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Disney Releases Unscripted Look at EPCOT Flower & Garden Build Under Record Freeze

The episode spotlights precision horticulture that kept the festival on track despite rare cold.

Overview

  • The 20‑minute Disney Unscripted episode shows Walt Disney World horticulture crews preparing, protecting, and planting thousands of blooms during Central Florida’s coldest stretch in 16 years.
  • Teams paused or reshuffled installations, moved delicate topiaries into heated greenhouses, and shielded beds and figures with frost blankets to prevent freeze damage.
  • Viewers see major installs including Figment and Toy Story at the entrance, Cars characters, a dragon lifted into the China Pavilion pond, last‑minute problem‑solving in the United Kingdom Pavilion, and butterfly releases at Butterfly Landing.
  • The video details specialized practices such as dibble‑tool precision planting, engineered soil mixes, radiant heat near root zones, and an Integrated Pest Management program using beneficial insects.
  • The 2026 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is now open through June 1 with more than 60 topiaries, 31 gardens, Outdoor Kitchens, and the Garden Rocks concert series.