Disney: ‘Encanto,’ Princess Tiana join topiary lineup for Epcot flower and garden fest

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will feature new topiary figures based on characters from the film “Encanto” and one of Princess Tiana this year, Walt Disney World announced Wednesday.

Mirabel, Antonio, Isabela and Luisa — members of a Colombian family central to last year’s animated Disney film “Encanto” — will be represented in leafy-green form near the entrance of the theme park when the fest begins March 1. The Princess Tiana topiary will be seen in The American Adventure area of Epcot’s World Showcase. Tiana is one of the title characters of “The Princess and the Frog,” which hit theaters in 2009.

The official Disney Parks Blog listed several additions topiaries that will be seen in the 2023 festival, including Figment, Anna, Elsa, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, Tick Tock Croc, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook and Tick Tock Croc. The post indicates there will be others, too.

The Garden Rocks Concert Series again will be part of the event, but the musical lineup was not announced in the blog post. Other returning elements: Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration, a scavenger hunt, and 15 outdoor kitchens, including the Citrus Blossom, which is moving inside the park’s Odyssey building.

The Flower & Garden Festival runs daily from March 1 through July 5. It begins eight days after the ongoing Epcot International Festival of the Arts ends Feb. 20.

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