Epcot’s annual International Flower and Garden Festival is now open.  With the advent of spring, at least here in Florida, this show brings welcomed beauty and pleasure to the senses.

Not as big as Epcot’s autumn International Food and Wine Festival, there is still plenty to see and enjoy.  On a sunny day, there is unsurpassed beauty heightening the senses of nature, even though so well conceived by Disney’s engineers and busy-bee workers.  The only problem, though, you just can’t pick the flowers.

Don’t forget to plan ahead for your Fastpass attractions.  Soarin and Test Track are the most popular activities chosen by visitors.  You can go on-line up to thirty days to book your time with Fastpass.  With increasing crowds, it does make sense using Fastpass

My favorite attraction, beside Soarin, is the classic French film, “Impressions de France.”  It is an 18 minute 200 degree wide screen film depicting such wonders as the Eiffel Tower, a visit to Mont Saint-Michel, the chateau’s of Chambord and Chenonceau and aerial views of Mount Blanc.  There is a part of me wants to ski down the mountain with the folks in the film.   Even though produced in the early 1980’s, it is fun to watch, and for others, a short nap.  Overall, “Impressions de France,” is so quintessential French.

The following are pictures we have taken at the International Flower and Garden Festival: