Overview
- Disney published a 20-minute behind-the-scenes video detailing the horticulture team’s preparations during the coldest Central Florida winter in 16 years.
- Crews halted some work, moved sensitive plants into heated greenhouses, covered beds, and wrapped topiaries in frost blankets to prevent freeze damage.
- The episode captures precision overnight installations using cranes, dibble-tool planting, and hand-pinning plants to frames while working around a runDisney weekend.
- Highlights include a dragon topiary lowered into the China Pavilion pond, troubleshooting in the U.K. area, and butterfly releases inside Butterfly Landing.
- The 2026 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is open through June 1 with more than 60 topiaries, roughly 31 gardens, outdoor kitchens, and the Garden Rocks concert series.