour many times now. And along with the Segways tour, is by far our favorite. We've had a different guide on each tour, and have learned new things each time because the guide have specialties that they talk about during the tour.

On our first year we had a turf man. He loved grasses. And by the end of the tour, we all loved greasses too. Did you know all grass at WDW is green. Even the brown dead stuff. It's painted with a food color to make it green if it's not.

On our last tour we had a tree specialist. And she explained how Disney moves around huge trees, and i'm talkining about really huge trees over 40 feet or more.

The guides have all been trained specialists. These are not people from off the streat and put through 2 days of training staff. These are doctorate level specialists that could be working anywhere, but have chosen Disney because of there commitment to there field of study.

It's a pleasure to have a tour led by these same people, and a breath of freash air compaired to most of the other tours that are sometimes Disney "sugar coated" a bit too much.

Take the tour, you'll love it too.

Available on select days during Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival.

Everywhere you look at the Walt Disney World Resort, the trees, shrubs and flowers play a vital role in setting the stage for recreation, entertainment and beauty. Disney landscaping has become a recognized show in itself, providing color and enjoyment throughout the year. This fascinating 3-hour program gives participants the chance to study the various gardens of Epcot World Showcase with one of the experts responsible for helping maintain the horticultural “show."

Your horticultural instructor turns Epcot into a living classroom, using facilities “on stage” to describe the basic process of plant design and how it is incorporated in the landscape for the World Showcase pavilions. In addition, your group learns how they can apply many of these elements of design and theme their home gardens.

Attendees in Gardens of the World will do the following:

Study the five principles of the Disney horticulture program.
Examine the role of landscaping at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Discuss ways to adapt the Disney landscaping techniques at home.
Discover how landscaping helps develop a theme.
Explore plant materials and gardening techniques in World Showcase.

Details updated 31 July 2014
- Available on select days during Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival.
- Ages 16 and up.
- 3 hours duration.
- $64 (Theme park admission is required.)